Beachy Bohemian Chic Bridal Session

Monday, October 17, 2011

What an amazing, incredible, unbelievable few months we have had. We’ve been very busy photographing heaps of weddings and engagement shoots in Toronto and globetrotting to exotic destinations shooting some pretty unreal weddings (coming soon!) But that’s not all… We have also been photographing some fabulous styled shoots and our work has been published on such blogs as WedLuxe, Style Me Pretty and now Australia’s go to wedding blog for Aussie brides, Polka Dot Bride. Since we split our time between our Toronto, Canada and Perth, Australia studios we have the awesome opportunity to share our international work with our readers from both sides.

We loved working with Wedding Planner extraordinaire Crystal Adair-Benning from Distinct Occasions on this shoot. She is an amazing talent that dreamed up the concept for the photo shoot. Like us, Crystal divides her time between Toronto, Canada and Perth, Australia catering to the wedding seasons in both countries.

I have to say that this bridal session was a lot of hard work but equally as fun. The shoot was so inspirational! When we saw the concept come together it was some serious eye candy for us photographers.

The rugged Australian terrain was so beautiful to photograph. I love the way the trees twist and curl in the background. Perth’s landscapes are just phenomenal! We feel so blessed to get to live in such a beautiful place.

Crystal flew over to Bali and found these amazing little pieces in Ubud for the shoot. The Balinese umbrellas are so detailed and gorgeous and the little baskets and bowls were an amazing find. It makes me want to do a little shopping trip of my own :)

Acscents Floral’s did the wedding flowers for this bridal session. They are absolutely amazing and this is why Dave and I chose them to do our flowers for our wedding last February at Cottesloe Civic Centre!! Val, the florist, has such a creative eye. She creates interesting designs, more like floral works of art. I love the design she created for this shoot. Gorgeous floral’s trailing out of this unique nautilus shell.

Isn’t the light in Perth, W.A. out of control! I love breezy, glowing images like this.

I love this Kuste VW Kombi we had the pleasure to photograph during the bridal session. Why not get creative with you wedding and drive your crew around in style in this sweet ride.

For it’s age, it was amazing that this vintage Kombi was so immaculate. It was like new and an amazing detail for our shoot. Sooo beachy chick. Doesn’t it just make you want to load it up with friends and have a bbq on the beach.

Thanks to all of our Perth wedding vendors that took part in this day full of fun, you guys are the best. A special thanks to Rosin from Alpha Models for our stunning model Anique.

Beachy Bohemian Chic Bridal Session

Monday, October 17, 2011

What an amazing, incredible, unbelievable few months we have had. We’ve been very busy photographing heaps of weddings and engagement shoots in Toronto and globetrotting to exotic destinations shooting some pretty unreal weddings (coming soon!) But that’s not all… We have also been photographing some fabulous styled shoots and our work has been published on such blogs as WedLuxe, Style Me Pretty and now Australia’s go to wedding blog for Aussie brides, Polka Dot Bride. Since we split our time between our Toronto, Canada and Perth, Australia studios we have the awesome opportunity to share our international work with our readers from both sides.

We loved working with Wedding Planner extraordinaire Crystal Adair-Benning from Distinct Occasions on this shoot. She is an amazing talent that dreamed up the concept for the photo shoot. Like us, Crystal divides her time between Toronto, Canada and Perth, Australia catering to the wedding seasons in both countries.

I have to say that this bridal session was a lot of hard work but equally as fun. The shoot was so inspirational! When we saw the concept come together it was some serious eye candy for us photographers.

The rugged Australian terrain was so beautiful to photograph. I love the way the trees twist and curl in the background. Perth’s landscapes are just phenomenal! We feel so blessed to get to live in such a beautiful place.

Crystal flew over to Bali and found these amazing little pieces in Ubud for the shoot. The Balinese umbrellas are so detailed and gorgeous and the little baskets and bowls were an amazing find. It makes me want to do a little shopping trip of my own :)

Acscents Floral’s did the wedding flowers for this bridal session. They are absolutely amazing and this is why Dave and I chose them to do our flowers for our wedding last February at Cottesloe Civic Centre!! Val, the florist, has such a creative eye. She creates interesting designs, more like floral works of art. I love the design she created for this shoot. Gorgeous floral’s trailing out of this unique nautilus shell.

Isn’t the light in Perth, W.A. out of control! I love breezy, glowing images like this.

I love this Kuste VW Kombi we had the pleasure to photograph during the bridal session. Why not get creative with you wedding and drive your crew around in style in this sweet ride.

For it’s age, it was amazing that this vintage Kombi was so immaculate. It was like new and an amazing detail for our shoot. Sooo beachy chick. Doesn’t it just make you want to load it up with friends and have a bbq on the beach.

Thanks to all of our Perth wedding vendors that took part in this day full of fun, you guys are the best. A special thanks to Rosin from Alpha Models for our stunning model Anique.

A Stunning Muskoka Bay Wedding

Monday, October 17, 2011

Charlotte and I are loving our Summer in Canada. We’re now officially living and endless Summer, hopping back and forwards between our homes in Perth, Australia and Toronto.

This year has seen so many absolutely amazing weddings, and we can’t wait to share them all with you… As a teaser we’d like to show you the recent wedding of Adam and Meghan at Muskoka Bay Club. You may remember these guys did a vintage engagement shoot at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto.. It got picked up by a couple of cool wedding blogs too (Toronto wedding Society & The Wedding Co)

What I love about Meghan & Adam’s wedding is not only are they a sweet, relaxed, easy going couple who are so obviously in love, but their also had some pretty cute vintage details and a lot of hand made elements to their day.

The slide show you’re about to watch is a Same Day Slideshow, which we put together and present during the reception.

Click here to view the embedded video.

For those of you that enjoy perusing details of the day, check out the cluster below.

Meghan had the most amazing wedding gown. Isn’t the vintage lace detailing incredible.

I absolutely love this shot of one of the flower girls in awe of Meghan looking like a princess :)

Adam didn’t look too shabby himself. Nothing beats a custom fitted suit.

As Meghan walked into the room, Adam’s face lit up. His expression says so much!

The ceremony room at Muskoka Bay Club has the most beautiful reflected light pouring into it. Love how soft it looks.

Meghan tells me that this next shot is her favourite from the day – I’d have to say I agree. It’s these little stolen moments together than you really remember from your wedding day.

Magic light. Awesome.

More amazing hand made details of their wedding… loving how tactile everything is… note the chalk board table placements and wild flower centre pieces.

What way to finish off the perfect day than a first dance by sparkler light. Congrats on an amazing wedding guys.

A Stunning Muskoka Bay Wedding

Monday, October 17, 2011

Charlotte and I are loving our Summer in Canada. We’re now officially living and endless Summer, hopping back and forwards between our homes in Perth, Australia and Toronto.

This year has seen so many absolutely amazing weddings, and we can’t wait to share them all with you… As a teaser we’d like to show you the recent wedding of Adam and Meghan at Muskoka Bay Club. You may remember these guys did a vintage engagement shoot at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto.. It got picked up by a couple of cool wedding blogs too (Toronto wedding Society & The Wedding Co)

What I love about Meghan & Adam’s wedding is not only are they a sweet, relaxed, easy going couple who are so obviously in love, but their also had some pretty cute vintage details and a lot of hand made elements to their day.

The slide show you’re about to watch is a Same Day Slideshow, which we put together and present during the reception.

Click here to view the embedded video.

For those of you that enjoy perusing details of the day, check out the cluster below.

Meghan had the most amazing wedding gown. Isn’t the vintage lace detailing incredible.

I absolutely love this shot of one of the flower girls in awe of Meghan looking like a princess :)

Adam didn’t look too shabby himself. Nothing beats a custom fitted suit.

As Meghan walked into the room, Adam’s face lit up. His expression says so much!

The ceremony room at Muskoka Bay Club has the most beautiful reflected light pouring into it. Love how soft it looks.

Meghan tells me that this next shot is her favourite from the day – I’d have to say I agree. It’s these little stolen moments together than you really remember from your wedding day.

Magic light. Awesome.

More amazing hand made details of their wedding… loving how tactile everything is… note the chalk board table placements and wild flower centre pieces.

What way to finish off the perfect day than a first dance by sparkler light. Congrats on an amazing wedding guys.

A Proposal to Remember

Monday, October 17, 2011

Today we had some of our photos featured on WedLuxe and we thought you’d all enjoy seeing it. You can check it out here.

This proposal was planned by Crystal or Distinct Occasions (who also planned our wedding!) and she’s recently launched The Engagement Planner… A custom proposal planning service. Very cool idea eh!

Also want to send out kudos to Rachel A Clingen for the decor as well as Helix Candles Luminaries.

A Proposal to Remember

Monday, October 17, 2011

Today we had some of our photos featured on WedLuxe and we thought you’d all enjoy seeing it. You can check it out here.

This proposal was planned by Crystal or Distinct Occasions (who also planned our wedding!) and she’s recently launched The Engagement Planner… A custom proposal planning service. Very cool idea eh!

Also want to send out kudos to Rachel A Clingen for the decor as well as Helix Candles Luminaries.

Boxing in The Ballroom

Monday, October 17, 2011

It’s always fun being published. 5 years back I photographed a charity fund raising events for the Canadian Liver Foundation called “Boxing in the Ballroom” down at the Liberty Grand. Fast forward five years and one of the main boxers of the night, Mary Spencer, then the junior female world champion, is now in the running for Canadian Gold at the 2012 Olympics. Read the full story here.

Boxing in The Ballroom

Monday, October 17, 2011

It’s always fun being published. 5 years back I photographed a charity fund raising events for the Canadian Liver Foundation called “Boxing in the Ballroom” down at the Liberty Grand. Fast forward five years and one of the main boxers of the night, Mary Spencer, then the junior female world champion, is now in the running for Canadian Gold at the 2012 Olympics. Read the full story here.

With the royal wedding happening this afternoon, it’s timely that this wonderful concept photo shoot that we have the pleasure to photograph was published on WedLuxe today. This collaboration of some of Toronto’s best wedding suppliers was style by the talented Crystal Adair-Benning of Distinct Occasions. The shoot was based around the amazing gowns of Kim Ironmonger, owner and designer at Valencienne.

Florals were created by our favourite Toronto florists – Pink Twig. Linens were provided by Susan Murray International

The gorgeous invite you see above and the menu and stationary below were created by the talented Deborah Lau-Yu of Palettera

The model for this photo shoot was the ever talented and elegant Ada Adams. Always willing to go the extra mile to get the shots we need. Thanks Ada.

A highlight of the photos is the amazing Cake created by Lori Hutchinson, otherwise known as The Caketress :)

Finally, I’d like to share with you all this gorgeous video filmed by Honey & Dear.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Suppliers for this concept photo shoot were:

Styled by: Distinct Occasions

Photographed by: Dave & Charlotte

Video by: Honey & Dear

Invites/Favors: Palettera

Cake: The Caketress

Florals: Pink Twig

Linens: Susan Murray International

Dress: Valencienne

Model: Ada Adams

With the royal wedding happening this afternoon, it’s timely that this wonderful concept photo shoot that we have the pleasure to photograph was published on WedLuxe today. This collaboration of some of Toronto’s best wedding suppliers was style by the talented Crystal Adair-Benning of Distinct Occasions. The shoot was based around the amazing gowns of Kim Ironmonger, owner and designer at Valencienne.

Florals were created by our favourite Toronto florists – Pink Twig. Linens were provided by Susan Murray International

The gorgeous invite you see above and the menu and stationary below were created by the talented Deborah Lau-Yu of Palettera

The model for this photo shoot was the ever talented and elegant Ada Adams. Always willing to go the extra mile to get the shots we need. Thanks Ada.

A highlight of the photos is the amazing Cake created by Lori Hutchinson, otherwise known as The Caketress :)

Finally, I’d like to share with you all this gorgeous video filmed by Honey & Dear.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Suppliers for this concept photo shoot were:

Styled by: Distinct Occasions

Photographed by: Dave & Charlotte

Video by: Honey & Dear

Invites/Favors: Palettera

Cake: The Caketress

Florals: Pink Twig

Linens: Susan Murray International

Dress: Valencienne

Model: Ada Adams