Turkish traditional wedding in New York. Nilofar and Farhad had a beautiful wedding in the beautiful reception venue “Tavern on the Green” in Central Park, Manhattan NY. Nilofar got ready at the home that she grew up in. The biggest challenge was the rain. I was probably more disappointed than Nilofar and Farhad because I couldn’t take many pictures outside. ...
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Orthodox Jewish weddings are amazing affairs if for nothing else the shear emotion and energy brought to the day by the family and guests. Sara and Meir began their day with fasting and prayer. They have not seen each other for the preceding week. Unlike many secular couples they have only known each other for a few intense months and have never touched. Their wedding day was tre...
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Michael and Eliza met in May of 2007 on a camping trip. Their first conversation was about rock climbing harnesses, and they bonded over the fact that they were the only two on the trip to bring their own harnesses….and then spent the rest of the weekend barely speaking to each other. Fortunately with a little help from some friends, they did eventually get together for a ...
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My job includes working vacations, shooting destination weddings. It’s a tough life for a wedding photographer! Five days that turned into seven at a super luxe resort. So I’m flying to the Caribbean to this fab resort, the Melia Caribe in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (Google maps link). I’m imagining the fabulous beach shots, especially at sunset. As we&rsquo...
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Jeff and Lindsay’s wedding was held last Sunday at the Chateau Cargill. It’s a sweet little venue just down the road from me in South Surrey. With so many great photo locations around, we were able to skip out for a little bit to do some photos at Crescent Beach and be back in time for them to mingle with their guests before a hopping reception. I also asked Lindsay t...
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Some of the first things newly engaged brides do is go dress shopping, reserve a ceremony and reception location, and hire a wedding photographer. Chance are, this is the first time any of them have hired a wedding photographer. It can be an intimidating and overwhelming experience, filled with explanations of packages, prices, albums, contracts, portfolios, and what’s the dif...
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Although winters in Ontario can be pretty cold, Marsha and Marc opted for a January wedding and picked a perfect day. Besides being a really cool couple, they were brave enough to run outside in the freezing cold for some outdoor wedding day portraits (which I think were totally worth it)! And Marc’s brother also mentioned in his speech that they watched the entire series o...
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This was a wonderful fun filled wedding on Chicago’s North shore but I will let Ana tell you her story. “Most women dream of their wedding day since they were little. I on the other hand never bothered to think about it; I always thought my mom would plan it all! My mom lives in another country and when my husband proposed I was pretty much mortified: “Now what?&rd...
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Chad and I were so excited to be getting married. We are high school sweethearts, and had dated for almost seven years when we got married. Both of us have always loved the beach, and I had thought about getting married there. We wanted an outdoor wedding, but knew the beach would be too far for all the people we wanted in our wedding and our guests to travel. So, we brought the ele...
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WHEW! What a weekend! I’m incredibly sore from doing my first wedding of the year. But that’s probably because I wouldn’t stay off the dance floor! LOL! The music at the reception was beat enticing and you just couldn’t help but shake your booty! The wedding was held at HPUMC in Dallas right next to the stadium I watched many a game in. My BIL played footb...
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