Chantal and Simon held their wedding the day after the year’s largest thunderstorm, in the middle of a yea wave, ripped through the Ottawa region. Everyone was very thankful that Mother Nature got it all out of her system a day early. The couple’s intimate wedding at Strathmere, a country Inn south of Ottawa, had a definite vintage theme. Chantal wore a 1950’s inspired wedding dress and bird cage veil and Simon rocked the bow tie and suspenders. Once the music started, a Michael Jackson imitator emerged along with a choreographed group-dance to Bust-A-Move by Young MC. The weather was perfect, the food was great, and Chantal and Simon definitely have this love-thing figured out.

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Rachael and Paul were married in late September and planned an amazing wedding, including a humanist minister and a live band, for the family and friends at the Cove Inn in Westport. Ontario resort weddings are something that I would love to shoot more of. There is a level of intimacy and comfort that comes from these lakeside celebrations. Everything about this wedding was very intimate, especially the gifts they gave to each other – custom cat-nose cufflinks for him and a jar of 101 reasons why Paul loved Rachael for her. It was definitely worth the hike up to the Spy Rock lookout in the Foley Conservation Area. A long weekend visit to Westport is definitely happening next year!

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I had the pleasure of shooting Nicole and Geoff’s wedding at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier and a few days after their wedding we were at it again – this time it was a day-after shoot in the ByWard Market. A day-after shoot is basically an engagement portrait session that happens a day or so after the wedding. Sometimes the couple wear their wedding day finest, and other times they hit Holt Renfrew for some new threads.

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Earlier the summer I was in Sault Ste. Marie to shoot a wedding, and Meaghan and Jason asked if I had some time to shoot their engagement portraits while I was in town. We braved the mosquitos and freezing cold ankle deep water from the St. Marys River to make these great photos on Whitefish Island.

Congratulations Meaghan and Jason!

My good friends Mimi and James are finally married! They took care of business at Ottawa City Hall with a small group of family and friends, then we all enjoyed an amazing dinner at the Métropolitain Brasserie & Restaurant. Congratulations you two and I hope you enjoy the photos!

Cheers, Blair