Last night, I received a little surprise before rolling into bed. Five of my images from weddings last year received awards in the Wedding Photojournalist Association’s (WPJA) Q4 wedding photography contest!

1st place – Wildcard Portrait

Wedding at the Britannia Yacht Club, portrait taken at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

7th place – Ceremony

Wedding at Thompson Hotel, ceremony at Little Trinity church in Toronto.

11th place – Ceremony

Wedding at the Glebe Community Centre, ceremony at Pleasant Park Baptist Church in Ottawa.

12th place – Details (Found)

Wedding at the Glebe Community Centre, getting ready at Hampton Hotel in Ottawa.

20th place – Getting Ready

Getting ready and wedding at the Thompson Hotel in Toronto.

These ones also placed in the Professional Wedding Photographers of Canada and International Society of Wedding Photographers Winter 2017 wedding photography contests.

11th place – Emotion (PWPC)

Getting ready and wedding at the Thompson Hotel in Toronto.

19th place – Emotional Impact (ISPWP)

Wedding at the Glebe Community Centre, getting ready at Hampton Hotel in Ottawa.

Last year ended great, and 2017 is off to a good start!

Kate and DJ’s wedding at the Thompson Hotel in Toronto was amazing – easily one my favourite weddings to be a part of. Kate is the daughter of a photo editor at the Globe and Mail and I was honoured to be trusted with this wedding. Kate talks sports and gadgets on CTV shows like The Social, and DJ works as a host/reporter for Sportsnet, so they were both pretty comfortable with a camera in their personal space. The girls got ready in the “ballers suite” at the Thompson and the guys got fresh cuts and shaves at The Fitting Room barber shop. Their ceremony was held at a sweet church called Little Trinity church where Kate was surprised by a full gospel choir coming out to sing at the end of the ceremony – rom-com level surprised! Thompson Hotel was a great spot to throw a party – I mean, if it’s good enough for LeBron and Drake… Kate and DJ’s family and friends definitely felt the love at this one.

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