When you get to photograph a couples engagement session in an abandoned mine, you set your camera to epic. The ice was frozen thick, but you could see through it into the clear waters below, which was more than a little unnerving. Walking on clear ice was not nearly as anxiety inducing as the drive in-and-out down steep, snow packed lanes, but the adventure was more than worth the elevated heart rate. Congratulations Janie and Brad!

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Once the House of Paint graffiti dried on the walls of the Bank Street bridge underpass, Samantha, Mark, and their kids wanted to check it out. So we combined an engagement session with engagement portraits and saw some great art along the way. I can’t wait to shoot their wedding next year!

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Melissa, Mike, and I spent an evening chasing light at Hogs Back Falls a little while ago. When you’ve got warm, soft light like this you don’t need much else.

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Preet and Kanwar had a traditional Sikh wedding back home in Vancouver, but wanted to celebrate their first anniversary in a wedding dress and a three-piece suit exploring some downtown Ottawa landmarks. Congratulations Preet and Kanwar!

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Pegah and Bo are a wonderful and quirky couple who are temporary residents of Ottawa. Hailing from Vancouver, they wanted a series of engagement portraits at their favorite Ottawa landmarks before heading home to get hitched. Downtown Ottawa is full of architectural eye-candy and we made stops at Parliament Hill, the Rideau Canal, and the Fairmont Chateau Laurier as the sun set.

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