Michelinne and Darren grabbed some colonnade pizza, champaign, before we hit the beach for their sunset engagement portrait shoot on Petrie Island in Ottawa. I was the only one drinking from the bottle and rolling in the sand.

I shot a two-part engagement portrait session with Isha and Sam last week. The first part was an Indian-inspired shoot at the Shore Club in the Ottawa Westin and the second was a more causal shoot on the patio at Restaurant 18 in the Byward Market. Many cocktails were consumed by all. Enjoy!

This is real folks – no photoshop trickery here. This sunset engagement session was the result of months of pre-conceptualization and manic preparedness. I have wanted to photograph this epic tree for about six years and have been waiting for the right inspiration. When my epiphony finally came a few months ago, I email Jessey and simply asked, “Do you guys like trees?” In fact, they love trees! We even rescheduled this shoot a few times because I didn’t feel that conditions were perfect. I spent the evening rolling around in the dirt and crawling through a field to get the right perspective, but it was all worth it. I cannot wait to shoot their wedding later this year!

Sunset engagement session with Sylvie and Adam on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa May 30, 2012. Photo by Blair Gable

I had the pleasure of photographing Leeanna and Crwy’s wedding at Anderson Links golf club south of Ottawa last month – they had a horse drawn carriage and a magician!