I am getting more then my fair share of awesome clients, Ashley and David fit in perfectly with my streak of killer couples.

Between their ready smiles, laid back style and amazing families…Their day was truly a photographer’s wet dream. The only regret I have coming out of David and Ashley’s wedding day is the fact we never had the chance to do an engagement session, I would have loved to get to know them a little better.

It was tough picking just a small number of images for this post. With all the tears, laughter and an appearance of a Dutch bicycle I got a lot of great shots…But in the end I had to settled on 29 images. So without further ado, may a I present a view into Ashley and David’s new beginnings.

Like I said in Sarah and Dane’s engagement post, Sarah was one of the coolest chicks I Knew from school. Dane is no square (Yeah, that’s right! I said square…so shoot me!) either making them a perfect pair. So it only stands to reason that they would have a killer wedding that completely reflects their view on life.

I guess I could have summed up the whole wedding with “It was a cottage party interrupted by a ceremony”, but that really wouldn’t do the day justice in the least. So, to give you all a look into the details of this amazing day, I’ll let my pictures do the talking.

Enjoy!

It was kind of a rough road to Julie and Justin’s wedding day, but when they got there I was lucky enough to be invited to capture it.

I believe I have already told you how much I love second shooting, but just in case I haven’t, let me tell you now…it’s awesome! Don’t get me wrong, shooting my own couples is great, but sometimes it’s nice to slip off the coat of responsibility, step out of the field of attention and just shoot. I’m not alone here either, I have yet to find a photographer that doesn’t enjoy it. You get to experiment with new techniques, practice on styles that may not be your strong suit and don’t forget what you learn by watching other photographers work. Second shooting just has all the makings of an enjoyable day of photography.

That is exactly what happened last Saturday when I had the chance to second shoot with one of my favorite shooters here in town, Eric Rockburn.

Dawn and Matt’s wedding was this great backyard ceremony, finishing off at Forest City National Golf Club for the reception. Eric and I were only with Dawn and Matt for a shoot time, but I enjoyed every minute of it and i can’t wait till August when I’ll be shooting with Eric again. In the mean time, here is some of my favorites from Dawn and Matt’s big day.

On September 13th of 08′ I covered a wedding that proved once and for all that you don’t have to have a huge wedding with 100’s of people to make it count. A total of 25 people (all family) attending in the amazingly beautiful Wesley-Knox United church in Wortley Village near downtown London, it was an emotion filled event that I won’t forget.

At the reception Lesley and John proved how industrious they could be by having a tent set up in the back yard of a family members house and decorating it all by themselves. It was the best DIY setup I have ever seen, they sure do have an eye for decorating!

Lesley and John were a lot like most people, "I don’t like having my picture taken!", but once they warmed up to my lens they helped produce what I consider to be some of my best work, I hope you agree.

Now we can all see how cute a couple John and Lesley make, they are going to have some good looking children for sure (children I hope to photography Lesley…hint, hint), but they are beat by Johns parents as the cutest of the cute couples at this wedding!

That’s all for now, I hope you enjoyed these images as much as I did capturing them. Till next time…Oh yeah, have you hit that subscribe link yet?  

I have known Shauna and Chris for at least 7 years, Shauna was a co-worker of my wife. I still remember Shauna saying years ago she would never get married and I would always say “never say never”. I had seen Chris and Shauna together and knew it was only a matter of time. On October 11,2008 at West Haven Golf & Country Club here in London, Ontario my prediction came true and I was lucky enough to be there to capture all the fun.

Shauna and Chris are the kind of couple every wedding photographer wants. Very cool, laid back and willing to do anything for a good picture. I am quite convinced that if i had asked them to walk out into the middle of traffic they would have as long as it produced a good image. Also, Shauna just may be my very first Trash the Dress bride, but she has her mind set on water so i think we better wait time summer. I’m all for artist renderings of reality, but a blue bride shivering in between ice flows at Port Stanley may be going a little to far…On second thought, that just may be kinda cool, hmmm.

Now that the day has come and gone I started thinking, I never did to gloat about being right…To bad, I’ll just have to make up for that when I deliver Shauna’s pictures.

And talking about pictures, here are some hi lights from the big day, I really hope you enjoy them!

Last Sunday I had a chance to help out Ned Mansour of Beautifoto Photography. Ned is from Montreal and was covering Muna and Ali’s Wedding, he was in need of some help and I just had to step up for the job. I always believe in helping out another photographer when ever I can, I have gotten lots of help in the past (I’m still getting help) so I like to play it forward. As an added bonus, Ned really knows his lighting and I was looking forward to picking up some new tricks with the strobes.

Muna and Ali’s wedding was the first Arabic event I have ever covered and one I will never forget. They both had great friends and family and let me tell ya, they know how to celebrate! It was a long day full of great photographic opportunities and by the end of it I was both tired and pleased that i had been a part of a spectacular day…………….not to mention the great tips I picked up from Ned.

PS, The title “Beauty and the beast”…Beauty, Beautifofto…I’m the beast…Get it? Ya I know, lame!