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Contemporary Portrait Photography
7 days fresh! He is positively angelic and his big brother seems quite pleased to with this new addition to the family. We were able to get plenty of images of him sleeping for the birth announcement – in fact I know I can’t decide which I like best!
K&B it was a pleasure to meet you and your family! It was a fun morning – I’ll see you later this week 
I just love to photograph babies and their families. Each family always different and each baby too! This little guy was so darling, chubby and totally fun, just like little ones should be.
This family lives in Dubai, but was visiting here in St. Catharines and contacted me for a family session. I truly enjoyed watching how he interacted with his big sisters too! His sisters were two sweeties, he’s one lucky little guy!
she took every pair of shoes she could find and made this pile – so she could put them neatly back.
Sometimes the most amazing things happen when you least expect them. This month some of my wedding images were featured in an article in Elegant Weddings and as part of an ad for some of the wedding vendors I work with in Wedluxe. It is always exciting to see my work in print, it just makes me smile to see all the hard work by myself and others shared with so many.
The ad in Wedluxe featured images taken for both My Bouquet, a wonderful florist here in Niagara and Simply Beautiful Decor, both are vendors I work with frequently, in the Niagara area. The images selected for the ad in Wedluxe were from Nicole’s wedding. It was a wonderful event and so elegant with the white and gold.
The feature in Elegant Weddings also paired my photography with floral design by My Bouquet and the Decor from Simply Beautiful Decor. The images used for the add and feature in Elegant Weddings were from Mandys’ wedding, such rich and beautiful colours for a fall/winter wedding and so fun to photograph.
We celebrated our wedding anniversary last month . It was an amazing event, we had a personal chef from The Heat is On Catering come to our home and cook for us and two other couples (who are wonderful friends).
James came to our house, brought cutlery and plates – The only thing I had to do was provide the linens and the wine, he cooked the meal while we relaxed out on the deck.
The menu was fantastic.
Starters:
Chicken or Vegetable spring rolls with sweet & sour dipping sauce
Feta Bruschetta
Salads
Oriental salad of mixed greens, nappa cabbage, carrots, bamboo shoots, cucumber, tomatoes and crisp egg noodles tossed in sesame dressing
Diamond Dinner Entrées Menu
Grilled Beef Tenderloin
Smoked Tomato Relish
Rosemary roasted Potatoes and Chevre Cream Sauce
The evening was fantastic! Great food and company and the best part was that I got to spend it relaxing and enjoying the company of our guests. A highly recommended experience!
I love my job, for many reasons, but the biggest reason is that I can watch families grow and change. In June I had the pleasure of photographing a large family group, it was a birthday gift for their Mother. Although I was meeting some of the families for the first time, it was the second time I worked with S&J and their boys. I am beyond excited that we were able to coordinate a session for them in June!
The other reason I love my job is that each session is unique. This family session took place on an amazing property overlooking Lake Ontario in Beamsville. This location is unique and adds to their images making them special to them. If I had to have a favourite rite moment, and trust me the entire session was fun, it was that at the end the kids got to jump in the pool with their clothes on!
Back to PINECLIFF for another week of great times. Aside from a day or two of less then great weather, it was awesome – and NO HUMIDITY (unlike the heat wave Niagara has been having). The kids had lots of beach time, tubing and of course campfires every night. It just wouldn’t have been as wonderful without our good friends there to share in the fun. Natasha loved it all, especially the swings and driving the boat. Pinecliff is always an awesome memory! 
I just love traditions and each year I get to combine two of them into one! Every year in May I go out to RBG and local orchards to photograph flowers, my Mothers day gift is that they come with me! I also create note cards from the image each year.
This year I am asking for some help in picking not only the image but a scripture that will go with the image on the card. So leave your favourite image number along with your scripture suggestion in the comments, the winner will get one package of 25 note cards featuring their selection.
