Figgie Photography

Sneak Peek: Casdin & Lindsay's Engagement

2012-01-17T12:05:00.000-08:00

This lovely couple is getting married this weekend!! So excited!! More photos to come!

Jay & Laura | Chatham Wedding Photography

2012-01-16T16:27:00.001-08:00

Once again, catching up on blogging, I'm SO thrilled to finally share this wedding with you all! In the last year and a bit that I've gotten to know Jay and Laura, I've been floored time and time again by what gracious, loving, and encouraging people they are. I'm so blessed to have been a part of such an incredible day and to call such a special couple my good friends. :)

Danielle was my second shooter for the day and we both laughed so hard throughout dinner, I'm amazed we got any photos! Big shout out to our table of comedians––you guys were a hoot! ;)

(On a side note, there's a separate blog post with more details and the story behind Laura's handpainted shoes. You can read it and see more photos here, on the Figgie Shoes blog!)

Sneak Peek: Baby Ava

2011-12-14T01:36:00.000-08:00

What better way to add a bit of holiday cheer to this blog than with this absolutely adorable baby girl? I'm so excited to share more favourites from Baby Ava's newborn session, but those will likely come AFTER Christmas... ;)

Until later... Merry Christmas, all!

Sneak Peek: Dave & Kim's Engagement Session

2011-11-05T14:12:00.001-07:00

LOTS more to come!!

Sneak Peek: Matt & Angela's Wedding

2011-11-02T12:20:00.000-07:00

Many more to come, so stay tuned!!

Sneak Peek: Mastronardi Kids

2011-10-27T22:29:00.000-07:00

Stay tuned for more of this crazy crowd!!

Sneak Peek: Mat & Christine's Wedding

2011-10-26T18:32:00.000-07:00

Many more to come!

Jeff & Stephanie | Maternity Portraits

2011-10-26T11:58:00.000-07:00

Catching up on blogging from the summer, I'm so excited to share Jeff and Stephanie's photos with you! I had a GREAT time hanging out with them one beautiful afternoon, and SO thrilled for them and their new addition to their family!

Stephanie brought out some props that were sentimental, such as the handmade blanket, a few toys, and the bouquet of little baby socks and flowers! I'm all about the details, and these were all so fun...

Congratulations, you guys, and thanks for being so much fun!!

Sneak Peek: Veronica's Trash the Dress session

2011-09-28T23:08:00.001-07:00

Sooo many more to come...stay tuned!

Sneak Peek: Justin & Brooke's Wedding

2011-09-25T21:24:00.001-07:00

Stay tuned for more from this fabulous farm wedding!!

Sneak Peek: Mike & Brooke's Wedding

2011-09-25T21:22:00.000-07:00

Many more to come!

Sneak Peek: Dave & Bea

2011-09-25T08:45:00.000-07:00

LOTS more to come!!

Sneak Peek: Jeff & Stephanie's Maternity Session

2011-09-24T15:27:00.000-07:00

Lots more to come from this growing family!

Sneak peek: Graham & Grace

2011-09-24T15:24:00.000-07:00

More to come!

Sneak Peek: Christine & Zack

2011-07-30T11:56:00.001-07:00

So many more coming soon!!

Sneak Peek: Joe & Christina's Wedding

2011-07-30T11:55:00.000-07:00

Tons more on the way!!

Sneak Peek: Justin & Brooke

2011-07-30T11:53:00.000-07:00

Many more to come!!

Chelsea | Trash the Dress

2011-07-26T00:08:00.000-07:00

I've discovered that my favourite type of photo session is a Trash the Dress or, as some like to call it, "Rock the Dress" session. Imagine spending several uninterrupted hours in your amazing wedding gown, experimenting and going nuts with all kinds of wild ideas you'd never risk on your wedding day--either because of time constraints or the possibility of getting your dress dirty before the reception. (Which I'll just tell you, wedding dresses getting dirty before the reception is just an unfortunate fact of life anyway.) Take away all of the time pressures and other stresses that come with your wedding day, and just have FUN in that magical dress that made you feel like a princess. Or take your look to a whole different level--try going from "fairy tale princess" to "jungle queen" or some other powerful image that gives you an entirely different look! ("Jungle Queen" might be a little much, but hey--it's fun! ;)

This is the first Trash the Dress session I've been able to post more than a sneak peek of, and I'm SO excited to share these... some of my favourites ever! (And no, not JUST because Chelsea's one of my favourite people in the world. ;) She and CJ were married just over a year ago, and we did her TTD session almost a year to the day after their wedding. We revisited one of their photo locations from the wedding day, then tried some other spots for variety. Chelsea was completely fearless, climbing enormously high trees that were already on high sloped hills, and totally up for whatever I wanted to try! I have to say, I don't think I would have been quite that brave... and can I also comment (for those of you who are skeptical of this type of session or afraid of completely ruining your gown) that her dress came out sparkly clean after one wash?? Awesome!

A HUGE thanks to Chelsea (for SO many things!!) and her mom and uncle for all of their help that day! This would not have been possible without all of you!

Sneak Peek: Brian & Samantha's Wedding

2011-07-15T19:16:00.000-07:00

Lots more to come, so stay tuned!!

Sneak Peek: Baby Adrian (9 months)

2011-07-15T19:12:00.000-07:00

More of Adrian (and Julian!) to come! These boys are BEYOND cute...

Mike & Brooke | Leamington Engagement Session

2011-07-15T16:28:00.000-07:00

I've had the great privilege of working with Mike and Brooke a number of shoots, including their maternity session and newborn photos when their (incredibly adorable!!) son Braeden was born, and I'll have the amazing task of documenting their wedding soon as well! But first, the engagement photos!

Can't wait for your wedding guys!!! :D

Sneak Peek: John & Meghan's Engagement Session

2011-07-01T20:31:00.000-07:00

So many awesomely fun photos on the way!!!

Sneak Peek: Rory & Heather's Wedding

2011-07-01T20:30:00.000-07:00

LOTS more on the way!!

Sneak Peek: John & Kim's Wedding

2011-07-01T20:27:00.000-07:00

More to come, so stay tuned!

Tyler & Jenn | Windsor Wedding Photography

2011-06-29T12:53:00.000-07:00

I recently had the privilege of spending the day with some very special people, Tyler and Jenn. To add to that, my assistant Danielle and I had already met half of the wedding party, as Jenn was the Maid of Honour in HER Matron of Honour's wedding last fall. Jenn and Jennifer––two incredibly sweet and lovely ladies that I'm blessed to call my friends!

The morning of Tyler and Jenn's wedding, the skies and forecasts threatened to be rainy and even thunderstormy. As the day went on, however, the only drops we saw were when the girls were leaving to head to the church. It couldn't have been better!

Tyler and Jenn, thank you so much for allowing Danielle and I to be a part of your day! You were so relaxed and easy going about everything, and that just made the day SO much fun!!

Justin & Sandra | Toronto Engagement Session

2011-06-28T18:42:00.000-07:00

And now, introducing two of my favourite people, Justin and Sandra.

Justin was the best man in one of my very first weddings (remember Tony and LeeAnne?), and after meeting and hitting it off with his sister Jenna and staying in touch with her over the last few years, she was pretty instrumental in making this photographer/couple relationship happen during one of my craziest times of busyness! (Kudos to Jenna!!)

I drove up to Toronto to meet them for their engagement photos, just two weeks before their wedding! (This was also the first time I had met Sandra and it took all of about five seconds before I felt like I'd known her all my life. Love that girl!)

They took me around some of the hot spots for Toronto photos, which I'd been hearing about for ages and never had the chance to visit, and all I could think was that I wished we had a week to just dedicate to their engagement session! I had SO much fun with them and the trip went by wayyy too quickly. I had a very hard time narrowing down selections for this post, but here are some of my favourites. Enjoy!

These may not make a whole lot of sense at this size, but after coming across this cool photo display, someone came up with the brilliant idea of recreating each scene... I have to say, these two are pretty brilliant models.

And since their wedding has now come and gone, stay tuned for their wedding post!!

Sneak Peek: Chelsea's Trash the Dress

2011-06-22T19:19:00.000-07:00

One of my FAAAAAAVOURITE sessions to date... stay tuned for more!!

Sneak Peek: Justin & Sandra's Wedding

2011-06-19T19:16:00.000-07:00

If you hadn't noticed, I normally post sneak peeks from the portraits of the day, but I just LOVED this one from the ceremony, just as they were pronounced man and wife... More to come, so keep checking back!

Sneak Peek: Bruce & Michelle's Wedding

2011-06-19T19:13:00.000-07:00

Many more to come!!

Sneak Peek: Mike & Brooke's Engagement Session

2011-06-19T19:11:00.000-07:00

Stay tuned for more!!

Sneak Peek: Justin & Sandra's engagement session

2011-06-14T11:43:00.000-07:00

SO many to show from this session, but not before you'll be seeing the sneak peek from their WEDDING this weekend too! ;D

Sneak Peek: Jay & Laura's Wedding

2011-06-13T08:13:00.001-07:00

Many more to come!!

Matt & Angela | Engagement Session

2011-06-11T06:37:00.000-07:00

I've had a pretty incredible group of couples to work with so far this year, but Matt and Angela were definitely in their own league of "fun and inspiring!" Culling out photos to make this post an average size was suuuuper hard... I'm pretty sure these two are comedians in their secret lives.

I am SO excited about some of the humorous details they have planned for their wedding day, and rest assured, there will be LOTS of photos taken then too! ;) For now though, a glimpse into a pretty spectacular day:

Matt and Angela, I've said this before but I'll say it again, I am THRILLED to be working with you guys--thanks for being so entertaining, and here's to more fun times to come!! :D

Sneak Peek: Matt & Angela's engagement!

2011-05-26T22:32:00.000-07:00

Stay tuned for more!!

Sneak Peek: Mike & Carla's wedding

2011-05-26T22:28:00.000-07:00

More to come!!

Mat & Christine | Engagement

2011-05-23T17:56:00.000-07:00

Mat and Christine's engagement session was on one of the most beautiful days we've had this spring, in the middle of ALL the crazy rain! We started at the Leamington Marina and headed off to Pt. Pelee soon after. We explored a few trails in search of a beach (you'd THINK it would be easy to find one, given the fact there are beaches everywhere!), and our trooping around finally paid off! We stopped at the building site where their home is being built and got a few photos of them together with what will be their amazing first house together! I thought it was such a neat idea to get a couple of shots there––they'll never see their house looking like that again! ;)

I had such a great time with these two (who I still say were incredibly easy to photograph!!), and I can't wait for their wedding this fall! :D

Sneak Peek: Tyler & Jenn's Wedding

2011-05-23T17:50:00.000-07:00

Many more to come!!

Rob & Rachel | Windsor Wedding Photography

2011-05-20T09:04:00.000-07:00

May started off with a bang! Rob and Rachel are some of the most fun and sincere people I know, and I am SO grateful to have had the opportunity to be with them on such a special day in their lives! I don't think the day could have gone any better––no rain, but beautiful cloudy skies... everyone was so relaxed, it just set the tone for an absolutely incredible day! I felt like one of the family, and not to speak for my assistant Danielle, but I'm pretty sure she felt the same way. ;)

Danielle has assisted me on many of my weddings in the past year, and I'm SO excited to finally show off some of her handiwork from this wedding and others to come!

They had the coolest transportation for the day... a city bus!

Very possibly the most creative best man speech ever... Arthur had made picture books for every guest at the wedding to follow along as he read a hilarious and touching poem, illustrated by equally hilarious photos of he and Rob through the years!

Love this girl!!

Rob and Rachel, I can't thank you enough for trusting Danielle and I with such a huge honour! You guys are the best and I'm SO blessed to call you my friends! :)

Sneak Peek: Rob & Rachel's Wedding

2011-05-13T10:02:00.001-07:00

MANY more to come soon! Stay tuned!!

Sneak Peek: Mat & Christine's Engagement Session

2011-05-11T09:29:00.000-07:00

Many more to come soon!

Mike & Carla | Engagement Session

2011-05-09T12:38:00.000-07:00

After a pretty steady stream of rainy and gloomy days, we finally had some sunshine, just in time for Mike and Carla's engagement session! It was beautiful!

We started in Windsor, finding a few spots along Erie St, in spite of the construction, then headed off to Kingsville for the rest of the shoot. It was super fun and definitely a good preview to their upcoming wedding later this month! Can't wait to show those photos once they've been taken!! :D

Sneak Peek: Mike & Carla's engagement session

2011-05-09T11:36:00.000-07:00

More to come soon!

Rory & Heather | Engagement

2011-05-01T16:00:00.000-07:00

First engagement session of the year, and I had the great privilege of spending some time with my cousin Heather and her fiance Rory! It was a beautiful day in Wheatley, although compared to the Florida weather Rory's been used to, it was freezing cold!! But whatev, the two of them handled it like pros. ;-)

We had some fun practicing this pose for the big day....

But they pretty much perfected it in no time! ;-)

Heather and Rory, thanks soo much for the fun evening and for taking time out of your VERY limited time together last weekend! I'm SO excited for your wedding!!!

Sneak Peek: Rory & Heather's Engagement

2011-04-30T23:29:00.000-07:00

Many more to come soon!!

Catching up!

2011-03-30T09:30:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's been a while! For those of you who don't know, I made a temporary move to a new location: Ottawa! I will be back for the start of this year's wedding season in May (technically it started back at the beginning of January, for Nate and Micala's amazing Tennessee wedding, but you know ;), and in the meantime, I'm getting caught up on things. One of those things, of course, is blogging! These sneak peeks have been waiting a long time to be posted, and I've got another full wedding post coming soon!

Stay tuned for more!

David & Rachael's Wedding | Windsor, ON
This wedding was covered by my fabulous assistant Danielle while I was out of town, so photo credit goes to her!

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Mike & Nicole's Wedding | Windsor, ON

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Mike & Brooke's Maternity/Engagement Session | Kingsville, ON

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Richardson 45th Wedding Anniversary and Renewal of Vows | Windsor, ON

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Walter & Cathy's Wedding | Troy, MI

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Nate & Micala's Wedding | Nashville, TN

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Baby Adrian's 4 mo. Portraits | LaSalle, ON

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Braeden Michael's Newborn Portraits | Kingsville, ON

I know I say this a lot, but I really do work with the most amazing people. Thank you ALL for such an incredible 2010, and here's to a busy and fun 2011!! :D

Neil & Veronica | Guelph Wedding Photography (Part II)

2011-01-05T19:23:00.000-08:00

Continuing on from the last post, these are some of my favourites from the ceremony and reception. I seriously get teary-eyed looking at these!

I also wanted to share one of the most amazing wedding videos EVER (it's only a couple of minutes long!), done by Still Motion. I can't even tell you how impressed I was with their work! Seeing it on their website is one thing, but having been a part of the day myself and seeing what they came up with (WITHOUT arranging or scripting ANYTHING!! This was all completely candid, as it happened!), I am just FLOORED every time I watch it! If you enjoyed the last post, where Neil and Veronica shared a few minutes alone before the ceremony, you HAVE to watch this. They worked through dinner to get this Same Day Edit done in time to show at the reception, and I'm telling you, there was not a dry eye in the house!

And after you're done that, you can continue on to the rest of this. ;)

Watching the Same Day Edit by Still Motion...

Neil and Veronica, I honestly don't have words for how much it means to have been a part of your day and for being a part of your lives! I am SO blessed to call you my friends, and I can't WAIT to get back up there and visit again!!! (Teaopia and Criminal Minds, w00t!!)

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Additional Credits:

Ceremony Venue: War Memorial Hall, University of Guelph

Officiant: Don Perron

Harpist: Patricia Johnston

Flowers: Janice, A Dutch Mill Flower Shop

Reception Venue: The Delta, Guelph

Cake: Chef Dierre, Never Enough Thyme

Decorator: Patti, Enchanted Decor

Themed Decor Details (Ceremony & Reception): Kismet Creations

DJ & Limo: Sound Samsation

Cinematography: Still Motion

Neil & Veronica | Guelph Wedding Photography (Part I)

2011-01-04T18:12:00.000-08:00

I'm going to have to split this up into two posts... there are just WAYY to many photos to show!

And now I introduce to you two of my favourite people in the world, and a couple who have become very close and dear friends over the last year and a half: Veronica and Neil.

Veronica contacted me very shortly after I had started into wedding photography (I think I had only done two or three weddings at that point!), and asked if I would be willing to travel... to Guelph! Anyone who knows me KNOWS that I love to travel and that Guelph is like in my backyard in comparison to some other locations I've driven or flown to. ;) Almost immediately, we TOTALLY hit it off!

Over the next year and a bit, plans changed as Neil got a job in Ottawa and they moved north, and then their original wedding was moved up six weeks ahead of the original date! No sweat though--I went up to Ottawa for their engagement shoot (SO much fun!), and the new date worked out just fine!

We did all the portraits before the ceremony, so we had lots of time and got a TON of amazing photos! The whole day was so much fun, but I think my favourite part may have been the "first look" where Neil and Veronica saw each other for the first time (in their wedding garb, of course ;).... I get all teary-eyed when I look at the photos from this whole day. Their families and wedding party and friends... everyone was just SO amazing and I was completely honoured to be a part of it all. Just incredible memories...

In addition to the photos, I'd also like to brag a little more about V... She's recently come on board to be my studio manager (w00t!!), making my life so much more organized and giving me more time to breathe, and she was also recently featured on Maggie Sottero's website!! Check out her bridal gown shopping story!

Coming up next, the ceremony and reception photos! Stay tuned!!

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Additional Credits:

Hair and nails: ICON Salon and Nails

Makeup: Gabriela Soares

Bridal gown: Maggie Sottero

Bridal shoes (hand-painted heels): Figgie Shoes

Bridal shoes (purple flats with photo lockets): Spring shoes and Veronica's artistic talents!

Cinematography: Still Motion

Giorgio & Caitlin | Michigan Wedding Photography

2010-12-18T08:59:00.000-08:00

Sneak Peeks!

2010-11-10T14:04:00.000-08:00

Catching up on the past month and a bit... these are just sneak peeks, but full posts will follow eventually! Stay tuned!

Taner & Julie | Windsor, ON

Dan & Tina | Harrow, ON

Beattie Family | Windsor, ON

Bruce & Michelle | Brantford, ON

Figgie Shoes | Christmas Shoes, Ottawa, ON

For more photos and to see other shoes, head on over to my Figgie Shoes Facebook page or check out my website!

Sneak Peek: Joe & Christina

2010-11-10T13:49:00.000-08:00

Stay tuned for more!!

Sneak Peek: Jay & Laura

2010-11-10T13:46:00.000-08:00

Meet Jay and Laura, of CKXS! (My new favourite station to tune into online when my internet's not cutting out. ;)

TONS more on the way!

Sneak Peek: Jerritt & Bethany

2010-11-10T13:44:00.000-08:00

MANY more to come...