From the moment I saw Ryan and Jessica in the morning I knew we were going to have a great day together.

Ryan played baseball in the morning before his wedding and then partied all day and night. Amazing energy level!

Jessica was stunning and the bridesmaids turned every head.

After the ceremony we stopped at a tavern by SeaCliff beach in Leamington, got a few shots (photos that is) and then walked down to the pier.

Check out a few of their awesome wedding photos.

Jessica and Ryan, thanks for an extremely fun wedding day!

What do vintage automobiles and Chinese tea parties have in common? Well, I’m not sure but both were present at Sarah and Michael’s wedding in Chatham Ontario.

The weather was PERFECT and the wedding couple looked as good as the weather.

After the ceremony Sarah and Michael were chauffeured in a vintage Chrysler. I happen to love old cars so I felt right at home.

When we arrived at the reception at the Retro Suites Hotel we were met by the Chatham Town Crier. This was the most amazing reception introduction I have ever seen!

At the end of the ceremony everyone lined up outside, lit sparklers and saw the happy couple off to a lifetime of happiness.

Sarah and Michael, it was an amazing day and thank you for having me there to celebrate with you.

Pam and Adam love to play golf so what better spot to do their engagement session than the Ambassador Golf Club in Windsor, Ontario.

It was a gorgeous day, the air was cool and the sun was bright. I hadn’t seen Pam and Adam for a long time so this was the perfect day to do their photos.

We got right into it and took a long series of photos. Then, Pam and Adam changed into their golf attire. They are so very cute together.

Check out their photos.

On Saturday, May 16, I had the pleasure of celebrating Dan and Jennifer’s wedding. The ceremony was at St. Joe’s River Canard and the day started our with rain. In fact, the wedding planners from A Perfect Day brought extra large umbrellas and shielded the bride and bridesmaids on the way into the church.

I always enjoy doing a group photo on the steps of St. Joe’s after the ceremony and guess what, the rain stopped, the ground dried up and we got an awesome group photo of everyone that attended.

After the ceremony we dropped by the Windsor Art Gallery for some playtime photos. The lighting in the glass room is spectacular with the view of the Detroit Skyline.

Off to the Ciociaro Club in Windsor for the reception where we ate a great meal and celebrated.

Thanks Jen and Dan for having me at your wedding–it was my honor to be there.

Here’s Dan early in the morning and ready to get married.

Jen is looking mighty fine in this photo.

The father daughter giveaway is always so close to my heart. One of my favorite photos.

This is one of my signature photos using a fisheye lens.

The girls posing at the Windsor Art Gallery.

Doing a little fancy rim lighting for the first dance. Romantic-eh?

This is the hug of all hugs. It’s photos like this that make me proud to be a wedding photographer.

I have never shot an engagement session at Point Pelee Park so when Stephanie and Andrew said they wanted to go there I thought – COOL!

The day was absolutely perfect. We even had a blue sky which does not happen too often.

Stephanie and Andrew (Andy) were up for anything and is shows in their photos.

Point Pelee was a great place for an engagement session.

Steph and Andy, I hope you love your photos!

I always love shooting and J. R. Park Homestead in Essex, Ontario.

Today it was sunny and warm and I had some new equipment to test out. I had the pleasure of capturing Jessica and Ryan’s engagement photos and experimenting with some new off-camera lighting.

Jess and Ryan, thanks for being patient while I fussed with all the setting AND I hope you love your photos. The two of you look awesome together.

Jessica and Luis are both physical fitness trainers and it really shows. They were going strong all day (and their photographer had to keep up with them).

Their wedding ceremony was at St. Anne’s in Tecumseh and right after Jessica and Luis had a dove release. This is one of the most exciting group photos I have ever done. Just look at everyone’s face in the photo.

After the ceremony we headed down to the Art Gallery in Windsor, Ontario. As a wedding photographer I LOVE shooting here. There is so much to work with. As we were leaving Jessica, Luis and I were walking down the stairs and I saw an amazing light coming through the window. I stood on the stairway (above Jessica and Luis) and caught the photo below. The instant I hit the trigger I knew I created art work for them. Sometimes photos are like sweet poetry.

After the art gallery we went to the Keg and as they say, the rest of the night was history.

Jessica and Luis, your wedding my my last wedding for 2009. Thanks for ending the year with a huge bang–I completely enjoyed covering your wedding.

On October 4th I had the pleasure of covering Stephanie and Steve’s wedding. Their ceremony was held outdoor at Willistead Manor in Windsor, Ontario. It was a bright sunny day and the temperature was cool and mild.

After the ceremony we headed inside where Stephanie and Steve heated things up a little. As you can see from the photos they are an amazingly photogenic couple. Willistead Manor is just beautiful inside and no matter how many weddings I cover there I always find some new angle or pose to use.

Stephanie and Steve, It was a wonder wedding and I hope you love your photos. 

And, here is a link to Stephanie and Steve’s Wedding Highlight slide show

How do you spell fun: L A U R I   A N D   R A N D Y

The entire wedding day was a BLAST. I started shooting with the guys and they pretty much kept me going and laughing all day. After that, I traveled an entire 1.5 minutes to where Lauri was getting ready. The girls were out of sight and Larui was DDG (Drop Dead Gorgeous).

The ceremony was held outside and the weather was mild with an overcast. Just as Larui and Randy were pronouned husband and wife the sun broke through the clouds. Talk about awesome timing.

The reception was getting down big time with the band, Hail Mary. The ROCKED BIG TIME!

Now for the news. Randy does the best air guitar I’ve every seen. (See the large photo below) Go Randy. 

What a great day! Thanks Lauri and Randy.

I have been covering weddings now since the beginning of 2003 and I have met some very wonderful wedding couples. Funny thing is, I think about most all of them quite often.

As a wedding photographer I become very close to everyone I work with. Capturing people’s memories in the form of photos is art work indeed but it’s so much more. It’s wanting to capture the very nature of people in a way that they will appreciate many years from now.

The wedding reception is an amazing point in time for me when working with the wedding couple. I get to hear speeches from their closest friends and learn all about the wedding couple. This brings me to a point where I feel like part of their lives.

For everyone that I have worked for I send you a very sincere thanks. Please know that I think of you often and remember many moments that I shared from your engagement session to your wedding to perhaps your maternity photos and babies.

Thank you for enriching my life more than I dreamed possible when I first started covering weddings.

This is a photo of Hilary and Trevor from my first engagment session. Yes, I think of you often!