Summer is here! And that means wedding season in Newfoundland and Labrador. While I won’t be booking any full weddings this summer, I’m very pleased to be taking bookings for 2020. Here are a few photos from a Central Newfoundland wedding last August. I worked with fellow photographer Jennifer Dawe to capture Samantha and Terry’s special day in Gander. While Jennifer focused on Samantha and the ladies I captured the day from the perspective of the guys. Check it out. 🙂
I love the challenge of making a good photograph from what is already happening around me. (It’s what I do when I cover local events like the Terra Nova Tornadoes Christmas Ice Show or the Smallwood Days Loggers Festival and it’s often what I do when I photograph my own family.) So when the poor weather stopped me from taking portraits of Ben and his family like we had planned this fall, I was more than happy to join them at their home for Ben’s first birthday! Here are a few of the photos I took at the party!
Mom deserves a gift too!
Silly Dad!
Ben had some help opening his birthday gifts. It’s serious business!
I got great feedback on the photos from Ben’s family. I hope the pictures are some that they can enjoy for a long time! I think they are.
This August, I had the pleasure of photographing Paula and Shane on their wedding day. I started the morning photographing the couple getting ready with their friends and family in two homes next door to each other in Benton. I was pleased to run into a couple familiar faces among the groomsmen (small community!) But it wasn’t long before I got to meet everyone and I felt a connection with the people I had just met that day. I was genuinely excited to see Paula in her dress for the first time and to capture the reaction of everyone else as they saw her. We moved to the Salvation Army Church in Gander for the ceremony, and Cobb’s Pond before meeting up in Glovertown. We took a few photos around Glovertown including some at the beautiful new town centre. Finally, we moved to the Glovertown Lion’s Club where I photographed the speeches, the shoe game, the cake cutting, and the first dances. It was a beautiful day that won’t soon be forgotten!
That’s what flasks are for!
The first reveal!
Everyone was waiting for the newlyweds when these two came out of the church before them…
Cake by Gander’s Downton Bakes. Vanilla, chocolate, and red velvet cake filled with chocolate ganache & cinnamon, funfetti, coconut and red velvet cupcakes. 😛
Sisters in sync
The shoe game – a wedding classic. Always funny
There’s a lot of agreement here!
She got cake on him first but he got her back much worse!
I thought this light and the decor on the ceiling created a beautiful scene for the first dances.
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of assisting Gander photographer Andrew Harvey as he captured the wedding of Evelina and Patrick. I focused on the ladies getting ready (with Andrew’s wife Melissa giving me a hand) while he photographed the guys. It was a true family affair that made for a beautiful and emotional day. The ceremony was at the Salvantion Army Church in Gander, reception was at the Gander Curing Club. Since Patrick is a fireman, we took some photos at the fire hall with the trucks. The bride’s broach bouquet was handmade by Evelina, a wedding planner herself. It will certainly be a day to be cherished for the families. I hope my photos can help them to remember the occasion!
Congratulations to the class of 2018! For those who I photographed (plus families and dates!), thank you so much for working with me this year! I have some images processed and shared and more to deliver soon. Here’s another little sneak peek for those of you still waiting – just a few of my personal favorites!
I think grad photos are awesome. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime event, so you absolutely want to record it with photos. When it comes to capturing what grade 12 is really like, however, photos from a more typical day may be your best bet. Photos at your favorite places in your normal clothes show a little more about you can create some beautiful and personal images. Just check out these shots of Olivia, Ally, and Isabella!
If you would like to know more about grade twelve portraits, please get in touch!
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