I met up with Isabelle and Phil in Wakefield last July. To reflect their outdoor life-style, we chose to drop their canoe into the Gatineau River by the Wakefield Bridge. What you see here are a few of my favourite photos from the shoot. I’ll post their wedding in the weeks to come.
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An Engagement Shoot in the Gatineau Park
This isn’t the first time that I have photographed Jessica & Alex and I’m pretty sure that it won’t be the last. By this time next year they will be married and starting the next phase of their lives! Earlier this week we took an early morning drive into the Gatineau Park for their … Read More
Amber & Mike’s Engagement with Jessica
For Amber and Mike’s engagement session we decided to venture off in to Gatineau Park and head to the Carbide Wilson ruins! Mike proposed to Amber while they were taking one of their many hikes together. What better location could we have chosen for their engagent session, right?! These two were so easy going … Read More
Better late than never – 2016 Favourites
So it’s March and I have FINALLY managed to put together my favourites wedding photos of 2016. Sometimes it’s best to give a few months to percolate to see what jumps out. My favourites come from a wide variety of couples and locations with a wide variety of backgrounds and stories of how they met. … Read More
Meet your Ottawa Wedding Vendors – Le Belvedere
Most people in Ottawa don’t realize how developed the wedding industry is. Even most of us who are in the industry don’t know a lot about each other beyond what we see while working together. This is what sparked the idea of speaking to, and photographing various people who are well known in the … Read More
Meet your Ottawa Wedding Vendors – Sarah Walsh Bridal Jewellery
Sarah Walsh of Sarah Walsh Bridal Jewellery Most people in Ottawa don’t realize how developed the wedding industry is. Even most of us who are in the industry don’t know a lot about each other beyond what we see while working together. This is what sparked the idea of speaking to, and photographing various … Read More
A Parliament Engagement Shoot for Tausha & Justin
Tausha and Justin had their Parliament engagement shoot a couple of weeks ago. It was another one of those November days where you expect to be freezing the whole time but we were actually sweating from walking around so much. The next time that I see these two will be on New Year’s Eve … Read More
An Arboretum Engagement Session for Guannan & Cuong
It’s ironic that with very few exceptions, the more nervous my clients are before a shoot, the more fun we seem to end up having, and the more I like the photos. Maybe it’s because we all try a little harder, or pay more attention, or there is a release of nervous energy but … Read More
A Byward Market Engagement Session
I met with Trista & Mason just a couple of days ago for their ByWard Market engagement session. Their wedding is in two days so we had no choice but to risk a rainy day and photograph no matter what! From what I could tell there was one two hour window during the entire … Read More
An Ottawa Engagement Shoot with Lisa & Matt
Last Tuesday I met with Lisa and Matt near the John Ceprano Rock Sculptures for their engagement shoot. To be honest, I was a little nervous since this was my first solo shoot through photoVanBeek Studio and I had never shot in this location before. I think it’s safe to say that the shoot went really … Read More