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Desirae + Family Home Newborn Session

Home sessions are definitely my favourite types of shoots. They are so intimate and real and the photos always end being authentic and meaningful. Combine that with a newborn and you have the ultimate experience. Spending 30 minutes with Desirae, Ryan and August was so special and I enjoyed it immensely. Check out some of my favourite photos below, as well as a short little video.

Home sessions are definitely my favourite types of shoots. They are so intimate and real and the photos always end being authentic and meaningful. Combine that with a newborn and you have the ultimate experience. Spending 30 minutes with Desirae, Ryan and August was so special and I enjoyed it immensely. Check out some of my favourite photos below, as well as a short little video.



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Sarah + Brad Family Session

I absolutely love home family portrait sessions. They are always so natural and intimate. I really want to try and do more in the coming year. In any case, Sarah and Brad welcomed their newest addition to the family so it was the perfect excuse to get some updated family portraits. She wanted to keep it as candid as possible which is right up my alley.

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I absolutely love home family portrait sessions. They are always so natural and intimate. I really want to try and do more in the coming year. In any case, Sarah and Brad welcomed their newest addition to the family so it was the perfect excuse to get some updated family portraits. She wanted to keep it as candid as possible which is right up my alley.

We did the majority of the photos inside their absolutely beautiful house. There was so much natural light and nice little spots to capture moments. It made my life much easier. Plus Sarah, had some really good ideas in specific for spots to take advantage of. We finished up the session outside in the backyard. I got to officially meet Penny their super cute and hyper dog. Luckily she sat still for a couple quick photos. I also managed to get a few keepers of Arden dancing and jumping on the trampoline.

The hour went by extremely quick, but I’m so happy with how all the photos turned out!

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Amy + Family Newborn Session

I have lost count how any sessions it has been with Amy and her wonderful family, which is a good thing. I look forward to so many more future session, because each one outdoes the last. Case in point, Amy and David welcome Ellie to the family around 6 weeks ago, so it was a no brainer to get some updated family portraits that include the newest addition to the family. 

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I have lost count how any sessions it has been with Amy and her wonderful family, which is a good thing. I look forward to so many more future session, because each one outdoes the last. Case in point, Amy and David welcome Ellie to the family around 6 weeks ago, so it was a no brainer to get some updated family portraits that include the newest addition to the family. 

As soon as I got there we got started immediately. Of course, I focused on Ellie first, and if I'm being honest, for most of the session. That doesn't mean we didn't get the whole family though as you can see from the photos below. Amy and David have such a beautiful house it's hard not to come away with some great backdrops. The nursery was so cute too, with some nice details which I made sure to capture. 

We finished the session outside which was the perfect end to a perfect session. I still can't believe how fast the hour went by. I could have photographer Ellie (and the rest of the family) or another hour or more! 

As I have been also doing more of lately, there is a short video below that you can view showing a few moments from the session. Thanks for viewing!

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Matt + Diana Engagement

Just a couple days ago I had the pleasure of photographing Diana, her fiancé Matt, and the rest of her family. It was kind of a unique engagement session because instead of just photographing the couple, I took photos of the whole family! It was a nice change of pace though. Plus, Diana really wanted me to get a lot of candid photos for the hour I was there as well.

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Just a couple days ago I had the pleasure of photographing Diana, her fiancé Matt, and the rest of her family. It was kind of a unique engagement session because instead of just photographing the couple, I took photos of the whole family! It was a nice change of pace though. Plus, Diana really wanted me to get a lot of candid photos for the hour I was there as well.

As soon as I got there I started to just walk around and document the evening. I tried to focus on those moments, the ones that would otherwise be missed. After about 20 minutes we gathered everyone up and made our way out to the balcony. Luckily it was a really nice evening and they also had a nice big space outside to accommodate lots of people. 

After taking photos of the entire group we did all the different combinations with some fun ones mixed in-between. Of course, Diana's Grandfather was the centre of attention. Luckily we had a chair for him and his wife to sit on. He did try to get up a couple times because he thought he was done, but they would quickly tell him to sit back down. Everyone had a good laugh when that happened. 

As I said above, it was a nice departure from the typical engagement shoot and I hope to door more like this in the future. Congratulations to Matt and Diana on their engagement, and for letting me photograph such a fun evening. It was great meeting everyone

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