Author: Sara
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Ottawa City Hall Wedding: Dollar Store Rings & Château Laurier Brunch
In the first week of 2025, I had the pleasure of photographing an intimate Ottawa City Hall wedding. The couple embraced an unconventional approach, opting for a small ceremony at City Hall. In a delightful twist, they exchanged rings purchased from a nearby Dollar store, as their custom bands were not yet ready. After the…
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Winter Wedding in Downtown Ottawa
Baby Elowyn’s parents are married! This post is a little sneak preview from Matthew and Kim’s wedding yesterday. Below is (I think) the passage read by the pastor during the ceremony. In the brief time that I’ve had to get to know them since we met earlier in the year, I can confirm that these…
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Britannia Beach Engagement Session
A story of partnership, laughter, and the beautiful chaos of building a life side by side. When I met up with Yana and Mackenzie for their engagement shoot, I texted them to say, “I’m near the guy playing his guitar.” His music became the perfect soundtrack for this blustery, end-of-autumn Britannia Beach engagement session in…
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Autumn Engagement Session in The Glebe Ottawa
First of all, I want to extend a special invitation to any clients with a fun car: if you’ve got one, let’s make the most of it and ride together to our engagement portrait session. Donny and Vanessa certainly made my day by picking me up in their gorgeous little red Volvo. I have to…
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Lansdowne Park Engagement Session
Capturing Joy: Jess and Matt In the heart of autumn, with its crisp air and changing leaves, I had the opportunity to document the engagement shoot of Jess and Matt — two individuals whose connection is evident in every shared glance and burst of laughter. As an Ottawa wedding photographer, I am drawn to the…
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Loch March Golf & Country Club Wedding with a European Twist
With every wedding I document, I learn something new. This time, it was a charming Polish tradition: at the start of the reception, the bride and groom are gifted bread and salt – “This gift of bread and salt is symbolic – bread is offered so that the couple may never know hunger, while salt reminds them of life’s difficulties…