Melissa & Dan -Engagement

Melissa has been a family friend since I was a baby.  Her parents and mine were friends, so we were always at their house, or they were at ours, and my sister and I would play with her and her sister.  Here we are, all these years later, and now shes getting married.... makes me feel old!  Also, another coincidence, Dan told me he remembers seeing my old band play years ago, before he even knew Melissa.  So, its all one big circle. 

This was another nice fall shoot over at Ball's Falls.  It was great that she was up for walking out over the rocks and into the streams (with a little coaxing from Dan) to get the shots we were after.  It was cold, and it did snow for about 2 minutes, but all in all, it was a good time.  Here are some shots...

Sebastian, Pt.2

As a follow up to Sebastian's birthday which I shot a few months ago, I was asked to come back to their house to shoot a few more shots of him and his brothers.  Having just had baby #2 myself, I know how hard it is to deal with 2 kids... I cant imagine dealing with 3!  So, these are clearly some sort of super parents.  Fun kids though... here's a few shots...

Sabrina & Josh - Engagement

Josh is a friend my brother-in-law, Don.  Josh runs a few coffee shops, and since Don loves his coffee, I'm sure Don also loves his Josh.  Over his nth cup, Don mentioned me to Josh, and here we are!  This was a nice afternoon/evening, despite it being a rather cold day, but that's the price you pay for nice fall colors most of the time.  It was also nice to shoot around the Dundas area where I grew up, at places I'd been to many times, but never with a camera to shoot.  It was also super easy to work with them as I could literally say LOOK HAPPY NOW! and they could turn it on like a switch, and were genuinely sharing a nice moment whenever I asked.  So, it was a quick few hours, but we got some great shots...

Melissa & Corey

This was the last wedding of the season.  I'd met Melissa when I was at the optometry office where she worked, doing some headshots for the staff.  We talked about her upcoming wedding, and while that was almost 2 years ago, finally, here we are.

While this was only a half day wedding, it seemed I ended up with many more shots than I was expecting... which is always a good thing.  The Mill in Cambridge is always a nice place to shoot, so its pretty easy to find a nice place to aim the camera.  We also had great weather for the end of the season... probably one of the last nice weekends.  So, it came together to make for a nice quick day of shooting.  It was nice to shoot for Melissa and Corey, as they're very laid back, and were up for anything.  It was also interesting to compare my last wedding from here from years ago, to this one now, to see how I've personally evolved.  The shots we got in the evening on the balcony were some of my favs, and I remember last time, not feeling it as much.  So, going in knowing what to expect, and having a better eye now, I think they turned out very nice.  So, overall, personally I think I've come a long way since my first trip to the Mill, and hopefully Melissa and Corey can reap those benefits!

Here are a few of my favs from the day...