Woot!  I am finally posting a wedding from October and it is actually a sneak peek instead of what seems to be a series of posts that occur much longer than I would like after the full gallery is seen.  I still have a few of those mentioned above coming, but I wanted to post this sneak peek for Christine and Lee before it was no longer a sneak peek.

Christine and Lee were married on October 11th during a small intimate ceremony.  Immediate family members were witness to their secret nuptials while guests were invited to an engagement party to begin later that evening.  After enjoying a lovely supper with this couple and their family, I could hardly contain my excitement as we headed over to the location of their “engagement party”.  I could only imagine the looks on the faces of the guests as they realized their engaged friends were actually married.  As is customary in Newfoundland, most party guests arrive fashionably late and I did not see the reactions of all the guests, however the ones I did see were sure worth it.  What a great concept for a wedding!  Here are just a couple as I am still working away at these, while at the same time trying to get other sessions clued up in time for the holidays (as they are fast approaching).

Jill and Jerry were married on September 12th.  They were married in the same church as my husband and I were 10 years ago.  I always love to go back to my hometown for a wedding, and I finally got to take some photos in one my favourite places in the world, the beach near Little Port Harmon.  Her flowers were stunning, and I think was the most unique  I have seen to date.

It has been a little while since I posted last, but I am slowly catching up and am actually editing sessions from October now!  I have been meaning to post a few from this session from August.  I have a few more posts coming this week.

These two boys were so sweet with their little sister.   And she was a darling to photograph.  We were out in the backyeard for a few near sunset and the light coming through the trees was very soft and beautiful.  I think this is my favourite time of day to have a session.

Autumn is one of my favourite seasons.  Although you very well may hear me say that about Summer, Winter and Spring as well.  I guess I love all the seasons and the changes they bring.  Every fall as I wind down from wedding season and start preparing for the holiday rush of Christmas cards and gifts, I get inquries about when I am availalbe for travelling out of town.  In past years I have been quite unorganized in planning dates etc., however with my new blog I figured I would plan a couple of weekends in the city to meet the demand for session requests, and as well to fulfill my need to go shopping (and maybe even to a movie!)

That said, I will be travelling to St. John’s for sessions the weekend of the 17th of October as well as the 7th of November.  I have limited number of sessions remaining for these two dates, however if you are  interested please be sure to contact me.

And since no blog post would be complete without sharing an image or two, here are a few photos I took of my children while we were on vacation this summer.  They look like they were cooperative and easy going in these photos, but I assure you that this was no easy task that  took the hard work of 4 (yes 4) adults to keep them in their places, stop them from crying and chasing Philip on one of his numerous attempts to run away from it all.

Tonia and John were wedded on August 21. 

Their ceremony took place outdoors at the Grand Falls-Windsor golf club.  It was a gorgeous sunny day… just right for an outdoor wedding!  The location for the ceremony was not too far from one of the holes.  Having only their photographs on my mind, I of course choose what I though was to be an ideal location to be able to catch everyone as they walked out, and as well have a good view of the bride and groom.  It wasn’t long before it was pointed out to me that I was standing in the direct path of the green.  Luckily, someone was willing to stand guard behind me, as a few golfers were approaching that hole.  I was nearly hit once, but I was able to get the shots Iwanted from that location.

The golf course provided golf course for the bridal to use to travel around the course in search of the best locations.  With the help of one of their employees (thanks Peter!) we found some great spots. 

The Grand Falls-Windsor golf course clubhouse has also been recently renovated, and proved to be a beautiful venue for Tonia and John’s wedding reception.  The meal was delicious and the view was breathtaking.   Hope you get to see these before you leave for Vegas tomorrow Tonia.  Enjoy!

Lorna and Andrew were married on August 15th in Harry’s Harbour.  They had a beautiful outdoor ceremony right beside a lovely apple tree that was planted by Lorna’s grandfather, next to her family home.  We gathered underneath that tree for a number of the portraits that were taken that day.  I had the pleasure of meeting Lorna and Andrew last year for their engagement session.  I fell in love with harry’s Harbour then and was thrilled to return for their wedding this year.  Apple tree to the right of them and the ocean just beyond them, there were no shortage of gorgeous backgounds to choose from.  We even went to the famous Harry’s Harbour pinnacle for a few photos. 

The reception took place at the Riverwood Inn in Springdale.  This wasn’t my first time there, and once again it proved to be a lovely reception venue.  I love photographing the details of the reception, and had lots of fun putting together this blog post.

And by them I mean me!  One of my favourite things to photograph during a wedding is the cake.  I have always loved cake, and especially a cake that looks good too.  My new favourite television show [that I watch while I edit ] is The Cake Boss.  Just saying the word cake makes my mouth water.  So yeah, don’t forget to offer your friend wedding photographer a piece of delicious cake! 

The buzz at many weddings of course is:  “Who made your cake?”  While some brides have talented relatives who put together wonderful cakes, many brides in Central Newfoundland turn to Kim Best of Botwood.  Her cakes are fabulous as seen here (this is the cake she made for April’s wedding.  Oh! she also made April’s fabulous veil).   Kim has also recenlty made a cake that was all the rave at my son’s Pokemon themed birthday party (photo to follow – when I actually remove it from the camera).  Other samples of her creations can be viewed on Kim’s website.

Today my baby girl started Kindergarten.  I had to hold back a few tears as I was dropping her off.  She was nervous enough without me showing I was nervous as well.  She really enjoyed herself though and is over all her fears.  My boy also started Grade 3.  Time really does go by so fast.

Stephanie and Andrew contacted me a while back to arrange an engagement session during their visit home this summer.  They were open to suggestions for locations, so I quickly offered up my new favourite location that I used for a wedding back in May, and they were excited to try something new.  It was well worth the 50 minute drive from town.  The lighting was just perfect on this evening and Stephanie came prepared with a change of clothes and the most awesome shoes I have every seen.  I think I can speak for all of us when I say we had fun.   Did I mention this was my favourite location?