Jackie and Kevin May 30, 2009

I know it's been soooooo long since i've been keeping up with my blog....kids, housework, friends, work, and farming have been keeping me from typing my thoughts and showing my photography on my blog. I kinda made a promise to myself to blog atleast twice a week now which will be no problem....I hope.....the busy photography season is fast approaching and I'm super excited to start shooting again. I had the priviledge to photograph a wedding this past weekend. Jackie and Kevin....sooo adorable. I remember Jackie....aka Rosie....when she was just a tiny little thing. Her and her 4 other older sisters (with long braided hair) along with big sis Jeannie, would sometimes come camping with my family and boy would we get into mischief together.....Oh the good old days. Jackie is from a HUGE family of 12 siblings. I did the Benjamins family pictures last fall and then they asked me to do Jackies wedding. Of course I had to say yes. It was so great to be part of this fun day and watch you Jackie and your silly sisters goofing around. There were some awesome moments to capture and also some very tender moments that gave me tears. I'm a sucker for tender moments.....I love capturing the emotions during a wedding day. Here's just a sneak peak for you Jackie and Kevin and ALLLLL you Benjamins girls.


Everyone needs to have a mama like Jackie's mom. She is so gracious, patient, and so sweet....and she raised 10 girls. TEN!!!! She makes everyone feel welcome and part of the family. Last fall when I did family pictures for them, she had a house full with all her 12 children who were either married or engaged or dating, and about 30 grandchildren running around...and you could just see her glow. You could really see that she Loves having her family around her.

Jackie and Kevin had a bagpiper (pipest??) during the ceremony. He played while Jackie walked down the aisle, and he played "amazing grace" during the signing of the register, and also walked them out when the ceremony was over. It was so beautiful and sooo unique.

After pictures in the park, the wedding party decided to do a few rounds at the local Boston pizza, and they asked me to tag along. This was probably the funnest part of the day. Got some fun shots of the group, especially of the girls goofing around. Here's just a couple (more civilized shots) :)

Country girl & City girl

Well another year has flown by and my cousin Courtney is attending her senior prom. Man, where does the time go? I remember holding her when she was just a baby and my aunt peg would set her in my arms and I would cradle her and look down at her precious chubby cheeks while my aunt would take pictures. Well...now it's my turn to take pictures for.....(gasp) her senior pictures. Her date for the prom was her best friend Jess from Hamilton. (She just got signed on to model for "Vogue"). I was super excited to photograph my first model....true naturel, that's for sure. What a pleasure it was to hang out with you girls and capture your silliness and special bond.

Amazing Colors

This autumn we have been blessed with beautiful, sunny, warm weather. The colors are just outstanding this year. I honestly don't remember ever seeing this many colors driving down the road. They are just blazing everywhere I look. Last week on thanksgiving monday, I took my kids down the road to the Conestoga Dam. The lower park. I captured so many pictures of them playing in the leaves and sitting by the water. I just wanted post a few of them up. Your eyes will immediately notice the trees. They're that bright.

Stacy and Dan

I'm posting these for Stacy and Dan. A couple whose wedding I did the very end of August. I wasn't going to put their pictures up, but feel really bad that they haven't been able to come and pick up their wedding pictures yet. They've been really busy on the farm ( I know how it is). Especially in the fall with all the field work and combining and catching up on all the fall cleanup chores. There just aren't enough hours in the day. So I thought I'd stick a few pictures up here for a sneak peek.



This couple was a lot of fun. Willing to do anything. Most of the time I didn't even have to guide them. They were so lost in eachother that I just kept snapping their little moments. You can definately see the love these two have for one another by the way they look at eachother. Indeed, the easiest couple I've ever photographed. You guys are great!!

Mike and Nicole

So finally I'm posting pictures from a wedding I did last month. It was a beautiful outdoor autumn wedding. Nicole is a cousin of my husband Mike, So it was a real honour when she asked me to photograph their wedding. The ceremony was very personal and intimate, and the reception was laid back and relaxed. I had a great time. Thank you guys for letting me share in your special day.

Sweet Kallan

Today I had the pleasure of photographing a little guy named Kallan. A sweet, adorable, lovable little boy. He was constantly smiling at me and also sticking stones in his mouth. And I just wanted to pinch his cheeks, he had this cute little expression where he squished his little nose. What a little pumpkin. His mommy, Becky and I went to highschool together, so it was great to see her and catch up on life with her.


Here's a little sneak peak for you Becky. I love your little boy.

In Memory of Opa Deen

Today has been a rough day. Our Opa passed away last night in a fire at the nursing home that he lives in. It was sudden and a real shock to the family. No one knows as of yet what has really happened. All we know is that the fire was in his room and may have started from his oxygen tank. It happened last night at 9:30. The residence at the nursing home were evacuated and stayed either at families homes or at the Drayton Arena. The family is in the process of making arrangements as we speak.

Mike and I broke the news to our kids this morning. We gave them the option of going to school they still wanted to go to school, which may have been a good distraction for them, but I can tell that it's really hitting them hard now that they are home from school and had the day to digest the news.. Summer is very sad. She said "Oma died and now opa died, They live together with Jesus in heaven."

If we could all look at life through a childs eyes. Simple and to the point. We'll dearly miss Opa as we remember him and the things that made him 'opa'. I remember the last time I saw him, at Stacy's wedding, joking around with me while I was taking his picture. THat's how he was with my kids too. Joking and kidding around, especially with Ian.

Rest in peace Opa Deen.

(the picture below is of Stacy and opa this past August)