Toronto Serbian Wedding Photography | Danijela + Bozidar

Danijela & Bozidar's Wedding

Toronto Wedding Photography

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If you’ve been keeping up with the last few posts, you would have noticed that I have a bit of a theme taking place.  Serendipity and coincidence are plentiful in my life!  Often it just seems like something is meant to be.  This, too, was one of those times.

Back in 2007, I visited Serbia for the first time since moving to Canada from Yugoslavia as a child in 1993.  There, I spent time with countless family.  I had no idea how many people were related to me as only myself, my brother, and my parents moved to Canada!  It was an amazing experience.  During this trip, we attended a going-away party for my cousin.  It was here that I met beautiful Danijela – a friend of my cousin’s group of friends.  We started chatting and it turned out we were both visiting from Canada – me from Ontario, and she from British Columbia!  We were both surprised by the coincidence – that we would both be visiting my cousins from the same country, at the exact same time.  After that trip we connected on Facebook, and seven years later I had a message from her saying that she was engaged, would be getting married in Ontario, and would love for me to photograph her wedding!

Serendipity once again!

Danijela and Bozidar’s wedding was to take place in a few different cities – with the boys getting ready in Kitchener, and the girls getting ready in Cambridge.  This would be followed by a trip to the Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Milton for the traditional Serbian Orthodox ceremony.  For the bridal party photography, we travelled to Toronto’s iconic and busy Distillery District, followed by Polson Pier where we enjoyed an incredible view of the Toronto skyline.  The reception took place at the incredible One King West Hotel in the absolutely jaw-dropping Great Banking Hall.

I was assisted once again by my wonderful colleague David Todor.  I was also joined by my friends and colleagues Cassie Shuttleworth for makeup, Gabriela Soares for hair, and PIC Productions for videography.  These talented individuals are all listed on my Collective page as preferred vendors.  It was amazing working on a wedding surrounded by these talented individuals!

“Ema captured the atmosphere of our very hectic day completely in a very un-obstructive way.  She is incredibly gifted behind the lens, maximizing opportunities provided by our ever-changing locations.  Ema kept up with our fast-paced atmosphere, taking variety of shots in relatively short span of time.
Most importantly, Ema made us feel very relaxed and comfortable – We are not the most natural people in front of the camera, but we found the whole process incredibly stress free.
 We are absolutely thrilled with our photos and we cannot recommend Ema highly enough! Thank you Ema and David, you rock!” – Danijela


Hamilton Serbian Wedding Photography | Ivana + Milenko

Ivana & Milenko's Wedding

Hamilton Serbian Wedding Photography

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Ivana and Milenko celebrated their Serbian Orthodox wedding in Hamilton, with their ceremony taking place at St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church, photography in Battlefield Park, and their reception at the Grand Olympia.  With Serbian Orthodox weddings, the dancing and rakija (brandy) starts bright and early in the morning and lasts late into the evening! It is truly a big day!

This lovely couple stumbled upon me at the Wedding Trends show in Kitchener, and Ivana immediately recognized her cousin who was part of a wedding party I had photographed a few months prior!  That was only the first coincidence. A few months later, when I was photographing another wedding in Niagara, they not only were guests of the couple – but they were seated at my table!

I absolutely love when something is meant to be.

Take a look at Ivana and Milenko’s engagement session!

“Me and my hubby Milenko had an amazing time with Ema.  Both for our engagement shoot and for the wedding (especially).  She did an amazing job on our photos.  It’s exactly what we wanted. Captured great memories from our wedding…The photos are amazing and we are so pleased to show and share our family and friends overseas who weren’t able to attend our special day how our wedding was.  She is so professional and intelligent.  We love her work. She is easy going and really nice to work with.  We highly recommend her to each one of you. We look forward on working with her again in near future.  We will definitely need you when baptism and christening comes, hehe!” – Ivana


Mississauga Wedding Photography | Aamina + Moe

Aamina & Moe's Wedding

Mississauga Wedding Photography

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It’s funny how life sometimes works out.  I’ve had many serendipitous experiences in my life, and this is one of them!

In middle school, I was a nerdy, quirky kid.  When Aamina moved to my town and started attending my school, we became fast friends.  Laughter and silliness ensued!  However, when she moved across town and to a different school, it was hard to keep in touch – life was very different before the prevalence of cellphones and the internet!  Years later, we eventually reconnected online, however we had not seen each other in a very long time.

My photography business grew throughout University, and thereafter.  I continued to network and work with many other local businesses.  One such business (Sage Naturopathic Clinic) was what eventually reconnected me with Aamina!  After a photoshoot for Sage, the owner of this business, Rahima, asked me to photograph her birthday party.  Thanks to Facebook, Aamina realized I would be attending. She was engaged to Rahima’s brother, Moe!

Serendipity!

We saw each other for the first time in over a decade at Rahima’s birthday party.  It was like no time at all had passed.

Aamina and Moe asked me to photograph three days of their Ismaili wedding – and I was honoured to do so!  First, I photographed their urban Toronto engagement session, where we toured their favourite date spots.  So much fun!

I photographed their wedding over three days in early April in Brampton and Mississauga.  The first day was the Mehndi (henna) ceremony, followed by their wedding day, and then the farewell ceremony.

It was still very cold, so they opted to have their bridal party photos done indoors at Mississauga City Hall.  Their Ismaili wedding ceremony took place at a nearby Jama’at Khana, followed by a gorgeous reception at the Grand Victorian Convention Centre.

 Check out Aamina and Moe’s urban engagement session 

“Ema first photographed us at my sister-in-law’s birthday party and ever since then, I’ve only reached out to her for all our photography needs.  She’s flexible, easy to work with, friendly and like a ninja – you don’t even realize she’s around snapping away, until you see the prints.  She’s photographed our engagement pictures and all of our wedding events and we’ve received nothing but praise for them.  I would definitely recommend Ema for all future events!” – Aamina


Muskoka Wedding Photography | Sarah + Tom

Sarah & Tom's Wedding

Muskoka Wedding Photography
Sarah and Tom’s Muskoka Bay Club wedding was a delight to photograph! Stunning scenery, gorgeous weather, and a lovely couple. Absolute perfection!


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Kitchener Wedding Photographer | Tara + Darren

Tara & Darren's Wedding

Kitchener Wedding Photographer
I absolutely adored working with Tara & Darren!  This adventurous couple enjoyed a unique, beautifully styled backyard wedding, and we had a multi-location trek for their photos which included some risque fire-escape climbing, and beneath-bridge adventures in Kitchener, Ontario!

I had an amazing time with them during their spring time engagement shoot and knew that their wedding would be a blast.


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Woodbridge Wedding Photography | Lindsay + Jamie

Lindsay & Jamie's Wedding

Woodbridge Wedding Photography
Beautiful Lindsay and Jamie’s tremendous love for one another was coupled with their love of nature and the outdoors, and celebrated at the beautiful Kortright Centre for Conservation.  This couple stole my heart with their kindness, generosity, and affection!

Lindsay & Jamie’s Engagement took place in Graffiti Alley on Queen Street in Toronto – I loved the contrast between their engagement shoot and their wedding photography. So much fun!


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Toronto Wedding Photographer | Kylie + Jordan

Kylie & Jordan's Wedding

Toronto Wedding Photographer
Kylie and Jordan are highschool sweethearts – though you’d think they had just met.  So much love in their eyes for one another, and so much flirting and silliness! I absolutely adored working with this fun-loving couple.  Their autumn wedding was a dream.

Take a peek at Kylie and Jordan’s Engagement Session!


“My husband and I could not be happier than to have worked with Ema.  From our engagement photos, to finally, our big day, she was able to catch every moment in an amazing, perfect and artistic way.  Her eye and creativity really show through each and every frame. Say goodbye to “saying cheese” and hello to catching the moment in the moment; making real memories that will always last.  The fact that Ema was able to catch our goofy personalities in a still photo is still beyond me.  We 100% recommend Ema to anyone who wants pictures they will enjoy looking back on years down the road, we could not be more thrilled!” – Kylie

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Kitchener Wedding Photography | Candice + Navroz

Candice & Navroz's Wedding

Kitchener Wedding Photography
A beautiful day for a beautiful, loving couple!  Candice and Navroz celebrated their wedding day in Kitchener, Ontario, with photography and the reception taking place at Bingeman’s.


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Cambridge Mill Wedding Photography | Lauren + Garrett

Lauren & Garrett's Wedding

Cambridge Mill Wedding Photography
A gorgeous November wedding – we couldn’t have asked for better weather! Lauren and Garrett enjoyed a first look, followed by their official wedding photos, and then a a beautiful evening ceremony and reception at Cambridge Mill.  So much love for these two and their families!

Take a peek at Lauren & Garrett’s engagement session.

 


 

“We had the privilege of having Ema do both our engagement photos and our wedding day. We cannot say enough positive things about our experience with her as our photographer!  She was so wonderful to work with and made us feel comfortable around the camera.  Even my husband who is not a fan of getting his photo taken, was relaxed and even enjoying the experience. Ema captured so many of our special moments; it’s like watching a movie of the day.  Now we will have these memories for a lifetime. Thank you Ema!” – Lauren

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Guelph Arboretum Engagement | Marissa + Dave

Marissa & Dave's Engagement

Guelph Arboretum Engagement

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It’s been a gorgeous and very warm fall season and I feel incredibly fortunate to have been able to spend so much of it outdoors.  I’ve since been tackling a to-edit list that was growing rapidly as a result, and I’m looking forward to sharing lots of images on the blog in the coming weeks!

A few weeks ago I had this lovely shoot with Marissa and Dave at the University of Guelph Arboretum.  The Arboretum is a huge beautiful park right on campus that features everything from swamps and forests to manicured themed gardens. If you haven’t been there, I highly recommend a visit!  Marissa is a friend of mine from university, and at one point about ten years ago we lived right across from each other in a quaint little townhouse complex in the south end of Guelph.  Shortly after she and Dave got engaged, they bumped into me at a winter wedding show and booked me for their wedding day.  I loved working with these two, and their beautiful happy-go-lucky dog Remi.

So much fun!


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