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Jun

Elora Wedding Photography | Libby + Tristan

Libby & Tristan's Wedding

Elora Wedding Photography

As any photographer and entrepreneur will attest, word of mouth is king! My last nine years as a photographer have featured a LOT of word of mouth and what I like to call, “Random Acts of Networking”. You know – when the cousin of a friend of a friend sees your photos and recommends you to their neighbour’s daughter’s sister for her wedding photography!

While I have had some very intricate random acts of networking, Libby and Tristan found me in a more straight forward manner. After seeing maternity photos that I had taken of a mutual friend of ours, they approached me last winter for their wedding photography. This summer we had a beautiful engagement shoot along the Lake Ontario waterfront in Toronto, and their wedding took place a few weeks later at Tristan’s family’s stunning farm property in Elora, Ontario.

On their wedding day, Libby and her bridesmaids prepared themselves upstairs in the historic farmhouse, while Tristan and his groomsmen did the same in the living area downstairs. My secondary photographer David Todor took care of the groom and groomsmen’s preparation photos while I did the same with the girls. David and I then set up the first look just outside the back door of the farmhouse, where Tristan waited for his bride to greet him. Too cute! Afterwards, we proceeded with some bridal party photos before the ceremony (though in this post the bridal party photos are grouped together after the ceremony). The very special ceremony featured some of each Libby and Tristan’s family histories and the significance of the beautiful property that we were on. The alter was situated beneath a jaw-dropping centuries-old maple tree unlike any I’ve ever seen.

The reception took place under an enormous tent set up near the maple tree, which was beautifully lit with string lights as the evening progressed. The weather was perfection, and we were treated to an incredible sunset. It was during this sunset that I pulled Libby and Tristan away from the reception to take the sunset photo featured for this blog post. One of my favourites! After the delicious dinner, the crowd was eager to dance to the live band and it was an amazing night overall!

Jun

Grey Silo Wedding Photography | Rachael + Jan

Rachael & Jan's Wedding

Grey Silo Wedding Photography

Nearly two years ago, Rachael and Jan approached my booth at the Winter Wedding Trends show in Kitchener. We met shortly thereafter for coffee in Waterloo, where we shared stories and got to know each other a little bit. They chose to book me for their wedding which was quite some time away – I love when couples book me almost two years in advance! Rachael and Jan are a bubbly, friendly couple, and I have been looking forward to their wedding ever since!

This autumn, their long awaited big day finally took place at the beautiful Grey Silo Golf Course, amidst the gorgeous fall colours! I started the day with Jan and his groomsmen as they got ready and jokingly poked fun at each other – as boys often do. I then joined Rachael and her family and bridesmaids as they finished their preparation, and we proceeded to St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Waterloo. Their traditional ceremony featured a very talented singer. I was awestruck by her voice.

After the big kiss and then a few family photos at the church, we left for Grey Silo where we explored the area and took some beautiful bridal party photos along the walking path. While it did rain as we arrived at the golf course, the rain stopped right on time for our photo shoot and only continued once we were inside during the reception. YAY! Thank you weather gods!

“Ema was our wedding photographer in October and she was AMAZING! So easy to work with, very positive and creative – everyone at the wedding loved her. We received our photos back from her approx. 6 weeks after our wedding and they were stunning. Ema did a fabulous job at capturing all the special moments throughout the day. The photos truly told the story of our wedding day. I would recommend Ema to everyone looking for a photographer!” – Jan

Jun

Toronto Serbian Wedding Photography | Danijela + Bozidar

Danijela & Bozidar's Wedding

Toronto Wedding Photography

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

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Jun

Hamilton Serbian Wedding Photography | Ivana + Milenko

Ivana & Milenko's Wedding

Hamilton Serbian Wedding Photography

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

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Serbian Wedding Photographer Toronto Ontario

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Jun

Mississauga Wedding Photography | Aamina + Moe

Aamina & Moe's Wedding

Mississauga Wedding Photography

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.

“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

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Jun

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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Jun

Guelph Arboretum Engagement | Marissa + Dave

Marissa & Dave's Engagement

Guelph Arboretum Engagement

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!

Their wedding day at Ken Seiling Museum will no doubt be full of love and cherished memories!

Jun

Rockwood Engagement Photographer | Christy + Justin

Christy & Justin's Engagement

Rockwood Engagement Photography

I’m a very lucky photographer in that I’ve worked with so many amazing couples and clients – but once in a while I am an extra lucky photographer in that I meet a couple whom I feel like I have already known forever! This was exactly the case with Christy and Justin. Christy found my work through a mutual friend on Instagram (Yay! All my time curating my Instagram profile is actually working!), and reached out to me through this website.

We arranged to meet over coffee in Kitchener, where we ended up weathering a serious rain storm. But, we were all in good company with one another because asides from actually discussing their upcoming wedding in Algonquin Park, we spent most of the time laughing and telling stories. So much fun! This is exactly the kind of meeting I walk away from thinking, “Pick me! Pick me!” because I know how much fun we will all have on their wedding day.

We photographed Christy and Justin’s engagement photos at Rockwood Conservation Area. They had seen my photos of Dana and Eric’s wedding in this beautiful setting and loved them! So, that is where we met for their engagement session, where I got to spend more time with this fun and often silly couple!

I can’t wait to photograph their wedding day to take place in the gorgeous and iconic Algonquin Park at Camp Arowhon!

Jun

Guelph Engagement Photographer | Dana + Eric

Dana & Eric's Engagement

Guelph Engagement Photography

Dana and Eric are good friends of mine, and when they became engaged I was honoured and humbled when they came straight to me for their engagement and wedding photography! Particularly since Dana had worked as a wedding show organizer, who had access to hundreds other photographers to choose from! I was so excited to work with them.

We photographed their engagement session in the University of Guelph Arboretum, right at the peak of fall colour. Their wedding the next summer was absolutely beautiful!

Jun

Waterloo Engagement Photography | Melissa + Matt

Melissa & Matt's Engagement

Waterloo Engagement Photography

< Back to Engagements

Nearly two years ago, Melissa and Matt bumped into me at my booth at the Wedding Trends Show in Kitchener. As a vendor at a wedding show, you spend the weekend speaking to countless people – some of whom you do hear back from (yay!). But, it’s a rare occasion to hear back from someone nearly two years later! I was especially flattered that despite having met so long ago, they still had me in mind for their wedding photography. So lovely!

For their engagement photography, we hiked along the Millrace Trail amidst the beautiful fall colours and had a great time! It was a chilly day but the sun kept us warm. Can’t wait for their sunny September wedding at Nithridge Estate!

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