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Taylor and Spencer’s Komoka Provincial Park E-Session I am so excited to be sharing another fall session at the lovely Komoka Provincial Park on the blog today! Komoka is hands down one of my favourite locations for fall sessions. It always has the most gorgeous fall scenery. I met up with Taylor and Spencer last...
Crystal and Darryl’s Fall Canoe Engagement Session at Fanshawe Conservation Area A canoe, a cute dog and pretty fall leaves! What more could you ask for from an engagement session. Crystal and Darryl’s engagement session last October was a dream come true and I am super excited to share about it today on the blog....
Victoria and Dylan’s Western University Engagement Session When you meet while attending Western University it only makes sense to go back for your engagement session! Victoria and Dylan live over seas but were home visiting family, I was so excited when she reached out to fit in their engagement session while they were home. I...
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Taylor and Spencer’s Komoka Provincial Park E-Session I am so excited to be sharing another fall session at the lovely Komoka Provincial Park on the blog today! Komoka is hands down one of my favourite locations for fall sessions. It always has the most gorgeous fall scenery. I met up with Taylor and Spencer last...
Crystal and Darryl’s Fall Canoe Engagement Session at Fanshawe Conservation Area A canoe, a cute dog and pretty fall leaves! What more could you ask for from an engagement session. Crystal and Darryl’s engagement session last October was a dream come true and I am super excited to share about it today on the blog....
Victoria and Dylan’s Western University Engagement Session When you meet while attending Western University it only makes sense to go back for your engagement session! Victoria and Dylan live over seas but were home visiting family, I was so excited when she reached out to fit in their engagement session while they were home. I...
Taylor and Spencer’s Komoka Provincial Park E-Session I am so excited to be sharing another fall session at the lovely Komoka Provincial Park on the blog today! Komoka is hands down one of my favourite locations for fall sessions. It always has the most gorgeous fall scenery. I met up with Taylor and Spencer last...
Crystal and Darryl’s Fall Canoe Engagement Session at Fanshawe Conservation Area A canoe, a cute dog and pretty fall leaves! What more could you ask for from an engagement session. Crystal and Darryl’s engagement session last October was a dream come true and I am super excited to share about it today on the blog....
Victoria and Dylan’s Western University Engagement Session When you meet while attending Western University it only makes sense to go back for your engagement session! Victoria and Dylan live over seas but were home visiting family, I was so excited when she reached out to fit in their engagement session while they were home. I...
Looking to book a mini session in 2025?!🤔
Here are the 5 mini session days to keep an eye out for!🙌🏻
🌸Spring Minis in May
🪻Lavender Field Minis in June
🏖Beach Minis in August
🌾Field Minis in September
🍂Fall Minis in October
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One year ago today, I was experiencing my first day in Japan with my BFF’s🇯🇵
I am feeling a little sad and sentimental today because it was honestly a trip of a lifetime and I think about it at least 5 times every day.
I know this isn’t even remotely photography related, but I though it would be fun to relive my trip and recap my top 5 favourite memories from our trip to Japan!⛩
It was hard narrowing down but here we go,
1. The Cup Noodles Museum ramen making experience in Yokohama
2. Gotokuji Temple aka The Lucky Cat Shrine
3. Staying at a Traditional Japanese Ryokan in Lake Kawaguchi
4. teamLab Planets, an interactive art experience in Tokyo
5. The deer in Nara
Honorable mentions...
Karaoke, all the amazing anime stores, the mini pig cafe in Harajuku and all the the shrines and tori gates we got to explore!
We are hoping to maybe get back to Japan in a few years because we loved it so much. In the meantime if you need me I will be looking at our thousands of photos and reminiscing.🍙
Is there a trip you went on that lives in your head rent free? Tell me all about it in the comments!👇🏻
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Are you considering a first look for your wedding day?👀
Let me tell you why you definitely SHOULD do one!
But first, what even is a first look? It is when the couple sees each other before the wedding ceremony and their are SO many benefits to why this is a positive for your special day.
And I have been a wedding photographer for 12 years, so I promise I know what I am talking about.
The biggest benefit to having a first look is that it is going to simplify your day and your timeline soooo much!
This is because you will be able to do all of your couples and wedding party portraits before your ceremony even happens.
So when your ceremony is over all you have to worry about are family photos and then you get to head to your cocktail hour and mingle with your guests!
Although, simplifying your timeline is the number one benefit of a first look there are so many others...
1. You get to have a private moment with just the two of you when you see each other for the first time on your wedding day.
2. A first look is also a great time to do your private vows to one another.
3. You get to actually attend your cocktail hour and spend more time with your guests.
4. The majority of your photos will already be done before the ceremony.
The benefits go on and on!
So tell me, if you are planning your wedding are you considering a first look? Or if you are already married, did you do one at your wedding? Sound off in the comments!👇🏻
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Wedding advice you didn’t ask for but need...from a wedding photographer of 12 years📷
Part 3!!
As a wedding photographer of 12 years AND a past bride, I can guarantee the advice I have will actually be useful to all you planning couples out there!
Wedding advice you didn’t ask for but need...part three!
1. Get a custom hanger for your dress or at least a wooden hanger.
2. Have your officiant announce for guests to take photos for a minute before your ceremony begins. This allows your guests to get a ceremony photo and then put their phones away.
3. Remind Groom and Groomsmen to empty their pockets.
4. Have all details in one spot so that when your photographer arrives they can photograph them quickly.
Be sure to hit that save for later button and come back next week for the last part of this mini series, part 4!🤗
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💙 Happy 12 Years Michelle A Photography 💙
12 years ago today in the comfort of my blue childhood bedroom complete with dolphin poster...I registered as a business!
That is kind of a crazy statement, I was only 21 years old, still living at home and was quite literally surrounded by my childhood dolphin collectibles and stuffed animals.🐬
Now 12 years later, I am a full time wedding and family photographer. I have been featured on blogs and in magazines. Won 2nd place for a photo of mine in a worldwide contest and photographed 100’s of couples wedding days!
If lil 21 year old me could see me now, she would probably be in disbelief.
So today, I celebrate 12 years of continuing to do this career that I love AND being so very grateful to everyone who has supported me through out this journey!🥰
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Southwestern Ontario Wedding Photographer
London . St Thomas . Stratford . Cambridge . Hamilton
