A Sweet Afternoon Wedding ~ Josee and Darrell’s Sneak Peek

This afternoon I had the pleasure of photographing Josée and Darrell’s wedding.

Surrounded by family and friends, these two spoke words straight from the heart and the love could definitely be felt in the room.

Congratulations you two!

And of course we cannot forget their two adorable pups, Gaston and Tom – complete with bow-ties for the celebration.

Have a wonderful day,

Liz – Contact Me, I would love to speak with you!

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Come Join me on Facebook!

I’ll be posting lots of awesome weddings, dogs and fabulous people in my Facebook page so please come on over and check it out!

The galleries will end up being on the Facebook page first, then on the blog later.

Have a wonderful day,

Liz – Contact Me, I would love to speak with you!

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Love amongst the flowers

Yesterday was the perfect day for Jia and Wada’s wedding. They had a traditional tea ceremony, and then we headed to the Ornamental Gardens at the Experimental farm for their portraits and boy am I glad we did!

Jia’s one request was: flowers and we did not lack colour I can tell you.
This is one of my favourite shots of the day and there are lots more to come!

Safe travels and have fun at your second reception in China you two!

Have a wonderful day,

Liz – Contact Me, I would love to speak with you!

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Rouge Ottawa – Congratulations to Sarah!

This weekend brings the Ultimate Bachelorette Party for brides! I will be live blogging from the event so stay tuned on Sunday for the videos! It should be a lot of fun!!

From their pretty rad website:

We are rolling out the red carpet for brides-to-be and your BFFs. Join us for an unforgettable bachelorette party at one of Ottawa’s hippest nightclubs. Featuring a fashion show, tasty treats, makeup artists, portraits, pole dancing, prizes, etc!

The show is presented by Splendid Events, Luxe Bridal Boutique, Cloud in the Sky Studio and Vanessa Dewson Photography.

Rouge is happening this Saturday March 26th at 7pm at the Masion Nightclub on Dalhousie. It is $10 per ticket with proceeds going to The Aids Committee of Ottawa. You can purchase tickets online here or…. the amazing people behind the show have given me two FREE tickets to give away!

Thanks for everyone’s interest in the contest – I’ve picked the winner!
Congratulations to Sarah!

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Wedding talk at Colourbomb!

Last night I attended the Colourbomb spring trunk show put on by Splendid Events and hosted by Hush Clothing Boutique. There were so many amazing and talented women in the house that I, with some encouragement and aid from the amazing Amna Hakim, chatted with them about their work and about weddings…on camera!

Amy from Splendid Events

First up was the woman behind the event, Amy from Splendid Events. Amy and I chatted about what she predicts the trends will be for this year for jewellery and colours.

Colourbomb with Amy from Splendid Events from elizabeth&jane photography on Vimeo.

Amy predicts that big, chunky jewellery will be in as well as the colour pink!

Sandy from Blush Beads

I got the chance to speak to Sandy from Blush Beads, who had her amazing jewellery featured at the Colourbomb event last night. She and I chatted about how she creates custom pieces for brides and how each piece is made by hand and is totally unique.

Colourbomb with Sandy from Blush Beads from elizabeth&jane photography on Vimeo.

Sandy creates all of her wedding jewellery by hand and with much input from the bride. She finds out about everything to do with that wedding, and creates a custom and one of a kind piece just for that bride.

Jenny from Geek Sweets

There were lots of delicious sweets and treats there last night (I may have indulged a bit myself!) and one of the sweetmakers is Jenny from Geek Sweets. She makes the most adorable, and delicious, mini cupcakes. She and I talked about how cupcakes are becoming a new trend and why they are quite different from a traditional wedding cake.

Colourbomb with Jenny from Geek Sweets from elizabeth&jane photography on Vimeo.

Jenny has cupcake flavours you could only dream about. She notes that having cupcakes in different flavours allows for all of your guests to find something they like.

Melody, local beauty expert, from Melody and Jezebel

Melody, a local beauty expert in Ottawa, is the amazing talent behind Melody and Jezebel. She does makeup for many events and photo shoots as well as TV and Special Events. She and I talked about why it is so important to hire a professional makeup artist for your wedding day.

Colourbomb with Melody, Beauty Expert from elizabeth&jane photography on Vimeo.

Melody urges brides not to forget about how important it is to hire a professional makeup artist for your wedding. A professional makeup artist will change the face of your portraits. Brides deserve to look and feel their best on their wedding day!

Alison, from Hush Clothing Boutique

Alison owns the very stylish Hush Clothes Boutique in Westboro on Wellingon Street. The store is all about fashion and carries gently worn, high end, designer, shoes, handbags, and accessories for women. She and I talked about how guests can figure out what to wear to weddings.

Colourbomb with Alison from Hush Clothes Bouqitue from elizabeth&jane photography on Vimeo.

Alison suggests that wedding guests take their clothing queues from the wedding invitation. If the invitation is casual, then you can wear a shorter dress with some cute shoes but if the invitation is quite formal, you should stick to something like a floor length gown.

If you are attending a wedding this year and aren’t sure what to wear, stop by Hush Clothes Boutique and they will help you find the perfect outfit.

Liz (me!) from elizabeth&jane photography, signing off

I hope that you enjoyed my short interviews with the amazing women who were at Colourbomb last night.
I also want to give another HUGE thank you to Amna Hakim who was my publicist, cinemetographer, director and camera operator last night. You rocked it out and I thank you so much!! I could not have done these without you!!!

Colourbomb wrap up from elizabeth&jane photography on Vimeo.

Behind the scenes: what this was recorded with

The evening was recorded on my brand new and super awesome Flip Mino HD. I was able to customize it through the online store and because I love dogs so much, I was able to incorporate my own two little fluffballs, Paddington and Corduroy.

The Flip Mino records in HD and is very small and lightweight. It’s perfect for carrying around in a purse and is very easy to use. Press the big red button to record the press it to stop. Simple!

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