Last May (2011 – I’m a bit behind on blogging *blushes*), I had the pleasure of photographing an engagement session with Genevieve and James. We had a such a fun time, with the couple happily climbing amongst the plant life and up and down the stairs so I could get the perfect shots!

This quirky and beautiful couple married in August of 2011. I was lucky enough to be their photographer on that special day as well, so stay tuned for those pictures.

For now, check out some images from our first session together. You can see part one of this post, which included their three amazing dogs, here.

Have a wonderful day,

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

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Sarah and Ben did at our session tonight!

These two colourful figures watched on during the shoot at this really awesome graffiti wall.
Lots more soon.

Have a wonderful day,

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

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I have tons that I’ll be blogging in the next little while, but I couldn’t wait for this one.

Today was a great day: Katie and Mathieu got married! Here is one of my favourites that grabbed my eye tonight when I imported the photos to my computer.

Lots more on this wedding later, but for now, the classy duo that is Katie and Mathieu.

Have a wonderful day,

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

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On Friday I had a great time with Kirsten and Shadi shooting their engagement session in downtown Ottawa.

Here is one photo from the session.

Lots more soon!

Have a wonderful day,

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

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Jacquie called me in December inquiring about a session for her two beloved dogs, Buck and Earl. We talked on the phone and decided the best time would be in January, when there was lots of snow on the ground and it was a perfect winter wonderland.

Then something wonderful happened. Over the Christmas holidays, the love of Jacquie’s life, James, proposed!! So our dog shoot then turned into a dog + engagement shoot. I was super excited. As our shoot date approached, I looked at the weather forecast and it wasn’t looking good. It was a winter wonderland alright, but a frigid, cold, freeze your fingers off winter wonderland. Not good. We decided to postpone until the middle of February and boy am I glad we did – our new shoot day was just perfect. Still very wintery but with a comfortable high of -1 degree.

First we walked around and took some great shots of the furkids and then we took some engagement shots. We had such a wonderful time and ended up having so much fun that Jacquie was late leaving for an dress fitting and I was almost late for my next shoot – oops!

Sometimes you can really tell when two people are perfect for each other and I really saw this with Jacquie and James. They fit together and support each other in such a beautiful way. James’ laid back character lends perfectly to Jacquie’s go-getter personality and they end up balancing each other out much the same way that Thomas balances me (I would be the go-getter one in this analogy – he thinks I “go-get” a little too much!!). I am so happy for both Jacquie and James and I know that they are going to have such a wonderful life together.

Thank you both for inviting me to capture your love!!

Have a wonderful day,

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

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Becky and Mike had been together for four years and their parents were wondering what was taking them so long. Each family loved both of them and was patiently waiting for the day that they announced that they were going to get married. And they waited while they bought their first home. And they waited when they brought home the cutest Golden Retriever puppy in the world, Lily.

But Mike knew what he was doing all along. He was waiting until Becky had no idea what was coming. Their families all knew, he called them to tell them he was about to propose. Then, while sitting in their home with their loving dog by their side, Mike proposed.

Now I’ve written this all to sound like it was very romantic, which may not be exactly 100% true. The actual proposal went a little something like this: Mike threw something at Becky. She was a bit confused as to why he suddenly felt the urge to begin chucking things at her. She picked up what he had thrown and as it dawned on her what it was, he said very to the point, “So you wanna get married?”.

Now on the surface, it doesn’t look too romantic, but I assure you that Mike is definitely a closet romantic. The ring he had “given” to Becky was custom designed by him and made by the jeweller that Becky’s family has been using for years. Couple that with calling everyone to let them know they’d be stopping by to share their exciting news and folks, you have a romantic no matter how much they may protest this point!

The newly engaged couple then make the rounds at their families’ houses and by the time they reached Mike’s Parents’ house they had a cake waiting for them. Written on it was the simple word: “Finally!”.

I went to high school with Becky and am good friends with her younger sister. In all the years I have known her I have never seen her look so happy. She and Mike are such a perfect fit and you can definitely feel that when you are around them.

Their wedding is set for sometime in the spring of 2011 in some yet-determined tropical locale and I know that it will be a beautiful day, and a start to an already flourishing romance.

I like to call this one: Where is Lily?

Becky and Mike have three fur-kids, Lily, the Golden Retriever and Big and New, the cats.

Lily’s trick to graduate from Dog Obedience School was to balance cheese on her paws without touching it. We used this talent to get a great shot of Becky’s engagement ring on Lily’s paw! Good dog Lily! (she got to eat some actual cheese after the shot!!)

The location of the shoot was just stunning – check out the cliffs!

I really believe that Lily must have been a Mountain Goat in her previous life the way she scaled the cliff. She was a natural.

To Becky and Mike, thank you so much for asking me to come and document your love. Both Jane and I had such a great time with you!

Have a wonderful day,

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

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One of my favourite shots from our session this weekend. More to come!

Have a wonderful day,

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

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As you may already know, I got married in August and I would like to officially let you know that I will be changing my name.

From now on, I will be known as Liz Bradley

Photographs by NG Photography

Have a wonderful day,

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

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I have been absent in blogging for the past two weeks, but with good reason! On August 2nd, I got married! Two days after, we left on our honeymoon: an 8 day Caribbean cruise! Some snapshots from the cruise to come, but for now I will leave you with some AWESOME photos taken by our amazing photographer, Natasha Gregoire.

Have a wonderful day,

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

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