There’s balance in knowing when to insert your vision into a photo and when to be a fly on the wall. There’s balance in striving for a technically perfect image, but knowing when the genuine emotion could be missed when there’s only a split second to capture it. There’s a balance between capturing a moment as true to what you see as possible and capturing the feeling instead. 

There’s a time for it all, and as a professional wedding photographer, it’s my job to know which time is which. This is a skill that only comes with many years of experience and it’s what allows you to wake up the next day after the wedding is said and done and have heirloom photographs that capture the essence and memory of the day. 

I started photographing weddings at age 13, and photographed my first one solo at age 15. Since then, I have taken schooling in business and advertising all the while growing my photography business. Sonia V Photography was established officially in 2017, but my wedding experience began long before that. 

Growing up in a small town a couple hours away from Toronto, Ontario, I had the travel itch from a young age. I was lucky enough to start traveling on my own for my cousins' weddings across Canada at 16 and as soon as I graduated high school, I hopped on a plane to discover as much of the world as I could and hear the stories of people who had lived such different lives from mine. I've since traveled and photographed in many countries such as New Zealand, India and Spain, and I continue to offer my services worldwide, with a focus in Canada and Europe.

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