These two all-stars were such champs all through the covid-19 pandemic when they were in the midst of planning their wedding. The whole day was full of funny and emotional moments, see for yourself!

Kaishia and Jonathan didn’t let covid’s striking take down their plan to get married to each other. While they did have to change their plans by moving the venue from a sprawling vineyard to their uncle’s backyard and significantly decrease their guest list to something more intimate, they had one goal — to get married. […]

Paige and Spencer tied the knot in the beautiful outdoor, backyard style venue, The Clearing, in Shedden, Ontario. The tears began early on in the day with Paige’s first look with her father and definitely didn’t end there.  It had rained earlier in the day and cleared up just in time for the ceremony, but […]

The first fundamental variant to photography is figuring out lighting. Start noticing when during the day you have the brightest light in your house and take note of where the biggest windows are. These spots are where you’ll want to set up your family time so you have nice lighting…

For only having 4 months of engagement to plan this wedding, I would say it was a hit. Leesha’s sister and maid of honour was cuddling with the dog in the morning and tearing up the dance floor in the evening. Her brother and his wife wrote a song about Paul (the groom) making fun of their short engagement and Paul’s great head of hair. All in good fun of course. They were a classy but party-hard kind of bunch, and I can now say I’m a fan of the black bridesmaid dress trend.

I know what you’re thinking—there’s gotta be a catch here. A professional wedding photographer endorsing NOT hiring a professional photographer for your wedding?! What’s the deal?

Probably all of my couples in the past couple years know about Chedoke falls in Hamilton, ON now because I can’t shut up about this place. It’s magical, it’s got two waterfalls, not just one, and the hike down is a little risky, which is exactly how I like my adventure sessions.

Inspiration for your upcoming engagement shoot. So you’ve found the perfect photographer (or maybe you haven’t yet) and you’ve started dreaming up what your engagement session is going to look like. As an enneagram type 7, I’m a big dreamer and ideas generator, so I’m thinking up new shoot ideas faster than I can use them. So, all you newly engaged couples, these are for you!

Advice from those who have been through the whole wedding planning thing and have come out the other side alive and married. When I emailed my brides from this past year asking for advice they would offer to newly-engaged couples, they jumped at the opportunity to help the next couples coming down the aisle. Here’s what they said:

This year has been a packed one. It’s Sonia V Photo’s year #3 of officially booking and shooting weddings and families. This year I: