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Over the summer, I had the honor of photographing Kristen and Matt’s real wedding at Gracewood Estates. I met Kristen in 2017 at my very first wedding.

Dreamy Real Wedding at Gracewood Estates Kurtz Orchards in Niagara-on-the-Lake

Real Wedding at Gracewood Estates Kurtz Orchards Niagara on the Lake - photos by Sonia V Photography

In honour of their wedding coming up in just a few weeks, here is K and M’s engagement photos. They couldn’t decide between having their engagement photos at Guelph University, where they first met, or at the beautiful Guelph Lake Conservation Area, where the Harris Mill Ruins are found. I love to have my cake […]

Engagement Photos at Guelph University Where They Met

This nostalgia loving couple wanted their engagement photos to be captured in a place that’s very meaningful to them, so we shot an in-home engagement session.

In-Home Engagement Session In Their 70’s Home

Couple in front of their old home in rural Ontario, in-home engagement photos by Sonia V Photography

In the wedding niche, editorial photography is a stylized, posed approach to photographs that are directed and created by the photographer or creative director. They don’t leave much of the photograph to chance and take control of every element such as colours, posing, and background to create something specific. The reason behind the name “editorial” is this style of photography is traditionally accompanied by an article or publication in a magazine or online. Of course, that is an incredibly broad definition by itself, so when you see that description used in the wedding industry, you can safely assume it means the photos will have a magazine-worthy look and feel.

What Does Editorial Photography Mean?

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Documentary style photography is finding photographs instead of creating them. The photographer with this style will be watching events unfold in front of them to understand the narrative and then capture it in a way that documents that as accurately as possibly.

What is Documentary Style Wedding Photography?

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This wedding quickly became one of my favourite weddings to date because of the beautiful emotions that I was able to witness and capture and the beauty of the scenery and, not to mention, the bride’s style. These two had to postpone their wedding celebrations due to covid, but decided to have a small ceremony […]

Emotional Modern Wedding at Cranberry Creek Gardens

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Jenny & Bob’s wedding was not short on elements that were unique to them. To start, Jenny had her two pups walk her down the aisle to her groom to be, they had a DIY floral bar where anyone could make their own bouquet — and let me tell you, the ladies LOVED this.

A Relaxed Wedding at The Knox in Merrickville with a DIY Floral Bar and Show-Stopping Balloon Display

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Modern style intimate elopement at the clifftop looking out on the Barron Canyon view in Algonquin Provincial Park, ON. This wedding was full of unique ideas suited to these high school sweethearts.

Clifftop Elopement at Barron Canyon, Algonquin Park

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These two lovebirds had gotten married just a month earlier when I asked them to model for me right after moving to Ottawa. I had lived in Ottawa once before for about a year, but people didn’t know me as a photographer “from Ottawa,” they knew me as a photographer… from somewhere in SW Ontario. So I figured I should find myself some beautiful models eager to show their love in front of the camera and take them for a stroll through some of my favourite spots in downtown.

Ombre Bouquet Stole the Show of This Downtown Ottawa Elopement

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These two were unsure if they should schedule their engagement session in the final days of winter and risk there being no snow on the ground and things looking drab or wait until spring when they could be sure there would be leaves on the trees and fresh surroundings. As you can see, they decided […]

Winter wonderland engagement at McKenzie King Estates, Gatineau Park

Gatineau Park winter wonderland engagement session in the snow at McKenzie King Estate Ruins, Gatineau Park, Ottawa

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