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mel marries john paul – paris wedding photography

Lorne — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:23:44 +0000

Despite a warm day and a little bit of rain, we had a great day with Mel and J.P. John Paul is the third and final child in his family to be photographed by Monique and I. Our first trifecta! We are grateful for the family’s trust…

ryan and peter get married in toronto

Lorne — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:41:58 +0000

photography workshops in Hamilton

Lorne — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:45:42 +0000

hey folks… I have just signed a deal that opens up many new possibilities for me. I’m going to open a real studio space on James Street North in Hamilton. Yep. Right in the middle of the growing monthly Art Crawl here in Steeltown. The space will be above the former Ricca’s Furniture building between [...]

the vendor-client relationship

Lorne — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:21:27 +0000

yeah… I’m on a bit of theme here this week… I am fielding some inquiries for weddings that are in a word – disheartening. As an artist it’s always tough to hear people devalue your efforts or dismiss what you do as art. It’s even tougher to hear that yours is not really a skilled [...]

caveat emptor when booking wedding photography

Lorne — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:32:33 +0000

let me say this up front… I’m not posting this to create business for myself. I feel I should pass it on because it’s not the first time I’ve read of this happening, and likely not the last. I’ll start with a confession … I spend time reading through online bridal forums. There I’ve said [...]

our 2009 wedding photography season in review

Lorne — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:10:01 +0000

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will wonders never cease…

Lorne — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:41:10 +0000

I stumbled on this recently, and the results both surprise me and comfort me. A lot. The numbers above the image are the ones that comfort me, By this I mean they are numbers I expected to see and believe to be true. In my experience, people do believe they look better in person than [...]

giovanna & sandro’s wedding photography

Lorne — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:49:17 +0000

Our final wedding of this season and another great one. We put in a bunch of miles getting to and from the various venues, but the giant bus we rode on made it comfortable. This couple were both in a wedding we photographed way bcak in 2005. As seems to be the custom, that couple [...]

adriana & andrew’s wedding photography

Lorne — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:41:32 +0000

Our very first Halloween wedding. And no, the kilts were not costumes. Andrew’s Scottish heritage was represented here. It was a blustery day overall, but we were fortunate to get a few minutes of relative calm to make some outdoor images.

megan & brad’s wedding photography

Lorne — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:31:07 +0000

Our second winery wedding of 2009 and what a beautiful one it was. Blessed with a mild day and perfect cloud cover, it was another spectacular opportunity for us to make some great images of this good looking couple.

julie & kevin’s wedding photography

Lorne — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:30:12 +0000

Julie & Kevin’s Thanksgiving wedding day was, as has been our fortune of late, a sunny and glorious day. Julie helps our string of teacher weddings carry on.

diane & carlos’ wedding photography

Lorne — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:07:03 +0000

The drizzly day could not dampen the spirit for Diane & Carlos’ intimate wedding. In such a beautiful setting, it was very clear that family was key. This was one of those days where life’s priorities are placed into perspective and you are made to look at what is important. The evening before the wedding [...]

RIP dad…

Lorne — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:27:43 +0000

jenna & kris’ wedding photography

Lorne — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:48:17 +0000

Jenna is another second-timer. She was in Jessie & Gavin’s wedding party back in 2007. Fortunately for us, she overlooked my habit of telling bad jokes and hired us anyway. We had quite a day with her, Kris and the rest of the wacky gang that was their wedding party. Colorful? Yep, they were all [...]

jaclyn & ryan’s wedding photography

Lorne — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:36:12 +0000

Another deja vu experience for us… Jaclyn was in Julia’s wedding party last season and now the tables are turned. Add our second visit to the North Halton Golf & Country venue and a gorgeous sunny day and you get these images.

christine & eric’s wedding photography

Lorne — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:26:55 +0000

Another bride and groom who just smiled throughout the entire day and the images prove it. A great looking couple with a great wedding party, parents who beamed at every turn made for a fabulous experience for Monique and me.

laughter is contagious

Lorne — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:47:37 +0000

There are some great wedding videos on YouTube. Here is one of them.

elizabeth & david’s wedding photography

Lorne — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:09:29 +0000

Liz & Dave had a wonderful day despite the constant drizzle outside the McMaster University Faculty Club. The campus has many opportunities to keep the wedding party under cover and our of harms’ way. The photographer however has no choice but to get a bit wet.

tanya & calvin’s wedding photography

Lorne — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:17:25 +0000

So here’s the rubber match for the tanya/calvin/whitney/craig crowd. I could not help but notice how relaxed Craig was at this wedding. He seemed to relish being just out of the limelight as the spouse of a wedding party member not the groom. Just saying.

christine & eric – engagement photography session at Goldie’s Mill

Lorne — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:27:25 +0000

Christine & Eric live in Guelph, which happens to be perhaps my favorite location for engagement images can be found. Goldie’s Mill. A well preserved mill from Guelph’s milling heritage, I absolutely love the light in the main “room” Regardless of time of day, the natural light comes in and bounces off the stone walls. [...]

mel & j.p. – engagement photography session

Lorne — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:22:53 +0000

Mel & J.P.’s 2010 wedding will be our third for this family. J.P.’s sister Sarah and his brother Gerry are both previous clients of ours. We are looking forward to seeing both new and familiar faces on the wedding day. I may even find a new joke or two! This session was done at J.P.’s [...]

a personal post

Lorne — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:03:46 +0000

My father lives in a small town in Nova Scotia. A province with many small towns. He was born in a section of New Waterford called Scotchtown, on Cape Breton island. Today is his 79th birthday. I know he will die there also, as many from the area do, from cancer. In June, I drove [...]

cheryl & jim – engagement photography session

Lorne — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:16:49 +0000

looking forward to this party… all country music and a country theme. And all at our favorite venue, the Country Heritage Park in Milton. Very fitting don’t you think?

tanya & calvin – engagement photography session

Lorne — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:05:12 +0000

we went to Princess Point again for this session. Tanya & Calvin’s wedding is in mid August. Poor Tanya will be subject to two weddings worth of bad jokes from me this summer. She is a member of Whitney & Craig’s wedding party happening in late July.

whitney & craig’s wedding photography

Lorne — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:01:06 +0000

We had multiple cases of deja vu this summer. Whitney was in Tanya’s wedding party and vice-versa. Whitney “went first” and I’m pretty sure I saw Tanya’s FH Calvin taking notes all day. Whitney & Craig’s wonderful day was rain free despite all forecasts to the contrary. Our first summer wedding at the storied Glen [...]

megan & brad – engagement photography session

Lorne — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:48:20 +0000

I won’t possibly forget the date for Megan & Brad’s fall wedding… same date as my mom’s birthday. another session at Princess Point in Hamilton, near Cootes Paradise. If you’ve never been, give it a try. they each have such great eyes!

whitney & craig – engagement session – princess point

Lorne — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:43:00 +0000

not too many more sleeps until Whitney & Craig?s July wedding. We got together at Princess Point in Hamilton recently for their engagement images. thanks guys?

liz & dave – engagement photography session

Lorne — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:48:42 +0000

this wedding will be my first on the campus at McMaster University in Hamilton. And what a way to start, with Dave being a professor at Mac, we’ll be in the Faculty Club. this location is we will be photographing the couple and their friends and family. It is just down Cootes Paradise a bit [...]

sarah & zac’s wedding photography

Lorne — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:49:28 +0000

sarah & zac wanted a very simple celebration and got exactly as they wished. mind you, they used the most elaborate “kissing game” we’ve ever seen, where their guests had to act out a scene from the Princess bride movie before seeing the couple kiss and smooch. Fabulous!

anita & martin get married in a renovated movie theatre!

Lorne — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:55:53 +0000

when I was getting the driving directions to Anita and Martin’s wedding, Martin clued me in to the “church’s” uniqueness. It used to be a movie theatre. OK. and sure enough, it is/was an old movie theatre. neat.