{Jen and Pierre} Sneak Peek New York City Destination Wedding

Back from a wonderful destination wedding in New York City. It was barely a 1.5 hour flight from Ottawa or Montreal, which makes it an amazing destination location for an intimate destination wedding. Or in my case, an 8 hour drive (someone had to take the bride's dress and the groom's suit across the border) :)...ahh yes, going a little beyond to make things perfect..why not? 

Here is a sneak peek of Jennifer and Pierre, just moments after coming down the aisle as Mr and Mrs...
This is in one of the many amazing and unique rooms in the Gramercy Park hotel. Just off the rooftop terrace, this spectacular room has a ceiling covered in this stunning array of light bulbs...it was striking to say the least...more to come...there is so much to share.

Thinking of a New York City destination wedding? I say go for it. It was so exciting, romantic and what memories!

Thank you Jennifer and Pierre for letting me share this spectacular time with you and your family and friends.


Gown: McCafferey Haute Couture - Custom Gown
Planner: Allison Turner - Live Love Plan
Floral Design: Adore Floral
Venue: Gramercy Park hotel
Hair+Make-up: Showpony - Style on Site (Lori Dyck)



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{Married in New York City} Destination Wedding Photographer

This is just a quick post from the recent destination wedding in New York City. The Gramercy Park Hotel was an incredible venue for an intimate wedding reception on the rooftop with the new york skyline in Manhattan sparking away in the distance...I can't wait to share more of this beautiful wedding with you....here's a glimpse.


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Lobby of the Gramercy Park Hotel, New York City

{New York City Gramercy Park Hotel - Manhatten} Destination Wedding Photographer

The front lobby of the Gramercy Park Hotel. New York City

Today is the final day before I leave to capture an amazing dream come true wedding on the rooftop of the famous Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City. This wedding has been almost a year in the making and with the assistance of wedding and event planner Allison Turner of Live Love Plan, both the ceremony and reception in New York and the reception at the National Art Gallery of Canada later on Sunday, have been flawlessly orchestrated.


I met Jennifer and Pierre late last year when they were still deciding on the exciting destination for their intimate wedding, so it was a bit of an adventure at first. I couldn't have been more excited for them to learn that their chosen destination was New York City - one of the world centres of art, culture fashion and everything chic. Given Jennifer and Pierre's impeccable taste, it was no surprise that they would choose the Gramercy Park Hotel.  The Haute Bohemian heritage (of this hotel) represents a sensuous vision of artful diversity with an original combination of styles, with great pieces of furniture and artwork with an extraordinary use of color. It is a visual feast for the eyes. I just cannot wait to see how the vision of their day unfolds as the romantic ceremony takes place on the rooftop with romantic photos in and around New York City. 


It is an honor to be capturing this wedding in a city that I personally love so much. I can't wait to share the images with you!  


....And when it couldn't be more amazing, while I am in New York City, I am planning to see the incredible Alexander McQueen retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art  called Savage Beauty. Having started my art career early on in fashion design, and having followed Alexander McQueen over the past decade or more, this is a mind blowing opportunity and what better place to be inspired while in New York city but at the MET.  

Alexander McQueen retrospective - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

I will look forward to tweeting the experience  so I hope you will follow along...


I'm sure I will have lots o wonderful imagery to share with you when I return...wish me safe travels...and I'll be back in a few days! 

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{Ottawa Wedding Photographer Featured on Luxe Destination Weddings} Caribbean

This was a fun week. It is so amazing when you can see your work featured on blogs and this week I am so pleased to share with you that the recent Caribbean destination wedding that I shot back in February has been featured by Toronto and New York-based Luxe Destination Weddings on their blog.

 LUXE Destination Weddings works also in partnership with high-end, Manhattan-based invitation company  CECI NEW YORK . Known for their talent and expertise in planning unique and exotic destination weddings, LUXE as made a bold move and opened the Ceci Invitation Lounge in their new office space in Toronto’s Liberty Village.

When planning a destination wedding there are only a few suppliers that you might use from your home base: planner, gown, suit, accessories, photographer, videographer and, of course, invitations.

Luxe Destination weddings is a premier destination wedding planning company- Visit their blog
to learn more about planning a destination wedding or to just see some fun, modern, elegant and romantic weddings!

p.s. If you are also interested, view their Trash the Dress session. Done early in the morning as there are only sunrises in Punta Cana...not real sunsets on the water...so I don't recommend this for the day after the wedding :)

Special thanks to Tara Soloway for posting this! Merci!

ENJOY!

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{Caribbean Destination Wedding - Dreams Palm Beach Resort} Ottawa Wedding Photgraphers

Warning..this is a long one :)

I met with Julie back in the summer as she was just beginning to plan her luxury destination wedding in the Caribbean with Luxe Destination weddings in Toronto. We talked for hours...I think it was the most epic consultation ever...5 hours!
Her wedding was planned at Dreams - Palm Beach - a luxury resort in Punta Cana Dominican Republic.

She planned a poolside reception in the evening with fire dancers, a Dominican band and a private DJ to end the evening. It was a dream wedding shared with her closest friends and family. In total there were 30 of us traveling in her party and I can't say enough about the amazing friends that Julie and Pascal share. Julie and many of her friends met in med school and were now practicing in their respective fields. They traveled from Toronto, New York, Montreal and Quebec City to come together for their wedding.

Pascal was still away on a tour in Afghanistan and so it was only just before the wedding that we had a chance to meet face to face. The next time we would meet would be for their civil ceremony in their home, where I was able to see first hand just how deeply these two loved each other. He  was less enthusiastic about being photographed, after they had a preview of their images from the slideshow I prepared for everyone, he said to me " I am SO glad we brought you!" with a great big hug. Made me feel amazing that they were so happy with their preliminary images :).

By the end of the week we also did a trash the dress session VERY early Friday morning...because Punta Cana does not have sunsets on the water...only sunrises. It was worth it...especially when the clouds finally cleared.

It is always special to document a destination wedding. You can't help but get more attached to the couple and in getting to know friends and family, the wedding becomes so much more personal. Did I cry again? Yes. It was beautiful.

My favorite moment of the day was when we walked off the resort up the beach to have some quiet moments for photos with champagne in hand. It was the first time all week that I saw the two exhale and savor the moment they were in. With the warm breeze and the sun fading behind them...it was truly sweet.

Here are some of my favorites:




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{Ottawa Wedding and Boudoir Photographer} My first video blog -oh my!

I am so pleased to be able to work with clients on destination weddings in Canada, the US and the Caribbean and on boutique boudoir sessions in Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto. And the clients that I am able to meet are wonderful given that many times I meet them for the first time on their wedding day or when they arrive for their boudoir sessions. So, upon the encouragement of a good friend I have put together my first video blog. It is my hope that the video blogs will help my clients gain a familiarity with me even before we meet. If I can get past my nervousness and start to be less "quirky" on camera, I am sure that this will be a great ice breaker :)

It's not easy to talk about yourself, so in this video, I take the oppourtunity to thank my 2011 clients and some of the excellent people I have had the oppourtunity to work with recently.  In addition, I hope to share with you with a little something that inspires me in my work.

If there is something you really would like to know more about, please let me know and I'll add it into my next video blog.

I will apologise for the number of times that I say amazing and awesome...and thanks for bearing with the first go at this...thank actually took about 15 takes! :)

Some of the vendors mentioned in this video post include:

Luxe Destination Weddings 
Exceptional Ceremonies - Lynn and Kieth Langille - Bilingual wedding officiants
Lynn Lee of Weddings Unveiled- Ottawa Wedding Planner
Sophie Bifield Cake Company
Black Book Lifestyle - Winterlude Fare and Flare event with live fashion installations by Justina McCaffery, Tailliffer and James Jefferson.
E Fashionista

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{Destination Wedding in the Czech Republic} Ottawa Wedding Photographers

This is a follow-up post to the earlier preview of some this beautiful and elegant wedding in the Czech Republic. Here is a more comprehensive look at Katie adn Jiri's ovely wedding...

I had the wonderful oppourtunity to shoot a destination wedding in Mariansze Lazne just outside of Prague, Czech Republic with an amazing couple Jiri and Katie. Having traveled all over the world, Katie and Jiri were thrilled to organize their wedding back in the Czech Republic where he was born. They have been together for 9 years since high school and their love for each other is amazing. They were married at Becov Castle and followed with a reception at the gorgeous Esplanade Hotel. Due to my own wanderlust and love of adventure, I was thrilled to accompany them on their day and to capture this truly magical wedding surrounded by their closest family and friends. While just about everything at this wedding was five-stars... this couple was nothing but down to earth and the bride even did the "worm" on the dance floor to open up the dancing for the evening...it was so much fun...I truly hope you enjoy these images as much as I did in capturing them. I wish them an amazing honeymoon as they start their adventure together traveling to other amazing destinations nearby in Italy, France, Austria and Germany.

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{Destination Wedding in the Czech Republic} Ottawa Wedding Photographers

I had the wonderful oppourtunity to shoot a destination wedding in Mariansze Lazne just outside of Prague, Czech Republic with an amazing couple Jiri and Katie. Having traveled all over the world, Katie and Jiri were thrilled to organize their wedding back in the Czech Republic where he was born. They have been together for 9 years since high school and their love for each other is amazing. They were married at Becov Castle and followed with a reception at the gorgeous Esplanade Hotel. Due to my own wanderlust and love of adventure, I was thrilled to accompany them on their day and to capture this truly magical wedding surrounded by their closest family and friends. While just about everything at this wedding was five-stars... this couple was nothing but down to earth and the bride even did the "worm" on the dance floor to open up the dancing for the evening...it was so much fun...I truly hope you enjoy these images as much as I did in capturing them. I wish them an amazing honeymoon as they start their adventure together traveling to other amazing destinations nearby in Italy, France, Austria and Germany. I can't apologise for the length of this post. There were so many more I could have added...

At the end of the night...a kiss from the bride and groom for me...a job well done!
 
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