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Patricia+Frank : Engaged! | Toronto Engagement Photography

Ange — Wed, 09 May 2012 04:08:55 +0000

I’ve known Patricia literally as long as I can remember. Childhood memories include hanging out her parents place while the elders released the stresses of the week through their weekly Mah-Jongg ritual, Chinese community Christmas pageants, legendary potlucks, summer school music theory and mischief of all sorts (usually perpetrated by the little brothers). Our parents chronically vacation together. Her family has been the best kinds of friends to ours – always supportive, always present, and always giving.

These are the kinds of friends that whenever you re-connect, though there may be some time between visits, things seem to pick up where they left off. Until last August, when I received this email in my inbox: “So, I am not sure if you heard maybe from your mum. But it looks like someone would like me to be his partner in life! yep, i’m engaged!!” . Now, we are genuinely happy for all our clients when wee hear they’re engaged, and planning a wedding – but when you hear an old friend has found her “one”, there’s something a little more special to it – like happiness got all tangled up with a dose of nostalgia.

We only met Frank for the first time at our shoot in downtown Toronto. To a casual outsider it may be assumed that they’d be buttoned-down folks due to the serious nature of what they do in their professional careers in Toronto’s financial district. Clearly though, there’s an effortless and playful silliness that simply just works. It is going to be a true joy to photograph their wedding this coming August, but until then here are a few of our favourites from our session a couple weeks ago:

Édith+Simon | Montreal Engagement Photography

Ange — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:55:04 +0000

We’ve photographed couples in some unusual, un-pretty spaces for engagement sessions – under a major highway intersection, by the side of a greasy spoon in the middle of urban sprawl, in a hospital parking lot. The more of a challenge it may present, the more we get kind of psyched to make something out of it. So when Edith and Simon told us they wished to do their session in a depanneur (that’s a 7-11 or a convenience store for all you non-Quebecois), Tim and I looked at each other and mouthed “Yes!”

It turned out that this particular depanneur was where Edith and Simon met – and worked together for years, in their tight-knit community in St-Hubert. During the session, a number of customers who stopped in either waved hello to this sweet and friendly couple, offered congratulations or called out “See you at the wedding!” Of course we had our share of fun photographing in the depanneur as we pretty much had the run of the place. We’re looking forward to their wedding this month!

Christine+Jean-Paul: Engaged! | Montreal Engagement Photography

Ange — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:59:16 +0000

OK, I’ll admit it. I think I have a serious case of decor envy and the first time we walked into Christine and Jean-Paul’s gorgeous Old Montreal condo, I coveted pretty much everything I saw. Aside from similar tastes in home furnishings, we clicked with this lovely couple from the moment we met them months ago; and we had a fun time photographing them in and around their home. They are gentle, genuine souls – unmistakably made for each other. Here are a few moments from our afternoon together:

Soumya+Ajay: Engaged! | Toronto Engagement Photography

Ange — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:53:45 +0000

We made our way down the 401 a couple of weeks back to photograph Soumya and Ajay on their home turf in Mississauga. I love the challenge shooting in places we’re not familiar with – in this case we started the session out at a local cafe, a bowling alley that was full of kids and families afternoon, and finally finished on the lakefront in the midst of some pretty heavy fog. But aside from all the varied locations, what made the shoot ultimately interesting for us was Ajay and Soumya themselves – up for anything, quick with their smiles and fun. We can’t wait to shoot their wedding later this month!

Tina+Franco: Engaged! | Montreal Engagement Photography

Ange — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:59:12 +0000

Seems like it was a long time ago when our fair streets were clear of snow and ice, but we want to share some of our favourite images from Tina and Franco’s engagement shoot from a couple of months back. This warm, charming and picture-perfect couple are easy on the eyes and a dream to photograph with their easy smiles and affection to spare. We got to know them a little better as we wandered the near-abandoned streets of Old Montreal and we’re looking forward to photographing their big day!