I <3 Sara Bareilles

I couldn't embed her video into this post, but it's seriously fan-frickin-tabulous (yes, I totally went there!!) and you should really watch it. It's her song "Gravity" and its concept is so simple and beautiful. It shows that you don't always need the most elaborate props or equipment to get the affect you want. The video's already given me so much inspiration for future shoots and I can't wait to see what I can do with the concept I have in mind ;)

Please check her out because her music is absolutely divine :)

Stacyan & Gordon Wedding (07.04.09)

***warning: huge photo post ahead!****

I had the honour of documenting the union of Stacyan & Gordon this past Saturday! I was referred to them by Ohad, whose lovely wedding I photographed last year to my friend Cheryl :) Thanks guys for introducing me to your awesome friends!

Stacy & Gordon met 5 years ago and even though a part of their relationship was spent long distance, it never dampened their love for one another. They married at Pickering Museum Village, which was such a beautiful and quiet location. I was really worried that it might rain that day, but instead we got a day full of sunshine. A lot of sunshine actually - hot, beaming, sweat inducing sunshine!! Hahaha! It was all good though - people came prepared with umbrellas :P

The ceremony began with the cutest ring bearer & flower girl:

Stacy said she wasn't one to cry, but she couldn't hold back tears as her Dad walked her down the aisle:

Pastor Gary and his lovely wife officiating the ceremony:

The blessing of the rings:

And Jumping the Broom (one of my favourite shots of the day!!):

It's not official until it's sealed with a kiss (they got to do that twice ;P):

We were running a bit behind in schedule for the portraits, but Stacy & Gordon were great sports and let me do my thing ;) Even though Gord said he felt nervous in front of the camera, I think he's a natural and got some great shots! There were so many images to choose from, I just couldn't narrow them down:

Another one of my favourite shots of the day:

Ooh, and another:

Some beautiful details taken at the reception at Dynasty Cuisine:

Okay, are these two not the cutest?!? Yah, I thought so too ;)

I wasn't booked to shoot the entire reception, but things were running a bit late and they asked me to stick around for their First Dance. I'm so glad I did:

Thanks Stacy & Gord for being sooooo awesome to work with!! I really loved capturing each moment for you guys. I can't wait to add photos and bring great memories to your future little house :)

Sweet Dreams MJ

I wasn't thinking of making a post dedicated to Michael Jackson, but while I was editing away, I had his memorial playing in the background and I couldn't help but think of all the MJ songs I used to listen to when I was younger.

My brother and I would listen to his music everyday - my brother being obsessed with Michael Jackson, and we're talking the insane video taping of all his music videos/concerts/interviews on VHS (oooooh yah, remember those people? VHS rocks! well, not so much nowadays...) and playing his cassette tapes over and over again (recorded from his vinyls...oh man, those were the days!) The King of Pop would even serenade us to sleep with songs like "Man in the Mirror", "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Smooth Criminal" :) Ooh, ooh, we even had the Michael Jackson Moonwalker video game!!!! Yes, we were nerds!! (And that was a hard game to beat too.)

Even though he went through some really dark times in his later years (I think we all know what period that was), he has somehow impacted everyone in one form or another with his music & dance. I tried searching for my favourite song of his to share from YouTube and I realized that there's too many songs to choose from. I finally decided on "Pretty Young Thing" because it's still being played on the radio and every time it comes on, I still find myself dancing to this song.

***ignore the actual video - apparently there wasn't any official video made for this song***

Michael Jackson, you will be missed.

Stacy & Gordon Wedding Teaser

I <3 Chinglish

Seriously, I'm not sure who comes up with these translations, but there's something to be said about Chinglish at its finest :P Found this little gem while shopping for food today that made me laugh out loud in the aisle. I think people thought I was a bit crazy. Hahahahahaha.....

Gunpowder green tea anyone?

Rain, Rain Go Away

I went location scouting yesterday for a wedding I'm shooting tomorrow. Let's hope (for both the couple and the photographer!) that I won't get this type of weather. Boooooo....

Otherwise, I'm TOTALLY excited to shoot Gordon & Stacy's wedding tomorrow!!!! Forecast shows that it'll be a gorgeous, cool summer (?) day! Stay tuned for their wedding post :)

A Day Off

Ran lots of errands today (what?? getting productive on my day off? there's no rest for the weary!), got some massive mosquito bites to show for it and had some time for Dim Sum with the Mom :D A good day indeed.