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Two truths and a lie… ✨1 - Alicja cried 5 mi Two truths and a lie… 

✨1 - Alicja cried 5 minutes into this shoot because she could not handle being photographed⁠
✨2- Alicja & Cam illegally jumped a fence for the photos on slides 2 & 5
✨3 - They were fined $10K for jumping said fence⁠
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I remember getting married (almost) 3 years ago an I remember getting married (almost) 3 years ago and thinking: HOLY SHIT, this changes everything about how I shoot weddings. I understood how overwhelming, emotional, chaotic, and magical the day is. And how all you really want is to be there for it, while someone else quietly captures the day as it unfolds around you (so... so quickly - it's TRUE WHAT THEY SAY). ⁠
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Fast forward to now: I had a bebe, took a little maternity leave, aaand there it is, another identity shift around how I photograph families.⁠
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I’ve been photographing families for over a decade - I really thought I understood the assignment. But now that I’m the mom in the messy bun 24/7 covered in avocado, ohhh baby, it’s a whole new world. ⁠
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There are a million tiny moments with my daughter every day - hilarious, heart-melting, sometimes hard - and I’m in most of them. But I never get to see them. Not the cuddles on the playmat. Not our faces when she tries something new. Not the first time we heard her laugh. These memories live in my head, and they’re already slipping away faster than I’d like to admit 😭.⁠
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So now more than ever, I get why family photos matter. The beautiful, unfiltered chaos of it all. Not posed. Not perfect. Just honest, tender, yours. That’s the kind of work I want to make more of, for you AND for me.⁠
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I am so freaking excited to be back 💛⁠
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Bookings for summer and fall sessions are now open!! Don’t be a sucka - book your spot and sign up for my newsletter (for early access and behind-the-scenes life stuff) through the link in my bio!⁠
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I've been sitting on SO many freaking CUTE shoots I've been sitting on SO many freaking CUTE shoots from last year, and I'm so excited to finally start sharing some... starting with this cute ass family 😩. We had the loveliest picnic in the park, we were blessed with some sexy weather (manifesting sunshine at the moment), AND Ellie and I became BFFs4life. Can I ask for anything more?!⁠
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HIIIIII ❤️ I’m still alive ❤️ I miss you HIIIIII ❤️ I’m still alive ❤️ I miss you ❤️ I’m just covered in spit up ❤️ and poo explosions ❤️ but we are good over here and I MISS YOUUUU (again). 

Here are some sweetie portraits of two sweeties back in December ❤️ Love. 

🤩Vendor team 🤩
Venue @eglintonwestgallery 
Photographer @yasminalsamarrai 
Second shooter @jessicaokonski 
Videographer @crystalmedia.ca 
Hair stylist @hairmastertoronto 
Makeup artist @facesbytess 
Day-of-coordinator @thedigitalguest 
Florist/Decorator @pwprincessweddings 
Photo Booth @enchantedbooth
No better way to celebrate Lucy & Marc's 1st weddi No better way to celebrate Lucy & Marc's 1st wedding anniversary with a M'FING WEDDING MAGAZINE FEATURE!! Thanks to Queen Lucy for going out on a whim & submitting their wedding photos to @sunwingweddings! The photo contest winners get a magazine feature ANDDDDDD a 7-night vacay. Sooo... moral of this story is, ummmmmm, hire me for your destination weddings and you'll win things ok byeeeeeee!!! xoxox⁠
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Venue @oceanrivieraparadise⁠
Wedding Coordinator & Planner @oceanperfectday⁠
Event Design @detailsbydaniela ⁠
Dress @badgleymischka @avenue22bridal ⁠
HMU @stylingtrio⁠
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Faisal & Nisan giving PERFECTION frolicking throug Faisal & Nisan giving PERFECTION frolicking through the snow as if it wasn’t casually freezing ❄️🔥⁠. I love these two, their crew, their families, their vibe, all of it 😩 - thank you so much for having me 💗
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Vendor team ⚡️⁠
Photographer - @yasminalsamarrai⁠
Videographer - @foxesofthenorth⁠
Venue - @graydonhallmanor⁠
HMU - @windy.chiu⁠
Wedding Planner - @loveleecelebrations⁠
Florist - @thedulcedwelling⁠
Cake - @make_kwento⁠
Officiant - @allseasonsweddings⁠
Ceremony Musicians - @sidecarmusic 
Photobooth - @fameandflash⁠
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