These two are kind of my people. Love shooting with them, watching them laugh and squirm awkwardly in front of the camera (they also appreciate my dirty mouth). I’m certain this going to be a wild Muskoka wedding. Big party. Big fun. Lots of crazy. 
If you’re a beautiful yogini (Moksha Yoga in Thornhill) and a super-duper-enthusiastic canoe tripper (that’s the mild version) living life in Muskoka where would you have your engagement session? ‘A Chip truck‘ is the obvious answer. Kind of a no-brainer. After fries you head to the cottage and hop in the canoe – again, obvious. Not sure I need to say too much more about these beauties – filled with love and compassion for each other, shooting them was easy and felt natural. They are deep and dynamic and full of kindness. My entire family may have a couple-crush on them. Last night my little Charlie couldn’t take his eyes off her. Their destination wedding is coming up in just 2 weeks. More trees, more yoga, open water, all over 3 days of sweet celebrations!
UPDATE: check out their New York Destination Wedding, https://katehood.ca/2013/10/29/married-in-new-york-destination-wedding-photographers/
Muskoka’s Cottage Country is where family dreams are made of, where young couples raise their sweet summer families and where those kids eventually come to play and be married. This is the case with Sarah and Adam.
There is a long driveway at the end of a winding dirt road, on the far side of town. They have an old cottage, a new boathouse, and an antique cedar boat. There is a long history and shared property…and of course they will have their wedding here. In true Muskoka style their wedding day will be a mix of old family history, a rustic and romantic outdoor ceremony and a beautiful reception at the Muskoka Bay Club. This was a morning full of sweet and awkward giggles, some beer – but never enough, and a little bit of ‘making out in a field’. Loved photographing these two beauties.
We planned our ‘first date’ based on wanting to shoot this engagement session. Four hours to check out their venue, Taboo Resort in Muskoka, have a couple of drinks, maybe a snack and shoot a beautiful sunset engagement session…sounds reasonable, no? No…well, as it turns out ‘yes’.
Taboo is AMAZING and you could walk around for hours (also try and find parking for hours), a drink and a snack at the Griffin Pub in Bracebridge, along with some wedding chatter takes a long time, sooooo I need to start planning a full day for engagement session dates! Alas all ended well. Not that I wasn’t worried. It was 7pm, the sky was dark with wet clouds, I had planned our last frames for a sun-shiny 8/815pm. Essentially we had 45 minutes to make magic. If you checked out my previous post you’ll see that that e-session took 8 hours. Gahhhh!
These two totally pulled it together! I was astounded at their ability to be so sweetly, gently, and honestly in love in the face of wet grass, wet skies, and hungry mosquitoes. I can’t quite express the sense I relief I felt after my first set of frames. You two, Melissa and Reggie were a pure delight on Saturday. I look forward to your upcoming Taboo wedding, the songs, the dances, the wild morning of prep. Cheers to you both!
I arrived. With beer, all kinds of delicious, interesting beer. Their sweet little Bostons met me with vocal furror that can only be associated with wild love and excitement for life…and new visitors. Emma and Robert (Oggie) were skeptical. She giggled and sipped. It was nice. Then we found some light. It was a perfect little session. Oh! Then when all was said and done, the last drips were being sipped Emma and I realized we knew some of the same childhood friends. Good End.
Muskoka and Toronto; Specializing in Documentary Cottage Weddings, Elopements, and Boudoir 