Little Charlotte…all the way from New Zealand to Rankin Inlet. Her and I spent the blizzard-y afternoon inside playing with princess dresses, dancing to Adele and bribing each other with marshmallows. She is my kinda girl. This is the result…
I’ve been to the Canadian North before, but not like this. I like to travel to the Arctic Tundra in the summer. This was different than the summer…it’s WINTER! And best of all, there was a very important baby who required “Kuniking”. What a place, what an experience! Rankin Inlet is not like the west (I’ve been to Whitehorse, Dawson, and Old Crow).
First of all there are no trees, none…we’re fairly certain dogs born in Rankin are unaware of the joys a stick can bring to their lives. Instead we “Chuck It”.
In the winter the wind is ferocious…but you can barely tell with a hood lined with the right fur.
In the winter babies snuggle in warm Amautiqs…a lined parka that slips over your head with a large pouch in the back for baby and a huge hood to protect against wind.
All year round babies are Kunik-ed instead of kissed…get really close to a baby you love, press your nose against their face and breath in deeply.
In the winter it looks like this at sunset…you look west to the rest of the world and this is what you see.
And all year round stop signs look like this.
Holly Cole in Midland was fantastic!
I attended a beautiful gala fundraiser hosted by Community Living Huronia last weekend. I was lucky enough to have exclusive photographic access to all the excitement. What a night! Completely sold out, red carpet, even a few “paparazzi”…what a show! The entire evening was a complete success. The energy was great. And the cause very meaningful.
Thank you for a such a beautiful experience and congratulations to CLH Midland. You hosted an impressive evening.
Here are a few more of my favourites from the night, head over to the gallery for a few more.
I cannot believe I have not yet blogged about Charlotte and Jon’s Port Carling wedding! We shot their wedding back in September (so much back posting still to do). We loved this wedding so much. Sooooo much. Truly, these two young lovers were two of my favourite people to see wed. We witnessed so much love and support between them and their families, it was moving. The kind of love these two must have felt on their wedding day is the kind every young couple should be held by.
We were lucky to have been chosen by them to shoot this weeding. Thank you, Jon and Char.
And P.S. they all danced down the aisle to a sweet Micheal Jackson tune. Check out their video on Facebook!
And P.P.S. Some of these photos require a little explanation…rockin’ out in church to M.J., Riding your bike in a suit with a broken foot, Munching on snacks, in the car, because you’re starving after getting married, Leading an ’80’s workout video with the rest of your table ’cause Jon and Char asked you too, and finally Being utterly embarassed by your big sister’s stories of your love for large soulful women!
Such a great wedding.
Ah, like a breath of fresh air. Both working with my dear friend Wendy and shooting in this beautiful home. A special thanks to Wendy’s great friend Tracey (I will be painting ALL of my house white next month…not joke). Wendy and I are in the process of building her website, print material, and general online fabulousness. This was one of many yoga shoots we have on the go. Here we focused on mom and baby yoga as well as partnered yoga. In fact she’ll be hosting a Valentine’s Day weekend yoga retreat on the edge of Algonquin Park.
I so look forward to working with Wendy. She continue to challenge and inspire me. Look forward to our next project; Yoga Ed.
Love to you dear Wendy. I look forward to many, many more.
Muskoka and Toronto; Specializing in Documentary Cottage Weddings, Elopements, and Boudoir 