Sara and Ben were married on another perfect day in the beautiful town of Canso, Nova Scotia. They were surrounded by an amazing cast of characters and I’m looking forward to sharing more from their wedding. In the meantime I’ll leave you with a tease …
Gorgeous!July 26, 2010 – 6:31 pm
Sometimes, my favorite shoots are all about creativity, where the couple has no set plans for their images and wants the shoot to be full of fresh ideas, creativity and imagination. This was one of those shoots. We began Sarah and Dustin’s engagement shoot sharing time with their beautiful bernese mountain dogs. After that, we headed out to capture the couple with no real destination in mind. I was looking for a place that was fun, different, and unique for their shoot, as I love it when a couple trusts their wedding photographer to use his creative eye. The chosen location was great, a setting that had a very “trash the dress” feel to it. They totally rocked the shoot, making my job easy. This is a wedding that I am looking forward to shooting at the beautiful Glen Arbour Golf Course, just outside of Halifax. Sarah and Dustin are a great couple, and I cant wait to capture their special day.
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A few weeks ago Jenn and I got up at 5 am and drove to the Inverary Resort, located along the waterfront of Baddeck in Cape Breton, to capture Robyn and Egist’s wedding. Perfect timing for a wedding as, what started as a rainy day, ended up as a gorgeous Cape Breton evening with an amazing sunset and full moon over the Bras d’Or lake. A lot of their day brought me back to my dad’s time as a Halifax police officer, especially when I heard the stories shared by Egist’s fellow officers at their reception. It was an amazing day with a tight-knit group that welcomed Jenn and I like family. But driving up and back to Cape Breton in one day with a wedding in between definitely makes for a long day, especially after having another wedding the night before. Thankfully I had Jenn (and several stops at Tim Horton’s) with me to help navigate through thick fog and the thrill seeking foxes that darted in front of us.
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Jeff et al – I live in Baddeck and see a lot of weddings. You’ve captured something here…unique, romantic, questions to ask, etc. All without necessarily highlighting the resort itself. Great job!July 21, 2010 – 9:09 pm
Alyssa and Chris travelled from Calgary for their wedding set on a perfect day at Chris’s home along the shores of the beautiful St. Margarets Bay in Nova Scotia. We had a blast, and I’m excited to share a few of the images from their special day, but this post isn’t specifically about their actual wedding day. A few months ago, Alyssa mentioned that she’d like to get a few creative photos taken within the city, and since we were unable to make into Halifax on their wedding day, we met up following day for a sort of trash the dress / rock the dress creative session. And besides, a wedding day shouldn’t be the only time a bride gets to wear her dress…right? Here are a few of my favourites from our session set in the beautiful city of Halifax … more to come.
And I have to give credit to Jenn … she’s worked with me enough to know how my brain works and came up with an idea that totally rocked. The result was this next shot (Jenn was the one who actually pushed the button). It’s another example of why I love having her on board …
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Wow Jeff, we LOVE them! Can’t wait to see the rest!July 19, 2010 – 4:31 pm
Jeff! Loving that top shot! Very, very Halifax!July 20, 2010 – 3:56 pm
Jeff I LOVE that first shot on the Citadel with Halifax in the background. Amazing!!!July 20, 2010 – 7:08 pm
Jim & Adele had a perfect maritime wedding with close family and friends on board the Tall Ship Silva – some were visiting Nova Scotia for the first time from Scotland. It was a beautiful sail around Halifax Harbour and into the Northwest Arm, which provided guests with another fabulous view of a sunset that set the Arm aglow with amazing sunlight. When the time was right, without any formal announcement, the two simply began dancing on the deck of the Silva as they were serenaded by their brother who played a beautiful acoustic with a traditional fiddle accompanying him. You can’t get more romantic or maritime than that – I’m pretty sure that their visitors from across the pond got a really true sense of how amazing Nova Scotia is!
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What a pretty wedding! Nice shots, Jeff…July 14, 2010 – 8:21 pm
Annica wanted to do something fun and creative with the dress she wore to her wedding in 2006. She researched Trash the Dress photography and fell in love with the idea of creating artistic, fashion-inspired images of a bride in her gown. She had also just lost an astounding 65 pounds and felt it was the perfect time to celebrate this major accomplishment. While reading about TTD sessions, Annica came across my site and after a few emails, traveled from Boston to Halifax for our trash the dress session. Of course we spent a lot of time planning and brainstorming before the shoot – beaches, swamps, barns had all been done, and we both wanted to do something a little different. We decided on a late night shoot around downtown Halifax – I loved the unique look the city offers after dark and thought it would perfectly compliment this style of photography. We didn’t want to ruin the dress, but definitely wanted a bit of edge to the shoot, so we threw in a little “boudoir” with a black corset for some of the shots. Annica brought a friend (and her favorite guitar), I brought my talented assistant, Jenn, and we all had an amazing evening together – until 3 am in fact! I always love how in the end, with hair and make-up combined with a very cool concept, even the shy or more reserved clients always seem to eventually let loose and “work it” in front of the camera. And doesn’t every woman deserve to rock a photo shoot after a little pampering every once in a while?
A big thanks to our amazing hair stylist Keagan Coolen, and the talented makeup artistry of Naphtali Carlton … both did an incredible job of bringing out Annica’s best features and adding a little bit of edginess to her look.
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absolutely AWESOME!!!!!!July 7, 2010 – 6:46 pm
Annica you look simply gorgeous! I loved being there with you and watching you do this. It was absolutely amazing, you rocked it! Jeff and Jen you did excellent work, I am so happy to have met such great ppl and You Jeff, are the best! I love your personality, the love you have for the work you do. I hope we get to do this again… SOON! You Rock Annica!!! Muah!July 7, 2010 – 9:46 pm
These are incredible! She looks amazing. You’re SO talented and I love her wedding dress being dragged down a street photo. Where was this?? Amazing Jeff.July 7, 2010 – 11:49 pm
Wow, great shoot! Nice work! Are you still in touch with Annica? I might be interested in purchasing the trashed wedding dress as is, no cleaning required.July 19, 2010 – 6:02 pm
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