Golden hour doesn’t get much better than this! These two long-distance lovers responded to a model call in the summer and I made it my mission to find them an incredible location - these back roads in St. Mary’s made for the perfect backdrop. Wildwood Conservation Area is one of my favourite locations in the area, and it sure did not disappoint! We toughed out the mosquitos and rogue branches in the summer sun, but these photos speak for themselves!

Documenting growing families is one of the best parts of this job! I had the pleasure of her older brother being my first ever newborn client, but this little lady stole the show today. In-home newborn sessions are some of my favourites; they’re comfortable for everyone involved and go at a much slower pace. No rushing out the door with all your baby gear, no packing up siblings and you have everything you need handy for feeding breaks or outfit changes! Plus, what’s better than documenting the start of a new journey in the place where it’s happening - cozying up on the couch or laying in bed with your newborn instead of stiff posing and trying to keep them asleep.

While every generation like to brag about how much they went through, the class of 2021 might just have us all beat. Forget walking uphill both ways in the snow, the constant back and forth of online school, rules changing and life during a pandemic is a lot to handle on top of being a teenager just trying to graduate. Completing your schooling is an accomplishment in itself, but these kids did it with every possible obstacle in their way - congratulations doesn’t even begin to cover it! Celebrating their hometown felt only natural as they all head off to different cities for post secondary, the Stratford Festival and Avon River made the perfect golden hour backdrop to wrap up their year.

Who would have thought a chilly November day would have brought such a witchy vibe? A & J were fully committed to this session, bare feet on the frozen ground and all. Being from Stratford, I wasn’t familiar with any potential photo locations in Aylmer, but by chance I discovered the Archie Coulter Conservation Area - quiet and covered, exactly what I was looking for. With some parking lot outfit changes and sheer willpower, we made it through this session without getting frostbite and it was worth every second!

While these seem like a lifetime ago, I thought they deserved a permanent spot on the blog. Our first Christmas Mini day, and our first pandemic Christmas no less. This chilly day was filled with laughter, shivering and so much sanitizing but it turned out better than I ever could have imagined! Thank you to Happy Rock Christmas Tree Farm for hosting myself and my lovely clients - if you’re in the London or Belmont area it’s a wonderful short drive to pick out a tree this holiday season.