SARAH + MIKE | {RCMP wedding}

Weddings are awesome. Weddings with an RCMP honour guard ... very cool! What a great way to kick start the 2011 wedding season.

Sara and Mike's winter wedding in Lewisporte was nothing short of magical. Red Serge, white gown, horse and carriage and falling snow...sounds pretty magical to me. Sarah was glowing in her lace covered gown...not to mention looking fabulous at seven months pregnant. The newlyweds will be expecting their second child in the next two months. A baby boy! As you will see in the photos below, their two-year-old daughter and big-sister-to-be, Makaila is adorable!

Congratulations to Sarah, Mike and Makaila. I wish you all the best. Enjoy everything 2011 is sure to bring!

Flower Girls: Makaila and Isabella.

I love the way Isabella is looking at Colby, the ring bearer. Pure innocence.

JENNIFER + ALASTAIR | {e} session

My last professional photo shoot in 2010 was an {e} session with Jennifer and Alastair. Therefore, I thought it was only fitting for them to star in my first post in 2011. Woot!!

I met up with Jennifer and Alastair on December 30th. It was a winter wonderland. A little chilly, but absolutely gorgeous. After numerous winter sessions last year, I know what's important when shooting outdoors . . three layers, two pairs of socks and a warm pair of gloves. We met at Church Road Park in Grand Falls-Windsor. While kids took turns sledging down the hills in the background, we walked around the park and took advantage of the beautiful winter scenes around us.

I shot the majority of this {e} session using a Canon 70-200mm 2.8 L lens. It was my first time using this lens for portraits. I LOVE the depth of field and overall brightness of the images produced by this lens. It's a little heavier than my usual 24-105mm "go to" lens, but one thing I can say for sure....I'll be slipping it in my bag for my wedding this weekend :)

Here is Jennifer and Alastair. I will be photographing their wedding in July!