Jessica and Hez met at University, in the orchestra to be exact.  He played the violin, she played the clarinet.  He proposed to her in the elevator at school where they shared their first kiss.  And the rest as they say, is history.   She said YES, and now they are planning their wedding.  We headed out to Toronto’s Distillery District for some engagement photos.

Meet Hez:

Meet Jessica:  (absolutely LOVE this picture of Jessica!)

Meet Jessica & Hez:

We had a little run in with the “weed” sheriff!  I was a little intimidated afterwards, but Hez made me feel better by letting me know we were on public property taking photographs.  A lady approached me and asked if I would stop taking pictures in front of this abandoned warehouse as they were trying to start a flower bed in front.  She completely caught me off guard, as I wasn’t sure what she was saying exactly.   She told me that all of “us” wedding photographers are ruining her flowers.  I did mention to her that at that exact moment you couldn’t tell they were flowers that they looked like weeds so it is very hard to tell someone is planting something.  She got VERY offended by that (I didn’t mean it in a bad way, I just meant sincerely that someone like myself would never know someone was trying to plant a garden there).  She walked off in a huff and almost threw me off my game! Thank goodness Hez and Jessica are easy to photograph!

Jessica & Hez, thank you so much for allowing me to photograph you and the love you share, and Hez, thank you for alleviating my fears from the “weed” sheriff! 🙂

When Nancy and John emailed and asked if they could bring their dog to their engagement photo shoot, my answer was a resounding YES! How sad was I when I showed up at the shoot and there was no dog 🙁 but don’t get me wrong, I was still happy to meet Nancy and John and capture them together as a couple before their wedding day.  But I love dogs, and from reading their questionnaire that I sent out to them, many of their answers included spending time with their dog.  Soooooo, well, I guess to every story there is a happy ending, but I’ll make you wait for it, trust me, it will be worth it!

Meet Nancy:

Meet John:

Meet the super hot couple of Nancy & John:

Well, after our stroll, Nancy & John pointed out their building to me, I asked them if their dog was there, they said yes and as the saying goes, “the rest is history”…

Meet the star of the show…COLA!! Seriously, can she be any cuter!!!!!????  If this picture doesn’t make you smile, then you’re truly frozen solid!

OH MY GOODNESS!  I can’t help but smile every time I see this picture! Soooo glad Cola graced us with her presence.  She stands, she walks on two legs, she howls.  She’s a hoot!

She even eats diamond if you let her! She really wanted to bite off Nancy’s engagement ring.  How fitting for an engagement shoot!

Nancy, John & Cola, Thank you so much for inviting me into your world for a few hours, and for introducing me to the cuteness that is Cola!

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