behind the scenes

Wedding Vendor Behind The Scenes - Shawn at Young Hip and Married (Wedding Officiant)

Wedding Vendor Behind The Scenes - Shawn at Young Hip and Married (Wedding Officiant)

“A wedding ceremony is one of the only times in a couples lives where they will have all their favourite people in a single place with a soul purpose. I get to be a part of that purpose, it is a huge privilege and honour to represent them in this way. I love getting to help them craft and create an experience that will live with them forever…”

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(Wedding) Vendor Behind The Scenes - Christina at New Narrative (Event Planner)

(Wedding) Vendor Behind The Scenes - Christina at New Narrative (Event Planner)

“Last year, I had the pleasure of helping to celebrate the incredible life of a student who lost his life to Cancer. We gave the family the idea to display artwork on easels, brought in bright balloons, and decided the soundtrack of the day would be from his personal Spotify playlist. My all-time favourite memory is when one of his brothers requested to play some Nicki Minaj after the ceremony was over. These small personalized touches are part of what I love so much…”

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Wedding Vendor Behind The Scenes - Shyah K Films (Videography)

Wedding Vendor Behind The Scenes - Shyah K Films (Videography)

“…I soon realized how powerful video is, and that I could positively affect the world through video, so I dropped out of my international development studies University program. Around this time it had been a few years so since I had volunteered in Kenya and Ecuador so I was all about giving back to my planet.”

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Wedding Vendor Behind The Scenes - Glam in Van (MakeUp Artist)

Wedding Vendor Behind The Scenes - Glam in Van (MakeUp Artist)

“When you make someone feel beautiful, it instantly creates a high. As soon as I get to the final stages of the makeup or hair where everything is coming together, I start to get so excited. And then when the client sees herself and lights up, i feel so happy and instantly want to go make someone else feel pretty…”

Have you ever wondered who it is behind that beautiful wedding cake you had? Or who it was designing your dress or who it was who did your makeup? While you may have most likely had some interaction with your wedding vendors during your wedding day, most likely the day was a complete blur and you probably only met them briefly and didn’t get to know the person that well.

In this new series of photographs and brief interviews, I will taking you Behind The Scenes of what makes wedding vendors so passionate about what they do.

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Lighthouse Park Wedding Portrait Session (Behind The Scenes) for Yinger Fotokrafie

Lighthouse Park Wedding Portrait Session (Behind The Scenes) for Yinger Fotokrafie

A while ago, I had the opportunity to work with Yinger at Yinger Fotokrafie as a secondary shooter and also a Behind The Scenes photographer. This photoshoot was entirely orchestrated by Yinger but I was able to capture and document some of the going-ons behind the scenes that made the photoshoot amazing for this couple. Huge thank to Yinger Forokrafie for having me on! All of the photographs here (I believe) were shot on beautiful 35mm film, my favorite photographic medium…

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2018 Year End Review - My Documentary Photography Comes Home

2018 Year End Review - My Documentary Photography Comes Home

How do you even begin to encapsulate a year? It’s 365 days of living and being and breathing and it all goes by so fast. As a photographer, the photos I take are not only momentos of the little moments that went by but also memory place holders that let me look back and recall a time in my life: the smells, the sights and even the sounds.

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