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Welcome to our blog, where we share recent weddings & sessions, our tips, and bits of our life. When we aren't photographing weddings, we're improving our home, hanging out with our kids, and dancing to music. We adore working with joyful couples in love, and can't wait to tell your story.
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How many edited wedding photos should you expect, do you get the RAW files, and how are they delivered? Here’s what’s normal.
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Do you really need an engagement session? Here’s what it does for your wedding photos — and why most couples are glad they did one.
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What’s an unplugged ceremony, how do you ask guests to put phones away, and does it help your photos? Wording examples included.
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What is a wedding first look, and does it ruin the aisle moment? Honest pros and cons to help you decide what’s right for your day.
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A photographer’s guide to getting married at Le Belvédère in Wakefield — best photo spots, rain options, drive time from Ottawa, and what to know.
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Ottawa Valley wedding photography by Grey Loft Studio There are weddings you shoot. Then there are the handful that shoot straight into your heart and stay there. Laura and John’s wedding at River House Vineyard and Winery in Maberly, Ontario was the second kind. I knew going in that this day was going to wreck […]
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Documentary, editorial, light-and-airy or moody? Here’s what each wedding photography style means so you can pick the one you’ll love forever.
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What does a second wedding photographer actually do, and is it worth it? Here’s what a second shooter adds to your Ottawa wedding coverage.
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When should you book your Ottawa wedding photographer? Here’s the real timeline, why the good ones book up fast, and what to do if your date is soon.
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The 12 questions that reveal whether an Ottawa wedding photographer is right for you — plus the red flags to watch for before you book.
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Kerri and Grant’s Stonefields Estate fall wedding in Carleton Place: a white chapel ceremony, golden hour portraits and a barn dance party.
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Mia and Seb’s Notre-Dame Basilica wedding in Ottawa: getting ready at the Château Laurier, then a reception at the National Arts Centre.
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Some couples elope because a big wedding isn’t their style. Natasia and Ed eloped because Canada stole their hearts, and they wanted their wedding day to be just as spontaneous as the love story that got them here. If you’re picturing your own Ottawa Wedding Chapel elopement, their day is a great place to start, […]
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If you think a courthouse wedding means small on love too, Darlene and Resil are here to prove you wrong. On a gorgeous fall afternoon this past September, they said their vows at Ottawa City Hall with barely a dozen people around them, including their two year old, and it was still one of the […]
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Oh, this fall wedding at Lago. We are still thinking about it days later. Tjasa and Rohan said their vows on the balcony overlooking the water, under warm September sunshine, surrounded by a room absolutely filled with love. From the second we walked in for prep, we could feel how loved this couple is, and […]
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The best barn and rustic wedding venues near Ottawa from a photographer’s eye — which photograph beautifully, the vibe, and how far out they are.
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