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We are Erika & Ryan, the internationally published and award winning photographer team behind Rowell Photography. Specializing in Wedding Photography for Destination Weddings near or far, Portraiture & Family Photography. Located in Barrie Ontario, halfway between Toronto and the Muskokas.
We really do have the best jobs in the world! But it didn’t come without the help of our amazing clients. Thank you!
In 2005 when we started our little photography business, never did we imagine that it would take us on such an exciting journey. From traveling the world to being published in magazines like McLean’s, WedLuxe, Today’s Bride, Weddingbells, B Magazine (Ireland), Perfect Wedding, and tons of online blogs, newspapers near and far, even being interviewed on CBC Radio twice. since then we have been lucky enough to work all across Canada, France, England, Czech Republic, Mexico and Dominican Republic photographing couples in love, growing families and many amazing stories.
What we love most about shooting weddings and engagements is watching each couples love story unfold right before our eyes, its like we are watching them fall in love for the first time. We enjoy the challenge of creating something new and fresh for each couple we meet. We truly love what we do, and hope that our images portray the passion we have for photography and storytelling! We are in the business of telling stories, love stories, family stories and life stories, and we can’t wait to tell yours. We hope to hear from you soon!
-Erika & Ryan
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August 31, 2010

Capitol Theater Wedding- Toronto, ON

A few weeks ago we photographed Greg & Lisa’s wedding at the Capitol Theatre in Toronto. You may remember them from their engagement session last year in Muskoka or even the time lapse wedding video just a few posts back. Greg & Lisa’s wedding was the most colourful wedding we have ever seen. Every detail from the decor, to the linens, the cake, even Lisa’s shoes matched their hawaiian theme. Of course in order to have a wedding this awesome you have to have a team of awesome vendors: Crystal Adair-Benning from Distinct Occasions Wedding Planning & Design, Designing Trendz for decor & floral design, and Lori Hutchinson The Caketress.

Greg & Lisa are teachers who get to work alongside one another everyday (much like Ryan and myself) they are fun, adventurous, best friends and so much in love. We had such a great time shooting this wedding, and getting to know this amazing couple over the last year. We can’t wait to share their destination honeymoon photos from Iceland with you all very soon.

Congratulations Greg & Lisa !

Thank you for choosing us to photograph your wedding.

Stay tuned to the blog over the next week to see images from our trip to Iceland!!

Erika & Ryan

destination wedding photography Capitol Theater Wedding Toronto, ON

by Ryan Rowell

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September 2, 2010 - 4:31 pm

Alexandra Nicole Smith - Beautiful Shots Guys!!!

August 31, 2010 - 11:15 pm

James Temple - I’m so excited for both of you. Your pictures are absolutely stunning – and Lisa, you’re so gorgeous. Greg, as handsome as ever. OH what a night to remember. xoxo

August 31, 2010 - 11:22 pm

Rowell Photography - thanks Mick!

August 31, 2010 - 7:12 pm

Crystal Adair-Benning - You guys ROCK! ALWAYS a pleasure working with you! You make my work sparkle and my clients over the moon with glee :)

August 31, 2010 - 7:12 pm

Lisa and Greg - We L.O.V.E them! I mean LOVE…maybe I love them more then Greg…Just kidding….Thank you both for everything! We are so excited to see Iceland pictures!!! :D ahhhhhhh…amazing!!!

August 31, 2010 - 7:08 pm

KC - Great photos! Can’t wait to see the Iceland pics!

August 31, 2010 - 9:12 pm

Mick Roberts - Stunning work as usual! Really gorgeous!

September 1, 2010 - 11:13 am

Lisa & Greg Cut Cake .. Pumpkin Cake | Rowell Photography » Toronto Elegant Wedding Cakes by The Caketress - [...] I was thrilled to see an email in my inbox from the talented Erika and Ryan of Rowell Photography labelled “Lisa and Greg” . I really do enjoy seeing the candid moments of the cake cutting and loved how Lisa and Greg’s fun and colorful personalities were captured enjoying their pumpkin wedding cake at the Capitol Event Theatre . Check them out and also check out the rest of their pictures from Rowell Photography here. [...]

August 23, 2010

The Inn at Christies Mill Wedding – Port Severn, ON

Christies Mill, Weddings

The summer is just floating on past us this year, we still have not gone swimming, camping or hit the drive in theater for dusk till dawn movie nights. Wedding season is really keeping us on our toes. This past weekend we were back at The Inn at Christie’s Mill photographing a beautiful Muskoka wedding, and to us, that means beautiful scenery, and amazing food! Its one of our favorite Muskoka wedding locations.

Tom & Andrea were married on the back yard patio, and had a full Greek wedding ceremony in front of 85 close friends and family. This was the first time we have ever seen a Greek ceremony outside of a church, and I think I’d like to see more Orthodox ceremonies outdoors, having great scenery alongside these beautiful wedding traditions makes for some great imagery. Afterward we photographed Tom & Andrea’s very relaxed portraits on the docks. If you are looking for a real Muskoka feel to your wedding, Christie’s Mill is an awesome choice. Its almost 3/4′s surrounded by water, boats, docks, and cute cabins. But above all the food there is to die for. We are such fans.

Here are some of our favorite moments from Tom & Andrea’s Muskoka wedding.

Congratulations Tom & Andrea, thank you for having us as a part of your day!

Cheers

E & R

christies mill locations The Inn at Christies Mill Wedding Port Severn, ON

by Erika Hanchar

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August 25, 2010 - 10:53 am

Amber Ziegler - Beautiful!

August 25, 2010 - 10:41 am

Michelle Luttrell - these are wicked!!!

August 25, 2010 - 9:29 am

Ruby Young - gorgeous!

August 24, 2010 - 10:38 am

Angel - As always… amazing work you two! ♥

So inspiring… great blog work… thanks for sharing. :)

Angel

August 16, 2010

Glendon Hall Wedding Sneak Peak – Toronto, ON

Weddings

Enjoy this sneak peak from Paul & Leanna’s Glendon Hall wedding photo session in Toronto, ON.

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by Erika Hanchar

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August 10, 2010

Elegant Wedding Magazine Feature

Media Attention

Elegant Wedding Magazine recently featured Charlotte & Steve’s wedding at Toronto Botanical Gardens we photographed last July, and also an image of a bouquet we shot for for Eventdecorator.com. Steve & Charlotte just celebrated their 1 year anniversary, and are welcoming twin girls very soon!! We are so excited to share this with you and so excited for Steve & Charlotte.

Happy 1 year anniversary.

Erika & Ryan

You can pick up the latest issue of Elegant Wedding Magazine at Chapters, and pretty much where ever magazines are sold in Canada.

media attention Elegant Wedding Magazine Feature

by Erika Hanchar

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August 25, 2010 - 4:14 pm

soula - AMAZING IMAGES !!!

August 23, 2010 - 7:43 pm

brianna phelan - Very cool – congrats!

August 23, 2010 - 4:49 pm

Erika Hanchar - Thanks Crystal!

August 10, 2010 - 9:09 am

Crystal Adair-Benning - Just gorgeous, guys! Love all the little details and yet again, the way you tell the story via moments! :)

August 9, 2010

Capitol Theatre Wedding Time Lapse – Toronto, ON

Destination, Weddings

Check out our time lapse from Greg & Lisa’s wedding this past weekend at the Capitol Theater, Toronto, ON. Stay tuned to the blog for images from their Honeymoon photo sessions in ICELAND!!!!!!

Wedding Day Time Lapse Capitol Theatre Toronto from Rowell Photography on Vimeo.

by Erika Hanchar

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August 20, 2010 - 1:55 pm

Ally Smith - You guys are AWESOME! … You truly AMAZE me… FANTASTIC WORK!!! Xo

August 20, 2010 - 10:16 am

Rowell Photography - Next time we see you we will create one for you!

August 16, 2010 - 10:02 pm

Lori - Okay, I must confess. I have watched this at least three times now. Okay maybe five. This is sooooo beautiful yet hip. Great job Ryan and Erika.

August 10, 2010 - 9:21 pm

Lucas - Wicked!!!!! Loved everything about it

August 10, 2010 - 1:03 am

Dale Perera - now i want one :(

August 9, 2010 - 10:41 pm

Crystal Adair-Benning - Awesome guys!!! I LOVE this beyond words!!! It’s such a cool viewpoint of such a fun wedding! Adore working with you for so many reasons… and you’ve just added another! ;)

August 9, 2010 - 7:12 pm

John Matthews - That was a fun video!

August 9, 2010 - 6:24 pm

Trisha - This is beautiful. Great job!

August 9, 2010 - 6:21 pm

Cristina Alt - That was incredible! Holy, how many photos did it take??

August 9, 2010 - 6:00 pm

Lisa - ummm…LOVE…LOVE A LOT…

August 9, 2010 - 4:52 pm

Shana Theoret - Thats a really cool way to capture a wedding, really great job!

August 9, 2010 - 4:20 pm

Chris - INSANE!!! You guys are the best!

August 9, 2010 - 3:57 pm

Luca Ragogna - There you go again, creating something awesome! What a cool idea.

August 9, 2010 - 3:21 pm

Rebecka - Awesome, awesome, awesome! What a fantastic idea. You guys are amazing!

August 9, 2010 - 3:09 pm

Paul McGrath - Wow, This is absolutely amazing.

August 9, 2010 - 2:42 pm

Lindsey Maier - Amazing job guys! Love how you can see Erika the whole time :)

August 31, 2010 - 6:28 pm

Capitol Theater Wedding- Toronto, ON – Rowell Photography | Toronto, Muskoka, Barrie, GTA, Ontario Wedding Photographers » Rowell Photography - [...] in Toronto. You may remember them from their engagement session last year in Muskoka or even the time lapse wedding video just a few posts back. Greg & Lisa’s wedding was the most colourful wedding we have ever [...]

August 5, 2010

Family Photo session – Innisfil, ON

Family Life

Family season is starting early this year, usually in the autumn we get a lot of inquiries for creative family portrait sessions. Meet the Langer family, we photographed them last week in Innisfil at their summer cottage. These kids were a ton of fun! Every time we meet new kids we are always surprised at what talents they hold. These kids know how to drive boats, as soon as they hopped in the boat they turned into little adults, and got down to business. It was actually quite impressive to watch the kids back their boat out of the dock (parents not far away of course). But for most of the shoot they were just kids, and because everyone was relaxed and having a good time we were able to capture some truly relaxed family portraits.

Thank you to the Langer family for having us over for the afternoon.

Erika & Ryan

P.S- If anyone out there would like to schedule a family session with Ryan and I, please send us a message via our contact page. Our next available dates start the weekend of September 10th, 11th & 12th. We look forward to hearing from you all soon!

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