We were sitting in the Rundle Lounge of the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, sipping espressos, and watching the tourists pose for photos. This hotel is my favourite in all of Canada. Steeped in history, located in Canada’s first National Park, and once owned by Canadian Pacific Railway, which is where 2 generations of my family worked. It
Knox College is the perfect place for a Toronto pre-wedding photo shoot. There is no where else outside of the University of Toronto Campuses that exhibit such gorgeous and pristine gothic revival architectural styles. It is one of our favorite locations to photograph couples, and the couples we have taken there are well traveled, and have seen
This past summer we were tasked with photographing two weddings for the same family. I hope you all remember the epically beautiful Toronto wedding of Carly & Adam held at the Fermenting Cellar from last June. Near the end of the same summer, Taylor & Aaron were married in a romantic backyard wedding on Georgian Bay, Ontario. For
Nearly 10 years ago, Ryan and I were looking to build a portfolio of bridal portraits, and trash the dress photos. We put out an ad looking for a woman who could fit into the cheap wedding dress I purchased on eBay from a company that makes knockoff designer gowns in China. Nicole found us. We met,
When Andrea & Carl contacted us to photograph their Quebec City pre-wedding photos, we were so excited. They were coming all the way from Singapore, and chose us to be their photographers. But there was one funny little catch, they were not yet engaged! When couples usually book their pre-wedding/engagement photography with us, they usually come with ring
A country wedding in Prince Edward County, followed by a reception in a barn, it doesn't get much sweeter than that. Unless of course you were as lucky as we were to photograph Jenna & Ryan. When I think back on their wedding I am reminded of how weddings should be. A weekend long event filled with
For us and the team at Rowell Photography we had a lot of successes this year, and while it might seem like things are just happening to us, be it travel or publications or awards, and amazing clients; none of it has come with out a lot of hard work, constant study of our industry, and extreme