As a photographer, there's nothing more special than capturing a moment of surprise and joy. And that's exactly what I experienced when I was called upon to document the surprise proposal of Lyle and Het-Heru in Quebec City. The two had been travelling for years and were exploring Quebec City when Lyle decided to surprise Het-Heru with an
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
Last autumn Emily & TJ invited us to their family cottage near Bracebridge for their Muskoka cottage engagement photo session. I know we are late to posting this gorgeous collection of photos, but the snow came quick last year, and I didn’t get this one up on the blog before winter. But it is the perfect time
This year we have been lucky enough to have couples come to our city for their Barrie engagement session. The city of Barrie, Ontario can be quite lovely with our gorgeous lakeshore, but it can also be urban and and little edgy. Jenna & Ryan come from a small town and were happy to make a little
Relationships and marriage are about give and take, forgiving and forgetting and finding the good in one another and then letting that person shine. In the words of Wilfred A. Peterson "It is not only marrying the right partner, it's being the right partner." Chris & Anne Marie fell in love as kids, and then again just a
We are so excited to share with you Luca's first engagement session of the year as a member of the Rowell Photography team. Last week Luca photographed Kristen & Taylor's romantic winter engagement session in Mississauga at the Rhododendron Gardens. It was a perfect day, fresh white snow, and sunny skies, awesome couple who was game for
Sophia & Evan contacted us to photograph their Muskoka engagement session in Gravenhurst for the late fall. The month of October is the best time to see autumn leaves in Ontario, and one of the reasons for doing their engagement shoot in Muskoka. During our shoot we saw many bus tours of tourists taking photos of the vibrantly coloured trees. For this