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Finally blogging this loving couple’s wedding. I had to smile, because they call each other Prince and Princess and their wedding really was the most elegant and Disney-like affair! They even celebrated at the Chateau Laurier (a castle-like hotel) You’ll … Continue reading
J’ai eu l’honneur (et l’expérience intéressante) d’aller à St-Éphrem de Beauce pour faire de la photo événementielle pour une fête surprise de 50e! La mère d’une de mes collègues s’est fait fêter avec beaucoup de joie et c’était l’fun de voir un peu la culture du coin et surtout le plaisir de sa famille et ses amis.
Donc, voici en slideshow un aperçu du party!
Je peux finalement partager quelques images de l’événement que j’ai photographié aux Jardins botaniques cet été. L’équipe de Desjardins.com a reçu la visite de Georges Brossard pour une conférence. Voici quelques photos de l’après-midi et du conférencier passionnée :
Gallerie d’images: VPA à l’insectarium
Georges Brossard et un scorpion Pandinus imperator
Voici finalement quelques photos du mariage de Jisca & Alex! Il se sont mariés une belle journée chaude de juillet, sur un terrain de golf proche de Sherbrooke. C’était agréable de revoir la famille de Jisca, car j’ai aussi photographié le mariage de la grande soeur de Jisca, Sara, l’été passée. Et un terrain de golf est un endroit rêvé pour des belles photos de mariage. Omis les potentiels renversements de carts de golf. 
I tentatively began attending a series of studies on human trafficking this winter. I say “tentatively” because, not only is human trafficking a hard issue to learn about, but it can be discouraging if you feel unable to make a difference. I certainly don’t feel up to par on the whole “changing the world” thing! But I’m finding out it can start smallish.
Photo: Zoe Toupin
Disarm the Dark is a working group that aims to enable people to do just that: to equip people with the real facts but also to help them see how changes can be made within our very communities. This may involve us moving out of our comfort zones but it’s worth it.
Through discussions and studies, it tries to help followers of Jesus see how they can put their money where their mouths are, in terms of actually doing what Jesus did: he did say that he came to set captives free and liberate the oppressed.
So…yeah…it doesn’t have to start huge, like busting into brothels in Bangkok and whisking kids off to safe houses. It can start with small steps–like talking to someone about what’s really going on around the world and even here in Montreal, like signing a petition, like reaching out to someone who is marginalized and could be vulnerable to being trafficked, like financially supporting an NGO working to fight human traffic. And it’s not really up to us to change the world, Jesus is the one who can change hearts and truly set people free.
So last Saturday, Disarm the Dark held a mini information night slash fundraiser. Andrea, Sebastien and Lydia spoke briefly about what Disarm the Dark is about. There were also handy information packets shared, with some background info and some suggestions getting involved. Heidy, Raina, Jeremy, Katie and Esther (not me!) played some music. And people chatted and ate millions of homemade cupcakes!
I was there, snapping away, so here’s a slideshow of a few of my favourites photos from the night.
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My friend Rach is having a baby soon! Her and her husband Alex will be awesome parents!
She wanted to commemorate her belly, so we headed out to a riverside park nearby for a little photoshoot (fittingly, Alex proposed to Rach in the same park).
Sweetness! Can’t wait to meet their little Miss Cotnoir!
After a week of steady rain, Pierre and Natasha’s wedding day dawned bright and sunny. It felt like the first real day of summer.
The weather wasn’t the only sunny thing about this day: Pierre and Natasha are such a sunny couple. And with their families and friends around them, they tied the knot and had a lot of fun celebrating!
Congratulations you two!
Here’s a few photos to share the story of their day:
A few weeks ago, I met up with Sebastien Descormiers, for a photoshoot in downtown Montreal. We met at Square Philips and took some photos around the statue, then headed for a nearby alley for some more grunge-style photos. He used to work in a nearby building and knew how to get up on the roof. So we went up, exploring. I loved the fire escape and the rooftop for an urban shoot. Lots of rust and debris and bricks: great textures and lines…
Unfortunately, I left one of my camera bags lower down when I went up to shoot on the roof. And when I came back it was gone! Boo. 
Thankfully, there was not too much equipment in it. But I certainly learned a lesson about urban photoshoots: Watch your stuff!
I’m glad we got some good photos out of the experience, even if the theft was a bit of a downer. Here are a few of my favourites:
I met Isabelle and Andrew for the first time when they came to Montreal for an engagement photo session a few weeks ago. We had a fun time playing tourists in the Old Port, hunting up picturesque corners and seeing the sights.
They have only been engaged for a short while (which is why Isabelle’s ring is sometimes on the wrong finger…lol), and it was so nice to hear their story and get to know this couple. They like to laugh LOTS and are ready to try anything, including BIXI rides, jump shots and a very slow race with a calèche horse.
Here are a few of my favourite photos from that day:
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Here’s some photos from another early morning shoot. This time at the stadium grounds. Rodrigo was great and tried a bunch of ideas (jump shots, fighting, breathing smoke…lol!).
But man, getting up so early is hard! I think now the sun’s out later, I will just do shoots in the evening…argh…