Hiba & Anis - University of Toronto & Cherry Beach

Hiba and Anise met all the way in Tunisia when Hiba was living there for a little while. When Anis made his way to Toronto after they’ve gotten engaged, Hiba approached me for an engagement photo shoot. I was so excited, especially that I’ve known Hiba for a long time and this felt special to document.

Together, they have such a calming energy that I feel like you can tell through their photos. Documenting them together felt so easy because of how comfortable they are in each others presence, a comfort anyone would hope to find in their life partner.

The Cotton Factory - Nikkole & Phil

When I had my meeting with Phil & Nikkole, they started off with saying how they already got married in city hall and they’re basically throwing a party for their friends and family. Nikkole is an artist, and she managed to create a beautiful event that was so full of love. Everyone showed up ready to celebrate them and have a good time. As for Phil & Nikkole, they happen to be one of the easiest couple to document together (even though they told me they’re awkward) because they’re unapologetically themselves alone and with each other. Their energy was easy to capture and I felt honoured being the one to take these photos!

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Lamya & Kassem - Intimate Backyard Wedding

When I got to Lamya & Kassem’s wedding, I could not believe that they planned everything in a matter of few weeks at their family home! I was approached last minute and thankfully I was available to document these two and their love for one another. Lamya looked effortlessly beautiful and Kassem was absolutely smitten by her and it was so lovely to watch and be able to document their love.

Hart House: Zahra & Sebastian

Zahra and Sebastian live in the UK, but Zahra growing up in Toronto and having a lot of family and friends here decided to celebrate their wedding in Toronto! The second I chatted with these two, we clicked right away. Zahra and Sebastian's love is so special, they met each other in university going through their masters degree, and Sebastian knew he was going to be marrying Zahra from the first meeting. They love each other intentionally and deeply and love everyone around them just the same. I hope you enjoy a bit of their story!

Venue: Hart House, University of Toronto

Dress: Minna Hepburn

Makeup: Glam Galz Inc.

 

Tania & Faseeh

I met Tania quite some time ago now, I had the honour to be photograph her and Faseeh on several occasions throughout the past year, I photographed their engagement shoot, then their small ceremony, henna night and finally the big day. I am so blessed to have met these two and to have experienced someone put so much trust in me, I'm beyond grateful. It's always bittersweet getting to know a couple well and have to document such big moments in their lives, it still baffles me that I get to do this as a job. 

I hope you enjoy this! x 

Whistle Bear Golf Club: Zeina & Mohamed

When I first spoke to Zeina over Skype, I was in Jordan, she was in Toronto and Mohamed was in San Francisco so the call kept cutting up. But I noticed two things right away, how genuinely sweet Zeina was, and how infectious Mohamed's laugh was! Fast forward a few months later, we met up for coffee where we got to chat more and I left the meeting feeling so much more excited to be spending the weekend documenting them (and Hana and Moez). There are weddings I photograph that I can't really explain why or how, but they just feel good. It might be that it was because I've spent a good amount of time getting to know the family, or maybe because I knew a good amount of people that I've worked with before, or maybe it was all the love that was oozing out of everyone there. Either way, I left the wedding smiling feeling so fortunate to be doing this as a job. I feel even more fortunate to have met Zeina and Mohamed and was able to document their beautiful love and I can whole heartedly say that I wish them all the happiness in the world.

Parts of this wedding was kept private but I wanted to share the rest nonetheless! Hope you enjoy!  

Romantic Madsen's Greenhouse Wedding: Zara & Hassam

Zara & Hassam are by far the couple I've spent the most time with as clients. We had two engagement shoots, click through if you haven't seen them! Then spent three beautiful days of celebrations. When I sent them the photos of the last day, it was a bittersweet feeling. The fact that we got along so well, made all those days that much sweeter. I am honestly so fortunate to have clients I can call friends. These two, I love them and wish the absolute best for them. 
Their days were quite hectic and fast paced but whenever they had some time alone were my favorite moments because you could see the high and love flowing between them. I was contemplating how I'd blog it all together. So I kind of mixed it up a bit, it's not chronological but I hope it works. I hope you enjoy! 

A day before & a day after.

Rustic wedding at Old Mill: Yomna & Moe

This day had a calmness to it, a calmness I had to wrap my head around because I'm too used to weddings that consist of a lot of running around. Yomna & Moe are such wonderful, kind people and they absolutely made the most out of their day. Their day went on unhinged and it was such a blast photographing this day. I left the day with a smile on my face. I hope you enjoy this story!