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Lisa + Kyle | Engaged

10/13/2015

It's such a small world sometimes, and often deeper of a story than you thought you had. Pamela contacted me wanting to schedule an engagement session as a gift to her best friend. Pam and I have known each other for about seven years now, meeting through a class we had together, or a mutual friend - I'm not quite sure, it was a while ago. But we did have a few classes together and man that girl is all giggles. I had known of her friend Lisa through word of mouth, "knowing" people through high school. But when I found out she was engaged to Kyle, what a small world. I've known Kyle since seventh grade. He was that kind of kid who you weren't really friends with, but were locker neighbours, sat behind you and pulled your hair in homeroom. So enough that you felt you knew each other well.

I figured they had just met in high school, the way some people do, and you have no idea how but they did. Turns out Kyle met Lisa on the day she was born. Their parents have been best friends for years. I can't even imagine how beautiful this must be for them, watching their kids grow up and come back together in this way. I've seen them both date other people in high school, but to come back to a relationship with that magnitude of background always mesmerizes me. That's why I believe in fate.

Now, why more people don't do sunrise engagement sessions, I don't know. I guess we're not early risers, but man, is it beautiful. Especially at Lisa's cottage overlooking a stunning lake. It was a bit of a drive, but so worth it to see all of the autumn colours in the treed hills of Quebec, and the morning sun shining on the water. I've said it with a few of my couples, but I sincerely did not have to pose these two. They were just so natural, and themselves in front of the camera, which is what every photographer dreams of.

Congratulations on finding the everafter that was sitting there, patiently waiting for you two. No doubts your wedding will be just as magical.


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Why 2017 will be different for wedding planning

10/01/2015

Keeping up with many different people in the wedding industry, all have said 2015 has been a relatively show year for weddings. We're really not sure what it is, but it's most likely the economy. We have all had fewer weddings than usual, and we've come to terms with that. We all still hadn't had that many inquiries for 2016 yet. We were worried, but we came to terms with that.

The last couple of weeks have blown my mind. I still don't have many bookings for 2016 yet, September came and all of a sudden my 2017 inquiries are blowing off the roof!!! It's looking like if you are planning your wedding, people are starting to contact potential vendors almost a year and a half in advance!!

So if you have a couple of wedding pros you really wanted for your wedding, you may want to get an email in their inbox sooner than you may have originally thought you needed to. In the next couple of weeks, I have consultations for couples getting married June through October of 2017!!

Many couples are confused when they go looking for wedding vendors 6-8 months before their wedding, and everyone is booked for their date. I mean, you've never planned a wedding before, I don't blame anyone for not knowing how things work! I always say that to clients at consults, it's okay, I don't expect you to know questions or wedding quantities!

Most couple book their wedding vendors 9-12 months out. It's seeming more like it's turning into 12-18 months out now. If this trend keeps up, I'll have a lot of long-term business planning ahead of me!! So if you're planing on a 2016 wedding and haven't booked all of your vendors yet, I'd recommend getting a head start on that now!

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