Angela & Adam | Married!
These photos are from waaaay back in August, but I didn’t want to forget the chance I had to Second Shoot with an amazing photographer, Lisa Kwan of Lisa Kwan Images. Not only is Lisa a great person and an talented photographer, she gushed about how lovely the couple getting married were and the beautiful location they chose. How could I say no?
Here are a few of my shots. To see Lisa’s coverage, check out her site!
Thanks Lisa for asking me to second shoot for you, and thanks to Angela and Adam for allowing me to be a part of your special day!
~ K.
Doors Open Toronto
I know I’ve been a bad blogger lately… I’m sorry!!! In an effort to catch up I’ll do a few new postings over the next couple weeks.
Here are some of the photos I took waaaay back in May during the Doors Open event in Toronto. (On that note, wow summer is going by fast! Don’t know about you, but it’s been pretty rainy and cloudy here most of the summer. Here’s hoping August picks up…)
Bethany & Chris | Engaged
I have known Bethany since my last year in high school. I actually knew her mom first, as she was my 12th grade English teacher. Bethany and I bonded instantly in the next year’s English class. After graduation I went to university in Toronto and Bethany went to Guelph for Veterinary Sciences. But her love of drama called her back to Toronto to attend their program where I was studying. Once reunited, Bethany, my husband (boyfriend at the time), and I decided to become roommates. We rented a tiny 1 bedroom apartment just off campus. That’s right… ONE bedroom. Bethany lived in the bedroom and my husband and I lived in the separate living room. We shared a bathroom and a kitchen, and a small narrow hallway. It was an odd choice, but you couldn’t beat the price! We lasted for 2 years together until the hubby and I ran off and got married. Based on our following year and the terrible landlords we had, we should have stayed put!
Anyways, after being abandoned by us, Bethany found Chris. They were in a play together but didn’t share any scenes, so it was a while before they randomly met up. They became friends first and some time later, found themselves single and interested. My husband and I met him, and as pseudo parents we judged him, and we deemed him to be acceptable. He actually thought seemed like the perfect match. They had so much in common, both actors and ridiculously talented, good looking, happy, out-going… etc etc etc. We were thrilled when we heard they were engaged and I immediately knew I had to take engagement photos for them. I knew with their personalities that it would be such fun, and I was so right. They made my job a little too easy… they were far too practiced in front of the camera :) Which is why I think my favorite pics from the day are the ones where I caught them off guard, just being themselves.
Guys I had so much fun and I’m so happy you love your photos. Can’t wait for the wedding day :)
And without further delay, here are some of my favs from the day…
Juveria & Mike | Married!
It’s taken me almost a month to blog this, but here it is! Juveria and Mike were finally married on March 27, 2009, and again for good measure, on March 28 :) The first night was the Muslim ceremony at a banquet hall in Brampton, followed by the “Western” ceremony on the Saturday night at the Boiler House in the Distillery District. Both nights were a lot of fun, and so very different from each other! The food and the details were also so different but so amazing both nights.
As I’ve mentioned before, I was not the photographer at their wedding. My BFF, Carleah Phoenix-Goddard was there with her partner in crime to document both days. So I just sat back and relaxed, and definitely enjoyed myself! As a result, I only managed to get a few shots over both days. Anyways, here are the ones that I thought were “post worthy”.
From the first night:
Some from the second night:
Mike and Juveria, I had such a fabulous time. Truly, I haven’t had so much fun in a while… It was the perfect expression of you both. I’m so happy you’re finally married :)
Email?
Hi everyone!
If you sent me an email in the last few days and I haven’t gotten back to you, please email me again. When I switched over my domain name on Tuesday it messed with my email too, so I haven’t received anything in my inbox since then. This also applies to any contact forms that were filled out.
Don’t worry, I’m not ignoring you! Please try again, I’ve fixed it all up :)
Karrie.
Planning a Wedding
A month before my 23rd birthday, my husband and I finally tied the knot. I say finally because we had been dating since I was 16 and he was 17. I know some people cannot imagine making such a huge life commitment at such a young age, but given our history together, there was never any doubt between my husband and I, and between our families, that we would spend the rest of our lives together. And here we are, approaching 4 years, and just past our 10th year together :)
At the time, I was finishing my last year of university while planning a wedding. Being only 22, I didn’t have any experienced friends I could turn to for advice. I lived a little ways away from all of my family, and without a car, it wasn’t easy to get together with my mom. Ultimately, I planned our wedding entirely by myself. Thankfully there was a seemingly infinite number of resources on the web that really helped me along. They provided the sage advice I didn’t otherwise have access to. My biggest support network: The Knot, which is still thriving and still helping many many brides across North America.
One thing that has come along since my planning days is Etsy. I know I’ve posted about Etsy before and how great I think they are (I have a store over there you should check out!)… Well one thing they’re unbelievably wonderful for, is getting handmade details for your wedding day. I wanted to highlight for you some of the things I’ve seen during my browsing. Some of the stuff is so cute it almost makes me want to plan another wedding… almost!
Click any of the photos below to go to the seller’s shop… What’s your favourite online find?
Love these adorable cake/cupcake toppers (from Goose Grease):
Beautiful letterpress invites with pressed flowers (from Eden Invitations):
Gorgeous diamond stacking ring (from Blanca Monrós Gómez : fine jewelry):
A little ring bearer dish (from Paloma’s Nest):
You can even find a wedding gown.. from simple and chic (Abstract Pretty), to haute couture (Joan Shum Brides)!
So go check out Etsy for all your wedding needs… just make sure you give yourself lots of time ;)
Practice Makes Perfect
Since I have a lot of time on my hands these days, what with being laid off from my day job, I figured I’d hone my skills a bit and practice my technique. Capturing the details of a wedding are so important. The bride (and her support staff) put so much effort into the little things, and it really brings the whole day together. Since my husband doesn’t really wear his wedding ring (shame on him! :P) I decided to take some fun ring shots around the house.
And if you like looking at fun ring pics, you really should check out Rocktographers…
OK, that’s all for now… Still working on getting the beautiful new site up and running! Soon!!!!!!
Welcome
Hi Everyone!
Welcome to my space. As you can see, things are in the works for now. I’m just getting everything up and running, so bear with me. I plan on uploading some pictures and fun stuff as soon as I can. In the meantime, here’s a bit about me:
My name is Karrie and I’m 26. I’ve lived all over the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) and am currently based out of Oakville, Ontario. I love love love photography and have fairly recently began assisting a wonderful wedding photographer named Emma Smallbone. Check out her site, www.barebonephoto.com.
When the offer came in to assist Emma at some of her weddings I was excited but somewhat hesitant. I had been to many weddings, but I wasn’t 100% sure I could handle being a wedding photographer. It’s a lot of stress to capture such an important day. However, all it took was one :) I was Immediately hooked!
There is an absolute joy in witnessing and photographing a couples’ pure love. And what better day to witness this than their wedding day? It’s uplifting and warms my heart to see two people genuinely in love and sharing that with their families and friends. I love photographing beautiful things, and there are few things more beautiful than that!
Right now I’m working on building up my portfolio and adding images whenever I can. I did an engagement session of two close friends a couple weeks ago and hope to get some of their photos up soon. Check back for updates. Until then, feel free to check out my personal flickr account www.flickr.com/photos/karriej and my “professional” flickr account www.flickr.com/photos/kj-photo for examples of my work.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me at karrie.jastrzebska at gmail [dot] com.
All the best to you,
Karrie.