http://roelphoto.com/blog Roel Wedding Photography's Blog - Stratford, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Toronto, Fusion and Glamour Photographer Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:02:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Anne and I had the pleasure of photographing Michelle and Lucci's wedding this month. We spent some time with them recently at their engagement session and was really looking forward to their wedding. Michelle and Lucci reside in Kitchener and were married at Grandview Baptist Church in a lovely service.  ... http://roelphoto.com/blog/2008/08/michelle-and-luccis-wedding.html Anne and I had the pleasure of spending some time with Melaina and Marlon a few months ago during their engagement session... and sure enough, time flew by and we saw them again... this time, at their wedding! Melaina is currently on assignment (with work) in Geneva, Switzerland and Marlon hails ... http://roelphoto.com/blog/2008/08/melaina-and-marlons-wedding.html A few days ago, Magda and Luke from London, Ontario decided to visit our fair city of Stratford to spend a couple of hours with Anne and myself for their engagement session. We had a leisurely time together strolling in the park - and when I asked Luke how ... http://roelphoto.com/blog/2008/08/magda-and-luke.html Anne and I stayed close to home in Stratford for the wedding of our two dear friends, Kyla and Rob. We had a great time with them several weeks ago at their engagement session - and sure enough, their big day was finally here! They were married at Zion Lutheran ... http://roelphoto.com/blog/2008/08/kyla-and-robs-wedding.html Our studio spends a lot of time photographing engagement sessions for our clients.  We often get asked what is the "best" location to go to for these sessions - and my response is to ask the happy couple if there is a place that is very special to them - ... http://roelphoto.com/blog/2008/07/samantha-and-chris.html Preamble Most professional photographers are typically equipment junkies... and yes, I believe I fall into that category.  I usually don't post much about equipment unless I find something truly special out there. Thanks to my friends at Nikon Canada - I've had my hands on a brand spanking new Nikon D700 DSLR ... http://roelphoto.com/blog/2008/07/nikon-d700-still-not-a-review.html Many, many years ago, when I was a wedding photographer's assistant at the age of 16, I walked outside of a church (after a wedding ceremony we had just photographed) and noticed we were about to get a major rainstorm.  I said out loud to the main photographer, "Oh no, ... http://roelphoto.com/blog/2008/07/there-is-no-such-thing-as-bad-weather.html One of the honours Anne and I have in our business is that over time, not only are we wedding photographers, we sometimes become family photographers :o) We headed out to Fonthill (in the beautiful Niagara region of Ontario) for Alexandra and Jonathan's wedding. Alexandra was the maid of honour ... http://roelphoto.com/blog/2008/07/alexandra-and-jonathans-wedding.html