Happy Halloween! :)

We had so much fun today trick or treating! I just love this time of the year, I think it's so convenient to have kids so that they would go get bags of candies for you..lol...just kidding! But being a loving mom I wold certainly help Tim eat those candies.:) My hips won't love me for that but does that really matter? The main thing is we had a blast. So many houses had those cool decorations. Sometimes they were REALLY scary, Tim stopped by one of the houses on 72 Ave and 10th Street NW and just wouldn't go in, heck I wouldn't go in but I had to show my son I was brave and there was nothing there to be scared of. My heart started beating faster, I think to the tone of some scary music they were playing and Tim followed me (I swear I could hear his knees trembling..:)). He got his candy from a mummy or whoever it was sitting there and ran back as fast as he could while I had to keep my cool..:) If you ever have a chance to check out that house - do that!! You won't miss it, it's the only hous elike that on that street and we go there every year, they're so cool!

Gina and Robert: Full Post

I could NOT wait to post more photos from my "pumpkin" session! :D Gina and Robert, you are amazing! Thank you so much for letting me capture your beautiful relationship. hugs!! :D:D:D

They are so perfect for each other:


Love getting the expressions in the eyes!


We were happy to find this edgy background for some of the photos:


I think Gina is absolutely stunning!


A quiet moment with Robert:












This photo makes me go Aww....




You gotta love Prince Island Park. We were excited the weather was simply great and we could use the nature as a background!


What a cute couple!

Elaine and Kaytlin: back on the blog!

I'm so thrilled to have Elaine and her lovely daughter Kaytlin back on my blog again! I missed you guys!! :D Both these girls are beautiful inside and out and it's always such a pleasure to hang out with them and take photos. This time we were chillin' (both figuratively and literally! :D) in the Heritage Park on the last day that it was open - Thanksgiving Monday. It was I think -4C and we had to run fast to keep warm! :) Here're a few of my faves, I still have a ton more to go through (I think I am repeating myself, I'm just so behind on editing and blogging, thank goodness my clients aka friends are very understanding)...

Aren't they both gorgeous? Love you, guys!!


I am just blown away by Katie's expression here. All the love for her mom is in her eyes:


For some reason I absolutely love this one!


That's right, they are there to support each other in their journey through life.


I have lots more fun pics to post, hopefully it won't be too long before I do that. :)

Gina and Robert: Engaged!

Boy what a great weekend it has been! Chilling with friends listening to the ever awesome Curious George (a great local band!), spending time with family and taking photos of this amazing couple in love!

I couldn't wait to share a couple of my absolute favourites from today's engagement session with Gina and Robert. These two are so cute together!! I was a real pleasure watch them interract and I was honored to capture their love for each other. I will post more as I go through them. :)

It was sooo worth it to carry this huge pumpkin around and take it in and out of the trunk of my car. Love the Thanksgiving/Halloween theme it creates. Plus it was FUN!!! :):):)

Family Photo Session in Bowness Park

Yesterday was my birthday...oh my what a great day it was!! I am so thankfull to all of my friends who made this day special and unforgettable! Loved every minute of it! My wonderful co-workers (Sue, Renata, Bobbie, Teresa and Mary Ann, thank you guys!! ) took me out for lunch at Sukiyaki and for the first time in my life I tried eating dumplings with chopsticks, it was quite an experience! I was so embarrassed that I could hardly move my fingers to try and not let the poor dumpling fly away to a different table! After lots of good food and laughs at Sukiyaki my friend Elaine took me out for some delicious ice cream (and for those of you who know me well personally it's not a secret I LOOOOOOVE ice cream!! :))...That little ice cream place in Banker's Hall is phenomenal! After I came back to my office I had the biggest surprise ever - my Dad sent me flowers from Russia!!

My son Timofey wrote me this super cute birthday card that says I Love You in both English and Russian, I wanted to squeeze him so hard when I got it. I love my baby so much!!



These are the flowers all the way from Russia. I was like WOW! Couldn't believe my eyes when I got them, they are beautiful! Thank you, Dad!! Love you tons!



With the cold that I had had for over a week and a half I am so behind on posting my latest session. I'll try and catch up. :) It was so great meeting this wonderful family! We scheduled the shoot in Bowness Park and I came to realize that I haven't been there for the whole summer. I love this place, you can bring your snacks, buns and hotdogs, etc and have an awesome time making BBQ and playing volleyball and just chilling with family and friends. Tara's son flew in from Toronto with his wife and their 3-month old baby boy who was absolutely adorable! They had to catch the 3:00 flight so we only had a

Paul: Groom's getting ready shots

A couple of weeks ago I was helping out Sergei Belski shooting the getting ready shots of the groom. Paul and his family were amazing! I had tons of fun hanging out with them for the morning before they had to leave for the ceremony. Here's a few of the photos:
Beautifully done hand painting on Paul mother's hands:


Greeting Aman's family:


Putting the turban on:








It was amazing how many details there were. Paul's sisters were helping him with some of them.


Look at this sword. Makes me want to exhale and say "WOW!".


Paul is looking great!


Paul's mom and dad - brings joy to my heart to see such a happy couple!


Paul with his parents and sisters:


Playing a bodyguard..:)))

Win a free set of Photoshop Boarders from MCP actions from Jodi Friedman and Scarlett Lillian!

For all of you photographers out there, it's your chance to win a free set of photoshop boarders from the fantastic Jodi Friedman. Scarlett is hosting the contest on her blog. Follow this link and read the instructions on how to enter your name (suuuper easy!):

"I Want To Win!!"

Good luck to y'all!!

Baby Garrett.

After having a cold for almost a week I'm starting to catch up on editing and posting! yay! :) I didn't realize how addicting it was until all this fun was taken away from me. Special thanks go out to the wonderful and talented Val from Lifting Fog for creating the new logo for me! I think it's absolutely awesome!! Val is currently working on my website so keep your eyes and ears open for an important announcement that soon will be made. :)) It involves prizes, too!


I had lots of giggles when I was editing the photo session we had with one of my good friend April, her husband Glenn and their adorable 9-month old baby boy Garrett. All those cute little baby expressions were just priceless! I am sure some of you remember April's maternity session that we did last year, she looked absolutely gorgeous and both her and Glenn were beaming with happiness. April and Glenn are such wonderful parents, loving and funny and I'm sure Garrett feels all the love that is being poured on him in abundance, lucky little angel!