Romantic & Moody Winter Engagement Session at Woodbine Beach, Toronto

The beaches area of Toronto can make you forget you’re essentially a ten minute drive from downtown. My fiancé Nathan and I met playing beach volleyball at Ashbridges Bay/Woodbine Beach, so when my wedding clients Becca and Peter mentioned doing their engagement session in the beaches area of Toronto because it was of significance to them, I couldn’t have loved the idea more.

We started with a walk to the beach and ended at the coffee shop on Queen East, Mixed Senses, where they had their first date. There’s something different about doing an engagement session at a location of significance to the couple. It brings about more storytelling in your photos, and is a welcomed challenge as an artist. Scroll to the bottom to see photos commemorating their first date as they sit at the same table where they first met.

The scroll from Queen East to Woodbine Beach.

I had so much fun playing around with different camera effects, like things in front of my lens and motion blur, to really enhance the creativity of the gallery I was making for them. And black and white photos make you FEEL a moment so much more.

This one might be my favourite.

Now, let’s dance.

Time to warm up in the the café where we first met…

What better way to end a Toronto engagement session than with a TTC streetcar running across Queen East?

If you were to do your engagement session at a place of significance to you two, where would it be?