Lacsamana Family | A Joyous Mint Room Christmas Session

Like many families in Toronto, the Lacsamana’s were getting ready for Christmas by booking a Christmas Family session with us at the Mint Room Studios. Their Lolo even came along! Just love it when there’s grandparents at the photo session to be silly and make the grandchildren laugh or giggle - our session started off a bit challenging but the kids eased in later and we got some smiling candids from that! Thanks Lolo!

It was a lot of fun with the Lacsamana’s family! We played the Baby Shark’s song, danced, jumped, opened gifts, climbed on the ladder, placed ornaments on the Christmas tree, and used the pompom on my hat to grabbed the kids’ attention. With all that much activities happened, we not only got some candids but also some stunning elegant photos of the whole family. Just look how well their outfits all came together with the studio’s set up. Cherry and I have talked about outfits a few weeks prior to the session up until the weekend before as well. What you wear to a photo session matters because it should complement the environment (the studio) and I love how she took my suggestions to contrast the dark room. If you ever need help choosing outfits, let me know or better yet talk to Cherry and Chris! While Cherry was the outfit coordinator, Chris is actually a photographer and he knew exactly the poses that I was going for! I can photograph this perfect family any day and every day!

Thank you Lacsamana Family for having me photograph your beautiful family this year! Have a Merry Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Hope the kids will be filled with lots of presents under the Christmas tree!

Christy & Daniel & Ellia | Markham Unionville Family Session

Big sister alert - Ellia's going to be a big sister! And her excitement cannot be contained!

We had so much fun meeting and photographing Christy, Daniel and Ellia down Markham Unionville. Ellia had so much running around the park and saying hi to each doggy that passed by and was not shy! At times, mom and dad would even have to go chase after her. This makes a really fun family photo for them! (Secretly, I think she thought mom and dad was just playing with her but really they were trying to keep her safe haha oh little Ellia!) When we asked about the baby, she quickly pointed at mommy’s belly! Wow, this girl really knows where her younger sibling is!

With the help of Ellia’s Auntie Sandy being presence with us looking after the little runner, we had some time to do a few quick maternity portraits with just mom and dad. But of course, Ellia wanted to be included as well and ran circles around mom and dad! She’s so sweet!

We headed over to an ice cream shop on Main Street Unionville and treated little Ellia to ice cream for the FIRST TIME! Of course she loved it! Not too much into sharing but finally learned to share her treat with mom and dad and fed them one at a time. Already she’s going to know how to take care of her younger sibling and even share her items with them! We can’t wait to see their interactions in the near future!

Thank you Christy, Daniel and Ellia for such a wonderful time together and having us document your beautiful family moments!

Paola & Davor & Sophia | Toronto Trillium Park Family Photos

What a beautiful family to photograph!!! Seriously though, I’m like over the moon when I was hanging out with them!

Paola reached out to me earlier this year for a family session when lockdown gets lifted. As soon as we were in Stage 1, we were in communication to plan for their perfect family portraits! We’ve considered lavender fields, sunflower fields, neighbourhood park and we ended up at the Trillium Park with a great blend of the city skyline and greenery space. With COVID19 preventing many people from visiting friends and families across borders, Paola wanted a photo of her family and the city skyline to send as postcards to their families and friends around the world and we did just that! (But don’t let these photos fool you, Trillium Park is a very busy spot and it was never empty like what’s in the photos. Lol)

Sophia was shy at first but quickly warmed up with some of her favourite Disney songs! She started dancing, jumping and exploring the whole park. She loved her liberty to run around and less of smiling at my camera (I don’t blame her, I would too explore this new environment) but we’ve managed to play a game and have her smiling for me. I loved their family interaction; mom and dad would sing along with her and doing the actions. They definitely were a playful family and enjoyed every bit of their time together. Any day, I would document these candid moments again.

Thank you Paola, Davor and Sophia for a great evening that I got to spend with you and capture your family love!

Vicky & Michael | Ruby Manor Maternity Session

Vicky & Michael’s photos were one of the dreamiest maternity session we’ve had. It was exactly how Vicky envisioned it to be. The London Room at the Ruby Manor studio was perfect for this dreamy maternity session. And this room couldn’t be more suitable for having a baby girl!

One of my favourite prop that they’ve brought to this session was Vicky’s first dress that she wore when she was a newborn. It’s pretty amazing that Vicky’s parents intentionally saved this 26+ years ago for their daughter’s daughter to wear one day. It’s absolute nostalgic and memorable and of course serves as the best prop for a photoshoot. Scroll down to see both Vicky and Michael holding this dress and can’t wait to see baby E wear it!

Michael is my younger brother and Vicky being my beloved sister-in-law are going to be parents! I am going to be an AUNT! It is so surreal!!! Growing up, I’ve never pictured ourselves at this stage in life. At times, we still feel like kids joking around and poking fun at each other. Never imagined that’ll be a Gu-Ma (Chinese for older aunt) hahaha makes me sound so old! Nonetheless, I am so happy for them and excited to meet my niece!

Venetia & Sam & Jayden & Baby | Scarborough Bluffs Family Session

A summer evening well spent at the Scarborough Bluffs with this lovely family. It was a long time coming for our family session with them because COVID lockdowns and restrictions delayed us so so much! But we finally got to meet up with Venetia, Sam, Jayden and the newest addition family member!

As always, Scarborough Bluffs was crowded with many people who just wants to be out with friends, families and loved ones after so many months of lockdown. We picked a spot that was perfect for the stroller to park, the picnic blanket to be set out, and the family to be photographed. Can you tell at all that there were others at the beach with us? ;)

We were worried that Jayden would be tired and sleepy during our session, but he surprised us with all the energy in the world! He was so good and followed instructions very well. He jumped and ran a lot. We even got him to run and look back at the same time, he was good at multitasking! But I bet you his favourite was when he was on top of daddy’s shoulders - just look at all the laughs he had! Lol.

It was a lot of fun photographing these lovely smiles and their playful interactions as a family. Thank you Venetia, Sam, Jayden and baby for having us capture your family portraits and spending a beautiful evening with us!