To those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving, we hope you enjoyed a wonderful long weekend! The weather was fabulous, sunny and warm! Fall is by far my most favourite season and we couldn't have asked for a better weekend to soak in the end of summer one last time.

Although we worked most of the weekend and had a wedding to shoot at the Hilton Lac Leamy, we managed to take Monday off. It was a perfect day of cleaning our garage up for the winter, playing outside all day, and hanging out with friends.

This week, Sam and I also celebrated our 8th anniversary!  (Boy, do we feel old!)  We had a delightful dinner and movie date, talked about the changes we've both gone through over our 8 years of marriage, all the crazy fun we've had and how it really keeps getting better!

I am so blessed beyond words for the past 8 years to have someone who stands by me and allows me to follow my heart and dreams.  Sam has done just that.  It has taken him quite a few years to figure me out, and now it seems none of the crazy ideas or things I do surprises him!  He's come to expect it and loves me for it.  What more can a girl ask for?

Okay, maybe one of these... which sam got me for our anniversary. A girl cannot have too many mac products! (and I'm not talking about make-up. haha.)

I love the ipod touch.

I got Sam a Herman Miller Aeron chair. Sam has always wanted his piece of Herman Miller, so I thought this was a good start! : )

f you haven't checked it out yet, here is a post with more furniture we dig!

Sam, thanks for the times you've stood by my side and watched me stretch my wings. I love discovering new passions with you, sharing our life together, and seeing ourselves change. It never fails to amaze me how you accept this girl you've married and treasure all the ways I am so different. Growing younger (at heart) with you is so much fun! Looking forward to 10 years!

Here are some pics we took this summer with our point and shoot, so it will have to do for now!

I am first to admit, it's been slow here on the blog as we head into our last stretch of wedding season (is it October, already!?!).  Of course, thanks to emails from our faithful blog readers for calling us on that and for asking for more updates!  You guys are awesome and so great to know you're out there and interested in our work and everyday life...

The summer has really been packed with scoping out locations, prepping, shooting and it's been insanely busy.  But, back to our scheduled blogging... Here's a location that you'll really dig!

Lago is Ottawa's NEW bar and grill restaurant with a view at the Dow's Lake Pavillion along the Rideau Canal. If you haven't been here yet, you must go check it out! We love the decor, colours, and vibe of the place.

Even the restrooms are well designed and we LOVE the concrete sinks!

This is one of the lounge areas. I just love this photo that shows the quiet side of Sam that I get to see once in a while : )

We get so excited to see new cool places and venues, so we'll definitely be coming here again. It looks awesome in the evening too as the ambience changes to more of a nightclub. Lago also offers a large private 140-seating banquet facility (it was unfinished at the time we were there, so no pictures yet!) that is a great idea for weddings and events, so if you're a bride looking for something different, give them a shout as we'd love to shoot here!

Have a great weekend!

It's hard to believe that fall is already around the corner as we've been busy with weddings all summer, but I wanted to catch up with some blogging this week and to share the lives of some of the cool couples we've gotten to meet along the way...

Nadia and Mike are a gracious couple, and I love their genuine heart and love for each other. They have been together for a long time and it shows in the way they are so comfortable with one another. What's amazing is that they look and talk with one another like they are newly in love!

For their session, we started off doing what they love doing together almost daily... walking their dog, Maggie.

Today was the Labour Day holiday before school starts, and closes out the summer. Somehow, I doubt that's going to stop us from having fun! Apparently, the weather agreed and this week is suppose to give us all sun and the hot summer-like weather we've all been waiting for.

Sam and I had planned to work to get caught up, but thanks to Deanna and John who invited us for a swim at their place, the choice was obvious, we couldn't say no! (especially living in a house with two little fishes!)

It was also the perfect chance to try out our new underwater waterproof case we purchased for our point and shoot camera... errr...for work, of course. We intend on traveling and hitting the beaches more for destination weddings in the coming year, so we needed some practice. So, if you're thinking of getting married someplace warm in the winters, email us for more details!

You'll meet Deanna and John at a later post as we'll be shooting their engagement session this Saturday and upcoming wedding at the Riu Cancun, in Mexico, this fall!

Here are some shots we took today as our girls were up for being our test subjects:

This is Farrah who is Deanna's best friend and Maid of Honour, with the girls.

For more underwater goodness, CLICK HERE for a little video!

Happy Labour Day!