Family photos can be the source of some stress to the couple getting married. Not because they don’t want them, but because they take organization, and weddings are full of people wandering off, going to the bar, or to the bathroom at the exact wrong time. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

If you’re planning a wedding in Hamilton, you’ve probably realized pretty quickly that you have options. Historic estates, waterfront restaurants, grand ballrooms, garden spaces, industrial lofts, it’s all here.

The day goes fast. Everyone says it, because it’s true. And the best way to remember it is to be in it,not managing it or directing it.

After more than a decade of photographing weddings across Southern Ontario, I’ve worked in just about every type of venue vineyards, barns, historic chapels, hotels, greenhouses, and everything in between. I can make great images anywhere but some venues give you better light, cleaner backdrops, and less stress doing it.