Yaoyi and Valen met six years ago during their post-graduate program. They were friends first but eventually went on a couple of dates later that year. Just before Christmas of 2013, they officially became a couple. After graduating, Yaoyi moved to Saskatchewan to pursue her career and they did long distance for about a year and a half. Eventually, Yaoyi ended up landing a job in Toronto and they decided to move in together. Fast forward a few years later, Valen proposed to Yaoyi while ...
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Classical + Opulent Liberty Grand Wedding: Teresa + Tim
Teresa and Tim's magical wedding day was elegant, classic and undoubtedly beautiful. A long time ago, Teresa fell in love with Liberty Grand. It was completely fitting. She loved the big windows, the classical architecture, the high ceilings and the gorgeous chandeliers. It completely matched the English wedding theme that Teresa wanted. After attending her cousin's wedding in England, she was inspired "Victorian" style but wanted her wedding to still have a modern touch. They had chosen dusty ...
Markham Hilton Suites Wedding: Tanya + Nikhil
Tanya and Nikhil had a beautiful fusion wedding of both of their cultures at the Markham Hilton Suites. Nik's family is Hindu and Tanya's family is Parsi so they incorporated two ceremonies to honour both of their cultural backgrounds. Before their wedding ceremony, Tanya and Nik decided to see each other beforehand. It was such a cute moment in the hotel's Zen Garden where they were both beaming full of joy. We then headed over to Toogood Pond near Unionville for their wedding ...
Beach Winter Engagement Session: Abi + Shruti
Abi and Shruti's love story started fifteen years ago when they met as kids. They were from different high schools but they volunteered at the same place. They eventually became best friends but when it came to the latter part of their university days, they began dating. Abi and Shruti share a sense of adventure and a desire to experience something new together. After eight years of dating, they were on a two-day trek on the Inca Trails in Machu Picchu, Peru. As they put it - it was Abi's way ...
Toronto Island Airport Engagement: Salimah + Fariz
Who would have thought that the amazing Northern Lights would have brought these two together? Fariz and Salimah's dad were working together on the construction of the Toronto Ismaili Centre and the Aga Khan Museum. It was then when Salimah took a trip out to Yellowknife to see the Northern Lights. Fariz thought this was really interesting and reached out to her to hear about her trip. After a few coffees, Fariz wanted to move onto a real dinner date with her but Salimah had already friend-zoned ...
Colourful Downtown Toronto City Engagement: Sheena + Amar
Sheena and Amar are both from Kenya but moved to Toronto a number of years ago with their family. Although both of their families knew each other but they didn't really hang out much until later. After being together a number of years, Amar started to plan his proposal over a number of months. He rented out an entire hall, decorated it with string lights and performed a song for her. It ended up being a huge surprise to Sheena and it just sounds so romantic - like out of a movie! Sheena and ...
Toronto Christmas Market Wedding at Distillery District: Erin + Alex
Erin and Alex met through mutual friends in 2011 but then later crossed paths again at a Nuit Blanche party later that year. This time, they knew it was fate. They spoke all night and developed an incredibly close friendship over the following months. By the end of the year, their friendship turned into a relationship and they have been inseparable ever since. Five years later, they took the next step and moved in together and adopted their pride and joy, a dog who they named Polo. When it ...
Estates of Sunnybrook Fall Wedding: Samantha + Richard
On Samantha and Richard's first date, they headed to Niagara. When the server at Peller Estates asked them whether they would like to have some wine, Richard's response was "it's always noon somewhere". It was the line that got Samantha and they now love to regularly take trips to Niagara together. We arrived early in the morning to capture their Chinese tea ceremony at Samantha's home. Unfortunately this October day was a chilly and a little wet, so they opted to have their wedding ...
Sweet Summer Engagement Session: Krystel + Bosco
Krystel and Bosco met on Tinder back in 2014 - which is over 4 years ago now! Soon after they met, Bosco started working in Hamilton and Krystel started working in Toronto. But after two years of dating, they both moved in together in Burlington as a middle ground so they both could get to work. In the summer of 2017, Bosco proposed to Krystel 10,000 feet high on the Swiss Alps of Switzerland. So romantic! Krystel and Bosco love spending time together visiting wineries in Niagara and having ...
Downtown Toronto Engagement Session: Nancy + Peter
Nancy and Peter met through mutual friends but before they officially met Peter had already caught Nancy's eye. They've now been together for two years and have become best friends. One of their favourite things to do together is to enjoy a home date with dinner and a movie. What they love most about the other person is how they love, support and really care about each other. For their engagement session, they chose Osgoode Hall in Downtown Toronto for its beautiful architecture. We ...