Alyssa and Michael first met in 2013 at the University of Toronto when she was in Pharmacy School and he was completing his Undergraduate Science degree. Their first unofficial meeting occurred in the Pharmacy Building since Michael was hanging out with a mutual friend who was in Alyssa’s class. In the summertime, they attended a party where they officially met, and bonded over peanut butter, hockey and traveling. It was then when they started dating and fell in love!
At the beginning of 2015, they began their long distance journey as Michael moved for medical school to England, then Grenada and then finally New York. Alyssa then moved to Edmonton. The distance didn’t drive them apart – in fact they stayed closer than ever with daily FaceTime dates and meeting up for holidays and vacations. While they were together, they went on many adventures including exploring Europe, the Okanagan Valley, Vancouver, Japan, Spain, and even Hawaii. Michael visited Alyssa as much as possible during holidays and Christmases where they spent lots of time in the Rocky Mountains. On the last day of their vacation in Spain, Michael popped the question on top of a gazebo in a garden at the Plaza d’Espana.
Finally, in 2019, Michael graduated from medical school, matched to a residency in the GTA and returned home. Alyssa followed Michael back to the GTA a few months later and they’re now finally together after all these years! You can just tell that no matter where they are, their love remained strong. Alyssa and Michael are both very caring and patient, but also know how to make each other laugh. It’s so so important to have these qualities in a relationship! So can’t wait to photograph your wedding next year!
Engagement Photographer: Samantha Ong Photography
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Beautiful pictures taking all the essence of joy and love between these two young people
Aww love you guys. Beautiful pics and cowgirl boots FTW
Lovely!
super excited for the wedding !!!!!!
Lovely photos
Beautiful photos!
Lovely models 😉
These are amazing! Such a lovely couple and perfect shots to show their love for each other! So excited for Alyssa and Mike!
You guys!!
Love the photos, you two are too cute! And congrats again on the engagement!
Beautiful photos of a beautiful couple!
You guys look great! Congrats you two:)tos
Matching boots! The Alberta flajr
AW… you guys are the cutest!!!
❤️
Beautiful shots, you two look great!
Michael looks so handsome!
Great story and photos! Very cute couple
These photos are absolutely beautiful! Congratulations!
I love the site of your photoshoot
Love these photos! Congrats Mike and Alyssa!
Beautiful couple! Congratulations!
Lovely couple…Made for each other.
Gorgeous photos, gorgeous couple!! The colours are picture perfect 🙂
Great story with amazing pictures. Can’t wait to see them next year!
Such beautiful photos! Wow
What a beautiful representation of your love <3 I only hope that I can look at somebody the way you look at each other. xoxo
Marvelous, beautiful, artistic photography second to none, of a lovely young couple, Well done. Thank you for the photos.
I love each one of your engagement photos. Romance is a very hard thing to capture in photography, but yours feels so authentic and magical.
Very romantic and beautiful photos of such a lovely couple!