Tanya is a bride who knows what she wants. And this isn’t to say that she is bossy and “bridezilla-ish”. (It’s my blog; I can make up words if I like!) She isn’t high maintenance at all! In fact, she is one of the sweetest people you’d ever meet. She is just so excited about [...]

I love when the bride and groom have little surprises planned for one another, but I especially love when both the bride and the groom have surprises planned for each other and the surprises have some sort of similar theme. And I’m the only one who knows! Katrina and Steve are high school sweethearts. And [...]

1 Communicate with your wedding photographer. Your wedding is a big deal; it might be the first time you’ve ever hired a professional photographer. What you need to know is that for this to be successful you need to have open communication. Tell me what you expect. Don’t assume that I’m going to do something [...]

  I met the adorable Lisa and some of her girlfriends at the Owen Sound Bridal Show. Lisa was set on having a winter engagement shoot, and when her and Graham told me the story of the proposal (it was at an outdoor ice rink), I knew it had to at least include some skating. [...]

K.I.S.S.I.N.G Amanda and I have a sort of bizarre relationship, from the perspective that we are sort of related, but not really. Amanda is my step-mother’s brother’s wife’s daughter from a previous relationship. (Did you follow that?) So what does that really mean? Not a whole lot because I adore her. And when on a [...]

For this Matrimony Monday, I continue with the wedding process here at Danielle Valiquette Photography. The Engagement 13. Book your engagement shoot. I think that an engagement shoot is so important to the final images I do it in all our packages. So, why is it so important for me to shoot you guys before [...]

For the next submission in Matrimony Monday’s we will continue to chat about engagement shoots. Listen to Your Mother? Yep, trust me I can’t believe I am saying this, but listen to your mother. Remember how good ol’Mom always told you not to slouch? Good posture can dramatically improve your appearance in pictures. Sitting or [...]

For the next submission in Matrimony Monday’s we will continue to chat about engagement shoots And now for something that might seem silly; you may want to think about practicing your smile in front of the mirror. Models do it! You may already know that you like your smile better when you show your teeth [...]

For the next submission in Matrimony Monday’s we will continue to chat about engagement shoots. You want your engagement photos of you to look like (you guessed it) you. So you don’t want to bust out make-up that looks totally different from the way you look on a daily basis (or when you get dulled [...]

Welcome to the first blog post in Matrimony Mondays. I thought the perfect topic would be how to have a great engagement shoot. Of course you want your engagement shoots to be perfect. Who wouldn’t? The most important thing is to be prepared to get your photos done; it sounds silly, but emotionally prepared. Be [...]