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For Nearlyweds

How to Create a Wedding Guest List

Creating the ideal wedding guest list is a crucial step in the wedding planning process. It sets the stage for the celebration of your love surrounded by the people who matter most. While the task may seem daunting, I hope this post helps you navigate the process of crafting a wedding guest list that reflects […]

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For Nearlyweds

7 Things You Should Do Now That You’re Engaged

Congratulations on your engagement! Now that the initial excitement has settled in, it’s time to dive into the exciting world of wedding planning. To ensure a smooth and stress-free journey towards your big day, here are seven essential wedding planning steps to take now that you’re engaged. 1. Create a Wedding Email: Simplify your wedding […]

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Weddings

Petite Almonte Wedding | MORGAN & LIAM

Morgan and Liam put together a beautiful petite wedding near Almonte in his parents backyard. They had just their immediate family there, held a small ceremony, and followed it up with a dinner outdoors catered by the NeXT Restaurant. Their wedding was able to be snuck in just before Ontario went back into some stricter […]

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Groom carrying his bride as they go in for a kiss near NeXT Restaurant in Stittsville Ontario

Weddings

NeXT Restaurant Brunch Wedding | JESSICA & MIKE

Jessica and Mike held their intimate brunch wedding at the NeXT Restaurant in Stittsville. Originally, they planned to get married in the summer of 2020 but the world had other plans. They ended up postponed to the summer of 2021 due to covid restrictions. However, in the beginning of 2021 they decided they just couldn’t […]

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Education

5 Things YOU NEED to do to Start Building your Photography Business

You have this dream of quitting your soul sucking day job to pursue a photography business that fills your heart with joy and allows you the freedom to live comfortably. But, how do you turn this dream into reality? Where do you even start building your own photography business? You are probably feeling overwhelmed and […]

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Ottawa Backyard Wedding | Brittany Navin Photography | Elegant Altar

Weddings

2020 Wrapped | The Couples that got Married Anyways

I went from a fully booked summer to only 6 weddings this year but I thought it would be fun to dedicate this post to all my Bride and Grooms that went ahead and did the damn thing despite covid trying to get in the way of their plans! A common theme between every single […]

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For Nearlyweds

Bridal Details Checklist

The entire day begins with the DETAILS! This is one of my favourite parts of the wedding day because it allows me to prepare and get my creative side warmed up for the rest of the day! All the little details help tell your story, you spent so much time choosing all these little pieces […]

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couple forehead to forehead at dominion arboretum

Couples

Dominion Arboretum Engagement | ERIN & JORDAN

Erin and Jordan decided to have their engagement session at the Dominion Arboretum in Ottawa. It was right in the transition from summer to fall so we got the best of both worlds! Summer vibes with the willow trees and fall vibes with a couple trees that had just started to change colour! These two […]

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bride and groom with veil scooped in front at pakenham wedding

Weddings

Intimate Pakenham Wedding | MACKENZIE & SCOTT

Mackenzie and Scott held their intimate wedding in their own backyard in Pakenham. Because of covid, they originally postponed to 2021 but, 2020 was supposed to be their year! After lots of thought, they decided to put together an intimate wedding! They put their wedding together in two weeks and honestly no detail was forgotten. […]

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For Nearlyweds

When to Wear your Wedding Veil

If you are anything like me, you LOVE the idea of wearing a wedding veil!! You are SO excited to put it on but if you are doing a first look, you actually might want to wait before putting it on! There are a couple of reasons why: You get to wow your groom with […]

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