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I had the privilege of being a guest at the wedding of Ben’s high school friend. The banquet hall was beautiful and the events of the night were fun. The violinist played covers of top 40 hits like Kanye and OneRepublic. And of course, the food was so good. Oh I wish I could’ve gotten seconds.

Our table was pretty close to the bride and groom’s so I got a nice shot of them while they snuck a few minutes to eat hehe. I also borrowed some light from the videographer

This was shot with the 5D, 50mm 1.2 (Thanks Andrew!) because I was cameraless for a few days before I picked up my new friend

I can’t remember the first time I met Sam. It was sometime in high school..maybe grade 9 or 10? Anyway, it’s no surprise that Sam is a teacher because he’s always had that skill and passion to teach. He’s always willing to teach those who are willing to learn.

The first time I met Fiona was at a birthday party about 2 years ago, if I remember correctly. It was basically all of my friends and then Sam arrives with a girl. I didn’t think much of it. Why? I don’t know.

Fi, being a good sport, played along with what we thought would be a good joke. She was told to chat it up with another one of our friends as if she was interested or something and they ended up playing the basketball-shooting game while we watched and laughed

Fast forward to July 1, just about 2 weeks ago. Sam and Fiona had flown back to Toronto and were ready to celebrate The sun was out and the sky was cloudless..I love days like that!

Congrats, Sam + Fi!!

This just describes them so well

Hi Sam!

Nice shades, boys

A few of my fellow food-loving friends and I tried out a little place called Joy Bistro on Queen St. E. The weather was amazing and we were able to get a table on the patio, with sunset streaming through some trees from a park across the street. The lighting was so nice!! It was perfect for test driving my new D700! I love it already : )

Now for the photos. I should use this SmugMug feature more often!

It’s been a crazy 2 weeks so I’m finally wrapping up all the photos I’ve taken. I’ve got a few posts lined up this week but I’m determined to get this one out tonight!

Two weeks ago, Ming (Justin) invited me to take photos for the members of The Centre for Dreams which is “a day program dedicated to providing a curriculum designed specifically for adults with intellectual challenges.”

What is inspiring is the background behind Dreams. It was started by Elaine Vollett who is a mother of an intellectually challenged adult so she experienced firsthand the difficulties of finding a proper day program for her son. The centre opened in 1991 with 3 members and has now grown to over 25 members and a full time staff and volunteers.

Before we started the shoot, the members got dressed up and some even got their hair done by Ming! A few of them were totally ready to have their photos taken. They were so friendly and their smiles were so genuine. It just made my day

When I get the ok, I’ll post a photo or two from the photoshoot