We first met Val & Marc at the spring Wedding Show. Ivanette had a great long chat with them about their wedding plans for October 2010, and how they were looking for a photographer who thought outside the box. Yes, originally this happy couple was going to take their time to plan their wedding.  However, about a month later they contacted us, stating that Marc was to be deployed with the military and they had to move their wedding up to this year. After many frantic phone calls, we finally found a date that worked for their venue, the Renfrew Golf Club, as well as ourselves.  Val & Marc had a wonderful (but chilly) ceremony and reception that highlighted their personalities and the love they have for each other.

So a little background information on the first photo. I had seen it done about two years ago and have been waiting for the perfect couple to pull it off. Val & Marc are full of life and it seemed like a great fit! There is no doubt that Marc trusts his beautiful new wife!

Even Val’s cat, Abbie, had to make sure the details were purrfect!

Val and Marc decided to change things up, and shoot First Look photos at the clubhouse before the ceremony. It was such a relaxing time and Marc’s reaction to his bride in her gorgeous gown was priceless.

So, October weddings in the Ottawa Valley can either be beautifully warm or brutally cool…hence the adorable mittens!

Val’s sister, Alison, was her Maid of Honour, which included many hours of shopping, planning, and overall sisterly-ness in the months of planning.

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Well, what a party! We had the honour of being Jamie & Matt’s official wedding photographers this past weekend in Carleton Place. Jamie has been Ivanette’s esthetician since we moved to Almonte and has become a great friend since. Matt and Jamie have been together for seven years, so when he proposed to Jamie last October she called us to make sure we were available for her wedding. Matt is a volunteer fireman with Carleton Place, and well, us firefighters can sure throw a party! I’m sure the good folks over at the Carleton Heritage Inn are going to need a break after two firefighter weddings in a row!

Here are some shots from Jamie & Matt’s wedding:

So it seems the boys had a little difficulty getting ready and had to rely on Jason’s expert knowledge to put them together!

We had a great day over at Riverside Park with lots of fun formals!

Once dinner was over, it was time to party, and Carleton Place’s Ocean Wave Fire Company sure knows how to get a party going!

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We had the pleasure of capturing Karen and Duncan’s gorgeous wedding this Sunday. They are truly a match made in heaven! I can honestly say without a doubt that it would be impossible for anybody to be more in love than Karen and Duncan. They truly are life partners in every meaning of the word!

They had a gorgeous ceremony at the Holiday Inn Select in Kanata, then it was off to the Ottawa Experimental Farm gardens for a great photo session. It was a great dinner and reception back at the Holiday Inn Select!

Here’s a sneak peek to their photos:

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We had the absolute pleasure of photographing Jennifer and Bobby’s wedding this past weekend. Jennifer first met us at the Carp Fair and fell in love with our wedding photography. The best part of the story, she wasn’t even engaged! So when Bobby proposed this past winter, she dug our card out and gave us a call. With Jennifer’s energy and Bobby’s easy going attitude they made our job easy and a joy to photograph! Luckily the weather broke for a gorgeous ceremony at the Canadian Golf and Country Club! Here is a sneak peek at their wedding:

Wedding was photographed by Brian Hargreaves, assisted by Ivanette. Second photographer was Stephen Switzer

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So every once in a while as a photographer, I just have to get out there and shoot for fun, stress free.

One day last winter I came home to find three wedding dresses hanging in my kitchen, yes three! Just as I was wondering what was going on Ivanette walked around the corner and said “Look what I found on sale!”. Yes, the famous words women use to justify everything. Turns out “on sale” was actually because the boutique was liquidating the previous season’s samples, and she really did hit on a huge bargain!

Early in the summer I had found out that Jessica, a model we had worked with last year on a project, was back in Ottawa for the summer and wanted to do a shoot with her horses while she was home. We had gone over a few ideas and when she ended up sending me a photo of a woman on a horse in a white dress, it came to me that this would be a perfect opportunity to trash one of those dresses!

We had an amazing time making this shoot happen; hope you enjoy these shots and they inspire you to do something fun!

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Recently we shot a great couple Karen and Duncan’s engagement photos. We will be capturing their wedding this September in the west end of Ottawa and are looking forward to it! We are so glad they chose us as their photographers!

Here is a preview!

 Karen and Duncan love fishing and came up with the great idea of having the “catch of the day”! We loved the idea!

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BH Photography is proud to announced that our wedding site is new and much improved! Watch for updates to the Portrait and Infant sites in the near future.

Check it out!

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