Hey, guess what? Christmas is only a month away. No big deal, right? Lots of time to buy the gifts, trim the tree, send out the cards, return the gifts, buy new gifts, cook big dinners, visit and host work/family/school parties, put up the lights…WHOA. Why not knock off a few items from your list […]

Oh Thunder Bay. You are so good to us. Thank you for all the positive feedback and chats at the wedding show on Sunday (and thank you to some of our 2012 brides and grooms for coming and giving us some props for our booth 😉 If you weren’t in attendance, you will have noticed […]

So, you may have noticed us being a little aloof on the blog, saying things that make you wonder. I haven’t been exactly diligent with updating lately because we have been busy busy with weddings. But, not only weddings, we have been busy getting ready with our 2012 brides doing engagement sessions and client  meetings. […]

McKinnley’s Birth   She sat eagerly awaiting her baby. Patiently enduring every squeeze, knowing that each pain meant a step closer to meeting her little girl. Mckinnley’s daddy couldn’t make it to the delivery so I was asked to capture some of those first moments. The support of her sister. The concentration. The first glimpse […]

When I go to a wedding I generally like to mingle. I like to get to know the couple through the eyes of their guests. Sometimes I take a step back and just watch them interact with each other and sometimes I listen in on conversations that two people are having about the bride and […]

*****UPDATED****** We have a new bloggy. It’s over atwww.ilophoto.ca/blog We will keep this here for as long as we still get traffic going to it, but we will not be updating this blog with new posts. Thanks!!! ilo Nik and Dana

Ok, so this has been a long time coming. This new look. I have to give our web developer, Steve some props. I called him up, told him my issue and a few hours later we (I use the term ‘we’ loosely, as in, I sat there and told him what I wanted and he […]

They say that rain on your wedding day is good luck. They say that marrying your best friend is the best way to start a marriage. Somewhere, I’m sure ‘they’ would also say that if a groom can get a room full of 275 people to do a Jägerbomb his marriage is going to be just […]

She came walking out and took his breath away. She whispered her vows to him and he held her close with his eyes. She laughed at a picture from her past and he looked at her while she did so. These are the the in-between’s. They are the moments that not everyone notices. Not everyone […]

She saves tiny little lives every day. He is learning to save lives at med school. There’s is a love that has lasted the test of time. They’ve walked a long road together and at the end of it was one of the most beautiful days. A day where their love prevailed and they became […]