Beverly and Lonnie - Medieval Wedding Theme | Ottawa Wedding Photographer

...Images from Beverly and Lonnie's Medieval Wedding at Sounders Farm in Munster.

Dominika & Eugene - A sneak peek {Ottawa Wedding Photography}

Just a few images from a beautiful and classy wedding of Dominika and Eugene!
Stay tuned for more!

Candid Moments - {Iaroslava Petrenko Photography}

It didn't just happen that I love photojournalism in wedding photography. I believe my background in documentary making kicks in when I'm present at a moment of life as an observer, a storyteller... Finding that unique angle from which a story can be told is what defines my purpose. Finding the angle from which to show the essence of the moment is what I am always searching for.
Flipping through the images on my camera, I am often looking to see if I was able to catch a true smile, a moment of genuine happiness...  When I find them, I become excited - I know I am connected and that the story will be told beautifully.

Below are a few moments from Beverly and Lonnie's wedding (to be continued...)

Baby Love - Photo-shoot with Frederica {Iaroslava Petrenko Photography}

It rained, rained and rained.. I almost lost hope of taking pictures of my beautiful niece while visiting her at the cottage. And then, just before my departure, the sun broke through the sky... and it was amazing!

The Cottage Fairies - {Iaroslava Petrenko - Ottawa Photographer}

As I promised earlier, here are some more images of my cottage fairies. Love the light!

To be continued...

Sneak Peek: Andrea and Carl {Ottawa Wedding Photography}

Posting a few of my favourite pics for Andrea and Carl!

I do believe in fairies! I do! I do!

One day, at the cottage and enjoying a warm summer afternoon, I suddenly found my attention captivated by two girls playing in the forest.

Kate and her best friend, Jaelyn, who came to spend a weekend with us, were up to something curious.

It appeared as if they were flying through the forest, collecting wild flowers and leaves and bringing their findings under a tree.

I could see that they were building something that was deserving of a sparkle in their eyes.

Soon I learned that the girls were building a resting place for fairies, whom they believed were inhabiting the forest.

A tiny place; beds made of leaves and flower petals, with a little couch and a diminutive chair... Snacks were left for their elusive guests – some wild berries they had collected.

They hoped that the fairies would come and stay at their special fairy sanctuary, even if only overnight...

I just hoped that the girls wouldn't be disappointed next day...

At morning's first light, I noticed an enthusiastic stir about the tree where lay the sanctuary.

I made my way towards the excitement and was greeted with joyful screams: “They were here! The fairies came! You can see they took our snack and the beds were touched! They will come again! They just don't want to be seen!”

I felt a weight lifted off my heart...

As I watched the girls play I realized that fairies did exist..

The fairies were these girls, leaping and bounding in front of me, living a children's fantasy, a pure world filled with beauty and fairness.

This year, I decided to have this fairy-inspired photo-shoot. Here are a few images for today. Stay tuned for more!

Kate and Jaelyn last year at the cottage