When The Ring met Emma years ago, it was obvious to us that before long, she'd be winning awards, shooting across the globe and accumulating her own fan base within our local community. And we were right. Emma Smallbone of barebonephoto comes to your table as a photo-savvy, experienced (over fifteen years of experience - the last eight of which have been in the Cambridge/K-W area) professional photographer whose mission in life is to capture the most stunning, candid, artistic moments of your wedding and events as she possibly can.  Read more

Walking into Calla Studio's contemporary Elmira space, with its rust coloured walls and comfy black sofa and chairs, you get a feel for what photographer Tina Weltz is all about. Her studio is all about light and space. With various backdrops and photo areas set up throughout the room, framed photos on just about every wall (including her signature calla lily photo that gained her business its name), you definitely feel that warm, cozy atmosphere Tina strives to create for her clients.  Read more

Having worked with Ralph Heinze Photography on countless wedding and corporate shoots over the past six years, it was our pleasure to interview and review this award-winning, internationally recognized photographer for brides in The Ring. We already knew that Ralph doesn’t shoot the typical wedding, then again, he’s not your typical photographer. He takes a photojournalistic approach and likes to tell a story that happens naturally throughout your day so you have unique pictures that portray your true personalities...  Read more

Jennifer Nahwegahbow, Photographer and Owner of Depiction Photography, offers a clean, classic shooting style. Jennifer studies the natural connections of each couple and with the help of observation and questionnaires, she says she's able to discover the very essence of each couple's love story. "I use it to create stunning pieces of art that reflect the true devotion, strength, and love the bride and groom share..." That said, Depiction also reflects the fun, friendship and laughter that comes naturally to true friends and close family.  Read more

Fun, romantic and brimming with life... it took only one glance at Anne Edgar Photography's extensive portfolio of images to convince us that this talented photographer with sixteen years of professional experience knows how to capture your wedding day with unique insight and style. Anne has her camera lens and eye for real beauty focused on the tri-cities area – and that's good news for local brides and grooms.  Read more

Naghmeh Desroches has an unmistakable eye for gorgeous, authentic and, let's face it, incredible shots that could turn any wedding album into your new favourite book for a lifetime. She will bring you to love posed photography without sacrificing the option to have remarkable photojournalistic photos, which she does with her natural ability to make her subjects feel comfortable and look great in front of the camera.  Read more

When Scott McQuarrie, Owner and Photographer of re:action photography, delivers your wedding albums he wants you to be able to look at those images and step back into your wedding day to remember what happened, how you looked, and what you felt in those moments. He wants you to say, "Yeah, that was my wedding day." For Scott, a wedding day marks the beginning of a legacy, and he recognizes both the beauty and importance of that. It helps that he's as passionate and excited about your wedding as you are.  Read more

From iWed albums to huge photography packages at competitive prices and the addition of video to their ever-growing repertoire, Paul Griffin and Anita Stefanovic of Images With Attitude focus on offering brides a fresh, fun perspective to shooting their wedding memories. As they've quickly grown in popularity among local brides, Paul and Anita bring professionalism, knowledge and experience of wedding photography to ensure your photos are picture perfect.  Read more

From before she was even in high school, Michelle Kauntz has been a photographer at heart. And she's been a wedding photographer even longer than she, herself, realized. Michelle shoots in what her brides call "a natural, easy" style, and she uses her photography talents to serve up wedding memories that couples can love for a lifetime – both locally and abroad.  Read more

Seasoned photographer, Sheila Braam, has devoted herself to creating compelling photos that capture the celebration of your lifetime. Just by looking through her online gallery, you know she can tell a wedding story with remarkable images: a tiny ring bearer with tousled hair clutching a satin pillow encircled by a sea of ushers, two heads bowed together under a bridal veil, a crisp certificate of marriage signed with fresh ink, a table of guests laughing wildly at wisecracks by the master of ceremonies, and a favourite uncle cutting loose on the dance floor... Sheila isn't going for mere snapshots. She's focusing her lens on offering high quality, creative images that she says are inspired by her own love of weddings and photography.   Read more

Click Photography is a well-loved company that came recommended to The Ring by both brides and vendors in the community. Owner, Christine Kufske, is both a talent and a trendsetter, not to mention a mom of twin five year old girls and an active figure in the community. With a reputation for personality and the ability to photograph life’s most natural moments in their natural lights, staff at The Ring knew that interviewing and reviewing Christine and her brides was a must. Here’s what we found...  Read more

Heidi Maria Faul of Images Photography rarely has trouble finding weddings to shoot. Brides seem to be drawn to her laid back, no-pressure, one-on-one approach that comes so naturally to her. "It's the small town feel that you get with Heidi that we liked," explains bride, Lorraine Penney. "You don't feel like you're dealing with a big business... Heidi is not always trying to sell or push you into something... Heidi is all about you."  Read more

Art and Soul is an incredibly unique photography duo made up of the talents of Owners, Gordon Aitken and Grainne Duggan. The demand for their company’s photography services takes Gordon and Grainne across the ocean to shoot in both Ireland and Canada on a regular basis. Adding to the many reasons to love Art and Soul, Gordon has won countless, highly revered photography awards and says his client list includes the likes of Bill Clinton. They shoot to capture images that are incredible at the moment they’re taken, and then they add to the drama of that memory by making artistic use of photo editing talents in the final product.  Read more

Most brides expect photography, videography and DJ services to each have their own line on their to-do lists. The three elements each play major parts in the wedding and ultimately come with their own set of research, quoting and hiring tasks. But Cameron Shaver: Digital Media Solutions is one of the few local wedding companies presenting brides with another option offering multiple services under one roof. Cameron Shaver, Owner and Operator of the company, calls his business a one-stop shop for photography, videography and DJ services, meaning you cross one, two or three things off your list just by meeting with him.   Read more

Bassem describes the couples who choose him for their wedding photography as anyone who loves life and most importantly, each other. Bassem Wahba, Owner and Principal Photographer of his company, Bassem, is self-taught. He’s been in business for five years and is in obvious high demand, having shot forty-four weddings last year alone and forty-five this year. Most importantly though, he told us that he truly puts his heart into each wedding he takes on. "I photograph a wedding as if it's my own, and I feel, most of the time, it is." Saying his couples are friends as much as they become lifelong clients, Bassem says his relationships with each bride and groom allow him to blend into the crowd on the wedding day, capturing his couples' true essence.  Read more

Ilia Photography's portfolio should be on any local bride's must-see list this year. The work of Owner, Ilia Horsburgh, is obviously incredible. Shooting in a style developed over six years of living and breathing photography, her work has taken her across the globe, to the red carpet of the Junos, to live concerts and to charity events. But if you ask Ilia, everything always comes back to the rewarding, challenging, and even humbling job of photographing weddings. She's done over 100 of them in the past four seasons and seems to have made it her personal mission to capture the story of your wedding day in detail - every element, person and emotion.   Read more

For Sasha and Danielle Herakovic, capturing moments of their clients' weddings - and delivering the best quality in each image - is not just a job, it's a passion. And if you ask this photography duo, that inspiration for their work is how they manage to keep their style fun and fresh. "We can take any over-shot location and make it new again," they told staff at The Ring.  Read more

For Taylor Jackson, owner of Taylor Jackson Photography, a camera is just a tool of the trade, one that doesn’t necessarily make a good photographer. He says it’s the person behind the camera that truly makes the photo what it is - whether that be good, bad, inspiring, sweet or just another shot. And for the past three years, Taylor has been the person behind that camera. Though his work speaks for itself, he is self-defined as a fun, unique photographer who has a true passion for making your wedding day photos amazing. Taylor's goal is to capture your personalities, shooting in an easy going, non-traditional style, all while being a ‘fly-on-the-wall’ and an extension to your wedding party. He aims to interact more like a friend would, than a photographer. Taylor says he's different because he's quick on his feet, inspired by all forms of photography and cinematography, and (thanks to a ton of concert photography!) can make the best in any lighting condition. In fact, his goal with every shoot is to make his clients look like total rock stars, so it's not a surprise that brides love him.   Read more

Being able to capture a split second in time for her couples is something that Denise Bélanger knows is truly a gift – and one that she certainly has. As the Owner and Photographer of C'est Chic! Photography, Denise has been in business since January 2007, but her love affair with photography began long before that and is, to her, not just a job, but a passion, which she says allows her to work harder to make your wedding day fun and memorable with awesome photographs to show for it afterwards.  Read more

With a busy photography company, chic Waterloo studio, tons of experience in the art of shooting weddings and multiple national PPOC accreditations to her name, Pamela Wideman Photography has everything you'd want in a wedding photographer. Add to that her great mix of shooting styles, an obvious passion for what she does, a fun personality and a talent for turning wedding day shoots into a blast, we have a lot to share about this talented, well-known and highly respected Kitchener-Waterloo area photographer. Let us explain...  Read more

For Photographers Clint Russell and Shawn Van Daele, photographing weddings is much like telling a story - a story that's presented in gorgeous, sentimental, fun and creative photographs. Clint and Shawn have built their company, Renaissance Studios Photography, on a foundation of art, design, and fashion (elements that can be seen in each of their photos). "Since we're artists first, it's important to us to get unique, fun and magazine-quality shots throughout your whole day." They want to make sure all their brides and grooms get full bragging rights when it comes time to showing off their final photos. That's why each of the members of their large team of ten professional photographers shoots just about every moment and detail that they can. From quirky little moments, editorial style candids, and fun, vintage twists. And when they're not catching fabulous photos of the bride, groom and wedding party, they're covering the wedding guests in their fabulous 'Smile Booth', a featured service that brides can't help but love.  Read more

Sweet Pair Photography is a new name in wedding photography, but you’d never know it from looking at their work. As you browse their gorgeous online photo galleries or thumb through portfolios at your first meeting, you’ll be able to see why brides would say there’s soul behind these images, that Olga and Vladimir listen to you, and that they give you the chance to be the best version of yourself on a day you’ll remember for a lifetime. Owned by Olga and Vladimir Plevak, Sweet Pair Photography is a combination of two different styles and personalities, a couple who feeds off each other’s creative and technical differences, and who offer two photographers at your wedding (who appear to be as in love with each other as they are with the inspiration they find in human nature).   Read more