Dennis Larkin Photography

A little while ago, I got the chance to shoot a few engagements for a few different clients who have all now been married! Congrats!!

I thought I would take this opportunity to showcase some of the pictures from both the engagement shoot, and the wedding! Special thanks to Courtney from Precious Photography (http://preciousphotography.ca/blog/) for being there and helping setup some of the shots!

The first couple, Courtney and I did their engagement shoot at Gairloch Gardens. The wedding was held in Gage Park in Brampton. After doing some of the getting ready photos at the house, we went down to Gage Park. The wedding ceremony was very nice, lots of guests, and onlookers in the park! Who doesn’t love a wedding right? There is a gazebo right in the middle of Gage Park, and that’s where the ceremony took place. After the ceremony was over, we had a little time to do some family and friends shots at the fountain in the park. Then it was off to the reception at Fuzion Banquet Hall in Mississauga.

So without further adieu… The pictures!

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Thanks to everyone who responded to this blog post, but as of July 14th, the offer is over. I appreciate everyone that emailed me and took advantage of the offer! I know I had fun and hope that you did too!

I have a new deal. Mention that you saw this blog post when you email me, and I’ll give you a free engagement photo session. No catch! No wedding purchase necessary. Just you and me and your significant other, taking pictures!

But, you have to mention this ad in your email! When you book me for your wedding, I will include a free 8″x10″ print from your engagement photos.

http://www.dennislarkin.com/contact.html Contact me today!

I just wanted to share a wedding from last summer. We did some of the photos in Oakville, at Gairloch Gardens. It’s just off of Lakeshore, and overlooks Lake Ontario. It’s really beautiful there, and is VERY busy on Saturday’s in the summer.

This wedding was fantastic! Great bride and groom, and a wedding party that liked to play! It’s too bad we got rained on while we were at Gairloch Gardens, and had to cut the photos short. All in all, we had a great time though!

Heather & Brent @ Gairloch Gardens - Dennis Larkin Wedding Photography

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Yes, that’s ME! Where have I been!? I don’t know. I’ve been here. I’ve been there. I’ve been putting ads out there, and meeting with clients.

So what’s been going on? I’ve scheduled a couple weddings for this year, had to turn a couple away. Can only please some of the people, some of the time. I have a wedding scheduled for Mississauga, and a wedding in Brampton. I haven’t yet shot a wedding in Oakville, or Milton. Which is kind of strange. LOL I did do some wedding photography in Toronto last summer. At the Toronto Musical Gardens. Very nice place!

Not much else is going on. I think people are afraid of winter weddings.

Oh, I am currently offering FREE engagement photography. For the rest of the month, if you contact me, your engagement photos are FREE! Email me to make your booking!

Well, off to find more clients!
Talk soon!

I’ve updated my wedding website!!
You might even see yourself on the pages! Exciting isn’t it? LOL
Have a look around. The photo gallery will be changing soon too. Maybe even tonight if I can stay awake!

Well, I hope everyone had a nice Christmas!

If you got engaged over the holidays, CONGRATS!! The Christmas holidays, and new years eve is a very popular time for couples to get engaged. The love is in the air, and family is all around.

Engagement photography is an important part of your wedding photography package. It’s a time for you to get to know your photographer. A time for you to get used to being in front of the lens. Engagment photographs will show you your photographer’s style. You’ll get to talk to your wedding photographer, see how they’ll perform, and what to expect. You’ll become familiar with what wedding products are available, and what they’ll cost. You’ll be able to use the photos to create framed photo mats that can be signed at the reception, then hung in your home, in stead of a traditional guest book that you look at once and put away in storage. You can even change out the engagement photo for a finished wedding photograph once you have the prints.

There are plenty of wedding photography sites in Mississauga and Oakville. I’ve seen some great places to get wedding and engagement photos done.

If you haven’t gotten engaged as of yet, and you’re looking to do so over the new year’s celebrations, good luck! A popular thing to do now is have the actual engagement photographed. You can really get some great reactions from this! Something to think about!

What’s a recession? As defined by google: “the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year”

That being said; are we even IN a recession? Have you been hit? Has your industry been hit? There seems to be a recession among the auto industry. One thing to remember is to not panic! There is ALWAYS light at the end of the tunnel! The government will always see to it that we come OUT of the recession.

In wedding photography, there are some regions that seem to be hit more than other places. Some are reporting that business is actually UP. In my opinion, this is the direction that it should be heading! You should want to preserve your wedding memories. You should want to get the most out of your wedding. There are 2 things that you’ll remember years after your wedding. The food, and the photographs! Picking your wedding photography package  is as important as picking your wedding photographer! Most wedding photographers, including myself take great care when handling, and storing your digital files, however we can only hold on to them for so long. So in short, you’ll want to make sure that you invest right in the beginning because if something happens, you might be left without some prints you really wanted!

 So to summerize, don’t short yourself in the long-run by thinking short term.  Photography for your wedding is an investment in memories, make sure you choose the right place to spend your money, and think of what you’re getting in return for it.

Dennis Larkin Photography
www.dennislarkin.com
647 378-5332