Serenbe, Georgia was the site of Joy Thigpen’s very first styling workshop and I was so lucky to be there. If you haven’t heard of Joy before, she’s a wedding stylist and creative director, she has her own business and is also half of the incredible wedding blog Once Wed. She has one of the best, [...]

Wed By Hand, Ottawa’s awesome alternative wedding show is on tomorrow from 11-5 at the Glebe Community Centre. Come on by! !  

This is my sixth and final Mexico post and what better note to end it than a new beginning? Amanda and Sean are two gorgeous Canadians who were also at Jose’s workshop. I was so so happy to meet three other Canadians on this trip and was thrilled that these two are just outside of [...]

The sun was almost kissing the horizon by the time I was able to get Ashley and Justin in front of the camera. I’m not sure what it is about Mexican sunsets but there is a certain quality of the light that is so magical and soft and makes everyone’s skin glow. These two were [...]

I mentioned in previous posts the incredibly talented people I met in Mexico, and I wish I’d photographed more of them, but you can see a few of them below along with more of my favorite shots. Next week, I’ll be posting two shoots of friends from the workshop who graciously posed for me under [...]

On our last day Jose challenged us to walk around the small town of El Carmen and photograph 15 strangers. These are some of my very favorites. I’ve decided to add one more post so stay tuned for Part IV tomorrow.

Our days were filled with learning and shooting. Our classroom was an incredible room at the Hacienda where tequila barrels lined the walls and the ceilings were over 30 feet high. It’s hard to say which part of my days I liked best: listening to our teachers impart their knowledge, experience and stories (a lot [...]

I’ve only had a few life-changing experiences so far: meeting my husband, holding my nephew for the first time, a few really incredible trips and this one-of-a-kind workshop. Jose Villa has an honest, beautiful and brilliant approach to photography and business that has left me re-energized and wanting more. Over the week at a hacienda [...]