RAMBAM Hospital Fundraising Event: May 4th, 2010

I had the wonderful privilege of photographing the RAMBAM Hospital Fundraising Event that was held in downtown Toronto.
This is an incredible work that the doctors and staff at the RAMBAM Hospital -located in Haifa, Israel- are putting together for the health and safety of the people of Israel.
They are raising funds to build an underground hospital located in the underground parking of the actual hospital! It's an amazing concept! An underground parking lot that holds thousands of cars can be transformed, within 60 hours, into a fully functioning hospital -complete with an emergency room, operating rooms, dialysis treatment section, a maternity ward, etc... and everything you could possibly need in a fully functioned hospital as big as this one is!
They even showed us pictures of the parking lot filled with cars and then what the place looks like after with the entire hospital set up -it's unbelievable! You'd never think it was ever a parking lot to begin with!

Well, needless to say, I felt extremely honoured to have been chosen to photograph the event and to support such a tremendous project.
At the fundraiser, they even set up a mock-up presentation of the underground hospital complete with hospital beds, instruments and even actors to act out the functionality of a typical day at the hospital! It was awesome! :)
Check out some of my favourite shots from the fundraising event below by clicking on the photo -let me know what you think! Enjoy!

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Brad & Irene's Wedding: April 10th, 2010

Well, things have changed rapidly since our last post! We had thought that our last wedding for the Spring season was in March, however, we were so pleased and excited for the last minute opportunity we received to photograph Brad & Irene's wedding at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Toronto!
What an incredible couple! It was such a huge privilege for Bernard & I to photograph their wedding! Brad & Irene looked stunning in their wedding attire -especially Irene who was positively glowing in her wedding gown! She looked amazing! And I absolutely LOVE that hair piece she had on her hair -incredibly tasteful!
The flowers and decor was another incredible job done by Heavenly Flowers. The room looked unbelievable from up top on the 33rd floor of the hotel! In fact, you could see all of Toronto from up top. It was a gorgeous view!!
We had a blast with these guys! They were so much fun -and the most important part is that Irene & Brad thoroughly enjoyed their wedding day! Now that's extremely important.

Click on their picture below to view their slideshow!
Hope you enjoy viewing just some of our favourite shots from their beautiful da.

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Soldiers of Israel Fundraising Gala Dinner: October 18th, 2009

Bernard & I had the wonderful opportunity to give back to the Jewish Community by volunteering in giving our photography services to the Soldiers of Israel Fundraising Gala Dinner that took place at the Embassy Grand Convention Centre in Brampton.

It was an absolutely wonderful evening! It was very touching to hear from the soldiers who are in actual service for the Israeli Army and the hardships and struggles they continuously go through and fight for in the name and freedom of their country. Yet, it was also very encouraging to hear how the generosity of those who are able to help, in so many different ways, was making such an impact in the lives of these young soldiers!

We were extremely touched to have received this letter from the Soldiers of Israel commity thanking us for our services:

We felt very honoured to have been chosen to photograph such a significant event that is sure to touch many lives all over the world!

Below are just some of our favourite shots from the event. Hope you enjoy!

Ryan & Andrea and Darren & Erica Wedding: August 15th,2009

Alright! This is the post we have all been waiting so anxiously for! The DOUBLE wedding of Ryan & Andrea and Darren & Erica!! YAY!!!
Some of you may remember the post I made a couple of months ago from their engagement photo session at Oakbank Pond Park. On that post, I explained in more detail about the unique relationships between these brothers & sisters getting married to each other.
Well, now, it's time to showcase their wedding!!! WOOHOOO!!!!!!
And what a wedding it was indeed! To begin with, the ceremony and reception took place at The Royal York Hotel -a Gorgeous hall in downtown Toronto, and just the fact that it was a double wedding made this whole event completely unique! Something that none of us had ever experienced before!!
The girls looked absolutely stunning in their wedding gowns and the boys were strutting like the gentlemen they were in their spiffy suits! The flowers and decorations were absolutely magnificent -brought to you proudly by Heavenly Flowers.
To top it all off, they couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day! The sun was shining, it was a warm summer day -what else could a pair of Brides & Grooms ask for?!? LOL!
We were so excited and felt extremely honoured to have been chosen to not only capture and create such beautiful memories for both couples but it was a thrill to have been counted as one of their guests. To be there to witness such a joyous occasion for them and their families brought tears to my eyes! It was one awesome experience!! =p

Well, now is the moment of truth! The moment we have all been waiting for to see: their wedding pictures below!
We started out at the girls house where we got some beautiful shots of the girls and their bridesmaids, then we moved onto the hall downtown where the boys were staying at to get some nice shots of them with the groomsmen.
My favourite part was at the very end of the wedding, when we got the opportunity to do some fun night shots at the end of the night -we were all extremely tired and exhausted from a full day of the wedding, but I think it was totally worth it! We got some amazing shots! So make sure to wait until the end of the slide show to see those!
Hope you enjoy -let me know what you think!! =p

Josh & Rachel's Engagement: May 18th, 2009

The following day after Gad & Joanna's wedding (see post below), Bernard & I headed downtown to take some engagement pictures of my best friend Rachel and her fiance Josh!
We had a blast together! Even though Bernard & I were kinda tired from the wedding when we started the session, however as we got things going and we started having fun, I felt totally refreshed and excited to be hanging out with my best friend and capturing some precious moments between her and her fiance together! (It also helped that it was an absolutely gorgeous day with the sun streaming through the trees...) It was just perfect! I couldn't ask for a better day! =p
Rachel had always dreamed of taking pictures of her and Josh with apple blossoms all around them, so she found this really cool park in the middle of downtown Toronto that we went to. We tried to time the engagement session so we could catch the blossoms at their peak time on the trees...and I think we got'em!
Boy, did we have fun! It was awesome!! The trees with different shades of pinks looked absolutely stunning against the green -it just jumped out at you!
Once we took enough shots of the trees, (and believe me when I tell ya, we took tones!)we went down to the Distillery! Now THAT was awesome!
When I discovered the Distillery a couple of years ago, it became my goal to one day do either a bridal session there with a bride & groom or to do an engagement session there for a couple. So it was extremely exciting for me to take these pictures there because not only did my dream become a reality but I was able to share it with my best friend!
Well, I hope you enjoy viewing just a few of my faves from their engagement session below...let me know what you think!

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