Shmuli Heller & Chanzie Bistritz: March 4th, 2009

Alright! Well,if you've been following our posts here on this blog, you've probably noticed that we have re-sized, re-arranged, updated and added a couple of things here! We are really excited about these changes and think it'll be a huge success!! =p We've made the slideshows appear right here on the blog -and in nice BIG sizes too! WOO HOO!!! It's been a bit of work to get this blog re-vamped but it's definitely been worth it! What do YOU think about these new changes? We'd appreciate any comments and if you have any suggestions, we'd love to hear from you! So please feel free to leave a comment below.

Okay, on to our beautiful couple: Chanzie & Shmuli! Now, I must tell you the events leading up to their wedding...as you can see from the blog post below, we had a previous wedding on March 3rd for Eli & Daniella at the BAYT Synagogue in Thornhill.
Well, we had to prepare ourselves, buckle up and hang on tight because Shmuli & Chanzie's wedding wasn't located in Toronto...it was in MONTREAL! So as soon as we finished Eli & Daniella's wedding, we ran home to catch a wink of sleep and refresh our batteries long enough to be out of the house by 6am and on the road headed toward The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Montreal -a 5 hour car ride! Man, talk about pressure!!
Pictures were scheduled to start at 2pm and thank goodness we arrived at the hotel by 11:30am -giving us enough time to unpack our stuff, set up our equipment and be ready for the bride! WOW! Let me tell you, we've done back to back weddings before, but not in 2 different provinces in less than 24 hours!! Crazy stuff...
But we made it and Thank God, all went well!
It was quite the specatular wedding too! Everything was absolutely stunning! From the flowers to the food served everything was gorgeous!! Chanzie looked absolutely beautiful in her wedding gown and Shmuli was looking as handsome as ever!
Bernard and I certainly had fun with these guys and we really appreciate the opportunity that their families gave to us in allowing us to capture such precious memories for them.
I certainly want to thank the Heller Family for looking after us while we were in Montreal -we had a great time with you! Mazel Tov and all the best to Shmuli and Chanzie in your future together.
I hope you guys enjoy the slideshow below -let us know what you think!

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Eli Shapiro & Daniella Enkin: March 3rd, 2009

Eli & Daniella's wedding was beautiful! Bernard & I had a fantastic time with these guys! They were a lot of fun -especially Daniella who loved doing the fun cool poses we did -Haha! Those were awesome!! =p

The decor looked amazing -of course, since they came from my parents over at Heavenly Flowers!! (hehehehe....) Everyone looked wonderful and I loved the camaraderie and the affectionate bantering that their families had with each other -they were hillarious!! =p

Bernard & I were able to catch some fun and special moments between them...it was tough to choose these few for this blog!

Feel free to check out their slideshow below and let me know what you think!

Yaakov Cohen & Batya Edelkopf: January 22nd, 2009

Well, one week after photographing Azaria & Hennie's wedding, Bernard & I were off to photograph Hennie's brother's wedding (I know it's a little confussing...sorry!) in NEW YORK!! How cool is that?
It was crazy how these two sibblings got married 1 week apart from each other! Wow!!
And it was an awesome experience for Bernard & I too because this was our first time doing a wedding in the USA -even though we have traveled to England and Brasil to photograph weddings there, this was our first in the US! Crazy, eh? (haha! That was so Canadian of me...)
Anyway, so we drove the long 8 hours to get down there, but it was worth every mile!! We had a blast photographing Yaakov & Batya's wedding! These two are awesome -they love taking pictures!!
They got married in a beautiful hall called Ateres Charna in Spring Valley, NY. Everything looked absolutely gorgeous!
Batya looked stunning in her beautiful gown and Yaakov was looking very spiffy too! They make a wonderful couple -they're simply perfect for each other!!
We certainly did not have a hard time taking good photos of these two and their families! Everyone looked great -Batya's dad even sang a solo toward the end of the night!! You can see for yourself in the slideshow below! Enjoy....

Azaria Weiman & Hennie Cohen: January 15th, 2009

Alright! We're making progress...Our first post for 2009!! =p

January was an insanely busy month for us -but it's a good thing, we can't complain!
We start off in Thornhill at the BAYT Synagogue where we photographed Azaria & Hennie's wedding.
These 2 were awesome! They were so much fun to photograph. They are indeed one exuberant and very energetic couple -especially Hennie! That girl loves to have fun!! =p
They both have amazing & supportive families who love them very dearly- and I think Bernard & I were able to capture some of those precious moments of affection between family members...it was very touching!
We took so many cool shots, I had a hard time choosing these few for their slideshow!
Click on their photo below to view their show & let me know what you think! -Enjoy!! =p

David Elmaleh & Abby Frankel: December 17th, 2008

Alright! We have reached the end! Our last wedding of 2008 was David & Abby's wedding!
And what a wonderful way to close off the year with an incredible wedding such as theirs!! Wow! It was absolutely GORGEOUS!!
The wedding took place at The Royalton in Woodbridge -a beautiful hall! My parents from Heavenly Flowers made the place look even better with the stunning decor -especially for the ceremony! I absolutely loved the way the Chupa was decorated!!
Anyway...not only did the place look good, but the Bride & Groom simply glowed in their wedding finery!! Everything worked out beautifully in the end and it was a phenomenal party that Bernard & I shall never forget!
So click on their photo below to view their slideshow -we had quite a time trying to figure out the few we could cram into this show!! All of the pictures looked so good -thanks to them!
Enjoy =p

Mitch Stein & Jennifer Kurtz: December 7th, 2008

Alright! We are back from vacation and back into the swing of things!! Brasil was a tone of fun! We had a great time, saw lots of cool things -took millions of photos!!...But you know what? Believe it or not, it's always good to come home -and sleep in your own bed!
Well, coming back home also meant coming back to reality -and we hit it full force with 2 huge weddings in January -one of which was in New York!! But wait! No fair rushing ahead....I'll tell you more about those when I post them up in a couple of weeks!
Right now we're doing a little bit of catching up here with the weddings we photographed in December. And we start off with...Mitch & Jennifer!
These two got married at Beth Emmeth Synagogue over in North York and they invited only their closest friends and family to attend...in fact, it was one of the smallest weddings we've ever done! But it was actually really nice and the atmosphere felt very cozy and warm with family familiarity. It was simple yet beautiful...Bernard & I had a fun time with them!
Click on their photo below to view the slideshow of some of our favourite shots from their wedding:

Hello from Brasil!!

Hello Everyone!
Bernard & I just wanted to send everyone warm greetings from Brasil!
The sun is shining, the weather is fantastic and everyone is doing well. We've been having a great time site seeing and touring around as many different places as we possibly can -as well as visiting family & friends of course! =p
Right now we're in Rio de Janeiro and we've gone on a few field-trips since our arrival from Toronto, including a Helicopter ride around Copacabana, going to the beach and even catching a lightning bolt in the middle of the clouds one night! Wow! It's been one fantastic ride so far!!
Here are a few shots we've selected to show you...yeah, it was very hard to choose these few! The bigger photo on the top right is the lightning bolt I caught! Hope this brings a little bit of sunshine to your day! Just click on the collage below to enlarge it.