Oriel Cohen: May 31st, 2010

Bernard & I had the incredible opportunity to photograph Oriel's awesome Bar Mitzvah!
WOW! And what a Bar Mitzvah it was: From the incredible decor (put together by my parents at Heavenly Flowers) to the touching speeches and fun dancing, this party was an absolute hit!
It had absolutely everything a kid could ever ask for -and MORE!
Oriel definitely had a tone of fun and he was the perfect model to photograph -he knows his stuff! LOL
We wish Oriel all the best and a huge Mazel Tov! :)
Check it all out below -just click on his picture to view a few of our favourite shots (they were so hard to choose! There were just too many good ones...but I hope you enjoy!):

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Zevi Muller & Chaya Weinles: May 26th, 2010

Well, as you can see, we've been extremely busy since starting the wedding season with these two weddings back to back! But we are extremely grateful for the work we have been given. It's always a pleasure working for the community!

We were back at the Terrace Banquet Hall again for Zevi & Chaya's wedding! It's interesting though that despite returning to the same hall the very next day to photograph another wedding, the atmosphere of the place changes with the people who come to attend or participate in the wedding. There's always a different feel...it's so neat to see how differing personalities can change everything! I guess it's a good thing that we're all so different -it keeps things fresh and exciting! :)

We had a great time photographing Zevi & Chaya's wedding -Chaya was all about the fun and relaxed poses -nothing stiff or too poesy- so I definitely got a kick out of that! I love challenges and finding different angles and ideas that makes each wedding different! So we set out to do just that and it was so much fun!
Chaya looked absolutely stunning in her gown -and she's got a gorgeous smile too! So it was definitely easy to get beautiful shots of her! She was the perfect model!
Zevi was a lot of fun too -he's from Switzerland, which I thought was really cool!
They definitely make an amazing couple and we certainly wish them a big Mazel Tov and much Nachas in their bright future together!

Click on their picture below to view their slideshow! Hope you enjoy it -there were some fun surprises, so make sure you watch it till the end! Let me know what you think! :)

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Levy Bronchtain & Rivka Nelken: May 25th, 2010

Summer is definitely starting to sizzle up with weddings!
We kick things off with a gorgeous wedding for Levy & Rivka that was held at the Terrace Banquet Hall.
These two were so much fun to photograph! We had a blast!! :)
I love coming up with different ideas and poses that we can do to make each wedding different and unique -after all, each couple is different and unique in their own way! So we definitely try to bring out their personality in their photos -and that was certainly not hard to do with Rivka & Levy! They were so easy to hang out with -I loved it when Rivka would laugh! We were able to capture some of that laughter throughout the wedding! LOL :)
My absolute favourite part was doing the night shots at the very end! It's so nice when you don't have the pressure of time on you to rush to get all of the pictures done, because the wedding is over and the bride & groom are relaxed -they had a wonderful time celebrating with family and friends- now, they can enjoy one another's company! So, I took them to the beautiful gazebo outside at night and had a great time taking some awesome night shots with them!
It was a wonderful way to end a wonderful day!
We Hope you enjoy viewing just some of our favourite shots from their wedding. Click on their picture below to view the slide show.

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Trip to Israel 2010: December 31, 09 - January 17, 2010

Wow....I must say, that to be able to come here to write this post today is nothing short of a miracle!
This has been an enormous ongoing project since our return from Israel back in January; to go through all of over 6000 plus photos that we took there, pick out the best ones, edit them, categorize them and create a website to showcase them!
Let me tell you it's been quite the long journey, but a very fun and rewarding one at that too!

Many people have been asking us since coming back "So when are we going to see your pictures?" , "Are they ready yet?", "Will you be printing them?". And up to this point, I've had to say to everyone "Soon! I'm still going through them and editing", etc, etc, etc....
Well, now I can finally answer with confidence that YES, the photos are now available for you to see!! YAY!! (Thank goodness!)

Well, ladies and gentlemen, it is with great joy and much anticipation that I present to you our family's website showcasing all of our favourite shots from every city and location we visited while in Israel:

http://israel2010.heavenlyphotography.ca

Feel free to pass this website address to all of your family and friends so they can view it as well!
(I'm still making some minor adjustments to the galleries, etc. but the overall site and all of the photos are good to go!)
We hope you enjoy viewing Israel through our eyes and can catch a glimpse into the journey of the beloved Promised Land of Milk & Honey!

Here's a small sample of some of my favourite shots that are on the website:

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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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Yosef Fox & Rachel Benchetrit: March 7th, 2010

Yay!! We have finally caught up with posting all of our weddings so far this year! What a relief!!
Now, we await anxiously for our next batch of weddings coming up this summer starting in late May...stay tuned for more then! ;)

In the mean time, I'd love to show you some of our favourite shots from Yosef & Rachel's wedding that was held at The Royalton in Vaughan -what an awesome couple! They were so much fun to hang out with and take pictures of! They were definitely into photography -especially Rachel! She was an incredible model and they both looked stunning in their wedding attire!:)

Everything ran quite smoothly throughout the wedding; the decor was incredibly tasteful and was put together by my parents at Heavenly Flowers, the live band from Zemer was amazing (as usual!), the food was simply deeelish and even the Henna that was held at the end of the night went extremely well!
I must say though, that the cutest part for me was when the little flower girl was walking down the aisle during the ceremony...she got almost half way down that long aisle, took a look back to see her dad encouraging her to go on, then bolted back onto her daddy's arms and wouldn't let go! So her dad took her by the hand and lead her down the aisle together. It was all so cute -and the best part was that we were able to capture it all for them!!

All in all it was an amazing wedding. Bernard & I felt extremely honoured to have been chosen to photograph their special day! What an amazing privilege -to say the least!

We certainly wish Yosef and Rachel all the best in their future together -Mazel Tov!!
And we hope you enjoy viewing just a few of some of our favourite shots from their wedding (out of over 2000 pictures!! This was probably the most we've ever taken at a wedding! Insane!!) Enjoy!

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