I've been doing weddings for a full year now. As anyone who's started knows, you kinda take whatever you can get at first. People usually pick you 'cause you're a cheaper option, even if it means taking a bit of a risk.

I'll forever be grateful to my first clients for giving me that chance.

As I've gained some experience and started to develop a portfolio and signature style, I'm beginning to get those clients who aren't just looking to hire a photographer...they're looking to hire me. Melissa and Colin were my first taste of that kind of client. They got engaged a week before embarking on long multi-continental trip, so much of their planning has been done from overseas. Through the magic of Facebook networking, they discovered me...and quickly became some of my most ardent fans. They called me from Australia to become my first 2010 booking.

We met to discuss the engagement shoot once they arrived back in Canada, and as we're chatting about concepts, Colin offers up his family's ski condo as a location and, oh by the way, it has a squash court...would I be interested in doing any in there?

Now, I appreciate clients that trust me and trust my vision, but clients that will actually offer up their own amazing ideas? And trust me to bring them to life? These are the clients I dream of.

This is some of my favorite work thus far, and best of all, we still have a whole wedding to shoot!

(This session was featured on RockNRollBride.com)