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Caity & Nick’s Grand Beach Engagement Session Their love is sweet and fiery, which is also how I would describe this evening’s sunset! It couldn’t have been a better night for their Grand Beach engagement session. I do really love the surprise of not knowing what each evening will look like. Before each session, I […]

Gables Wedding Barn autumn wedding by Vanessa Renae Photography, a Winnipeg wedding photographer

Jenn & Alex’s Romantic Celebration at The Gables Wedding Barn When I think of a romantic autumn wedding, I think of Jenn and Alex’s day. The wind howled strongly that day but they just went with it! Nothing adds more passion to photos than a good, strong breeze! The Gables Wedding Barn is such a […]

How to create your Wedding Day Timeline by Vanessa Renae Photography, a Winnipeg Wedding Photographer

Creating your wedding day timeline When you’re planning your wedding, the timeline is a really important part to have solidified before the big day! Whether you’re having a 300 person wedding or an intimate 20 person wedding, your timeline still matters. Read through this post to find out how to create and customize your timeline […]

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What is a first look? In the past few years, first looks have become incredibly popular, and for good reason! Being able to have an epic cocktail hour you can actually be present at and lots of really pretty, meaningful portraits of you and your spouse on your wedding day is a treat! It’s a […]

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My Favourite Gear to Shoot With I remembered when I was starting out in photography and wanted to know the wedding photography gear all my favourite photographers used! There is so much gear out there so it can be really overwhelming knowing where to start. First off, Nikon and Canon are very similar, it’s just […]

My Favourite Lightroom Tool! Here’s my favourite editing tool in Lightroom that I absolutely can’t live without! The TONE CURVE!  However, use it with grace. Less is definitely more with this baby! I just it very sparingly and I still get such dramatic results with it. Here’s are two examples of my images. On the […]

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Getting to meet Taylor and Kevin has been a total pleasure to say the least. They are such sweet people and are clearly so in love with each other! We had such a good time exploring the forest during their  Winnipeg winter engagement shoot. We got incredibly lucky with a beautiful day that hardly had […]

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This past winter, Kalina Denault, Quinn Cove and myself planned a Christmas styled shoot at Birds Hill park in Winnipeg. We wanted to get into the Christmas spirit and have some fun with a creative project! So we planned and collaborated with some incredibly talented artists from Winnipeg! Firstly, Jessica Kmiec Artistry is so talented and never disappoints with her […]

Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This shoot has always been one of my favourite portrait sessions and for so many reasons! Quinn, first off is one of the cutest people I know and her soft cinnamon hair is absolutely stunning. She is a Winnipeg fashion blogger and you should most definitely take a peek at her blog, Darling in Scarlet. […]

Ryan & Yeji are two of the sweetest people and I’m so happy to have met them through my work. We travelled out past the city for their Birds Hill engagement shoot and it was so much fun. It was a gorgeous evening in Winnipeg with a lovely sunset & many laughs.  They happily trampled […]

Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While winter may be cold and miserable at times, it does make for the most magical winter couples shoots. My favourite kind of photos are the cozy & snuggly ones, which is everyones favourite in the cold.  There is something about winter shoots that makes my heart light up and evenings spent out in the […]

Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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