Grand Beach Engagement session, Manitoba engagement , sunset beach engagement session by Vanessa Renae Photography, a Winnipeg and Kenora wedding photographer

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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Anastasiya & Corey From the day I first met them at their engagement session, I knew I’d found some truly special people. Their Kenora wedding day was no less special! Many of Anastasiya’s family from Ukraine came to celebrate this incredible day with them, the love was so present! They had a perfect day for […]

Lakeside Kenora wedding, fall wedding in Ontario, photographed by Vanessa Renae Photography, a Winnipeg and Kenora wedding photographer
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Ali & Jeff Let’s start off with; Jeff is very good at keeping secrets! Ali and I had a one hour drive together to Jeff’s farm for their maternity session and we talked tons! I asked her when she thought Jeff might propose and she had honestly no idea and didn’t think it would be […]

Manitoba maternity session & proposal, photographed by Vanessa Renae, a winnipeg wedding and elopement photographer
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Taylor & Dawsyn I wish every day was a honeymoon. No agenda, no expectations, just you and your honey and whatever you want to do! Taylor and Dawsyn stayed at a sweet little cabin in the forest and we met up for an evening for their Kenora honeymoon session. Kenora is one of my favourite […]

kenora honeymoon session in Kenora, Ontario photographed by Vanessa Renae, a kenora wedding and elopement photographer.

Shayna & Corey As soon as I got off my flight in Hamilton, I was greeted with a big hug from Shayna. We hopped in the car with Corey and drove straight to the falls for their Hamilton waterfall engagement! The planning process for their engagement session was a bit different from most as it […]

Hamilton waterfall engagement, Ontario wedding photographer, Canadian elopement photographer, Vanessa Renae Photography, couple standing on a rock, kissing in front of a waterfall in Dundas Valley, Hamilton Ontario.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rachelle & Karl Rachelle and Karl initially booked one of my fall mini sessions but decided to make it into a full shoot! Because they did, we had so much time to just let the kids be kids. I got to capture the really fun and playful side of their family and it was such […]

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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