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Shafayeen and Tasfia have been best friends since they were in 4th grade in Bangladesh. Shafayeen’s family moved to Toronto and Tasfia moved to Texas, but they always stayed in touch, and they finally got engaged in September of last year! They had their first few wedding events in Texas and their last one here […]

July 5, 2018

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Nasrin and Zamaan’s wedding was a mix of Afghani Ismaili Culture and East African/Indian Ismaili Culture and I absolutely loved being a part of it! There were so many unique traditions that happened during their event. First Nasrin and Zamaan each smashed a clay pot with their feet and the tradition says the person to […]

July 4, 2018

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​Salwa and Gihad both went to Carleton University in Ottawa for their undergrad. Gihad was in Aerospace Engineering and Salwa was in International Business. They met while they were volunteering for a committee at university, and they hit it off right away! The rest is history! If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check […]

June 28, 2018

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I had so much fun photographing Mandy and Darren’s Engagement Session!! The day of our engagement session, the forecast called for rain and thunderstorms, but we were hoping they would clear before our session. Luckily they did! But the entrance to the beach at Scarborough Bluffs had flooded …

June 18, 2018

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Nasrin and Zamaan met at a halloween party at UTSC and for his proposal, Zamaan got down at one knee right in front of the falls at Niagara Falls! Umm, how cute!!! These two are one of my summer couples and I can’t wait to photograph their wedding! For their engagement session, they chose Graffiti […]

June 6, 2018

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Mashal and Ali are one of my August couples and I ​loved photographing their engagement session last week! These two have the most adorable meeting story. Mashal was staying over at her aunt’s house during winter break, and Ali was best friends with Mashal’s aunt’s nephew, so he was staying there as well…

May 23, 2018

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You might recognize Fawzia and Abbas from their beautiful Winter Engagement Ceremony last year and I am so excited to photograph their wedding this July! Abbas lives in New York, so I’m so glad that we were able to schedule in their engagement session this past weekend when he was in town! Right after Fawzia picked up Abbas from the airport, they drove another two hours to come meet me at this beautiful cherry blossom …

May 17, 2018

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Fatema and Wasif were both in the Architecture Program at Ryerson University and that’s how they met! When Wasif proposed to Fatema, he took her to Polson Pier where he’d beautifully decorated the dock with lights and that’s where he popped the question! Since Ryerson and Downtown Toronto are so special to these two …

May 15, 2018

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Naqi and Nisa are one of my August couples, and I loved getting to know them and hanging out with them during our engagement session! Nisa lives in the States, and was in town just for this past weekend, so I’m so glad we were able to fit in our session, even if that meant doing it right after sunrise!! I typically shoot most of my engagement sessions during golden hour, which is the two hour window right before sunset, but the sunrise light is also just as gorgeous! …

May 10, 2018

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Jaudat and Ibrahim had a beautiful Nikkah at Jame Masjid where they had the nikkah in the mosque upstairs and a reception in the banquet hall downstairs! I started the day photographing Jaudat’s bridal details and her getting ready photos. Jaudat got a personalized Islamic Marriage Certificate made for their nikkah which I though was such a great idea and a lovely personal touch…

May 9, 2018

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