Jodie & Jeremy - Engagement Session East Side Style

One of the things I love best about engagement photos is that they can be pretty much anywhere.. it gives the couple a chance to do something fun or casual, or just go to a location that is totally different from their wedding venue. Even though we've lived in the east end of Toronto for over a year and a half now, we haven't really explored any further east than our street. We've been meaning to go check out the bluffs, but just haven't gotten around to it yet. So when Jodie & Jeremy told us they were thinking of doing their engagement photos at the Rosetta McClain Gardens (near the bluffs), we were totally excited to check it out!

And what a fantastic location it was :) So many different background options in a short walking distance, all of them really beautiful.. and hardly anyone else was there! We also managed to dodge the rain in the forecast, and get some really pretty evening light..

we all really loved this gazebo :)

and I thought this was pretty much the perfect tree for an engagement shoot..

Jodie & Jeremy were so much fun to work with - they were both really relaxed and enthusiastic, which made our job a pleasure :) We're really looking forward to photographing their wedding in just over a month!

see you soon!

xo Jessica + Norman

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Hello and welcome!

My name is Jessica, I'm a professional freelance photographer in Toronto, and I love what I do.

The purpose of this blog is to share with you some of my adventures in photography and life, which I hope you find enjoyable, perhaps entertaining, and - if I'm really lucky! - inspiring in some way.

I do two main types of photography - commercial images for local independant designers, and wedding and portrait work. For a long time I tried to choose between the two as the direction I wanted for my business and for myself as a creative professional, but I really love the variety and the balance of the two so decided to keep them both. The commercial work I do is almost always in studio, and although it's often creative (and I'm always working with amazing creative people), it's a very controlled environment. Weddings on the other hand, are anything but controlled most of the time - but the thrill of the unpredictable and the beauty of emotions and relationships at a wedding is unbeatable.

I have two websites (one for each "branch") - the commercial one is www.JessicaLin.ca, and the wedding one is www.JessicaLinPhotography.ca. I'm working on a facebook page, and I'll let you know when it's up and running..

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit, and I hope you enjoy :)