After you say “I Do”, there’s such a thrill. There’s excitement, champaign, telling friends and family and then . . . what? What do you do first? Well, this blog will help to answer that question.

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I Said Yes! . . . Now What?

Engaged couple at Disney
Engaged couple at Disney

I Said Yes! . . . Now What?

It’s finally here: Your wedding day! The day before the wedding can often come with a little bit of anxiety. What if you forget something? These handy dandy lists will help you remember everything you need for a smooth wedding day.

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Wedding Night Check List

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bridal details earrings on green leaf

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Wedding Night Check List

Quarantined life, how you have made life so interesting for us, am I right?! We had big plans for our spring this year to travel to Disney World with our kids to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary with a small vow renewal and portrait session. When Covid-19 hit, we knew that plans were going […]

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Quarantined in Love

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bride and groom laughing close up in kitchen

Quarantined in Love

Downtown Kitchener really does offer some unique locations for engagement sessions. For this lovely duo, they met while working downtown at Manulife, so it was an easy choice for them to pick the location for their shoot. For their session, we were blessed with a beautiful day. They also brought along their sweet little pup. […]

Engagements

Downtown Kitchener Engagement

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engaged couple in Kitchener cuddling and looking into park

Engagements

Downtown Kitchener Engagement

Intimate wedding goals to be found here. This was my first wedding ever at Landon Hall and I became completely smitten with this intimate luxury wedding venue. Located in Cambridge, Ontario, this venue has so much to offer. Personally, I fell in love with all the spaces as they all offer so much natural light […]

Weddings

Intimate Langdon Hall Wedding

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close up of bride and groom kissing in sunroom

Intimate Langdon Hall Wedding

Talk about a journey of a lifetime. Never would I have dreamt that this photography career would take me to so many beautiful places and bring so many wonderful people into my life, but here we are. On April 1, 2020, it will mark 9 years as an entrepreneur. It sounds surreal when I say […]

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Cheers to Jess Collins Photography

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kitchener wedding photographer jess collins photography destination disney wedding photographer

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Cheers to Jess Collins Photography

This venue. This couple. This gown. I loved everything about this Cellar 52 wedding. As a new and upcoming venue just outside of Kitchener in St. Jacobs, Ontario, it is a hip spot for intimate weddings. The thing I loved most about this venue was all the natural light that was available should the weather […]

Weddings

Cellar 52 St. Jacobs Wedding

bride and groom kissing at dusk under string lights on intimate patio setting
bride and groom kissing at dusk under string lights on intimate patio setting

Cellar 52 St. Jacobs Wedding

Oh, Disney! You did it again. This time with a super wonderful Canadian couple from Ontario. I have been blessed to document many Disney love stories over the last few years, but this one with Kayla and Jer is one for the Disney books. With many locations for ceremonies and receptions to choose from on […]

Disney

A Disney Wedding Love Story

Mickey & Minnie Mouse at Disney Wedding with Bride and Groom at Magic Kingdom
Mickey & Minnie Mouse at Disney Wedding with Bride and Groom at Magic Kingdom

Disney

A Disney Wedding Love Story

This Disney portrait session at Walt Disney World had me so excited. I could not wait to see the new Gran Destino Tower that was recently added onto the Coronado Springs resort. This Mexican themed resort added a new modern themed tower that offers loads of natural light, which was perfect for our portrait session. […]

Disney

Disney’s Coronado Springs

Coronado Springs Jess Collins Photography
Coronado Springs Jess Collins Photography

Disney’s Coronado Springs

As a Kitchener wedding photographer I have the blessing of being able to offer clients many beautiful backdrops for their sessions, especially in the fall season. For this session we chose Kitchener’s Huron Natural Area which is a newer park to the region but offers so much natural beauty, really all year round. Like any […]

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Huron Natural Area

golden hour park session in Kitchener
golden hour park session in Kitchener

Lifestyle

Huron Natural Area

Destination weddings are all the rage and I personally love them. Are you dreaming of jetting off to a remote location with all of your favourite people? Do you envision a beautiful beachside ceremony? Mountain top helicopter elopement? Cityscape or rooftop downtown celebration? When it comes to planning a destination wedding there are endless options […]

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Destination Weddings Tips

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beach wedding, island wedding, bride and groom photo, jamaica wedding

Destination Weddings Tips

Phoenix, Arizona was good to me. This sunrise dessert session at Papago Park was everything I dreamed it would be. Since it was my first time photographing in the dessert I was beyond stoked to get up early for the session. This family is seriously one of the nicest families ever. I was lucky enough […]

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Phoenix, Arizona Family

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Family, Phoenix Family Photography, Phoenix Arizona, Arizona Wedding Photographer, Jess Collins Photography, Family Photography

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Phoenix, Arizona Family

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