I asked Jenn if there was a special place for her and Derek where we could take engagement photos, and I was very excited when she said, “Yes. We can take them where he proposed.” Not only did this place have special meaning for them, it was also a beautiful place!!! Thank you, Jenn and Derek for introducing me to Joker’s Hill . What a cool spot for photos, hiking, biking and canoodling. When I looked it up, I learned that it is U of T property, which surprised me since it is in Newmarket.
Jenn had an awesome idea of incorporating helium balloons into the shoot. She picked up 4 balloons, but there were so many dragon flies that the 3 white ones popped in about 5 minutes!
One of my favourite parts of this session was when Derek went to get Yogi (the toy poodle) and Yogi came running into Jenn’s arms! They both love the dog so much it’s almost like they have a child, as you can see from the images. Jenn and Derek spent a year in South Korea together and Yogi is from South Korea (which is funny for those of you who speak Korean, since Yogi means “Come here,” so when they say, “Come here, Yogi” it sounds like they are saying “Come here, come here).
Congratulations again, Jenn and Derek! How am I going to wait a whole year to photograph your wedding when your engagement session was this much fun!? I’m looking forward to it in 2012!
Love the photos!! You did a wonderful job and we can’t wait to see them all and of course for the wedding!! Thanks a million Danielle 🙂
Hi Jenn & Derek;
I’m a friend of Danielle’s from facebook, so I see her wedding photography updates regularly. I just wanted to say that I also spent some time in South Korea and adopted a toy poodle while I was there. She was a rescue from the streets. Her name was Paddy, and if you’re interested, you can read her story at my old blog, here: https://lightenough.blogspot.com/2009/04/paddys-story.html
Unfortunately since she was an older dog, she passed away 2 years ago. I automatically love your little Yogi… poodles are awesome. I used to call Paddy along on walks when she was slow, by saying “Ka-ja,” which you probably know means “Let’s go!” She also didn’t understand the word “No,” but if I said “Yah!” in a sharp tone, she would stop whatever she was doing wrong, almost instantly. Aww I miss her.
Congratulations on your engagement and best wishes in your lives together!
Chukkah hamnida!
Hi Jen! That’s such a nice story. They really are a part of family, how could we not love them? Thank you for sharing Paddy’s story, I am sure she was a wonderful dog. 🙂
Best Wishes to you too!