I love couples that are willing to have fun and try interesting things. Within the first 10 minutes of my session with Shannon & Fred, I knew it was going to be a fun evening. Shannon & Fred are getting married in December, so late spring was really great timing for an engagement shoot. It meant that we could have a totally different vibe from their wedding photos, and we definitely had a vibe going here.

The inspiration: Waterloo Date Night

We met at Waterloo Park and snapped a few photos to get the jitters out. After we got the “Grandma Shots”, basically the photos that Grandma would like to see (I am pretty sure I lifted this term from Liam Good, but I can’t remember), we dove into some more creative ideas. I had an idea a little while back for a particular area in the park, which I test-shot with my lovely partner, and I took Shannon & Fred there to see what we could create.

We kept moving through the park, dodging a few cyclists and strollers as we took over the bridge and then tried out some more interesting shots near the water. The sun was still pretty high so we had to just lean in and play with some of the harsh shadows and vibrant colours, and I’m so glad we did.

After the park we strolled down to Bodega Rose for cocktails. If you haven’t been to Bodgea Rose yet, run, don’t walk. It’s such a great little uptown spot with super good food, cocktails and vibes. Also Ice Cream, so like… go for it!

We snapped a whole ton of photos here at Bodega Rose and took some time to just chat and get to know each other better. This is one of the best parts of engagement sessions. Shannon & Fred are such interesting, kind and fun people and having the chance to just sit down and connect before the wedding is SO important. After Bodega we were pretty much legally obligated to take photos at the Orange Wall and finished off the night in Waterloo Square. I might be biased, but it seemed like a pretty good date.

So that’s it! Waterloo Date Night Engagement Shoot. If you want to chat about your engagement photos, you can shoot me an email here and you can find out more about pricing here. And just in case you’re wondering, engagement shoots are ALWAYS included in my wedding packages… because this is too fun not to do.

Chiokoe Utte’essia,

Chris