
Christina was referred to me by the wonderful wedding cinematographer Andrew Sorlie of Honey and Dear. Greg and Christina had booked another wedding photographer who had cancelled on them fairly close to their wedding date. Luckily, I was available to photograph their wedding for them. They had a beautiful ceremony at Bear Estate at Cranberry [...]
Jan 04, 2011 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: Bear Estate, blue mountain, blue mountain village, bride, collingwood, Cranberry Resort, groom, lake, lakeshore, Luca, photography, Ragogna, summer, village at blue, wedding | Leave A Comment »

I’m so excited to share the latest wedding I shot with the magnificent Sarah Guy from Labour of Love Photography. Sarah’s awesome and it’s always a great time shooting with her. Melanie and Aaron were probably the most excited to be engaged couple I’ve ever met. I did their engagement shoot well over a year [...]
Dec 28, 2010 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: alley, Barrie, beautiful, bridal party, bride, Collier Stret United Church, Country Club, course, Downtown, Golf, groom, labour of love, lake, lakeshore, photography, Sarah Guy, sunny, wedding | 4 Comments »

I’ve been wanting to tell you about Lindsay and Will’s wedding for a while now. I showed up at their place to shoot Lindsay and her bridesmaids. I got there as they were finishing getting ready and took some candids before pulling them into the backyard for some fun shots. We trucked it on over [...]
Dec 20, 2010 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: 898, 898 dj, Barrie, bridal, bride, bridesmaid, bridesmaids, candids, craziness, dj crew, formals, grand entrance, groom, job, Luca, Photographer, photography, Portrait, Ragogna, victoria village, wedding, wedding day, Weddings | 1 Comment »

I’ve been hanging on to this one for a long time. Jeff and Christine already have their album delivered and in their hands, so it’s been a while. I usually try to show you fresher stuff, but I’ve been short on time as of late and haven’t been blogging much. I shot this wedding way [...]
Oct 08, 2010 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: Barrie, bridal, bride, couples, emotional moment, first steps, groom, groomsmen, group shots, labour of love, lace detail, Luca, midhurst, Photographer, photography, Ragogna, sweetheart, united church, wedding, wedding day, wedding photography, Weddings | 3 Comments »

Alex and Keren were married at Bear Estate, Cranberry Resort in Collingwood.
Jul 15, 2010 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: Bear Estate, beautiful bride, beautiful day, bride, bride and groom, collingwood, cranberry, Cranberry Resort, creative portraits, first dance, grain terminal, great portraits, groom, hora, latin dance, resort, textured walls, walking down the aisle | 3 Comments »

Jen and Chester are the coolest! First off any bride that wears white Converse All-Stars gets cool points. Second, the inspired choice of venue – an art gallery – more cool points. Jen’s a local high school teacher and Chester’s job is really exciting and top secret, like accountant or something. Anyways, I met them [...]
Jan 25, 2010 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: accountant, art gallery, Barrie, beautiful people, bride, bridesmaid, bridesmaids, Cocktail, converse all stars, evening, formals, groom, high school teacher, last spring, local high school, Luca, Maclaren Art Gallery, Photographer, photographic community, photography, talented photographers, tight time line, top secret, wedding, wedding day, Weddings | 1 Comment »

I got contacted by Cyndi and Johnny just two weeks before their wedding. They had decided that they didn’t want to go without wedding photography at the last minute and luckily I was available on their wedding day. They got married in Sudbury on the only sunny day all week. I made the four hour [...]
Oct 28, 2009 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: bride, bridesmaid, bridesmaids, Bryston's on the Park, groom, Luca, Photographer, photography, Sudbury, wedding, Weddings | 1 Comment »

My wife and I flew out to Calgary to shoot Hal and Diane’s wedding. I took a lot of detail shots and here’s a few of my favorites. Diane is a huge Coke memorabilia collector, so I thought it would be appropriate to shoot the rings on a vintage soda bottle. The bride had killer [...]
Aug 16, 2009 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: bride, details, groom, jewellery, Luca, Photographer, photography, Ragogna, rings, shoes, wedding, Weddings | 1 Comment »

Martin and Nicole are a very hip couple that I found me through the website. I shot Martin and Nicole’s engagement session in the Distillery District a while back. Here’s a few shots that we got that day. I know that Nicole will make a stunning bride and these guys are going to have perfect [...]
Aug 05, 2009 | Categories: E-Session, Portraits | Tags: bride, couples, Distillery District, engagement, groom, light, lighting, lights, Photographer, photography, Portrait, Toronto, Weddings | Leave A Comment »

Wow, it’s a long way to North Bay. Especially when you go up in the morning, shoot a wedding and drive back the same night, so you can shoot the MMA Expo the next two days. Erin and Jason are awesome people. Their wedding was a beautiful, intimate affair with only about 35 guests. The [...]
Jul 31, 2009 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: beach, bride, groom, intimate, Luca, North Bay, Photographer, photography, Ragogna, wedding, Weddings | Leave A Comment »

How do you pick “your” song? Not always an easy thing to do, for sure. Instead of whatever is hot on the radio right now, please, for the love of whatever deity suits you, choose a song that means something to you. Do you have any idea how many people have to admit their song [...]
May 25, 2009 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: Alliston, Barrie, bride, bridesmaid, bridesmaids, couples, groom, love, Luca, Photographer, photography, Ragogna, Toronto, wedding, Weddings | Leave A Comment »

I recently had a conversation with a young bride via the Facebook group “North Country Weddings” (shameless plug) – she was asking if I could recommend a planner that could handle the schedule of the wedding day. She was concerned about when to cut the cake, do the first dance, toss the bouquet and the [...]
Apr 14, 2009 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: Alliston, Barrie, bride, bridesmaid, Event, groom, Luca, Photographer, photography, Ragogna, wedding, Weddings | Leave A Comment »

Here’s an image that was taken at a wedding with no bride or groom in it. It’s the groom’s dad lighting up a cigar. He had a bottle of whiskey given to him as a Christmas present when the groom was 2. At that time the dad had promised to keep the bottle and share [...]
Feb 09, 2009 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: Alliston, Barrie, bride, candid, couples, creative, engagement, groom, lighting, lights, Luca, Mississauga, photo journalistic, Photographer, photography, Portrait, Ragogna, second shooter, Toronto, wedding, wedding party, Weddings | Leave A Comment »

This is a neat little shot that illustrates the love between the bride and groom. White roses represent innocence and purity and are traditionally associated with marriages and new beginnings. The roses in the front of the photograph mirror the sentiment of the moment. The selective focus and subdued lighting from the overcast sky gives [...]
Feb 02, 2009 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: Alliston, Barrie, bride, couples, creative, focus, groom, lighting, lights, Luca, Mississauga, Photographer, photography, Portrait, Ragogna, softness, Toronto, wedding, Weddings | Leave A Comment »

I shot a wedding with another photographer recently. He shot the bride and her bridesmaids getting ready, I shot the groom and the groomsmen as they got ready. When I’m shooting a bride getting ready, there’s photos of the dress, shoes, flowers, hair, and a ton of other details. Not to mention portraits of mothers, [...]
Jan 26, 2009 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: Barrie, bride, bridesmaid, bridesmaids, groom, groomsmen, Luca, Mississauga, muskoka, Photographer, photography, Portrait, Ragogna, Toronto, wedding, Weddings | 1 Comment »