It is not easy keeping really good secrets in.  Try holding a secret in for 1.5 years!!!  But no longer. It’s out.  I can breathe again.  Yes, now I can say it, and share it, and yell it from the rooftops…

Ok, none of those are EXACTLY true.  My conscience won’t really allow me to say that.

The truth of the matter is, I was lucky enough to be commissioned to take photos for this amazing lifestyle + health book, UnDiet – just published by McClelland & Stewart.  The book is finally out.  And it is a raging success.  And I’m so proud to have my photos in it, and to have been a part in it!

Lucky for me, I get the great pleasure of riding the coattails of its success, and revel in the after glow of all of Nutritionista Meghan Telpner‘s hard work.  I get smiley at the thought that I had something to do with helping Meghan produce the book of her dreams.  ”Working” with Meghan is a dream, and I adore her to bits.

I feel extremely proud to have been a part of this project. The photoshoot for the UnDiet, Eat Your Way to Vibrant Health, was a four-day marathon of love. With the rest of the amazing team, in the four days, we shot the food, the “How to” prep shots of the food, the photos of Meghan, a brunch with her friends, Meghan flirting with her then-boyfriend-now-husband Josh Gitalis, and all images that accompany the chapters in the book.  It was so much fun that in fact, I got withdrawal afterwards — the kind you get when you return home from an amazing vacation.

Here’s a mere glimpse of what I’m talking about:

Here are some behind the scenes photos of the love that went on in the kitchen last January:

Not only was this a special opportunity for me professionally, but it was a specially opportunity personally.  Meghan inspired me the moment I met her (as you can see HERE in my blog post from 5 years ago),  and this book is everything I would ever want to read in a health and lifestyle book.  It is fresh, funny, informative and fun-loving. Nothing pretentious, overwhelming and scary, or condescending.  Just a book by a fabulous girl, sharing the information and inspiration that she wanted from a book when she was looking.  The book is for you.  The UnDiet will not only make you want to live a more healthy and vibrant life, you will believe that you can.

And I don’t have to keep it in, anymore!  It’s gorgeous.  Get one for yourself.

I was pretty excited when Tamara’s friends bought a gift certificate for a shoot with my former wedding clients, Tamara + Richard.  They had a wonderful wedding two years ago, (blog post : http://www.documentographer.com/blog/?p=3142) and now they have a wonderful son.  I couldn’t wait to get over there!

Look how cute this little nugget is.

Congratulations to you three! xoxoxo

Let me try again…  They are only going to get cuter…

And I’ll tell you, it didn’t matter on this beautiful wedding day.  These two were the most fun-loving, happy and in love couple.  They met on a Birthright trip to Israel, and that was that!

Here are some selects from this fabulous day:

The details of this wedding should be acknowledged, as they were quite magnificent.

Planner : Naomi Serkin

Florist : Forget Me Not

Cake : Bobette and Belle

Band (with and without Lindsay!) : Soular

Make-up : Maureen Greenstein

Hair : Jody

And just when you think that they are so wonderously wonderful and how could they get better, you discover that Lindsay use to be a singer, and see her perform the most amazing set with the band.  Seriously?  Seriously.

Here is selection from a shoot of one of the most beautiful families at their cottage in Muskoka, from the last day of summer in 2012.

If you are thinking of booking a family session like this for your own family, get your booking in now!  Sadly, there are only so many spots available in this oh-too-short season.

If you are getting married, and you haven’t seen this magazine, make sure you pick one up.  And I’m not just saying that because my work is in it!

This was a very special project for me, I am excited to share it with you!  Happy Love Day.

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Til, soon.  Namaste, as they say.