Lethbridge Portrait & Wedding Photography & Design by Tanya Plonka

The winter weather finally cleared up (hopefully for more than a few days!) so my day was filled with a bunch of “autumn colors” photos… even though there aren’t many autumn colors out there after the trees had the snow shock hit them! (Luckily I can fake it a bit, hehe).

The first shoot of the day was with Paula and Dean, and their two cuties Mackenzie and Kahlan. These girls were adorable little models and excellent at posing – until we got distracted by all the crunchy leaves! I hope you all had fun playing in the leaves with me :)

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I’ve worked with Jasmin before, but this time she was in the spotlight! We took advantage of what might be one of the last warm days of the year for some family photos with her, her husband Edward, and their four-legged children. I had a blast working with this sweet family :)

I love following up with past wedding couples of mine, so I was excited to hear Cara and Kurt are expecting their first baby within the next month! I had a great time doing this maternity session today, and I hope I didn’t torture Kurt too much. Their dog Tigger must have remembered being in their wedding photos because he made a point of trying to pose in some of these (their cat couldn’t have cared less though).

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Yesterday I had the pleasure of shooting this fun family from Fort MacLeod down in Indian Battle Park. I had a fantastic time as the weather was gorgeous and they were so nice (and easy to make laugh!). They may not have believed me at the time that doing silly things like staring at each other with faces really close would look “magical,” but I’m glad they played along :)

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I finally got to meet little Eva! I am photographing her mom and dad’s wedding this July and over the last few months I have heard lots about her… and she is such a sweet baby! She was pretty patient with us even though it was so hot and modeling can be quite tiring. Eventually she let us know she was done, and totally zonked out for the last few photos :)

I will be seeing Chris, Alisa, and Eva again very soon!
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This last Sunday the rain stopped and the sky cleared up just in time for photos with the Cowies! In celebration of mom and dad’s 40th wedding anniversary, all of the “kids” got together for a special family session, and I had a great time shooting this awesome family!

Hands down, my favorite member of the family was Lola, who had a pink collar that perfectly matched her “mom’s” Converse shoes :)

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