Lethbridge Weddings & Portrait Photography by Tanya Plonka

With the arrival of Kaeson, his family was complete! Not too long after his birth, they scheduled their autumn newborn family photos (along with dog Lily). We had a perfect day in Indian Battle Park as the first fall colours were coming in.

Kaeson’s big brothers were so good with him, though he was usually still happiest in Mom’s arms! He did so great for his first photoshoot.

Raylan got a special photoshoot all to himself with his mom! Kenzie set up their autumn mother son photos on one of the most beautiful days we had last fall. Right from the beginning of the session, Raylan was one of the most smiley kids I’ve ever photographed! While he was usually happiest playing games or being swung around, he also had such sweet grins when he cuddled close to his mom.

Blake & Andrea wanted to celebrate their family being “complete” with the arrival of their twins, who were just shy of one year old for their photos. We did these family photos with twins in the Helen Schuler Nature Reserve on a warm autumn afternoon with lots of vibrant colours. Their big sister Ana especially had a blast during photos. The girl is a total extrovert and had tons of stories to tell me! I didn’t want all the focus to be on the twins and her be left out, so she got lots of time to twirl and dance, and throw leaves in the air.

I absolutely love doing Nikka Yuko autumn couples photos, so I was excited when Charleen and Chris wanted it as their photo location. Every few years they update their photos and I always look forward to seeing them again. This year we closed out the garden’s season with this photo session. We were the very last photoshoot on closing day! The colours that were left were absolutely gorgeous. It didn’t even matter that many had already blown away in the wind.

Chris and Charleen remain every bit as obviously in love year after year. Getting Charleen to stand on tiptoes for a kiss made her giggle and we joked that she didn’t need to bring shoes to their session with how often I had her go barefoot.

Jen and Tim got all of their adult kids and grandchildren together for three generations of extended family photos. We hit the perfect date in autumn where the first batch of leaves in Indian Battle Park had turned orange, which doesn’t last for very long! They brought along the family dog Cooper, and their son and his partner even brought along their adventure cat!

Most of the session turned into an hour of playing for their two grandkids who were doted on by everyone there :)

I’ll be travelling out of Lethbridge for Erin and Jean’s wedding, but for now they came to Lethbridge for their stunning Pavan Park golden hour engagement photos. Erin and Jean wanted a country feel for their engagement photos to match their upcoming wedding, and I love the horse trails in Pavan Park for that vibe. The day they picked was so perfect in the river bottom. The entire park was already full of rich golden tones despite it being so early in autumn.

Erin and Jean have a beautiful quiet calmness with each other. They are both such sweet people, and I can’t wait to spend their wedding day with them!