Lethbridge Weddings & Portrait Photography by Tanya Plonka

I love seeing my former wedding couples start their families, and this time it is Thomas and Darby’s turn! They are welcoming their first baby into the world very soon and we had their Lethbridge maternity session at Lethbridge’s Casa this winter. Darby looks absolutely beautiful and she is definitely ready for the baby to make it’s arrival so she can go back to walking a little faster ;)

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For a special gift to her mother, Tammy set up a multi-generation photo session with her daughter, brand new granddaughter, and sister at Lethbridge’s Casa building. Little Freya was so giggly when her aunty did silly dances behind me and with all of my silly sounds, we definitely made fools of ourselves! ;)

These four ladies are so beautiful and I loved watching their family interactions. I also love how well coordinated they were and their colors worked so well with the decor in Casa!

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Becky and William got an early start on planning their autumn wedding for next year and took care of their Casa winter engagement photos as soon as possible. They are so ridiculously cute together and make such a great couple! They have great senses of humors and were so laid back for the session. We were all well behaved and didn’t photobomb the news segment being aired there even though we joked about it ;)

At the end, we couldn’t forget about the pretty snow and snuck outside for a few final pictures.

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I can’t believe how much he’s grown up! I first met Jarred for his family photos around 6 years ago, and now that he’s graduating high school, he’s gotten a little older! Jarred has become quite the model and was so photogenic I barely had to do any directing for his photos. His mom made sure to keep some distance from the photo shoot so she wouldn’t cry too much ;)

We started out our session in Galt Gardens on a beautiful, warm evening, then headed over to Casa for some indoor grad photos. The blues in Jarred’s suit (and socks) looked so great with all of our locations.

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Hanna was such a treat to work with! We had her Casa grad session on a beautiful summer evening and lucked out with no rain so we could also go outside. She had such a stunning, perfectly fitting white gown, as well as a classy scarf to change things up (complete with a gorgeous brooch from her aunt). Hanna is so charismatic and has such a wonderful huge laugh, making her super easy to photograph.

Casa made the perfect backdrop for the beginning of her photos. The warm colors there really made her dress pop and it looked fantastic for the Audrey Hepburn, classic vibe she loves. Galt Gardens, conveniently across the street, had such beautiful sunlight by the time we went outside!

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I met Erin many many years ago when I photographed her wedding and it was great to finally catch up! She wanted some updated photos of herself for her husband’s Christmas gift, so we headed over to Lethbridge’s Casa building for some glamor portraits. Erin is just as gorgeous as ever and a fellow member of the tall club, so she’s always such a dream to photograph! It came as no surprise that her gorgeous dress was from the tall specialty store we all shop at :)

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