Lethbridge Weddings & Portrait Photography by Tanya Plonka

Just as I had been wanting to do witch-themed photos, I was serendipitously contacted by a group of friends who were planning a girls’ weekend away in Lethbridge in the coming summer. They wanted to dress up like a coven for a fun photoshoot during their trip. It was incredibly hard to wait the many months until their visit, but soooo worth the wait!

Chelsey, Joanne, and Trish absolutely killed it. They selected sexy black outfits all with unique personality and enlisted the talents of Katt Panic for their makeup.

I had so much fun with these women, and they were up for anything! I got everyone to levitate, they climbed on trees in their dresses and heels, and by the end they braved the cold to make use of some creative lighting after dark. The best part of the session was their energy and the positivity they gave to each other, encouraging each of their friends and telling them how sexy they were.

This was easily my favourite photos session this year and I’m so thankful you ladies found me!

This spring I got to meet a bunch of amazing students from the 2017 graduating class for their Calvin Christian High School grad photos. We started in the morning at the Norland Bed and Breakfast. I was impressed with how organized they all were, arriving in shifts so they could perfectly time hair and makeup around breakfast and their early graduation ceremony. The girls had such gorgeous, colourful dresses and every colour showed up at least once!

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You might recognize Alyssa from her solo performances, or from her wedding photos I did a few years ago. She’s been busy this year with her band Coyote Junction and I got together with them in Lethbridge to update their band photos to use in promotional materials. Since they are a country rock band, we went with a look that was rustic (but not dilapidated!) and there were so many great textures to fit this look where we wandered around. The neighbourhood we chose happened to be full of people who knew members of the band, so we had to take a few breaks to say hello! It was like they had an entourage following them ;)

You can hear music from Coyote Junction by checking out their Facebook page!

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Arieke was one of my beautiful brides last year, and I was so excited for her to hear she was expecting her first baby this year! Her and her hubby don’t have to do it alone… Arieke’s best friend Kayla is expecting at the same time! There are definitely some baby best friends in the making. Photographing both girls’ maternity photos together was such a fun idea, and we had a beautiful spring evening for our session. (more…)

I had a great time this afternoon with these girls! Tanya (not me) is getting married next summer, but because she’s having a small wedding, she’s not able to incorporate all her best girlfriends into the wedding as a bridal party. Instead she choose to do a “bridesmaid” photo session with all the girls in its place! Tanya met her fiancée Elliot at The Slice when his band was playing, so this was the perfect spot to do some photos celebrating the upcoming wedding and her relationship with all her friends. A lot of these girls are rockers and are in relationships with rockers, so they brought a few vehicles full of instruments along as props.

A super huge thanks to Jesse at Slice for letting us in a bit before opening to make this happen! Go eat their pizza :) (more…)

Yesterday I had a really fun shoot with friends Michelle, Katie, and Cynthia, who haven’t been together in Lethbridge as a trio in six years! These girls were great to work with and awesome at making each other laugh :)
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