Lethbridge Weddings & Portrait Photography by Tanya Plonka

I first met Kristyn without Matthew present, but from the way she talked about him, I could tell she was so head over heels for him. Seeing them together completely confirmed it and then some! They are so adorably sweet together. The way their eyes lit up when they saw each other from opposite ends of the aisle really filled the room.

I was especially excited when I found out Kristyn was planning an Alice in Wonderland theme to her wedding, and with that being my favorite Disney movie, I could barely wait! They did an amazing job with their blue teapot themed candy table, Crazy Cakes provided a beautiful spread of Wonderland-themed cupcakes (and an adorable Chesire Cat giant cupcake as the main cake), and the book touches throughout the tables made a gorgeous accent.

They had a great party at the Galt where everyone danced all night (especially all the kids who totally stole the show) and welcomed in a perfect start to their life together.

Congratulations, Kristyn and Matthew! (more…)

Ashley and Chad came down to Lethbridge to spend the first part of Christmas with her family, and I got to meet up with them, her brother Dustin, and her parents Deb and Gord for some family photos out in our very chilly weather! This family was a blast to work with and it was hard to keep composure with some of Dustin’s crazy faces he made. This family clearly has a lot of fun together and love each other so much :) (more…)

For the next installment of my City of Lethbridge photos, here is summer! We had an amazing summer and the city put on lots of great events so I had plenty of things to photograph! The great thing about being surrounded by farming communities is that it gives us such a diverse landscape with colorful fields next to urban settings. I love how rich and blue our skies are here all summer.

This is by far the largest post because we had such a long summer and I just couldn’t put my camera down :)

In case you missed the other season posts, you can check them out here:

• Winter
• Spring

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Sisters Andrea and Lacey brought their families together for the Easter long weekend and had a big photo shoot to celebrate! All of the cousins got to play together and be hams in front of the camera and I had an awesome time with them. (more…)

Tausha and her children Conner, Kamryn, and Nashton met me at the beautiful Galt Museum for some family Christmas photos (and brought along an awesome star prop). They are such a cute family and I love how well she co-ordinated them, especially for their red/black/gray color scheme. The red shoes were worth all the pain they put her in :) (more…)

I recently had the privilege of photographing the Canadian Cancer Society’s Harvest of Hope Gala. This event was held at the Galt Museum and featured local celebrities who waited tables for the night to raise money, including Clint Dunford, Marty Baceda, and David Rossiter. It was so much fun to photograph such a diverse group of individuals who all contribute so much to the community.

A photo of me making my camera face from the Lethbridge Herald (Photo by Ian Martens).