Lethbridge Weddings & Portrait Photography by Tanya Plonka

Uh oh, the girls are now 2 and 3! This year we had to get a lot of action shots of them because sitting still just won’t do for Taylor! :) Maddie is so great at looking after her little sister, but I think even she can’t keep up all the time. JJ and Shaun are definitely honing their skills at wrangling the girls and I appreciated their patience while I chased everyone around through the leaves :) (more…)

The last time I saw Shari and Garett, they had just found out they’d be having another baby, and they’ve now welcomed little Abigail into the world! Ava is pretty proud to be a big sister and started telling me all about the new baby as soon as they got out of the car :) They were also celebrating Ava turning 3, so happy birthday, Ava! (more…)

Oh my goodness, Sophia has grown up so much! I have been photographing her since she was born and each year there is so much change, but this time was especially so since we had to skip last year. She’s a little person now :)

Laura and her came out to Lundbreck Falls, and we had perfect luck as our photo session fell in the two hours it stopped raining that entire weekend! Sophia has always been a natural in front of the camera and is always so easy to photograph. As per tradition, she was disappointed I couldn’t come and hang out with her afterwards :) (more…)

I usually work alongside Brien for photography, so it was a fun change to get him in front of the camera! I met up with him, his wife Lindsey, their adorable girls, and their sweet furry baby and had a great time. They were so much fun to photograph, and I must have made a good impression because the girls picked flowers for me at the end :) (more…)

Shari and Garett go back to nearly the beginning of my photography career; I second shot their wedding with Hope only half a year after starting at that studio. Now they have a little family with their daughter Ava, who is an adorable, smiley, curly-haired girl but with all the stubbornness of the average two year old :)
Photos involved a lot of chasing her and as usual with kids that age, we tricked her into all kinds of photos! (more…)

After a couple solid days of rain, the clouds lifted just in time for little CJ to get some family photos done! I met up with Shane, Tara, and CJ, along with their little “foxy” dog Nikko by the river in Hillcrest. It was such a beautiful spot, I wish I could do so many more photos there! CJ really wanted to display her independence, but we found a few tricks to keep her interested in the photo session. (more…)