Lethbridge Weddings & Portrait Photography by Tanya Plonka

Mackenzie was my earliest grad last year for her springtime graduation photos. Everything had only just bloomed in the river bottom so her photos were perfectly timed for spring. She was celebrating her high school convocation here in Lethbridge and her family captured the event with a photoshoot.

From far away, Mackenzie’s dress looked like a shimmery pink. Up close it had the most beautiful and intricate bead work designs, sheer panels as a base to some of the patterns, and the best part of all, pockets! (Brides are at an advantage that they get bouquets to hold for photos, but Mackenzie had the perfect spot to rest her hands.)

Mackenzie was wonderful to work with and up for anything… she had no qualms about climbing over logs or running in her dress!

Micah & Steven had a very chilly Lethbridge winter engagement session in November. With enough warm car breaks we were able to take full advantage of the winter wonderland that was the coulees that day! The snow around the river bottom looked so beautiful, and especially magical in the golden hour we lucked out with on this sunny day.

Their dog Korra came dressed in the finest formal wear a dog can have, and lasted for a little bit before the cold tippy taps started. (The couple wisely brought a dog wrangler along so Korra could hide out in the car earlier.)

The three of them make such a cute family and I’m glad the snow couldn’t stop us from having a fun outdoor photoshoot.

Congratulations, Micah & Steven!

Kennie and Josh had some of their family members come along for their late winter extended family photos. This way their son Lochlan could get photos with lots of his favourite people! Lochlan had a great time with his grandparents and his aunty and couldn’t decide who he wanted to hang out with more. (Hint: it was usually someone different than who was supposed to be in a photo with him at any given time.)

After getting through his shy spell, Lochlan loved doing photos. He made sure we got lots of action shots and took over my job of posing everyone by the end!

We made use of the high level bridge to add some character to the background since it was still before the spring greens arrived.

Russ and Teresa’s boys took a little convincing to get them onboard for a session, but Teresa was persuasive! (When Mom really wants something, it’s best to go along with it.) Their High Level Bridge winter family photos were a little colder than they were used to… the family had just gotten back to Lethbridge from a warm vacation! Between that and the little kids, we moved fast, and the boys were probably very grateful ;)

Dammy and Jeff had a private backyard elopement in Edmonton, and then saved all of their fancy photos for when they were back in Lethbridge. This made everything so laid back! We did their Lethbridge wedding portraits at Nicholas Sheran Lake where they brought along some of their wedding floral arrangements and set up a mini wedding site in the park.

Dammy’s son David was of course an integral part of their day as they enter their blended family, but we made sure he got to take lots of breaks so he wouldn’t get bored by the end ;)

After we finished with their wedding attire, the family put on more casual outfits and we headed to the High Level Bridge. Dammy wanted to have something “very Lethbridge” to celebrate her time here before she moved to Edmonton full time, and nothing says Lethbridge like the bridge!

Dixie and Trevor decided to swap out engagement photos pre-wedding for family photos once their one year anniversary was approaching! It was so great to see their family again (sadly minus one of their daughters who was sick that day). We went on a mini adventure to the high level bridge for their Lethbridge brewery gardens family photos. Like on their wedding day, Mitzy the dog gets to come along on all of their adventures and had a great time sniffing out her new surroundings!