Lethbridge Weddings & Portrait Photography by Tanya Plonka

Madison’s family chose a great day to have their session to take advantage of getting amazing colourful Lethbridge fall photos. The colours last fall were incredible!

It had been two years since I last saw them and Madison had gotten a lot taller since then, but still had her same adorable smile and charisma in front of the camera. She was a little shy to start, but quickly had a great time jumping around and getting piggy back rides from her parents.

Nicole and Cody had such a vivid fall family session with how amazing the colours were last autumn! Their photography session in Indian Battle Park allowed us to escape the wind and make use of the golden tones in the river bottom.

I had already photographed Nicole and her daughter on the fun mothers-daughters New York trip we went on, but this time the guys (including dog Coco) got to be included. I’m not sure they were as excited about it, but they did good for following Mom’s wishes for family photos!

Coco and the kids climbed whatever they could and were super excited to be out on our photo adventure. Nicole was happy to learn how easily I caught all the moments between the chaos ;)

With their oldest daughter starting her last year of high school, Abby and Tak decided it was finally time to update family photos while both girls were still home! The date they selected ended up giving us the most vibrant autumn family photos we could have hoped for. I cannot believe how colourful this last fall was!

We did all of the photos in the Helen Schuler Nature Reserve to escape the wind and every spot was so stunning. Celine and Sophie get along as great friends just as much as sisters (at least in front of me!). They’re definitely going to miss each other once college rolls around!

Samara’s mom and dad brought her down to the Lethbridge river bottom for her late summer outdoor newborn photos. I was loving all of these outdoor newborn sessions last year!

It was a beautiful hot evening so she was super comfortable, but we couldn’t let her cute bear ear sweater go to waste! We had to work quick with that outfit before she realized she wasn’t dressed for the weather.

Samara was happy all through her photo session. She made sure we got lots of photos of her bright blue eyes!

Hemali and Vishal brought their adorable children down to Indian Battle Park for summer morning family photos. We had planned a nature adventure out behind Helen Schuler, but soon discovered the kids hated the grass! Luckily the concrete “Listen” sculpture provided a nature-free alternative for them to pose on and was a perfect match for their cute blue outfits.

We managed to convince them to go off the main path for a bit, as long as Hemali or Vishal were holding them while I played an intense game of peekaboo, completely hiding myself in the grass and then springing up to full height. (Plus some fart noises may have helped.)

Emma and Jason planned to have a destination wedding on the coast to be closer to family members, but wanted to start things off by doing photos in the city where they met. I’m glad they did, because they were so much fun to photograph for their golden hour engagement session. We started out in Indian Battle Park (with a few very one-sided tickle fights). The couple then changed into more formal clothes to get a lot less formal with poses! Why do piggyback photos in casual clothes when you can do them in a dress shirt and summer dress?

Congratulations, Emma and Jason!