Lethbridge Weddings & Portrait Photography by Tanya Plonka

Laurie was given a wonderful gift of photos from her friends and used to opportunity to schedule a Helen Schuler mother daughter photo session with her mother Julia. It was sooooo hot out but we stayed in the cool breeze under the full summery trees in the river bottom at the nature reserve. Laurie and Julia have such an amazing bond and I’m so happy they could get these photos done together! Laurie is so doting to her mother and I loved seeing them break out in giggles every time I asked them to look at each other. I’m glad you guys endured the heat with me!

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For Amanda’s birthday, she treated herself to a mom and the girls photoshoot with her daughters Mia and Nova. These three blonde girls are so gorgeous!

It was so fun to photograph Mia again since I haven’t seen her since her newborn photos and now she’s a feisty two year old! Aperture Park at the University of Lethbridge was such a fun location for Nova who loved looking at the deer and picking dandelions. We all had to team up to chase her around (including Mia’s friends she brought along), but Nova definitely insisted on doing her own thing. Luckily we were able to trick her into a bunch of photos by playing off what she thought she was choosing to do on her own ;)

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Tiffany and Destiny had a special Lethbridge mommy and me session for their spring blossom mini-session. Their summery dresses were perfect in the pretty pink flowers and Destiny was so happy to get to play with her mom on this gorgeous warm day… even if it was right after nap time! The fallen petals were especially interesting even if my sound effects were not ;)

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I just adore taking photos where pets are involved, so I was beyond thrilled when Janeal contacted me about family photos with her (human) daughter Erin and their furry children. Matching dogs Sniper and Guinness were so gorgeous and playful, and even though they were pretty crazy (as most dogs are!) they listened to their mom so well. I already photographed Sniper earlier last year when he was giving a demo at the MS Walk (picture after the cut), but this was the first time I actually met him. I had a great time with them, and even Erin’s adorable cat Romeo joined us for a few photos! (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 always love photographing Kelsie! I haven’t seen her in a long time, so it was great to catch up and see her and her mom Heidi. They each brought their dogs, Jager and Trixie, who were super cute, and we spent some time on a very windy afternoon at the university pond – how their hair looks so still, I have no idea! :) (more…)