Lethbridge Weddings & Portrait Photography by Tanya Plonka

Tami, Kevin, and their two children are such an adorable family! They made great use of the autumn colors for their family portraits and I loved how they coordinated together. The touches of yellow look amazing with the autumn leaves.

We went for a walk in the freshly fallen leaves at the University of Lethbridge lake, frequently making the kids pretend they liked hugging each other ;) Aside from those very normal sibling feelings, it was obvious they are such a close family and love being together and it made them so easy to photograph.

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So cute! I was so excited for Cheryl and Josh’s autumn wedding following their indoor Lethbridge winter engagement session and could already tell how much fun it was going to be spending their day with them. Cheryl and Josh were total naturals in front of the camera and super easy to work with, and I’m sure they appreciated being able to do the photos in the warm indoors when it was so chilly outside :) Luckily Cheryl had a cute animal hat and was brave enough to go outside for a few final snaps!

p.s. How adorable is Cheryl’s dress?

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It’s my favorite time of year, Halloween season! Not much is scarier than a creepy clown (at least in my opinion), so I felt some scary clown photos were in order this year!

When I saw Tami do a cartwheel at a previous modeling collaboration, I knew we had to do something creepy and weird, and the clown thing just fell into place. With Katt Panic’s magic touch, Tami transformed into a clown much scarier than I could have imagined. (I loved Tami’s reaction when we finally showed her the finished face!) I love that Tami has such colorful hair as it was the perfect touch to complete the look.

Model: Tami Kuiper
Makeup/Hair: Katt Panic Makeup Artistry

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Aamee and Jason ended up choosing quite the chilly day for their snowy winter engagement photo session here in Lethbridge; we were expecting warm weather and instead got a blizzard! It definitely worked out in our favor because even though it was too cold to stay outside for very long, the snow made their outdoor photos look so dreamy and bright. I’m sure their cute pooches King Kong and Batman were also happy that they got lots of hugs and got to be packed around instead of stuck in the cold snow!

We started out the session in the much warmer indoors of the University of Lethbridge and had such great bright light coming in from the snow outside. Aamee and Jason are so cute and sweet together, so of course my favorite photos of them were when they got right in close and cuddly. Aamee also brought along a few really fun props we were able to use in their engagement photos!

I’m sure we will have much warmer weather for their Norland Bed & Breakfast wedding this June!

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I was so happy that we had all this fresh snow for Amelia and Abram’s engagement photos, and even happier that they were willing to brave it out there with me for what seemed like a very long, frigid 10 minutes! Luckily we had the warm Markin Hall at the university to escape to right after, and the contrast seemed like a bit of a shock.

If Amelia was this giggly and happy for engagement photos, I can’t wait to see what she is like on their wedding day. I think Abram did pretty good for not liking having his photo taken! We even got some smiles out of him :) I’m so excited for their wedding next month and can’t wait to see how beautiful Amelia is going to be in her dress after seeing the sneak peak photo of it.

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I met Shannon quite a few years ago in university, and when I saw her again at the bridal show and found out she was getting married, I was so excited for her! She has always been such a sweetheart, and she has found someone who is a perfect match for her in Eric. They are so sweet and calm around each other. Shannon and Eric met at the University of Lethbridge through swimming, so we started our session at this meaningful place. The pool viewing gallery may have been locked, but the glass couldn’t stop us from making this work! We were also so lucky to have a gorgeous afternoon to wander around the university for some outdoor photos. (more…)