BLOG - Ottawa Wedding Photographer: Melanie Shields Photography

April

2024

Sunset Engagement Session At Andrew Haydon Park

Flash back Friday to this gorgeous sunset engagement session at Andrew Haydon Park in Ottawa.This is one of my favourite parks for versatility: water, mature trees, a waterfall, marina, windmill - you name it! How amazing is the light at ...

August

2023

My 20 favourite photography memories

Every year I say 'I can't believe I've been doing this for X amount of years', and this year is no exception. I actually can't wrap my brain around being in the same career for the past 20 years and having been part of almost 300 weddings and ...

May

2022

La Grange de la Gatineau: Hester + Jeff

This is how laid back Hester and Jeff are, I asked if they wanted a traditional photo of the cake cutting, they looked at each other and both just said, "no" and I kind of like this photo better than any posed shot.I wish Hester + Jeff best wishes ...

June

2020

Intimate Weddings: 2020 trend

It would be an understatement to say I have shot a lot of smaller intimate weddings over the last 15 years, and it looks like this may be the new normal. With social distancing and gathering restrictions, for those couples who still want to host a ...

March

2019

2-day Indian Wedding

What's even more exciting and challenging than a 2 day Indian wedding? A 3 day power outage during those 2 days of coverage!As far as Indian weddings go, this one was a breeze: outdoors, amazing people, and well planned out. As far as tornados the ...

February

2019

Branding Photography: Frid Events

It's 2021 and there's no need for stuffy headshots; invest in branding photography for your business to tell your story!Everything with this amazing entrepreneur happens rapidly. Brittany mentioned this shop about 3 days before moving into her ...

January

2018

-39 degrees: Ottawa New Years Eve Proposal

I love New Years, and I love proposals, so when Byron first reached out I was super excited to help him with his plans to propose to his girlfriend, Sara, while they were in Ottawa to celebrate New Years Eve. Not unlike the last call for a proposal, ...

November

2016

Lisa + Eric: Ottawa Marriott Hotel Wedding

So much to say about Lisa and Eric! You'll see what I mean once you see their pictures but they are clearly the sweetest couple ever. They're patient, caring, kind and perfect for each other. I've known Lisa for about 11 years, I want to say, and ...

September

2016

Thursday Belvedere Wedding in Wakefield: Brittani + Eric

I love weekday weddings and this day was no exception! You know who has weekday weddings? Relaxed people that everyone wants to work with!When Brittani and Eric first contacted me months before the big day, I was excited because, hello, Le ...

August

2016

Stonefields Heritage Farm: Myka + Greg tie the knot

From our last posted engagement session, the lovely Myka + Greg are now married!We had beautiful weather and it was my first time actually shooting at Stonefields Heritage Farm and not just basking in the beauty at one of their amazing open ...

July

2016

Signatures Restaurant, Outdoor July Wedding

The first time I visited Signatures Restaurant, nestled on Laurier Avenue across from Strathcona Park, I was hooked. So when Sarah emailed me saying"I was searching wedding ideas for our venue and your blog came up. Your pictures are just what I was ...

June

2016

Surprise May Proposal + Byward Market Engagement

This is a special story for me!We've all heard of photographers stealthily hiding in bushes to capture an engagement proposal, but what about your friend and fellow photographer stealthily hiding at Play right below the studio surprising you with ...