Akira and Tolbert's Engagement Photos - Three Unique Toronto Locations and Three Different looks - One King West Hotel, University of Toronto and the Scarborough Bluffs
Hi Everyone! Welcome to another blog post on my website! I am always super happy to share images from shoots I have worked on, and today I get to share some gorgeous shots of a most stunning couple! Eeeeh!!.
Akira and Tolbert are one of my 2023 wedding clients and I am so excited to showcase their engagement photos that we did last year! They are a fun and easygoing couple who really allowed me to use my creativity for their shoot. Creativity such as utilizing some purple gelled OCF lights for some photos! It was my first time using this photography technique and I loved it!
Being engineers, this couple are also the definition of black excellence and I am just so inspired! I honestly can’t wait to work with them again for their summer wedding (God willing).
We started off the shoot at the lovely, luxurious and historic One King West Hotel. Located in the downtown of Toronto, this hotel features some cool interior spaces for photos, including a bank vault once considered the “safest bank vault in Canada”. This vault has also been featured in a few Hollywood movies! Another neat feature at the hotel is the grand staircase and it’s amazing chandeliers. One really feels like a movie star when walking through these areas! I have to say I often feel lucky as a wedding photographer that I get to experience all these fascinating spaces in our amazing city of Toronto. I honestly don’t think I would have experienced as much as I have if I was not a photographer.
Our second location was the University of Toronto’s St. George campus downtown. This is the couple’s alma mater and where they both met while studying Engineering! One of the best parts about this portion of the shoot was the cool UofT OVO jackets that the couple wore! Any Drake fans here?
Our last photoshoot location was the Scarborough bluffs. We initially intended to go down to the usual scenic spots at this location however by the time we arrived it was getting dark, and was really foggy. Thus we deemed it not very safe and decided to stick with capturing some images in the fog. It turned out to be so dreamy. I loved it! One thing I love to do as a photographer is to challenge myself to shoot familiar locations in a different manner each time and I think I did just that!
Below are some of the lovely people that were instrumental in helping this shoot come together! Please do check out their pages and show some love to the vendors!
Planner: Events by Joycelyn
Makeup Artist: Eminent Allure
Nails: @ Chloe8326
Akira’s Hair: Laced't. by Omoteey
Locations:
One King West Hotel (Downtown Toronto)
University of Toronto
Scarborough Bluffs
If you would like to book me for your 2023 Wedding, E-Shoot or Event then get in touch HERE!
Thank you for stopping by my page and going through my latest blog post! I hope to see you back here soon! or better yet that we get to work together!
-Karimah