michele bowman ~ Windsor Ontario Wedding Photographer, London, Chatham Southwestern Ontario & Destination Weddings

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Rob & Leslie {windsor ontario wedding photographer} ~ sneak peek

12.28.09

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it has been a couple of weeks since my last blog entry, but now i'm back!!!

i decided to take a little break from computer stuff and blogging, but i guess i need to get back to business and get this blog up and running again. small hiatus is now over.

today i met up with Leslie and Rob for their engagement session, and as you can see from the photo, we had some FUN!!!

Rob and Leslie live in Arizona, but they are getting married here in Windsor this coming April. Willistead Manor is where they are getting married, and i can't wait!!!!

for 2010, i have been blessed with the most wonderful, kind, adventurous and fantastic couples that a wedding photographer could ever get.

every time i think about the AWESOME weddings that i have booked for 2010, i get all choked up.

i can't believe that i have been given the honour of documenting all these great weddings and special moments in the lives of such fun and interesting people.

oh, and if you book me to photograph your wedding or your engagement session, then be prepared to be asked to get into a snowball fight with your betrothed.

dress accordingly!

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Lesley:

Whoa! This is awesome!

(12.29.09)

Sara Beth:

LOVE it! What a great capture!

(01.16.10)

Renee:

Hey Michèle, I haven't stopped by in a while, but I see you have been up to some lovely, lovely shoots. I'm totally digging the winter e-sessions. I just did one last week too, and they are so totally fun even though it's freezing! Can't wait to see more :-)

(01.18.10)

Sandi:

so lovely! Great lighting and super fun pictures! Great job!

(01.18.10)

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melissa & steve { Kingsville Lakeside Park ~ engagement photography }

11.06.09

last week, i had THREE engagement sessions, as a few of my couples wanted to get some fall colours in their photos. Melissa and Steve were my third couple of the week, and it was a fun way to end my engagement photos until Christmas-time.

i met Melissa for the very first time, this past summer. she drove into Kingsville to meet with me, and brought her mom along for the ride.

we sat down, spoke about the wedding plans, and then we laughed. both Melissa and her mom had me laughing the whole time.

it was a wonderful meeting.

Melissa and Steve are getting married next June, at a cute little Bed and Breakfast in Windsor, and i can't wait! i am super excited about being their wedding photographer

we met up at Lakeside Park in Kinsgville, for their engagement photos, after having to reschedule our session twice! the weather was being difficult, and the third time was a charm.

it was a bit chilly, and a little cloudy, but we were thankful that the leaves were still on the trees, and we weren't getting rained on!

a week after their session, most of the leaves in my area are off the trees now, and the weather is getting colder. i guess we got done just in time!

we had fun, i think they thought i was a bit nuts, and i was happy to see that they are two people who are very much in love. i can't wait to photograph their wedding next year, and i'm so thankful that they chose me.

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ok, so i'm only posting the next photo because i wanted to prove to my kids that some people actually think i am funny

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they aren't laughing at me here, so i thought i'd post this one as well, since they look awesome !

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Springfield MA Wedding Photography - Vic Pellicier:

Gorgeous lighting, and captures.

(11.06.09)

Anna:

That wide-angle scene where they are standing on the rocks is like a painting! Gorgeous! Really beautiful photos & fall colour, love it!

(11.07.09)

Pasadena Wedding Photographer - Ben Chen:

Great engagement session. love the photo of the couple by the edge of the lake.

(11.07.09)

Anonymous:

that guy is good looking

(11.07.09)

Joan Davies:

wow --what beautiful pictures ---the sence is amazing

(11.08.09)

Destination Wedding Photographer:

Great fall colors in the images. I especially like the lake and rocks photo. Beautiful work. --Robert

(11.09.09)

Vancouver wedding photographer:

Beautiful couple. They look so happy together. Great fall backdrop too! Love the colors.

(11.11.09)

ffocuss:

Sweet shots.

(11.13.09)

John Chan:

Beautiful as always Michele! Also... I think I went high school with Steve, hehe.

(11.25.09)

Boston Wedding Photographer:

Hate to agree with everyone else but the lakeside one is the pick of the litter. Great work. Your area is so beautiful. The couple looks very happy and you captured that very well.

(12.16.09)

Susan Hydzik:

Lovely engagement session! Love the editing, colors... posing! Great job!

(12.18.09)

Andy La | Devon Photographer:

Cool Shots - Simply amazing BTW

(07.16.10)

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kathy & gil { windsor ontario wedding photographer }

11.04.09

i met Kathy & Gil at the Tim Horton's in Belle River, to discuss their upcoming wedding plans, and then we headed to the Marina for a few engagement photos.

i think that one of the things i love the very most about being a wedding photographer, isn't really all about taking the pictures. i am finding out , more and more, that i am truly blessed by the people i'm meeting and the clients i'm working with.

so far, every couple that have booked me for their wedding next year, could all become good friends. every single couple is so different from the next, but they all have something special about them.

i didn't get much time to really get to know Kathy and Gil on the Sunday we met, but i know that we are going to have TONS of fun when i travel with them to Playa del Carmen in Mexico, to photograph their wedding next May.

yep, i'm leavin' on a jet plane for the sunny shores to photograph a lovely little wedding on the beach.

i know that the two of them will definitely be ready to get away, since Kathy is in her residency as she studies to be a doctor, and Gil is finishing up his degree in Engineering. i'm tired just thinking about the schedules they must keep!

to Kathy & Gil,

thank you for choosing me to be your wedding photographer and allowing me into your lives. i look forward to getting to know you even better in the coming months.

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Jennifer Forfitt:

Beautiful pictures Kathy & Gil!!! I love them.

(11.04.09)

Anna:

Wow, that's going to be an amazing wedding! Love these photos, the last one is just so sweet!

(11.05.09)

Arica:

Beautiful couple, beautiful photographer! You guys are going to work great together!

(11.05.09)

Denver Wedding Photographer:

LOVE the fall colors in these Michele- nice job connecting the couple! Wish we had trees like this in Denver!

(11.11.09)

Pasadena Wedding photographer- Ben Chen:

Very nice set of engagement photos. Looked like the couple had a great time.

(11.15.09)

Jessika Feltz:

I love the one with the star shaped flare! This couple looks so sweet and in love! Don't you just love photographing couples like that?! :)

(11.20.09)

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josh & arica { Heritage Village, Harrow ~ engagement photography }

11.01.09

there is something magical about being in love.

it's that feeling down deep in your soul, when you just know that you are meant to marry your best friend, and spend the rest of your lives making each other happy.

that's the kind of love that Josh and Arica share.

you might think that it's not possible for me to know how deep their love flows, but i beg to differ!

you see , Arica is a good friend and fellow wedding photographer, and i have seen her crush on Josh, blossom into a deep love, right before my eyes.

i have been working alongside Arica for quite a few weddings this year, and when we first started working together this past spring, i remember quite clearly the day she asked me what i thought of Josh. i have known Josh and his wonderful family, for about 7 years now, and Arica admitted to me that she had a crush on him and was hoping they would someday date.

well, the first date turned into many dates, and i quickly saw that they were meant to be together, forever and ever.

Arica has become a dear friend in the last 7 months, and i can't wait to watch her and Josh get married and spend the rest of their lives together.

one of the big reasons i am also super happy about Arica and Josh's upcoming marriage, is that i can tell that their love is just as awesome as the love that Darryl and i share.

there aren't many couples that can still say that they are more in love today than they were on the day they got married 20 years ago, but Darryl and i can say that. we adore each other, to the depths of our souls, and i can't imagine being married to anyone else.

from what i can see, Josh and Arica are just as perfect for each other as my Darryl and i.

they are truly blessed.

i am also thrilled to be able to photograph Arica and Josh's wedding next spring, at Heritage Village in Harrow Ontario (which is 20 minutes from Windsor).

i am blessed with great friends, and i count Arica as a true gift from God.

just take a look at how happy these two are. you can see it in their eyes.

oh, and if you didn't already know this about me.....

i LOVE eyes.

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Arica:

We are CUTE! :) Thanks Michele hehe! You're the best. Love you very much!

(11.01.09)

Melissa:

Oh, I LOVE these pictures! You've captured their love so well! Thanks for such a great job!

(11.02.09)

marie:

I love you photos ... so natural and fresh

(11.02.09)

Julie :

Beautiful Michelle!

(11.02.09)

Kim:

These are beautiful! I love your style. Very modern and fresh. Great work!

(11.03.09)

Bob D - North Carolina Wedding Photographer:

I love these images. The fall colors are lovely. It's been years since I visited southern Ontario but I remember it being very lovely. (Used to visit to dive the 19th century wrecks... primarily schooners... in the Peelee Passage area). We don't get a lot of fall color here in North Carolina... mostly pine forests along the coastal areas.

(11.03.09)

Springfield MA Wedding Photographer - Vic Pellicier:

Beautiful work. Love your lighting.

(11.04.09)

Ben Chen:

What lovely couple. I love the bride's expressions and you captured it all. Great job.

(11.04.09)

Amber Chudy:

You are so fantastic Michele. These are beautiful!

(11.04.09)

Mark:

Great fun photos! :)

(11.04.09)

Wedding Photographer Somerset:

What a great session, how many goes did it take to get him to jump that high? Brilliant :)

(11.05.09)

megan:

i absolutely love these pictures

(11.08.09)

Jay Crihfield - Chicago wedding photographer:

Wow cool shot of the groom clicking his heels!

(11.11.09)

Jessika Feltz:

Michele, this session was awesome! These two look like they were super fun to photograph and you found some great locations! LOVE it!

(11.13.09)

Laura:

What a beautiful AND fun couple! Great images! I love the second last one.... vintage love!

(11.26.09)

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