Trevor's Photography Blog

Over the last few months, I have come to realize that destination wedding photography has the potential to be a large part of my business.  Sometimes when people get married away, they just want someone they can trust to take great images and capture, not just the important moments...but many of the other, overlooked moments.  I have already shot weddings in Cuba and Happy Valley-Goose Bay (yes, that is a destination) and over the next 10 months, I'll be in Punta Cana and Vegas, baby.

Today, I had the honour of being featured in a well read Destination Wedding Blog named 'Destination Inspirations'.  It is run by a real nice gal named Jessica McCann who has a love for everything destination and I'm thrilled to have made it to her site.  Thanks Jess, for finding me and including my work to your wonderful blog.

Below is a screenshot.  To see her entire post, click here.

Earlier this month, Dolcetto Designs, a talented Canadian custom photo card and invitation company put on a contest asking people to show off their favourite engagement shot.  One of my past wedding clients won with a wonderful photo which was shot at Crystal Crescent Beach one morning a few summers ago.  This was right after we all got rocked by a truly rogue wave.  You may recognize Jo from my Facebook Fan Page, my business cards and various other photo shoots over the last couple of years.  She 's doing great with her new business, If It Glitters and I look forward to photographing them again.

Well that was fun.  This was my first destination wedding and I'm so thrilled it all went to well.  The families were fun, the bride and groom were up for anything (and we took off the next day for a fun shoot in town and in the water) and the day went off without a hitch.  It was so nice, the entire group was there for nearly a week before the wedding even took place - it was like a vacation for everyone more than a wedding....and that made for a real nice wedding.

I took tonnes of photos on wedding day - here are a few.

After the wedding, the three of us headed into a beautifully rustic Cuban colonial town named Remedios.  We met so many wonderful people and got to see a lot of authentic Cuba.  We also got many wonderful images.  Then we came back to the beach and, this time, didn't worry about getting the dress wet.  This wedding shoot ended up in the pool - a great way to wind up a great day, week and wedding.

This weekend I finally shot Jillian & Stephen's wedding.  With all the photography planning and meetings with the bride's parents, Pam and Grant, I was really anxious to finally get them in front of my camera.  Jillian is a helicopter pilot and Stephen flys F-18's...so obviously they're pretty cool.  Here is one quick shot from downtown Halifax - more photos to come!

This past weekend I was fortunate enough to meet the Turbitt family again as I helped plan Lindsay's wedding (Sarah's Sister) five years ago while at Inn on the Lake.  It was great seeing everyone again and it was a lot of fun being involved in Sarah & Chad's big day.  I've just started editing their wedding photos but here are a few that caught my eye as they were being backed up.

About two months ago I created a Facebook Page to compliment this website and to have a presence on one of the largest social sites on the web. Within a month I was closing in on 500 'Fans' and had booked a number of weddings and family portraits though it so I decided to show my appreciation by offering a free shot to one of those fans. Congratulations to Lisa Kehler for winning that first gift certificate. When I hit 1000 Facebook Fans, I'll draw for this one.

To become a 'Facebook Fan' or just to simply check out my Facebook Page for my business click this link - http://www.facebook.com/trevorallenphotography

As many of you know (especially if you read my bio), I worked for years at Inn on the Lake, a beautiful hotel just outside Halifax, NS.  I coordinated all the weddings during most of my stay there but once I left, it was a thrill to photograph weddings there as I was so familiar with the property and it's really a beautiful spot.  I'm currently gathering a bunch of my Inn on the Lake wedding photos for their booth for the two Wedding Shows in Halifax - and I figured I would post a few here.

Andre and I go back a long way.  In fact, I've known him since I was 5 and I was thrilled when he asked me to be his wedding photographer.  He married the love of his life, Christine, and it was a perfect day for a wedding.

Do you know someone getting married in Nova Scotia next summer and looking for a wedding photographer?  I still have several dates available for Halifax wedding bookings or for weddings outside Nova scotia as I'm now shooting destination weddings and have several booked for 2010.  If you are interested in available dates for your wedding, please never hesitate to contact me.