Acrewood Creative Studio

Acrewood Creative Studio Lifestyle Photographer ON/QC. Photos you can feel. Cinematic storytelling of your family, as you are.

Finally coming out of my social media hiatus. After everything this year, I really needed to sit with what I learned—and...
01/07/2026

Finally coming out of my social media hiatus. After everything this year, I really needed to sit with what I learned—and give myself a moment to acknowledge what I built.

Still learning how to do that second part, though…😅

[toronto wedding photographer, montreal wedding photographer, Ottawa wedding photographer, storytelling wedding photography, fine art wedding photographer]

Recovery is slower than I’d like (not sure why I’m still surprised after 3 surgeries and similar recoveries every time)....
12/08/2025

Recovery is slower than I’d like (not sure why I’m still surprised after 3 surgeries and similar recoveries every time).

I’m bruised, tired, and having to sit still longer than I’d like.

So I’m taking it day by day, editing from the couch, and easing my way back into my routine.

Also, there’s nothing like reliving moments from a wedding day in b&w to set you right.

[ottawa & toronto wedding photographer, storytelling wedding photography, fine art wedding photographer, deeply feeling human, hybrid photographer]

What defines art?I’ve been asking myself that a lot lately—wondering how I’m honouring the work that lives in my head lo...
11/27/2025

What defines art?

I’ve been asking myself that a lot lately—wondering how I’m honouring the work that lives in my head long before it ever makes its way into the world.

Leaving an “art background” for something more “commercial” has always put me in this strange in-between. In the art world, stepping toward commercial work carried this undertone of “you must not have had the conviction.” And on the commercial side, caring too much about the work gets you side-eyed as the overly emotional “artist” who’s supposed to take it all less seriously, and definitely less personally.

I exist right in the middle of that. And some days, that middle feels unsteady.

Identity has been the recurring theme: Who am I in this work? What do I actually care about? Why do I care about it? What am I trying to say? And, to be honest—does anyone even care?

Every corner of this industry—art, commercial, whatever label you want to use—is saturated. There’s no shortage of people who can take a technically good photo. No shortage of photographers making beautiful work.

But I do think there’s a shortage of something else:
People willing to feel their way through the work. To embed themselves fully into someone else’s world—or their own. To create from a place that costs something. To risk being misunderstood. To risk being moved.

That kind of work is vulnerable. It asks something of you, and asks you to give something back.

Maybe that’s the part that feels like art to me—the risk, the depth, the not-quite-comfortable edge where you’re creating from instinct instead of expectation.

It’s also the part that terrifies me the most.
Which is probably exactly why it matters.

[ottawa wedding photographer, storytelling wedding photography, fine art wedding photographer, deeply feeling human]

Black and white lets you see the light for what it actually is.How it moves. How it shapes. It’s simple—and somehow that...
11/13/2025

Black and white lets you see the light for what it actually is.

How it moves. How it shapes.

It’s simple—and somehow that hits deeper.

[ottawa wedding photographer, storytelling wedding photography, fine art wedding photographer]

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There’s a blanket of snow on the ground here, which means my kids have officially declared it “Christmas time” (won’t li...
11/11/2025

There’s a blanket of snow on the ground here, which means my kids have officially declared it “Christmas time” (won’t lie… same).

I’m currently sick and couch-bound—because with one kid in school and the other in daycare, it was inevitable. And honestly, how are you NOT supposed to kiss their faces and eat their cheeks when they come home in the afternoon (even when they’re all snotty)!?

Between tea refills and costco-sized kleenex boxes, I’ve been working my way through galleries. This one though—it’s been sitting with me. A lakeside estate, tablescape by and the crisp fall air coming together to make it feel equal parts Hamptons and 90s Ralph Lauren.

The kind of setting that makes you forget you’re sick…or that winter’s already here.

[montreal wedding photographer, ottawa wedding photographer, toronto wedding photographer, storytelling wedding photography, fine art wedding photographer]

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There’s just something about Montreal.The architecture, the people, the creativity—it all carries this kind of energy th...
11/04/2025

There’s just something about Montreal.

The architecture, the people, the creativity—it all carries this kind of energy that’s hard to explain. A pulse that makes Ottawa feel like the grandparent who eats dinner at 4 and is in bed by 7:30.

When I was younger, we moved around a lot—every couple of years or so—and Montreal was one of those stops. I was too young to really take it in, and when we eventually left, it just became another quick stop on the way to visit family.

Now, spending more time here as an adult, I feel like I’m rediscovering it for the first time. The city feels familiar, but in that haunting, déjà vu kind of way—like it’s holding onto pieces of an old story I forgot I was part of. I’ve always been fascinated by how places change with us. They absorb us. They shift as we do. The same streets that once felt endless and intimidating suddenly feel smaller, softer—like they’ve just been waiting for you to notice what’s always been there.

That’s kind of how this weekend felt. A blur of setup, connection, and conversation at the Elegant Wedding Show, mixed with moments of downtime spent with one of my oldest friends, soaking in little pockets of the city (even if most of that time was spent sitting in traffic—Mtl people get it).

Thank you to for organizing such a beautiful event, and to all of the incredible couples and creatives who stopped by to chat.

💌 For anyone getting married in 2027 (in Mtl or elsewhere), my waitlist is officially open and will launch the second week of January—link in bio.

Montreal, I’ll see you again on Nov 25 for

[montreal wedding photographer, storytelling wedding photography, fine art wedding photographer]

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This wasn’t just a vow renewal. It was a way to pause and honour what’s been built—between them, around them, and to sho...
10/22/2025

This wasn’t just a vow renewal. It was a way to pause and honour what’s been built—between them, around them, and to show gratitude to the people who’ve held them up along the way.

Every part of this day was rooted in meaning. A cacao ceremony to open their hearts. A close friend leading their ceremony. Their three boys running barefoot across the same ground where generations have gathered before them. All with Lake Ontario steady behind.

This was about celebrating a kind of love that’s rooted and chosen every single day. A love not just lived, but shared—and still expanding.

Because, that’s the point, isn’t it? To keep choosing each other again and again—in the small ways, every single day.

[ottawa wedding photographer, toronto wedding photographer, montreal wedding photographer, storytelling wedding photography, fine art wedding photographer, photos are legacy]

I’ve been carrying around this little camcorder for a while now. Not just for the aesthetic (or because overt nostalgia ...
10/17/2025

I’ve been carrying around this little camcorder for a while now. Not just for the aesthetic (or because overt nostalgia is having a moment again), but because I missed it. I missed how simple it felt.

I had this moment one night after the boys went to bed—I was scrolling through my camera roll (as any normal parent does 🙃) and realized almost every video was from my perspective. Me filming them.

Whenever they manage to get hold of my phone to take their own videos, it usually ends with someone trying to download a game or locking me out with too many wrong password attempts. And eventually, I catch up and take it away.

But when I was growing up, we all took turns with the camcorder (that bulky ass VHS one). The adults, the kids—everyone. It didn’t matter if the footage was shaky or out of focus, because it wasn’t about quality. It was about point of view.

And maybe that’s what I missed. The way it forced you to focus on one thing. No scrolling, no pressure to make it look like anything. Just recording whatever was happening and what we thought mattered.

Now I bring it everywhere—soccer games, school trips, quiet mornings at home, and lately, even sessions and weddings. I’ll film a bit, but mostly I hand it off and let other people take over. Let the story shift perspective for a minute.

And as someone who’s still working on letting go of a little perfectionism (read: control), there’s something kind of cathartic about not overthinking it. About letting it be whatever it ends up being: a little messy, a little crooked, a little more honest.

[ottawa wedding photographer, toronto wedding photographer, montreal wedding photographer, storytelling wedding photography, fine art wedding photographer, mom life, photos are legacy]

After a whirlwind last couple of weeks, I finally had a moment today to slow down and process it all—from the stunninggg...
10/15/2025

After a whirlwind last couple of weeks, I finally had a moment today to slow down and process it all—from the stunningggg Film Club retreat, to a vow renewal between two deeply grounded humans, to a wild Italian party with a couple who knows how to have a damn good time. Needless to say, my brain, my heart, and my hard drives are full.

Reflecting on it all, two words keep coming up: perspective and presence.

Perspective—in how I see and create. Learning, unlearning, noticing what actually pulls me in. But also in how I witness my couples—not just what their story looks and sounds like, but how it feels from where they stand.

And then, presence. I’m no stranger to a good ol’ spiral (thanks, ADHD), but lately I’ve noticed that when I can catch myself long enough to stop the seemingly endless loop of negative overthinking and just be where I am, everything softens.

The pressure, the noise, the need to get it right—or worse, please everyone in sight—it all loosens its grip. And that’s when the work, and the life around it, start to hold me instead.

[ottawa wedding photographer, toronto wedding photographer, montreal wedding photographer, storytelling wedding photography, fine art wedding photographer, ottawa family photographer, photos are legacy]

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