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Scarlet's Story

My name is Scarlet O’Neill & here is my story. I am a photographer. I am an artist. I am a lover. I am passionate & I stand by my person. I live each day to it’s fullest, fantastically, gracefully, courageously & full of heart. Photography is my way of bringing some sweetness to the world. I am a soundtrack queen. Play me a song and I can tell you what movie it’s from. I eat cookie dough out of the Pillsbury package - by the fridge, door still ajar. I squeal with excitement and sometimes jump up & down from it. I look ten years younger than I am, but feel ten years older. I have been photographing since I could hold a camera. I love taking photographs more than anything else. I love making people smile. I love capturing moments for a lifetime of smiles. I love getting to know the people in front of my camera, through and through. Be good to me and I will give you my heart. I want my images to mean something & I want them to evoke laughter, tears and ear-to-ear deep down inside happiness. I want you to see how beautiful you are, how in love that special someone is with YOU. I believe that every single bride is beautiful. I believe in love at first sight. My style is creative, elegant, quirky, modern & vintage, but beyond anything else- timeless. I love old love stories, new love tales and endless kisses. I will take real photos of you & your loved ones. I will show you things that you may have missed or never known. I love fairy tales, but I double love real stories. I can’t wait to tell yours. I really, really love what I do.

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sandra & kyle

May 23rd

I wholeheartedly believe in finding the perfect fit. I don’t know if it’s always possible, but if you do, it means that you are one of the lucky ones.

It’s someone you are able to be “you” with. It’s that person that you feel so very comfortable just sitting around in your pjs, needing a shower, but still find yourself all snuggled up with. It’s that person whose hand always finds yours. That person who kisses your forehead, just because. That person who always says goodnight, but never goodbye. That person who makes your heart beat a little faster, your smile a little bigger and your life so much brighter. They know how many sugars your take in your tea, that you secretly love your coffee black so you can say jokingly “black like your soul” and they know you really like your windows down when you’re driving on the highway with the music, really, really loud. They will break out in random dance parties with you, they will always take the dog out early in the morning when you are rushing around late and they will love you unconditionally because even before you are family, you are family.

Sandra has found that in Kyle, Kyle has found that in Sandra.

They have found what so many of us hope to one day experience just an ounce of. They are two very special, lucky & totally lovely people.

For them, it’s all about the funny expressions Sandra makes when she texts & emails, and how Kyle will tug on the wrong corner of the sheet at night. They will do anything to make the other laugh, they love seeing movies when it rains, and they actually celebrate unbirthdays. They are most excited about spending the rest of their lives with each other, their best friend.

Being able to capture, for always, a day so important in their lives, was truly an honour. Having met them, having spent time with them and getting to know them has been pretty spectacular (and not just because they are celebrities now having been on Property Brothers!). The kindness that they embody memorizes me. To know them warms the heart and has truly touched my own heart. Thank you both for choosing me to be there on your wedding day, and in trusting me to give you memories for ever and always.

Love you, mean it xo.

A special thank you to Alex Neary from Wild Eyed Photography who came along to second shoot for me on this wonderful day. Alex, you have such a raw talent, an incredible eye and are such a pleasure to be around. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

sarah & craig

May 22nd

“Where there is love there is life.” – Mahatma Gandhi

This is Sarah & Craig.

A couple who truly understands that the reality of life is laced with a love that only few can truly understand. When I think of these two, my heart fills with happiness because they are the kind of couple that walks through life with a belief that things are good, and that with love, anything is possible.

And, you can see that in every moment of their wedding day. A day that threw some real life things at them, and yet, they just smiled through every moment and then, every thing lined up. It’s a bit like magic.

To Sarah & Craig, more than a pleasure, you are absolutely wonderful. Love you, mean it xo.

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becky & davit

May 17th

Becky & Davit have something very special in their relationship.

They know.

They truly know from the very first moment, just how perfect of a fit they were. They had found their other half. They knew it then, they know it now and they will never have to question it because it’s the truest thing in their relationship.

I meet a lot of people, a lot of couples and I get to dig a little deep to find out what’s under the surface. With them, it’s this beautiful understanding, respect, trust and love. They show that with their every action, their every look and how they communicate. It’s strength and it’s the foundation for a life that will always be layers upon layers of good.

To Becky & Davit, thank you for starting out this year on such a high love filled note. And, thank you for being two such lovely, stand up, beautiful people who’ve truly touched my heart. Love you, mean it xo.

A special thank you to the ever lovely Mona Ng for coordinating such a lavish affair & Mode Function Event Design Ltd. for such beautiful decor, as always!

emily & adrian

May 10th

The Love’s.

How perfect is that last name?

We’ve all seen the teen dramas where the little girls sick with love crushes scribble hard in their journals; her first name and his last name. Maybe you’ve even done it. I did it when I had a huge crush on Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Before that it was with my grade one crush, Thomas Flannery. I still remember my very first sleep over, with my best friend Krista, where we stayed up all night talking about how dreamy he was; dark hair, glasses, lengthy limbs and the cutest smile. We were both gonna marry him. We were so naive and young, but hey, it was grade one in a time where there was no Britney Spears or Justin Bieber (I don’t know that he was even born then!).

A little 411 on me, I was raised with a really confusing views of the whole last name/maiden name thing. My dad’s (and mine, my brothers & sometimes my mom’s) last name is O’Neill. My mom’s maiden name is Harrington. Her drivers license, health card, passport, visas, etc. all show a variation of Harrington, O’Neill, O’Neill-Harrington, Harrington-O’Neill. My brother even got her maiden name as his middle name. And then, to make matters even more confusing, they named their company O’Neill-Harrington. Somehow, along the way with that, the fact that I’ve been raised to be way independent and have created a company that is my own name, Scarlet O’Neill – well, I don’t know that I would be one to actually change my own name. A topic of conversation that has come up more than once and not always leaves the other person too happy. But you never know what the future holds!?

However, to take the last name “Love”, I’d do that. Emily definitely chose right. She also chose right when she married Adrian, too. These two are true love, in every definition of the word.

To say that I’m smitten by them both is an understatement. Every time I spent time with them, especially all my little dates with Emily, I was more and more smitten by just how lovely, charismatic and sweet they are. To say that the big day, “the wedding day” would be magical, no truer words could be said.

Every element of it was magic; from the buzz in the house as the girls got ready, the anticipation from Adrian as Emily snuck up behind him during their first reveal, the way they lit up when she walked towards him during their ceremony, how excited & totally awesome their bridal party was (so awesome that they popped some bubbly & drank it in the streets of Rosedale looking quite fabulous), the speech from Mr & Mrs Love that included Adrian’s little kid undies, the dancing that left me in stitches with laughter and the mind blowing decor that filled the Palais Royale.

Every element of the day was laced together with love.

To Emily & Adrian, thank you for sharing with me the beautiful bond that you have. You triumph over the hard, you breeze through the small and you appreciate every thing you have to offer each other with such beautiful respect & admiration. True Love. Love you, mean it xo.