The story didn’t actually start here, this was just my favorite. It was taken on the back step of a Cantonese place in uptown..that bag to the left is full of eaten lobster claws. We were all a little awkward/jumpy around these shells..I’m unsure why.

Train tracks near Victoria Street. We stopped to snag some shots on the train cars, but I liked this the best.

Back to the Cantonese place.

Cliche orange wall.

Opposite the orange wall.

Alleyway behind the Vault.

Sketchy building.

In the parking lot of Home Hardware…what?  The lighting was awesome.

Here’s one shot from their session for now:

The morning after, I woke up to 90-100KM/h winds, that made the morning walk to Starbucks and epic mission. They even closed to the Skyway in Burlington because of it.

All and all, a great weekend!

You really just can’t say no to a shoot like this. We did these just above the University of Waterloo campus, late 2008.

If you’re getting married here, I want to be your photographer. I love this place.

Updated September 28th, 2009:
If you’ve just come across my blog for the first time ever, check out my little 2009 video:

If you’re looking to book La Hacienda Sarria, you can contact Lara Jack at 519-744-1231 519-744-1231 ext. 2234.

Back to business:

A little bit about the place – It’s a converted factory down at the east end of Union St. in Kitchener, and it’s divided up into 2 sections so far: the house, and the hall. From what I hear you can rent just the hall, or the hall and the house – rent the house if you want even more photo opportunities. From what I understand the back section is to be converted into a ball room sometime in the future. Right now it’s the catering area.

The thought that went into this structure is ridiculous. From finding trees at the side of the road to convert into hard wood flooring, to the converted basement / water storage system that runs the fountains…it’s just over the top in every aspect.

If you’ve stumbled upon this from Google, feel free to check out the rest of my portfolio – www.taylorjacksonphoto.com

(Update: I finally have contact info for La Hacienda Sarria! It’s in the comments section below)

Some photos from Britt and Brad’s wedding at the Hacienda:

Outside at the front.

House entrance

There’s not a lot of information around the web on this venue, but I’m sure your wedding coordinator can dig up anything you need to know. Don’t have a wedding coordinator? Talk to me, and I can suggest one or two.

Kitchener Wedding Photography

Oh, and it was an outdoor ceremony, on November 1st. They picked the perfect day. It was a little cold in the shade, but it was nice and toasty in the sun. It was supposed to be indoor, but they made the last minute call to set up outside, since it was a beautiful day.

I met Graham working at the Outback Steakhouse in Kitchener about 7 years ago. From there he went on to record and release a CD (Search: Graham Goss on iTunes). He plays a lot of music. Toronto, London, Waterloo. Catch him at Failties (pronounced Fel-sha) in uptown Waterloo every Monday night – well, maybe not this Monday night, since he’ll be on his honeymoon.
Speaking of their honeymoon, I have no idea where they went. When I was leaving on Saturday night, I asked where they were headed, and Graham responded with a ‘Haven’t booked anything yet, we’ll find out tomorrow’

Here’s a few photos from their day:

This is my favorite photo of the day. Shot through the wooden railing from the stairs below.

Here’s a few quick favorites from the day.

We did a little pin up session that I can’t show yet – but when her site is complete I will post a link.

Taylor

After checking my webstats today, I discovered that I have a ton of blog visitors from out in the L.A/O.C. area in California.
Well good news! Pchan and I are doing a little bit of traveling in November. We’ll be hitting Las Vegas for a wedding, and an engagement shoot, and then heading over to L.A.

If you live in Las Vegas, and happen to be getting married in November – or just want to throw on the dress (or tux if you have a Y chromosome) again for a photo session, send me an email! taylorjackson@gmail.com

We’ll be in L.A. for a short time, and I would love to get something started up either in Hollywood or Santa Monica.

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Anyways, I’m off to photograph Tania and Ali’s wedding in a few hours. It’s a beautiful day for an October wedding. This week had me a bit worried.

Tomorrow I’m doing a few fashion shoots with Carrie over at http://www.beautymarked.ca/. We have a ton of great locations picked out, including a local furniture store!

Also, I’m getting really excited for Jenny’s wedding next week in Toronto. It’s an elopement, with 3 guests, at City Hall in Toronto. There are SO many good locations within about 30 seconds of there.

That’s all for now, I’ll check in soon with some photos from Chris’ wedding 2 weeks ago, and a few from this week.

Taylor

My favorite wedding coordinator, Robyn at Bella, finally has a place on the web! It’s still under construction, but it’s up at http://www.bellaweddingandeventplanning.com/

Robyn and I took a few photos (check beside this paragraph) for her new site this weekend, after a wedding meeting with Todd and Eli – one of her August couples for next year.  They have the best engagement story of all time – it’s better than the movies. I’m really excited for their engagement session this fall, and wedding next summer.

Their wedding is my 5th booking for next August – so if you’re getting married in August next year, contact me fast! Only one Saturday, and 2 Fridays remain.

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