Calla Evans Photography

Gail & Brim are getting married!

calla — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:00:48 +0000

Tomorrow! Yee-haw! I am super excited for Gail and Brim’s wedding tomorrow, not only are they two of the most fantastically wonderful and easy to photograph people you ever did meet, it’s also supposed to be 13 DEGREES. HELLO SUMMER-LIKE MARCH! I remember last March when I was stomping through the snow with a bride, cursing my decision to move here so many years ago and wonder just what exactly Toronto does to upset the weather gods every year. Fingers crossed it all goes as planned, but I’m predicting balmy summer skies with a 110% chance of photographic awesomeness.

- Calla

catching up – Anthea & Chris get married!

calla — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:08 +0000

Oh Anthea and Chris, I truly feel like you gave Aleks and I a gift with your wedding. Looking back on your images make me remember why I love what I do with all my heart. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I love shooting at Knox College. Hello awesome chapel!

Relationship Status: Engaged Married.

- Calla

catching up – Anthea & Chris

calla — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:54:56 +0000

The past three days have been super fantastic in Toronto! Sunshine and +14 degree weather means everyone and their pups are out walking and running and smiling at their neighbours. Although we can’t complain, really, as this winter can’t hold a candle to the snow and wind and shovelling that we had last year. Anthea and Chris were troopers last year though, braving up-to-your-knees snow to have an awesome engagement session. These pictures still make me smile. I hope they make you smile too.

The picture above has been my desktop image for the whole year! I love the colours so much.

- Calla

catching up – Mima & John Paul get married

calla — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:29:07 +0000

Oh Mima and John Paul, I got a little teary-eyed pulling up the images for this blog post. I couldn’t imagine a better way to start off our season last year. Your families are both so warm and welcoming, and the love you have for each other was so fantastic to see. I don’t think John Paul stopped smiling all day. Aleks and I both wanted to stick you in our pockets and take you home with us at the end of the night. I hope you enjoy seeing your images up here.

I don’t normally post family photos, but they are an important part of what we do, even if we try to handle them efficiently so you can spend more time enjoying your day. I loved this formal space at Mima’s parent’s house.

I think this was just about our favourite priest of the year. Hello awesome-ness!

- Calla

Kat & Yosef – catching up (part three)

calla — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:00:26 +0000

Oh Kat & Yosef, you two make me so happy. Going back through these pictures has been fantastic. I hope you’ve enjoyed this little blast from the past.

One of the advantages of bringing a photographer along for your destination wedding is that I’m there to photograph events outside of the wedding day. On our final day in Punta Cana, Kat, Yosef and their guests headed out for a day excursion. SO much fun.

- Calla

Kat & Yosef – catching up (part two)

calla — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:00:33 +0000

Kat & Yosef – catching up (part one)

calla — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:03:29 +0000

So a very looooong time ago, I posted this fantastic teaser for Kat and Yosef’s wedding. Since March in the month of catching up, or so it seems, I thought what better way to start it off than to blog their wedding! One of the benefits of destination weddings for me as a photographer is the opportunities it allows for me to really get to know the community that surrounds my couple. I often have days to explore the dynamics between their friends and family and really immerse myself in who they are and how the present themselves. So when the wedding day rolls around, I truly am just a friend with a camera, and that allows me to get some pretty intimate shots. As well, I’m able to forge some pretty good relationships on my own. There were lots and lots of hugs when I departed with the Toronto contingent of the wedding party. I love my job.

The day I arrived I was able to meet up with Kat and her girlfriends and family for some favour assembly and a quick engagement session with her and Yosef around the resort.

Later that night there was a fantastic BBQ on the beach and a little pre-wedding partying. So much fun.

Up tomorrow, Kat & Yosef’s big day. Their portraits are some of my favourite of the year, you don’t want to miss them!

- Calla

Mr. Pants

calla — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:37:30 +0000

My one and only new years resolution this year was to blog more.

You can see how well that’s going.

However, I just delivered my last wedding of the season (Hi Talia & Jamie!) and now I have three fantastic weeks before our next awesome wedding (Hi Gail & Brim!) in which to catch up on the blog. Hurray! And what better way to start things off than with my favouritest little person ever. Samson. Or Mr. S. Or Peanut Pants. Or Mr. Pants. Aleks and her husband brought this little guy home on September 26th, and I rushed right over the next day to introduce him to his Auntie Calla.

Look how smitten he is with me already. Love at first sight. The rest of that day was pure awesome.

I know I’ve talked about Aleks a few times on this blog, about what an amazing friend and business partner she is, but to see her and her husband Nathan as parents has been beyond words. I can’t wait to see the little man Samson grows up to become, but I know he’s going to be fantastic, with the foundation that Aleks and Nathan have laid for him. He’s come into so much love and warmth – he’s such a special little buddy already.

And of course, he’s making a FANTASTIC model. His first session was just a couple of days later.

And that was just the beginning, dear blog reader, for the next month we had a little session at the beach.

Helllllooooooo hot mama!

Next we attempted a family portrait. Didn’t quite work out as planned.

And a bath at the end of the afternoon. So cute.

A few weeks later we headed to PUMPKIN LAND!

Unfortunately it was a little windy in the land of pumpkins.

But we were able to find a quiet, out of way corner.

And the a few more weeks later we had a little mini-session for Ollie Golightly, makers of some very awesome baby things.

By the way, this was right around the time Mr. S started laughing. I do not believe you will find a better sound in all the world than that. Nope, nope.

And of course, there was the obligatory Christmas session. I don’t think I would do this for anyone other than Aleks, and even then we meant it to be tongue in cheek.

Of course who’s Santa without a reindeer or two.

And now, if you made it to the end of this post, prepare yourself for a MAJOR CUTENESS OVERLOAD. At almost 5 months, Samson is a giggling, drooling, teething, rolling over, jumping (with a little help), cuddle machine! You have to be kidding me with those gorgeous blue eyes.

And yes, that is a wooden camera. Etsy is awesome.

Oh Mr. S, you are loved by soooooo many people. I’m just happy to be one of them.

Love, your Auntie Calla.

From bump to baby!

calla — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:44:00 +0000

This season has officially kicked my butt. I feel awful that I’ve neglected my little blog so, but I’ve just been having too much fun shooting almost 40 weddings so far this season (9 more to go!). And when I haven’t been shooting all those fun, awesome, spectacular weddings I’ve been shooting some shots of a very fun, awesome, spectacular belly!

On Monday I woke up just feeling that little Peanut was going to be born on Thursday. Wednesday (yesterday!) was his due date and early in the morning Aleks tweeted the following:

From then on I’ve been glued to my iPhone and computer, savouring every update and tweet. Looks like my feeling was correct, and today’s the day. I can’t even begin to describe how happy I am for Aleks and her husband Nathan and how absolutely beside myself with excitement I am to finally meet their son. SON! It still doesn’t feel real. I’ll post some baby pictures as soon as I can, but in the meantime, enjoy these shots that we were able to take over the course of Aleks’ pregnancy. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her so beautiful.

Some birthday lovin’

calla — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:53:19 +0000

I woke up today to a face full of puppy love and some sunshine – what better way to start off your birthday! Today’s been fairly relaxed, with lots of puppy cuddles and games of fetch out back, but I wanted to post a blog with a sneak peak of some of the awesome images I’ve been working on this week. We’ve been lucky to have had some amazing spring time weather, and with amazing spring time weather comes some amazing pre-wedding sessions. I’m getting so excited for this season – it’s going to be fantastically awesome.