Brandon and Valerie were 16 when they met. Valerie’s good friend Sarah had invited her to stay with her and her family at a cottage they rented in Tobermory, Ontario. Tobermory is renowned for their lighthouses, fresh water diving excursions, as well as their crystal clear water and beautiful scenery. Brandon’s grandparents have owned a cottage in Tobermory for many years, and therefore Brandon and his family spend a lot of time there each summer. On Valerie’s second last day at the cottage, Sarah and her decided to take her younger sister to the rocks near the water, which over look the famous little tub lighthouse. The girls were cliff jumping into the water when they noticed Sarah’s sister talking to two guys and their big Weimaraner dog Crystal. Crystal was also cliff jumping into the water to retrieve a stick the guys kept throwing into the water. Sarah and Valerie went over to make sure An wasn’t getting into trouble and was safe. The girls started up a conversation with the guys who turned out to be Brandon and his older brother Ryan. They decided to meet up later on in the evening for a game of basketball, followed by more cliff jumping and a camp fire. Valerie and Brandon exchanged emails, and when she arrived back home, within days, Brandon emailed Valerie saying she had left a “lasting impression” on him. From then on Valerie and Brandon dated long distance throughout high school and university.
Now Valerie’s a nurse and Brandon is in the hiring stage for the OPP and they are so excited as he proposed just a few weeks ago while they were apple picking which they do every Thanksgiving near Brandon’s home town.
After having a great E-Session with Valerie and Brandon climbing hills and rocks and crossing the river, it seemed only right to visit an apple orchard for a few special shots…Thanksgiving and apple time will always be special for them as Brandon got down on one knee in the middle of the orchard to propose to Valerie just this past Thanksgiving.

Our Lee Mann Photography Team was so excited to do their Engagement pictures and is looking forward to their wedding on August 21,2010.
Congratulations Valerie and Brandon!

Our Lee Mann Photography Team had a great evening with Jessica and Curtis getting to know them better doing their E-Session (Engagement Shoot). Right from the first photo Jessica and Curtis were so comfortable in front of the camera and in fact, it was as if we weren’t even there.

Lee Mann Photography always loves hearing about every couple’s engagement. Every story is different. Curtis loves to give Jessica surprises and on a very special weekend he gave her a surprise that would last for their lifetime.

Curtis took Jessica away on a surprise weekend into Toronto for some shopping and then they had dinner at the restaurant they went to on their first date in Guelph. They stayed the night at a suite in the Delta where in the morning he gave her a card saying all the reasons why he loved her and then he proposed. Jessica and Curtis left Guelph to return home where Curtis had planned a party which the guests believed was Jessica’s surprise birthday party only to find out the couple was telling them they were engaged!

Congratulations Jessica and Curtis and we look forward to your wedding next year!

Lise and Mark met at Robinson Hall and were both DD’s for our friends that night (which he has never been again to this day,). They made eye contact several times but Lise was the only girl sitting at a table of 7 guy friends and she never thought he’d have the nerve to come up to her. He didn’t have any lame pick-up lines, he was just himself and that’s what Lise first loved about Mark.
Last hockey season they lived in Portland Maine and on their final day before heading home to London, Mark and Lise took a long walk where he proposed on the rocks overlooking the ocean. He jokes that he had easy access to a cliff if Lise said no!

Our Lee Mann Photography Team had an incredible evening at the beach doing their Engagement shoot.  Mark really wasn’t sure about getting in the water but Lise’s beautiful smile and gorgeous eyes convinced him to get into the water even though it was not very warm.  We laughed as the cold waves covered Mark and his expressions were priceless.

It wasn’t long into the shoot when we were convinced that this beautiful couple was made to be in front of the camera and our team loved every minute shooting with them.   We couldn’t believe the ring that Mark gave Lise.  To say it was incredible is an understatement.  Lise had shown Mark a picture of a ring that she loved that he saw in a magazine that they were looking at years ago and he put this in the back of his mind and didn’t forget.  He remembered the style all this time.  He had it designed and there isn’t a detail missing.  It’s the most beautiful ring you could imagine.

Mark is an amazing professional hockey player and the two will soon be leaving for the winter as soon as they hear where his contract takes him.  They have travelled so much and love it.  They are so organized and have their whole wedding planned already as they won’t be back this way until just a short time before their special day!

Our Team is so excited to shoot their wedding on July 24,2010! Congratulations Lise and Mark!

Our Lee Mann Photography Team had one of the most wonderful evenings of the summer with Sheila and Mike doing their Engagement shoot at the beach!  Michael and Sheila met in 2003 during the summer after their first year of university. Mike’s humorous ways won Sheila’s heart thereby creating a wonderful, near perfect match. Michael told his grandmother within a month of dating that Sheila was the girl that he would marry.

Mike surprised Sheila with a beautiful diamond only about a week before our shoot!  They were so excited.

The Lee Mann Photography Team started our evening with them, by making a stop at the ice cream shop.  It wasn’t long until Sheila and Mike had us laughing as they were willing to try anything for fun.  We had a great evening taking shots on the beach and ending with a beautiful sunset!

Sheila and Mike, are both teachers way up in Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, so they are up in the middle of nowhere where it is so freezing cold and dark most of the winter.

Lee is glad the wedding will be at Hessenland Country Inn near the beach next July and not in freezing Norman Wells, as he thinks winters here are bad enough without going to Northwest Territories.  He doesn’t think it would even thaw up there by July.

We can’t wait for your wedding Sheila and Mike.  You are such an amazing couple and so fun!  Congratulations!