About

Meet Valerie - a wedding photographer serving the Ottawa and Gatineau region.

Valerie is a very patient, kind, positive, encouraging photographer. She puts you at ease. Those qualities are needed especially for people who don’t like or are uncomfortable with getting their pictures taken. The photos are always beautiful.

Milaine

Justine

Valerie is a professional and an amazing photographer. Her kindness and her ability to make everyone comfortable is unmatched. [Her] friendly and calm manner gave us confidence from the start.

Walna

Everything about Valerie is great and sincere. Valerie is a professional at what she does, and she will take care of you and your photograph needs. She is a great person as a whole and you will have a great time and experience working with her. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Valerie.

Client Reviews

My approach is to get to know you as a couple well before the wedding day and to make sure that I understand your needs and expectations. I also want to make sure you do not have to worry about photographs during the actual day. It's so important that you can enjoy everything as it unfolds.

and I am all about making sure you can be present and enjoy every moment

this is your day

You deserve a photographer who cares about you and has the vision to see the most important parts of your day. I believe the experiences that I've been through form part of my creative vision as a photographer. My creative eye notices the family connections that can be really meaningful for lasting photographic memories. At the end of the day I truly love my clients and that shows how I do everything in the process, from being prepared for the day and the lengths I go to to make sure every photograph is finished perfectly - to the smallest detail.

Your wedding should be photographed with love, care, and skillful artistry

My style is bright and vibrant, but also has warmth and embraces the natural shadows and depths of many of the locations I photograph in.

I photograph using a documentary approach as often as I can during the wedding day - seeing and capturing moments as they unfold. However, there are times where I do provide some gentle guidance in order to capture some beautiful portraits. During that process, I focus on capturing natural movement and authentic feelings using prompts.

My photographic style

I was born in the Northwest Territories
Half of my family are Newfies and I'm super proud of that heritage because they are the most amazing, kind people
I am obsessed with dogs and currently have a sweet puppy rescue from Nunavut who is a true supermutt - can't wait to get his DNA tested!
I've got two beautiful daughters who challenge me and delight me on the daily
I've been with my amazing husband since high school! He is my everything and I believe in true love stories

Want to know a little more?

I recently fell head over heels for PEI and I go there every chance I get (notice the backdrop in my branding photos!)
I have a bachelor's degree in Art History and I believe that experience and knowledge infuses my photographs
I love reading, art, spirituality, watching way too much TV, listening to music, and hiking in Gatineau park
I absolutely love connecting with wedding couples on their wedding days and always cry along with them during the sweetest moments
I truly care about my clients and that shows in the time and care I take when photographic and spending countless hours refining the final photographs