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The snow held off a few hours longer, which gave us the opportunity to explore outside at this November wedding celebration at the Gladstone House in Toronto.

This wasn’t about tradition.
The ceremony had already happened.
This night was abo

These creative portraits were made in a rented Toronto studio, with time to play and follow curiosity.

The new year always feels like permission.
To loosen the rules.
To try something new.

My portrait sessions often happen in rented Toronto studios

An intimate wedding at Cluny’s in Toronto’s Distillery District.

I photographed them in February.
Then again in August.

Not just documenting milestones, but building a relationship along the way.
When you spend time with people like thi

I learned early to think in sequences.
Through my film criticism courses at OCADU.
Through my publishing studies at Columbia University.
Through my design work at Toronto Life.

That magazine mindset shapes my wedding photography today. Thoughtful.

Intimate wedding photography in Downtown Toronto, captured on black and white film.

These were made more than ten years ago.
And yet, nothing feels dated.
Film remembers what digital sometimes forgets.

I’ve always included film in my wedding

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Frances Beatty is a Collingwood wedding and portrait photographer specializing in timeless, artistic storytelling for all couples and families in Georgian Bay, Muskoka, and across Canada. Offering documentary-style wedding photography, intimate portraits, and Super 8 films that celebrate love, connection, and the beauty of every story.

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