Vangaaard Wedding + Portrait Photography

Hello There!  My name is Joel and I’m a professional lifestyle wedding photographer living in Cambridge, Ontario.  I’ve been telling stories and expressing feelings through photography for more than 10 years.  I love documenting weddings and creating beautiful portraits of all kinds.  My home town, Toronto, is a beautiful city, with amazing diversity.  I consider myself fortunate to have been raised around so many different beautiful people and cultures and being able to photograph an amazing variety of weddings.

I have great love for people and by extension my couples. 

I’ve found over the years that the most attractive version of a person is their happy/elated self.  That’s one reason it’s important to me that everyone I’m working with is comfortable and happy.  I do this by directing people to focus on each other and not the camera.  Photo sessions with me feel more like you’re on a date with your partner – perfect if you’re typically camera shy.  I’ll show you your photos on the back of my camera as the shoot progresses to give you extra confidence and we can get more and more creative.

I’ll do everything in my power to keep you smiling!

I give my couples a lot. 

Time is our most valuable possession.  From the time we spend together discussing your wedding vision and aesthetics, to the time we spend on your engagement session practicing for the big day, I’m here if you need vendor recommendations or even to talk about feeling nervous. Then of course the wedding day itself and the hours of meticulous editing.

My final product is unique and might sound like a contradiction: what you receive is an album of vibrant fine tuned candid looking photos with a cinematic feeling.  Like a frame from your favourite movie and you’re the main character.  Photos like these are immersive and bring you right back and revisit the fastest moving day of your life. 

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From here you can take a look at the two basic collections I have to offer or spend some time getting some ideas from my portfolio.

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