Paris Mondays | Our Engagement Photoshoot

Photography by: Sachin Khona

How do two Canadians from Toronto and a photographer from Vancouver (originally from the UK) wind up in Paris for an engagement shoot?  The answer is simple.  Fate.  It all started the first time I arrived in Paris, July 2009.  It was love at first sight.  The city embraced me and inspired me in a way I never expected.  I looked at my best friend who was travelling with me and said I just know I will be back here soon.  I could feel it with every bone in my body.  Sure enough thanks to a work promotion I was back 3 more times in the next year and a half.  On my last night in Paris, skype-ing with my (then) boyfriend Kosta I felt a small sting of sadness.  I'd been to Paris 4 times and he had never been…as much as I loved the city I didn't want to come back again without him.  Paris is the city of love & it was time I brought my love to experience it all.

Fast forward to post-proposal.  Kosta and I were getting married in the Fall of 2013 but were planning a summer getaway to Greece for a friend's wedding and since we would be in Europe anyway decided to add Paris to the trip mainly for The Paris Collection.  At the same time we had been looking to pick a photographer for the wedding (as a photographer myself I knew I needed to pick someone I trusted) I had interviewed Sachin on my blog about a year before I got engaged and always loved his work.  I found myself visiting his website frequently in awe of the stunning photographs, the way he captures weddings is simply brilliant.  The problem was he was in Vancouver we were in Toronto, how would an engagement session work….? And then a light bulb went off in my mind.  Sachin, is from the UK.  Sachin travels back to the UK in the summer to photograph weddings.  London is only a short train ride from Paris. Maybe, just maybe we will be both be there at the same time? Maybe, just maybe we could take our engagement photos in Paris? When Ko said he loved the idea we booked a skype call with Sachin the next week.  We immediately loved his energy and vibe and as fate would have it, he was going to be free the same time we were planning to be in Paris (!!!!)  The rest as they say is history, before we knew it we were all off to Paris together.

We will both cherish these photographs & the experience forever.  My favorite place in the world with my favorite person in the world captured magnificently by our friend & talented photographer Sachin Khona.

Sometimes, things work out in a beautiful serendipitous way.  Don't fight it, go with it, be grateful & count your blessings.  Life is beautiful.

Lots of love
Anna
XO

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Be right back..Getting Married!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadians!

Counting the biggest blessing in my life which I am most thankful for...him.

Photograph by Sachin Kohna

6am. Eiffel Tower. Madly in Love.

{We were lucky & blessed enough to take our engagement photographs in my beloved Paris, was a dream come true and no one could have delivered a better experience and gorgeous set of photographs than Sachin...but lots more on this later ;D}

In two weeks time I will officially become a Mrs. and be married to the love of my life!

I've made the decision to walk away from the blog for the next few weeks.  Recently I talked about the importance of unplugging from time to time.  Sometimes it's good to walk away and go actually live life & be completely present, no distractions, no deadlines.  I can't think of a better time to really unplug than right now.  I'm off to enjoy the next two weeks of pre-wedding excitement.  Enjoying time with family & close friends and soaking it all in.

Sending you all so much love & thanks!

What to except when I return?

- All the Paris photographs from this trip (LOTS more)

- Stories & adventures from Greece

- A brand new fine art collection (!!)

- Vegas weekend getaway (if you follow me on instagram you'll have already seen some peeks)

- TONS of new fun photoshoots & even more fun collabs

Lots of love,

Anna 

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Life in Photos // someone is getting married...

The last 6 days you ask?

Got engaged. Finally got an Iphone. Not too shabby for Anna.
 Here are some snapshots from the weekend

 we realized we need to work on cutting cakes while holding hands...

Saturday evening Ko asked me to marry him (eeeeeee) I said YES and have been grinning to myself from ear to ear since then. 

celebrating with life long friendships, love and my sweet little goddaughter (she gets a godfather soon!)

Feeling extremely happy and thankful to be engaged to the love of my life
Thank you all for the messages of love XOXO

champagne toasts, hugging my new sister & beautiful flowers from close friends XO

Lots of love, 

Anna

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