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Niagara Wedding Photographer Kayla Yestal www.kaylayestal.com

Why You Shouldn’t Have a Wedding Photography Shot List

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Why you shouldn’t have a wedding photography shot list and the five things that you should do instead — Today, I’m discussing two words that put knots into every wedding photographer’s stomach without fail — shot lists. They’re something that I’ve dreaded since one of my very first weddings when I arrived in the morning and was […]

Niagara Wedding Photographer Kayla Yestal www.kaylayestal.com

Favourite Photographs from 2016

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Let me just start this off by saying that putting this blog post together was one of the hardest things that I have ever had to do — 2016 may have been the year that so many of us dread looking back on, but for me, this past year was by far one of the greatest […]

Outdoor Valley Art Club Wedding photographed by Kayla Yestal as featured on Wedding Sparrow www.kaylayestal.com

Rebecca and Jeff’s Outdoor Art Club Wedding in Mill Valley, California

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Waking up this morning to see that one of my absolute favourite weddings has been published on one of my favourite blogs was a complete dream come true! This past April, I had the immense pleasure of flying out to California to photograph a wedding for an incredibly sweet and trusting bride who fell in […]

Alton Mill wedding photographed by Caledon wedding photographer Kayla Yestal www.kaylayestal.com

Alton Mill Wedding – Stefan and Anna

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Stefan and Anna’s Alton Mill wedding was an absolute dream to photograph — Not only did these two get married at one of my favourite Caledon wedding venues, they also had one of the most relaxed and fun wedding days that I have ever been a part of. Stefan, who is the blogger behind the travel […]

Elora engagement session photographed outside of the Elora Mill by Elora wedding photographer Kayla Yestal. www.kaylayestal.com

Elora Engagement Session – Natasha and Mark

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Relocating to Fergus this past year has had its perks, but living only four minutes away from Elora is definitely my favourite part about our new home — When Stephen and I were looking for houses outside of Toronto, it never crossed my mind that being an Elora wedding photographer would end up making me this […]

Sara and Richard's Niagara Botanical Gardens Wedding photographed by Niagara wedding photographer Kayla Yestal. www.kaylayestal.com

Niagara Botanical Gardens Wedding – Sara and Richard

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It may be American Thanksgiving this weekend, but on Canadian Thanksgiving, something took place that really embodied the term “thankful” A few months ago I received an email from one of the sweetest and most excited brides talking all about her upcoming destination wedding in Niagara Falls. Sara and Richard currently reside in Washington D.C. […]

Engagement session photographed at Marin Headlands in San Francisco by fine art wedding photographer Kayla Yestal www.kaylayestal.com

2017 Travel Dates – Destination Wedding Photography and Portrait Sessions

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I am so excited to announce that I’ll be travelling to the following cities in the upcoming year! When I first started my career as a wedding photographer, being able to photograph destination weddings was one of the biggest draws for me. Four years later, throwing destination wedding photography on to my list of jobs […]

Downtown Hamilton engagement session with an emerald green Vera Wang dress photographed on Locke Street and along Princess Point by Hamilton wedding photographer Kayla Yestal www.kaylayestal.com

Downtown Hamilton Engagement Session – Sarah and Jordan

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Sometimes a little bit of edge can go a long way, and that is definitely the case for this Hamilton engagement session — When a bride like Sarah comes to me with an idea to have her engagement session in an urban environment while rocking an emerald green Vera Wang gown with her beau, Jordan, there […]

Outdoor tented wedding in Ontario photographed by Niagara wedding photographer Kayla Yestal, as featured on Style Me Pretty. www.kaylayestal.com

Natural & Airy Wedding with a Timeless Design – Featured on Style Me Pretty

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Waking up one morning to see my work featured on the front page of my favourite blog still seems so surreal — Every time I think back to Megan and Johnathan’s wedding day, my whole face just immediately lights up. Being a Niagara wedding photographer herself, Megan started her wedding planning off with a really clear […]

Lifestyle portraits taken at a Whitestone, Ontario cottage by Muskoka wedding photographer Kayla Yestal www.kaylayestal.com

Cottage Lifestyle Portrait Session in Whitestone

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Muskoka weddings are one of my favourite things to photograph — So when one of my best friends who also happens to be a fine art wedding photographer proposed the idea of photographing some portraits for her at her family cottage just North of Muskoka, near Parry Sound, I was over the moon! Allie and I […]

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