Category Archives: Engagements

Lyndsey + Ryan

at the risk of contradicting myself…I really like it when couples will say, “we’re up for anywhere you want to take us”.  I had been driving passed this underpass for months, every time pointing to whoever was in the car with me that I really wanted to shoot there. so we shot there with Lyndsey...

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Deborah vandeRijt - All of these photos look incredible, and I am so glad we have you for the wedding. Lyndsey and Ryan DO make an adorable couple!

Amanda MacKenzie - Ha! I would recognize that guy anywhere, shades or not! I used to work with Ryan. These are amazing photos, love the second to last one. Good looking couple!

Deb + Kevin

I know I sound like a broken record but I love the creative collaboration with clients for engagement shoots. I always tell everyone these are ‘no pressure, anything goes’ kind of shoots. Deb + Kevin wanted something a little sophisticated and contemporary for the engagement shoot and they suggested ONYX as a possible location for...

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Marketing for RCR Hospitality - We LOVE these shots! Our chandelier never looked better! We’re so glad Kyle let you in!! Ha, ha.

Deb&Kevin - Great pics Liam! We had a ton of fun on the shoot and can’t wait for the W-day.

Avril - Killer! Love the tie one! Liam – you are too kind…and uber awesome yourself.

Vicky - Great job Liam! And it doesn’t hurt that it features my favorite light fixture of all time :)

Deb + Kevin’s Downtown Halifax Wedding | Applehead Studio Photography - [...] Thats how I would best describe then. Classy and sophisticated yet they still like to rock. The engagement shoot was incredible. My new friend Hollie from RCR saw the images and the next thing you know Deb and [...]

Jules + Dave

A quick stroll through the most recent posts on the blog and you’d never know I was a wedding photographer. So here’s a post just to prove that I actually am going to shoot some weddings this year. Jules told me that her and Dave have about 18 years of post secondary education between them....

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David - The book store is a fantastic idea. The photos in there look amazing.

Emma Rose Photography - Cool cool cool! Love your recent work Liam, very creative and edgy!

Avril - The first photo is great. What a clever idea to use the old book shop. I didn’t think you two were that nerdy! Looking forward to the big day!

Cicely - I love the light you got in the first image! Super cool bookstore too!

Leslie’s Boudoir Engagement Shot

Secrets. I’m the worst person in the world to have to keep a secret yet I find myself in all kinds of situations where everything photo related is a secret. Leslie’s engagement shoot was a surprise for Chris and it has been one of the hardest to keep so far simply because I really wanted...

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Leslie - Liam, I can’t thank you enough… my surprise engagement gift left Chris speechless. We can’t wait for our post wedding shoot with you!!!!

Emma Rose - These acrylic frames are something I’ve wanted for about 7 years now!!! I saw them on a cruise ship– in the art gallery and just never got around to buying plexiglass and the special holders to put them together. Leave it to you to find something unique, Liam!

Avril - Sexy lady. Sexy lighting. Sexy print.

eric langlois - you need to teach me a thing or two

Leslie + Chris. Wedding photography after the wedding » Applehead Studio Photography - [...] first met Chris + Leslie last year when they hosted an event at their property for Canoe09. I just dropped by to grab a few [...]

Amanda + Steve (and 3 Mall Cops)

I knew from the second these guys got out of the car that it was going to be a fun shoot. They had me with their new Converse Chucks and Amanda’s incredible Vicky Mina makeup artistry. It had the potential to be huge but we got delayed by a few things…like Mall Cops, wrong turns...

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Emma Rose - I’ve always been drawn to the painted lines and arrows of city streets… there’s something so gritty and urban about them. You are so creative, once again, Liam! Especially like the arrows going different directions. I’m a big fan of your photos!

Jeff - Love your use of lines … and the shoes rock too. Well done – certainly work of a true professional.

Jillian - Love Love Love the pictures!!! Cannot wait till the wedding!!

Amanda + Stevie. A Cape Breton Wedding » Applehead Studio Photography - [...] engagement shoot was a ‘no plans, lets just shoot’ kind of thing and we had a blast. They were up for [...]

Madmen. Incredible clients.

I love it when clients say ‘we want to do something different’. It leaves the door open to so many possibilities. Different from what? The more everything tries to be different the more it all ends up being the same. So I try to grab on the the obvious things that are different. Meg +...

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Penelope - This is an incredible photo shoot! I love the lighting and the tone of the last three, absolutely breath taking!

Cicely - I freakin love this shoot. Really great job!

Breanne - These pictures are amazing!! Love Love Love The sexy kitchen shot.

Ewelina + Arthur and some Polish cuddling

This shoot was supposed to take place in a nice quite area of a park but Ewelina called and said she was bringing a few outfits and a couple of heart shaped balloons. Its a lot of fun when couples are totally into the shoot and want to participate on the ideas and locations. Ewelina...

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arthur - We love the photos and can’t wait to put some prints up around the house. Thanks Liam!

Cicely - The light on image 4 is so perfect. I love it. Not to mention the hot Polish cuddlers!

Brian moh - Lovely photo, copy number 4, the lighting very nice, but copy number 7 had blur. good try.

Mosher - Dude really loving 4 and 5. Awesomesauce.

Scott - I really like this set man, LOVE the side of the roadway with the guardrail…after our convo today, Im gonna totally flat out steal that idea.

Allie + Ryan

Allie + Ryan are not planning a wedding. Nor are they engaged. They’re just two (self proclaimed) cheesy love birds  who wanted to have some photos together. We met up in the middle of a field and just watching them walk toward us as we met, Jessica and I could tell they were just simply...

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Shawn Moreton - Great lighting!

tenzin gyatso - this is it.

these are it? these are they?

good, good.

Cicely - Sweet SFME man! I really dig the depth in all of these.

Mindy Bean - Great location. I love the clouds too!

Adam - The dry cracked mud in #4 is really rad. nice location

Cheryl - officially hit the next “level”. unreal.

Rob Goldstein - Very impressive. You have something for the conservative parents and for modern tastes of the youth.

Tanya - #4 = the biznatch.

Lisa Kretschmannn - Wow!! That last picture is stunning!!

Technical Difficulties…

If there’s any one thing that keeps me awake at nite its the technical difficulties of a website and blog. If you don’t have a site…you don’t have a business. So I apologize for the down time and confusion as we make a few changes to the website and blog. There promises to be lots...

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tenzin gyatso - i remember the countdown to the “world premiere” of this video on mtv. it was “exclusive mtv” for about a month, i think. everybody was dying to see it. they lacked…what is the word?…patience?

the joys of having a ten foot satellite dish in the country.

Trash the Dress Project in PEI

Crazy ideas sometimes emerge as amazing projects. Trash the Dress PEI is one of those crazy ideas. We need to clear the air here first. I’ve been to a few wedding shows and Trash the Dress discussions usually start with a gasp and end with a No Way. Perhaps this is because I show people...

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Cicely - We live for shoots like those. Really nice work Liam.

mireille godin evans - Liam my dear, if you need a volunteer to burn a dress…spit on it, throw food at it, watch it get run over y a dump truck…..I shal sacrifice mine for your cause. seriously…..If you want it let me know……I’ll make it happen.

Cheryl - Burning your dress and sitting in mud may be optional however I highly recommend them – it’s fun as HELL!

This is Photography, Halifax NS Wedding and Boudoir Photographer - [...] Cooke, Liam Hennessey et Moi are traveling to do a TTD (trash the dress) shoot in PEI! We started it off as a just for [...]

one more destination wedding post. Halifax Wedding Photography

here’s a few from Jennie+Dave’s shoot the morning before the wedding and a few from the wedding. a very random sample with a fair bit of kissing. (thanks for classing up the blog the last little while Jennie+Dave) Pin it

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Jeff - Hey cat nice stuff, Mclovin the bride in the hallway.. nice shot!

Rachel Peters Photography - BEAUTIFUL WORK!!! EXCELLENT!! Makes me sooo excited & totally pumped for the 4 weddings I have coming up in Cuba in the next few weeks!!!

tenzin gyatso - normally, i only stop by to insult. this time, however, i cannot. this is some grand work. slainte!

Anita Crosby - You Sir are amazing! I love seeing this day through your eyes, your lens.
I commented to Jennie and Dave that “you were everywhere!” and that “you were truly ‘with us’ from the moment our day began, until the last ‘moment’ that needed to be captured”. Through it all you were fun and so easy to be with. Again, thank-you!

applehead studio - thanks partner.

Tanya - Top shelf buddy. Top shelf.

Nicole + Serge ptII

I love these 10frames10minutes sessions. very obscure locations and we can do anything we want. i used a new light modifier for the first time with this shot and I wanted to kick myself for never using it before.  of course it doesn’t hurt that Nicole+Serge can more than hold their own in front of...

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Nicole Thibodeau - We had such a great experience! Your work is amazing and I absolutely love this picture! Love it so much that we need to have it! We will definetly be recommending you to our friends :)

No Wedding Photographers Allowed.

I know the walk by now. It comes from out of nowhere and emerges suddenly through a stairway or an elevator. Its a slow, steady, forward saunter with a hint of authoritative strut. This awkward performance usually ends with the same question every single time. “What Are You Doing Up Here?” I’m taking pictures for...

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David Getson Photography - Hilarious. I love that strut. I’m too lazy to comment in more than one spot, so I just wanted to say that I love the cake shots! They look great. We’ll hook up this week!

Izzy - WOW. You are amazing! Your pictures are so creative. I wish I could get married all over again. I will be telling everyone I know about you.

Free 10 Day Trial from a Halifax Wedding Photographer

You know what I love? 10 day free trails of anything. How cool is that? Where else but on the world wide web can you download an entire product and try it out for free for 10 – 30 days? Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign and countless other very expensive programs all offer free trials. I think...

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Casey Lee - There is nothing you don’t think of. Such a smart cookie :) And good to hear you are on McDonald’s coffee too, I’ve been saying that for months now and everyone thinks I’m nuts for liking it over the “other” brand…silly people!

Jeff Babineau - cool… now i just have to find a way to crack this software and we are all set :)
awesome dude!! you are the pace setter :)

Dave Denny - Smart, ballsy – love it!

Jackie - GEEEZ – did I not just say I was done giving you money!!! You should make this genius idea for new clients only!!! HAHAHA – VERY GOOD MARKETING!!!

m - Well done.

Jennie - Genius Liam. I wish I didn’t already know that you can make me look like a rockstar.

an engagement session left of the murder.

i’ve had this idea kicking around in my brain for a while now. i had originally wanted to do this shoot w Shawn + Nicole for no other reason than a few laughs. It just never happened. when I talked to Kim about her engagement shoot she wasn’t big on shooting outside in the cold...

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tenzin gyatso - haha! good stuff. :)

Tara - Make you wonder… what did he do? Love this shot. So fun!

Ca - Suits both of yas to a T !! Can’t wait to see the rest.. and IMO the most romantic things are done outside the box!! <3

Kim - We had SO much fun with this! A great memory, that’s for sure!!

Grace - Amazing! As Keegan’s sister, I know that this fits them to a tee and I am so glad they went for something waayyyyyy out of the box!!

cjaye - not very romantic…but hilarious.

cindee bae - hilarious, i love it!!

Wedding Bells Top 25 Wedding Photographer Picks

I’m starting to feel like the little kid standing on the side of the sandbox, jumping up and down, screaming, ‘look at me, look at me!” I got a call from Wedding Bells in June or July and the told me about this Top 25 list they were compiling for the 25th anniversary issue. I...

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Alex - From the looks of your work, you more than deserve to be on that list. Great work, my friend, I thoroughly enjoyed looking at every post.

tenzin gyatso - well, i knew liam when he was standing on a step ladder in my kitchen trying to figure out how not to get a glare in a photo…so there, nicole! i kid, i kid, i joke, i joke! :) seriously though, try not to fall off the ladder, now try to turn the light off, ok now with no flash, try putting a blanket up there, try to open the fridge so we can get more light…

Nicole Delaney - Well we have been around since Liam first started shooting in a dark basement on 79 Mount Edward road and knew right away that he had a special talent..Congrats Liam on recognition well deserved…..

Kare - Congratulations, Liam! I come here for inspiration – you always deliver.

Top 30 Around 30 in Halifax – Wedding Photographer

the title alone is enough to make me want to smoke from a pipe and reflect back on the days of atari and the version of Bon Jovi that was awesome. I’m almost as old as dirt. that being said, I was stoked to be asked to be a part of Faces Magazine’s Top 30...

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the wife - You certainly my #1 30 around 30. Nice job babe!

Vicky - Nobody deserves it more! Welllll, maybe Sidney? But other than him, nobody!

Tanya - Congrats again my friend! You deserve it. On a somewhat related side note……if they come out with a top 35 over 35, I think you’ll make #1……maybe #2 ;)

Andrea Wiseman - Congrats!!! And once again, very beautiful photography.

second shooting w Emma Rose

(this is a screenshot i copied from myself…kind of. thanks Emma!) i second shot a wedding with Emma Rose back in November. so sweet. no pressure and complete freedom to just hang around anywhere and shoot anything. i loved it and I hope we do this more often. it was a lot of fun to...

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Emma Rose Photography - Great fun working with you too, Applerose!

eric langlois - hizot! That last one is seriously bad ass….

Adam Cavanagh - Really gorgeous work

Kare - Love that last one; super!

Applehead Radio…coming soon.

i’m a bit of a talk radio junky. CBC, 95.7, podcasts etc. pretty much every topic is interesting and i’m starting to think that when you hit 65 or 70 years of age, its perfectly acceptable to drink heavily and call in to talk radio programs. doesn’t that sound better than 3 minutes w Nickelback?...

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kate + bj engagement shoot.Shore Club.Hubbards.

i hadn’t met Kate + BJ until the day of the shoot. kate’s parents own the Shore Club in Hubbards and that’s where we went to do a little shooting in the torrential rain last week. it was fun to do a shoot in a new location, with a new couple and no idea what...

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Monique - wow! these are great!