The Bride, the Dog, and the First Look

A candid first-look moment in Lytton Park, Toronto.

A bride and her dog catch sight of the groom arriving — both of them noticing him at the same instant. Including pets in a wedding day is one of those small choices that almost always pays off in the photographs. They don't perform. They don't pose. They react honestly, and that honesty tends to rub off on everyone around them.

This frame was photographed in Lytton Park, in the Lawrence Park neighbourhood of midtown Toronto — a setting I know well from photographing many of the families who live nearby. Familiar light, familiar streets, familiar quiet corners to slip away to for a moment like this one.

Location: Lytton Park, Lawrence Park, Toronto

Location: Lytton Park, Toronto.