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Guelph Ontario Reformatory Engagement Session | Stephanie + Spencer

  • Sandy Anger
  • May 4, 2018
  • 2 min read

It might not sound very romantic to have an engagement session at an old deserted jail, but if you think that then you've never been to the grounds around the old Guelph Penitentiary. It's surrounded with fields, walking trails, a river, a couple little lakes, and old stone bridges and walls. I dunno, it sounds kinda perfect to me.

I met Steph when we were both enrolled in the School of Fine Art and Music at The University of Guelph. I'm unbelievable flattered when a fellow artist chooses me to photograph them <3 Steph and Spencer really wanted to find a place that they could showcase what was left of the beautiful fall colours for their engagement portraits. It was a cool and crisp morning, but totally worth it. The reformatory grounds were quiet except for one other person walking their tiny dog, who then decided it would be more fun to hang out with us for a bit haha. The trees and the grounds were covered with leaves ranging from green to yellow to orange - it was beautiful.

I can't wait to photograph your wedding day!

xoxo Sandy

man and woman embracing under fall leaves

couple twirling photo

engagement photo against stone wall

dog at engagement session

engaged couple standing in front of lake

Sandy Anger is an elopement, intimate wedding & lifestyle photographer located in Guelph, Ontario. Sandy Anger Studios photographs couples in love in Muskoka | Guelph | Kitchener | Waterloo | Cambridge | Fergus | Halton | Milton | GTA | Niagara and across Canada.

To book your engagement, wedding or lifestyle session please use the BOOK NOW button at the top of the page, or contact me directly at talktous@sandyangerstudios.com

 
 
 

Adventures in Ireland | Part 1 - Dublin

  • Sandy Anger
  • Oct 17, 2017
  • 2 min read

pearson international airport

We flew out of Pearson Airport Friday night and landed in Dublin Saturday, September 9th around 9 am, local time. I still find it strange to wrap my head around time changes. A part of me feels like I've gained some hours to my life haha.

the coastline as we fly into Dublin, Ireland

Once we got our luggage and rental car (and I decided that, although I thought I was going to be able to drive stick shift for the second time in my life on the opposite side of the road, that there was actually no way in hell that was going to happen), we were on our way to check into our first hotel: The Ashling Hotel.

ashling hotel in dublin, ireland

Once we checked in we wandered the streets trying to find our way to the Guinness tour, with some pretty cool sightseeing opportunities along the way. Like the National Museum of Ireland, that sadly we never go to check out. Beautiful building though.

national museum of ireland, dublin

And this really random swimming race in the middle of the city! Apparently the Dublin City Liffey Swim is an annual thing since 1920 and we just happened to go by when it was about to start. It was started to show citizens the good quality of the water in the Liffey river.

Liffey River swim, dublin, ireland

the ashling hotel, dublin, ireland

Our hotel from across the Liffey River.

taking a photo of a couple in front of a guinness gate

Here is one the many Guinness gates around the city blocks that made it very difficult to figure out where the actual Guinness storehouse was located haha.

waterfall in the guinness storehouse tour

We spent most of our first day at The Guinness Storehouse, of course. This was like a museum for people who like beer. Or people who just like really cool things. It's 7 floors of interactive Guinness history combined with Irish history. The displays are interactive and fun, and the best part is when you get to the gravity bar at the top for a pint!

roasting floor of the guinness storehouse tour

guinness tasting time

Looking down to the entrance from an upper floor in the Guinness Storehouse.

gravity bar at the guinness store house

Looking up to the Gravity Bar at the top of the Guinness Storehouse.

This was the pub right below the gravity bar. They had some amazing live Irish music. I'm not even kidding when I tell you it brought a tear to my eye <3

This the Brazen Head, officially Ireland's oldest pub - dating back to 1198. This was our first taste of real irish food and it was ah-mazing. I had a guinness and steak stew. Recommend.

Milennium bridge, dublin

The millennium bridge, built in 1999 to commemorate, you guessed it, the millennium.

Stay tuned for more Irish things.

xo Sandy


 
 
 

St. Thomas, Ontario Family Session | Johnstone, Rowe & Shrubb

  • Sandy Anger
  • Oct 9, 2017
  • 1 min read

baby girl sitting of mom's lap with a bow in her hair

These people are fam. These girls were like my sisters growing up. And Linda was like a second Mom. It's kinda weird when people your age (and younger) start having babies. These little nuggets are lucky to grow up with such a loving family <3 Good job making cute babies, ladies.

big blue eyes baby girl

grandma, 2 moms, aunt and two babes sitting for a portrait

proud auntie with her neice and nephew
mother and son cuddling

grandma holding her grandbabies

mother holding her son

baby cousins looking at each other

grandma and granddaughter

3 generations of girls

Sandy Anger is an elopement, intimate wedding & lifestyle photographer located in Guelph, Ontario. Sandy Anger Studios photographs couples in love in Muskoka | Guelph | Kitchener | Waterloo | Cambridge | Fergus | Halton | Milton | GTA | Niagara and across Canada.

To book your engagement, wedding or lifestyle session please use the BOOK NOW button at the top of the page, or contact me directly at talktous@sandyangerstudios.com

 
 
 
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