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Oleg Valin
- Oct 23, 2017
- 1 min
Oshawa Wedding | Tosca Banquet Hall | Beth & Davis | Love Photos | Oshawa Wedding Photographer
As a wedding photographer I'm contracted to shoot weddings all over Durham Region, Toronto and the Golden Horseshoe, but I love local weddings as much as those that are further away. Beth and Davis tied the knot at the Tosca Hall in Oshawa. Tosca is a beautiful venue with a really nice garden that provides some opportunity for photos post wedding however it's fairly limited space wise. For Beth and Davis's bridal photos we went to the Oshawa Botanical Gardens. The location wa
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Oleg Valin
- Oct 13, 2017
- 2 min
Markham Unionville Wedding | Dayna + Chris | Love Photos | York Region Wedding Photographer
I grew up in Markham, back in the day a small town, now a city and the high tech hub of York Region. When I met with Dayna and Chris and started creating a wedding photography plan for their big we decided that the best location for their wedding photos would be at Toogood Pond just off of Main St. Unionville. Toogood is a really beautiful spot right next to the Historic Village of Unionville and worked really well with the location of the ceremony, the Hilton Zen Garden in
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Oleg Valin
- Jul 8, 2016
- 2 min
Review of Claireport Place Banquet & Convention Centre
As a Toronto based wedding photographer I am often asked to share my views on various vendors and venues. As part of my blog I will continue to post photos of events, engagements and weddings but I will also post some reviews on various venues that I attend. I think it’s important to gain a perspective from multiple points of view in order accurately evaluate a venue for an event as important as a wedding. Claireport place owners have been in the business of restaurant operat
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