derrick rice photography blog

published in wedding bells!!

2010-02-23T14:12:00.000-08:00

this is old news but i thought i would post to the blog anyway. back in december i was featured in the wedding planning section for ottawa in wedding bells magazine. thanks to stephanie gray for choosing me to be featured, i also want to thank diana and jean-eric who's picture was chosen for the article. please click here to read the article.

michelle + jp | wedding at the fairmont chateau frontenac in quebec city

2010-01-14T08:28:00.000-08:00

happy new year!!

here are a few of my favorite images from michelle and jp's wedding that took place at the beautiful and historic fairmont chateau frontenac in old quebec city.

cheers,
d

diana + jean-eric | wedding at the saint elias cathedral and hellenic centre

2009-12-08T07:06:00.000-08:00

now that i have shot all of my weddings for 2009, except a new year's eve wedding, its time to look back at an awesome wedding season. over the next few weeks i'll be posting weddings/engagements from 2009.

first up is diana & jean-eric. their ceremony was at the Saint Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral and the reception was held at the Hellenic Ottawa Meeting and Reception Centre.

here are a few of my favorite images from the day!

trystan & vince | wedding at the rockcliffe park pavilion ottawa

2009-10-02T05:14:00.000-07:00

here are some of my favs from trystan and vince's wedding!!

the wedding was co-ordinated by 'liz' from Events By Bridal Solutions. what can i say? if any brides out there looking for somebody to plan there wedding, give liz a shout, she is amazing!!

Out of office until Friday

2009-09-20T06:09:00.000-07:00

hello all,

i'll be out of contact until friday. i'm in a remote location in newfoundland visiting my grandfather, i'll be unreachable as i have no access to email or cell phone. please leave me a message and i'll get back to you soon.

cheers,
d

nikki + will | niagara falls destination engagement

2009-08-31T12:14:00.000-07:00

nikki and will both live in brussels belgium and decided to come back to canada to have their wedding at niagara-on-the-lake where nikki's parents now live. so chantale and i headed down to niagara a couple days before wedding to shoot some engagement photos around niagara falls.

here are a few of my favorites of nikki and will's engagement photos, please check back soon to see some of their awesome wedding photos.

wendy & olivier | wedding at the bean town ranch in ottawa

2009-08-20T13:48:00.001-07:00

here is another wedding post!! wendy and olivier were married at the bean town ranch back in june. the weather was fantastic and the light was just right.

thanks genevieve and everyone at bean town for your hospitality.

cheers,
d

catherine + brad | wedding at the national art centre

2009-08-20T12:47:00.000-07:00

i'm still alive for those of you who have wondered where i have been. its been a busy summer shooting weddings every weekend and engagements just about every night we do not have thunder-storms. i'm a little behind on my blogging but i am hoping to catch up over the next couple weeks.

here are a few of my favs from catherine and brad's beautiful wedding that was held at the national arts centre. you can track back here to see their engagement photos.

cheers,
d

michelle + jp | destination engagement shoot in quebec city

2009-07-27T12:34:00.000-07:00

michelle and jp decided to have a destination wedding in the beautiful old city of quebec. it was a great honor to be asked to travel from ottawa to shoot their dream wedding at the fairmont chateau frontenac. michelle is from new york city and jp is from chicoutimi quebec and now both live in denver colorado. here are a few from their engagement which was shot a couple days before the wedding. please stay tuned to see their amazing wedding pictures.

cheers,
d

Contact Form Not Working

2009-07-22T17:48:00.001-07:00

i just found out from another photographer thanks 'andrew', that a couple tried to contact me and i did not respond. i just realized that the contact form on this blog was not working correctly. i apologize for anyone effected by this, the form is currently working.

thanks again.

lisa + mark | wedding at the metropolitain restaurant

2009-07-13T11:37:00.000-07:00

another wedding post!! i'm finally catching up on some blogging.

lisa & mark had a great wedding at the trinity united church and had a great reception dinner at the metropolitian restaurant in the byward market.

here are a few of my favs!! thanks guys, i had alot of fun!

celine & ed | wedding at the Paroise Tres Sainte Trinite de Rockland and the hampton inn ottawa

2009-07-09T08:32:00.000-07:00

i know, where have i been?? i have been getting emails asking if i was ok because of my lack of blogging. well its been a crazy start to the wedding season and i have been shooting lots and i have a bunch to share.

so lets start off with celine & ed. you may remember their mt. tremblant engagement shoot back in april. celine and ed were married back in may in rockland at the Paroise Tres Sainte Trinite de Rockland Catholic Church and the had their reception at the hampton inn ottawa. the day was coordinated/planned by the awesome mariam of top marx.

look below for a few of my favorites!!

amanda & ramsey | engagement at the experimental farm

2009-06-03T07:48:00.000-07:00

here is another engagement photo shoot, wedding are coming soon i promise! here are a few from amanda and ramsey's engagement photo shoot at the experimental farm here in ottawa. amanda and ramsey are
getting married in august at the NAC (National Arts Centre).

cheers,
d

wendy & olie | engagement in ottawa

2009-05-26T07:16:00.000-07:00

lots of engagement shoots lately. its always fun to tour around the city searching for great light. here are a few from wendy and olie's engagement session. wendy and olie are
getting married in june at the the bean town ranch.

cheers,
d

caroline & brad | engagement in ottawa

2009-05-22T08:33:00.000-07:00

last friday i spent a beautiful morning with caroline and brad shooting some engagement photos. caroline and brad are getting married in june at the national arts centre.

cheers,
d

julie & andy | engagement in ottawa

2009-05-14T10:25:00.000-07:00

i'm back!! sorry for the lack of posts lately. i've been working on my skills and trying to process all the new info i learned at the yy3 workshop in kansas.

anyway, now i am back and have some new engagement shots to show. its going to be getting busy here on the blog as wedding season has officially begun.

first off, here a couple teasers from last nights engagement shoot of jule and andy. their wedding is at the cedarhill golf & country club later this summer.

thanks guys for a great night and thanks for the cold guinness!!

cheers,
d

off to kansas for Yin Yang Workshop!!

2009-04-24T10:10:00.000-07:00

hello all,

i'll be out of the office again from saturday april 25th to friday may 1st to attend the yin yang workshop in kansas city. the workshop instructors are dave & quin cheung of www.dqstudios.com and huy nguyen of www.f8studio.com. these guys are the best of the best!!

i'm so looking forward to this years wedding season!!

hope everyone is enjoying the spring weather!

have a great week!!

Off to NYC - out of office alert

2009-04-09T11:41:00.000-07:00

Back on Tuesday!! No access to email until then.

Have a great Easter everyone!!

celine & ed | destination engagement shoot & mont tremblant, quebec

2009-04-04T12:00:00.000-07:00

a couple weeks ago chantale and i headed up to tremblant to shoot celine and ed's engagement shoot. its great when clients want to capture themselves doing what they enjoy. being avid snowboarders, tremblant was a given.

thanks guys for asking us to up to tremblant, i hope you guys enjoy the photos. i cannot wait for the wedding in may!!

you can see their slideshow here.

look below for a few of my favorites!!

jennifer & ian | wedding at The West Carleton in Ottawa

2009-04-01T17:22:00.000-07:00

my first wedding for 2009!! jennifer & ian had a beautiful destination wedding in jamacia in january and decided to have a cocktail reception at the west carleton here in ottawa. here are a few of my favs from the cocktail reception.

cheers,
d

Stephanie & Travis | Engagement in Ottawa

2009-03-25T10:38:00.000-07:00

another engagement post for you blog watchers!! you'll be seeing lots of engagement posts over the next couple months as i'll be shooting at least 1 every week from now till august!!

stephanie and travis were in town visiting from sudbury, so i met up with them downtown for their engagement shoot. it was a chilly day but we managed to grab some cool shoots. i'll be shooting their wedding this august in almonte.

susanna & mathieu | engagement on the rideau canal ottawa

2009-03-24T17:03:00.000-07:00

back in early february i shot some engagement photos of susanna and mathieu on the rideau canal here in ottawa. mathieu proposed to susanna just before christmas on the canal so we thought it was a great spot for thier engagement. i am shooting the wedding in woodbridge ontario next june.

here are a few of my favs!!

andrea & bryan | engagement at the Nepean National Equestrian Park

2009-03-20T08:00:00.000-07:00

here is another engagement session that i had with andrea and bryan back in february. andrea is a student at the Nepean National Equestrian Park here in ottawa and decided that it would be a cool location for an engagement shoot.

andrea and bryan are their wedding in hamilton, ontario next year.

thanks guys for having me shoot your engagement photos!!

cheers,
derrick

tess & jet | engagement in ottawa

2009-03-16T15:12:00.000-07:00

i know its been a long time since my last post. i'm finally finding time between some album design to post some engagement sessions that i photographed back in february.

i'll be shooting tess & jet wedding here in ottawa this august.

here are a few of my favs!!

Vegas Strip | Las Vegas, Nevada

2009-02-19T12:29:00.000-08:00

hey,

here are some more shots from the las vegas strip. enjoy!!

cheers,
d