welcome to my blog site!!

my name is derrick rice and i am a wedding photographer from ottawa, ontario, canada. this blog is an online photo journal of my life adventures. i'll be posting images from my recent weddings, lifestyle engagements and other projects. please check back often as i try to post new stuff weekly. have a look around, the navigation bar above will help guide you in the right direction.

Monday, October 20, 2008

mariam + tamer = engagement

hey all,

here are some engagement pictures from mariam and tamer session from about 3 weeks ago. mariam and tamer are to be married on november 8 here in ottawa.

thanks guys for a great session, i cannot wait to shoot the wedding!!

cheers,
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

marie-ruth + patrick = engagement

hello world,

well we are back from our mini vacation/wedding shoot in labrador. we had a wonderful trip and the wedding was amazing. i cannot wait to blog the shots i was able to get of my good friends iona and jay.

anyway more about that later. here are a few favs of the engagement shoot i did with marie-ruth and patrick a little over a week ago. they are getting married in september. we found this cool little yellow building and also hit up a skate park for some cool shots.

thanks guys!!!

enjoy!!





























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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

marina + john = engagement

a few weeks back i had the pleasure of shooting marina and john's engagement session in the glebe. they are getting married at the national gallery of canada in september.

hey guys, sorry it taken so long for me to post these..its been a busy summer :)

enjoy!!













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Thursday, July 10, 2008

janique & pascal are engaged

well as you can see i have changed the look of my blog again. i wanted to build something a bit different that has a clean and modern look. anyway i think i'll be sticking to this one for a little while.

a couple weeks ago i met up with janique, nathan and pascal to take some engagement pics. janique and pascal are getting married in august at the National Arts Centre here in ottawa.

it was a lot of fun guys, i hope you enjoy some of these teaser images.

cheers,
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Friday, July 4, 2008

joan-ann + derek = engaged!!

hello peoples,

another engagement for ya!! i actually shot this engagement last night. joan-ann and derek are getting married in 2 weeks in fairmont le chateau montebello.

i had so much fun shooting this engagement, lots of laughs.. thanks joan-ann and derek for putting up with all my chatter and for venturing out into the unknown.

enjoy!!

































































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Monday, June 30, 2008

stacey + paul = engaged!!

hello all,

here is another engagement shoot i did for stacey and paul who are getting married later in july at the courtyard restaurant in the byward market. we shot in and around little italy and we also made a visit to the canadian war museum.

here are a few of my favs, thanks stacey and paul and i'll see you both in a few weeks.

cheers,
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

victoria + ian = engaged in kingston!!

hello all,

yes another destination engagement shoot, this time in beautiful city of kingston, ontario. just short of three weeks ago(i know i'm way behind on blog posting, but i have been very busy) i drove down to kingston to meet victoria and ian to shoot some engagement pics. the downtown area of kingston is very historic and it was nice to shoot in some different locations that i have not been before. victoria and ian are getting married in kingston on july 12th at the radisson hotel.

here are a few of my favs.

i hope everyone is getting ready for summer!!

cheers,
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Saturday, June 7, 2008

donna + dave = engaged

hello all,

a couple weeks ago i met up with donna and dave to shoot some engagement shots down in and around the market. here are some shots from the day. thanks donna and dave, i'm looking forward to the wedding later this summer.

cheers,
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Friday, May 23, 2008

catherine + ron = engaged

hey guys,

here is are some pics of a recent engagement i did downtown ottawa. catherine and ron are to be married at the end of june at the national gallery here in ottawa.

thanks guys and i cannot wait to shoot the wedding!!

cheers,
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Thursday, May 8, 2008

lisa + eric = engaged

hello everyone,

yes another engagement session. this time lisa, eric and i hooked up in the market to check out some of the tulips and of course grab some pics. lisa and eric are getting hitched in june. here are a few of my favs.

thanks guys, cannot wait for the wedding!!

cheers,
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Sunday, May 4, 2008

rebekah + seth = engaged!!

hello everyone,

lots of engagements coming up on the blog. last wednesday i met up with rebekah and seth to shoot at carleton university where they both met. they just actually finished finals the day before the shoot. they gave me a tour around campus and showed me these cool tunnels where they keep the lockers.

anyway here are few of my favs. the wedding is at the end of the month so stay tuned for the wedding pics. thanks rebekah and seth!!

cheers,
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Monday, April 21, 2008

line + dominque = engaged

well lots of engagements coming up as wedding season is underway. its going to be one very busy summer, i'm totally pumped, especially if all of my shoots turn out like the one below.

this past sunday julie butler(awesome photographer) and i met up with line and dominque to shoot the engagement. julie is second shooting with me for line and dominque's wedding thats coming up in may.

it was great shooting with julie and line and dominque where great and so much fun to shoot. we are going to have a blast at the wedding.

anyway i have to go edit some more images, here are a few from sundays shoot.

enjoy,

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

amanda + mike = engaged

hello all,

welcome to the new blog site!! i was tired of having both a web site and a blog so i decided to keep everything here. everything i have on the web site is also here minus a few galleries that i'll be adding over the next few days. you'll notice some pages are still in construction, i'll be working on that as well.

these 2 were so fun to hang out with, they felt so comfortable in front of the camera, i literally had to give no direction. here are a few of my favs form the shoot. i hope you guys enjoy the pics and i look forward to seeing you guys again soon. mike, best of luck with the training.

cheers,
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

chantale + derrick = engagement session with the great 'andrew geddes'

hello all,

this time its me and my beautiful wife to be 'chantale' being photographed!! the very talented andrew geddes and his apprentice 'shauna' were kind enough to shot some pics for chantale and i this past saturday in the glebe. andrew is an amazing photographer with a great eye and personality to boot. he totally makes you feel comfortable in front of the camera and you completely forget that your even being photographed. thats a true sign of a great photographer. we had so much fun running around the glebe looking for cool locations and backdrops. andrew tried some cool off camera flash stuff and the results were awesome, be sure to check out his blog for more his work.

thanks again shauna and andrew!! its was a great experience and chantale and i appreciate it so much that you were able to squeeze us into your busy schedule.

chantale and i are to be married march 15th in VEGAS at Ceasars Palace. Many of my clients always ask 'who is going to shoot your wedding?' well byron brydges and his wife maureen are trekking down to vegas with us to capture the nuptials. i have been a huge fan of byron's work for a long time and we are so pumped to have him and his wife capture our special day. so be sure to check back to see images from the VEGAS WEDDING!!! and no, elvis is not going to be doing the ceremony

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

kelly + sean = chilly lifestyle shoot

hello all,

the winter's here in ottawa can get real cold, especially downtown. the wind seems to get tunneled between the buildings. last saturday i met up with kelly and sean who were true sports and battled the cold wind to get some great images. we started on the canel to take in some of the winterlude action.

i'll be shooting kelly and sean's wedding in pembroke in april, i cannot wait!! thanks guys for toughing it out and being patient with me trying to find some shelter from the winds.

cheers,
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Sunday, January 27, 2008

michele + eric = lifestyle engagement

hello all,

just finished up a few images from michele and eric's engagement session which i shot today with the new d3. michele and eric are getting married march 1 at the west carleton wedding and banquets. they are so much fun to hang out and they look so good in front of the camera. thanks guys for being troopers trekking through the snow.

for you photographers out there, the d3 is awesome.. the full-frame was kinda weird at first, all of these images were shot with an 85mm at various iso's. i didn't shoot much in low light so i didn't try any at 6400.

cheers,
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Sunday, November 25, 2007

zuzu + tareck = lifestyle engagement

hello all,

yesterday i shot zuzu + tareck's lifestyle engagement. thanks guys for trekking threw the snow, looking forward to your wedding next may.

here are a few of my favs..

cheers,
d