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.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

janique + pascal = wedding at the NAC

hello all,

here is my first post for my august weddings. i know i am super late getting these up.. but i have not had a weekend off since may, so its been on crazy busy summer. thanks to all of you for your patience waiting for your images to appear on the blog.

anyway here are a few of my favs from janique and pascal's wedding photos. janique and pascal were married at the national art centre (NAC) here in ottawa.

thanks guys, i hope you enjoy these teasers.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

stacey + paul = wedding at the courtyard

hello all,

we are back from vegas!! we had a great trip and erin and ryan's wedding was beautiful. some of you may have noticed that my web site was down over the weekend due to some technical issues that i hope are finally resolved.

anyway here are some of my favorite images from stacey and paul's wedding that was held
at the courtyard restaurant here in ottawa back in july.

thanks guys i hope you enjoy them!!















































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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 :)

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

diane + mark = wedding at the rockcliffe park pavillion and the national gallery of canada

i was spoiled with back to back weddings at the national gallery of canada. this time it was diane and mark, you may remember them from the destination engagement shoot we did in old montreal back in may.

i truly felt like a guest at this wedding as this was the 3rd time working with diane and mark. it truely pays off when you get to know your clients!!

i want to thank nat bertrand for assisting me with diane and mark's shoot. she is an awesome photographer and a joy to shoot with.

here are a few of my favs of the day!!









































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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

catherine + ron = wedding at the national gallery of canada

here is another wedding post!!!

this time its catherine and ron. the were married at the national gallery of canada back in june. what an event!! everything was beautiful the flowers, decor, venue and of course the bride and groom.

the beautiful flowers and decor was provided by nancy of wedecor. just awesome!!! everything was just amazing and well co-ordinated.

and to catherine and ron, thanks for everything.. it was a rainy day but that didn't stop us of getting some great images.

here are a few of my favs!!

cheers,
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

lisa + eric = wedding at the Blessed Sacrament Church and teh Camelot Golf Club

here is another wedding from june!! i know back-to-back wedding posts. i'm starting to catch up on some blogging!!

lisa and eric were married at the Blessed Sacrament Church here in ottawa and they had the reception at the Camelot Golf and Country Club in cumberland ontario.

i knew it was going to be a great day when i walked into lisa's parents place and lisa's mom was rocking it out to some red hot chili peppers as the family was playing rock band.

the wedding was blast, thanks lisa and eric for choosing me for your special day!!

here are a few of my favs!!

cheers,
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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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Thursday, July 3, 2008

line + dominique = wedding slideshow!!

here is another slideshow from line and dominque's wedding that took place on may 17th at the westin hotel ottawa and the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica.

hope you guys enjoy the show!

cheers,
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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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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

diane + mark = engaged in old montreal

hello all,

3 weeks ago i spent a rainy afternoon with diane and mark shooting some engagement pics in old montreal. we didn't let the rain spoil our day, as we were able to get some excellent images. i am shooting diane and mark's wedding here at the rockliffe park pavilion/national gallery in july. thanks diane and mark for being patient with me, and also thank you so much for treating me out to lunch and dinner :) we have to go back and have the caribou again sometime soon.

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!!

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

zuzu + tareck = married

hello all,

with 3 weddings and a few engagements things have been super busy and i have lots to post.

a couple sundays ago i had the pleasure of shooting zuzu and tareck's wedding which was held at sala san marco here in ottawa.

thanks zuzu and tareck for letting me into your lives for a day!! i had so much fun. i also want to thank andrew geddes for second shooting with me, he is an awesome photographer and i was lucky enough to have him with me for the day.

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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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

kelly + sean = married!!

hello everyone,

i truly love what i do.. i know, i say it all the time.. i just love sitting in a corner or under a table somewhere, just watching true moments. it makes me feel so lucky to be able to sit in on these beautiful weddings every weekend and witness these great moments and share them all with you.

this past saturday i was up in killaloe/pembroke ontario for kelly and sean's wedding. kelly and sean looked so awesome and it was great spending the day with them.

thanks for letting me be part of your special day, i hope you enjoy the images below and also the SLIDESHOW!! please see link at the bottom of this post, i want you to look through all of the images first.

enjoy!!

dad putting on the shoes