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Verve Photo Co. bio picture

Thank you for stopping by to look at our latest work!  Our names are
Krista Fox and Melanie Galbrand-Chen and together we own Verve Photo
Co., a boutique wedding photography company based out of Toronto,
Ontario, Canada (though there are no boundaries on where we would travel
to photograph a wedding!).

This blog is where we'll post images
from recent weddings and events as well as other happenings. We'd LOVE
to hear from you, so please feel free to leave a comment under any of
our postings, or contact us if you are interested in obtaining pricing,
availability, or are ready to book your wedding (to do this please click
on "contact" above). Be sure to visit our website and portfolio at www.vervephotoco.com to see more of our work, and for more information about us.

Thanks for visiting!

Melanie + Krista

Author Archives: Verve Photo Co.

“da vinci renaissance” – featured in both eastern and western canada issues of WedLuxe

We are always over-the-moon excited when one of our editorial features gets published.  It is so gratifying to see the initial concept and effort of the team evolve into a beautiful printed layout, and nobody does a print magazine better than WedLuxe.  The latest WedLuxe magazine hit the stands in December, and we are doubly...

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chantel + andrew | mayan riviera, mexico

Recently, I was at the H10 Hotel in Puerto Morelos photographing Britton + Lex‘s wedding, and Chantel, one of Britton’s bridesmaids, approached me to ask about photographing her and Andrew in a couple’s session (like an engagement shoot without the engaged part of it – just in case there was any confusion haha). Chantel and...

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thompson hotel advertisement by verve

We love the Thompson Hotel, and love photographing weddings there, and so it was an honour when the Thompson contacted us and asked if they could not only use our images for their upcoming full-page ad in the Wedding Co. Magazine, but if we would design it as well.  YES please!  We haven’t actually seen...

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maricar | toronto maternity photography

It feels like just yesterday I photographed Maricar’s wedding to Cyril, and here I am years later photographing her maternity.  Just days away from her delivery date, we wanted to get some maternity photos done, fearing she could go into labour at any time!  Lucky for us our shoot day was not the day Baby...

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this is africa (from my perspective)

This post will be in stark contrast to what you normally see here on our blog.   My career has me documenting extravagant affairs – gorgeous people, beautiful details, and festive celebration.  I love what I do, and I so enjoy being part of each couple’s celebration of love with their families.  My time in...

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WedLuxe wedding show at the ritz carlton, toronto

So – our first ever wedding show has come and gone, and we couldn’t have chosen a better show to “get our feet wet”, so to speak.  We have never had the desire to exhibit in any wedding show to this point – our impression of them is that they are usually overwhelming for everyone...

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wedluxe show reviewed by vitamin daily blog

Once the exhaustion for the Wedluxe show wore off on Monday, we were so happy to see that the show was getting such amazing reviews.  We knew it would.  We didn’t anticipate, however, that we would be reviewed.  We were tickled by what this blogger said about us.  She reviewed the whole show, and then...

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paula + chris | the waterfront centre, hamilton

Describing Chris and Paula as a beautifully sweet couple doesn’t do them justice.  They have something special going on.  Something more.  When I met with them back in our initial consultation, I was struck by the connectedness between the two of them.  This wasn’t just a wedding they were planning, their eyes were on the...

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kara, josh + lyla | hamilton maternity photography

Kara + Josh celebrated their wedding on Oct 24. 2009, and 2 years to the day later, they were expecting Lyla to arrive.  I was honoured and so excited when Kara contacted me to photograph her in this moment in her life.  Kara and Josh are the most adorable couple, and have such good chemistry...

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jacquie + rob | orangeville engagement session

We love love love when we meet a couple that is as excited about photographs as we are.  Jacquie and Rob’s wedding is next summer, and when they emailed us about an engagement shoot, we knew we had to try and find something fun and unique as a backdrop.  Enter lone ferris wheel in the...

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