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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

Category Archives: travel

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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featured on Style Me Pretty!

We’re excited to have another feature on Style Me Pretty today!  This time, it is the day-after shoot in Tulum, Mexico of Wendy and Shane.  You can view the feature here.  I had so much fun shooting this adventurous couple, and am thrilled that the shoot was featured today.  If you haven’t see our original...

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wendy + shane | the day after the wedding | tulum, mexico

One of my favourite things about shooting a destination wedding is doing a photography session with the bride and groom the day after their wedding.  It isn’t for everyone; it requires the couple to get dressed up again and to spend a few hours out in the hot sun while most of their guests relax...

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wendy + shane | a wedding at dreams tulum resort, mexico

What a way to start the wedding season!  A week surrounded by amazingly fun people, in the Mexican sunshine, drinking fruity drinks and taking in the amazing scenery.  And oh yes – also, shooting a BEAUTIFUL wedding.  Wendy and Shane tied the knot on the beach at Dreams Tulum Resort surrounded by all of the...

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Verve Photo Co. featured on Snippet & Ink Blog!

I have been so excited to post photos from my recent Tofino wedding this past September.  I knew that my photos would be featured on the Snippet and Ink Wedding Inspiration Blog, so I wanted to wait until then to share my wedding with you all.  Please take a look at our feature currently on...

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Melanie + Karen | Tofino, Vancouver Island Weddings

Yes…I finally got married!  After nearly 10 years with my partner, Karen, and 6 years of engagement with mutually no desire to plan a wedding, we decided that a beach elopement was so “us”!  Having fallen in love with Tofino on vacation a few years back, we knew that it was the perfect setting for...

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Ashley + John | Dominican Republic | Toronto Destination Wedding Photography

What an amazing week we had at the Riu Palace in the Dominican Republic!  The first few days were spent scouting, and wondering if the rain was ever going to let up long enough to get in some photographs on the beach.  As is usually the case with the weddings we shoot (knock on wood),...

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A rainy day in the Dominican | Toronto Destination Wedding Photography

We were recently in the Dominican Republic shooting Ashley + John’s wedding.  The day before the wedding, we spent some time scouting the countryside for possible photo opportunities.  It rained.  A lot.  Here are two of my favourite photos from the day.

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Back to Mexico | Toronto Destination Wedding Photography

The destination season has been kind to us!  We’re back in Mexico gearing up for Virginia and Sonny’s wedding at Dreams Tulum Resort.  It is beautiful here, sunny and hot, and the scenery is breath taking.  We can’t wait to share the images with you! k + m

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We are Destination Bound!!! Toronto Destination Wedding Photography

It is destination wedding season, and we are jetting off!  We are so excited to be on our way to photograph Ashley + John in the Dominican Republic and Rowena + Tak in Mexico.  We are looking forward to some amazing  photo opportunities while immersed in surroundings that are very different from our usual –...

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