Category Archives: Ewan Phelan

JEN AND PACO – THE QUESTION…(photos by ewan)

They met in grade 9. Paco couldn’t figure out how to talk to the pretty girl in his Science class, so he did the only thing he could think of. He asked for help with his homework. Not that he really needed it. Actually he was really strong in the subject. But he pretended that he didn’t understand their homework just so he could talk to Jen. And she obliged. After all, he was pretty cute.

Being a cautious 14 year old, Jen kept her guard up. She wasn’t quite sure about the boy in her Science class. And didn’t want to get her heart broken. But Paco persisted. Insisted. And somehow Jen found herself at the semi-formal dance. Wrapped in his arms as they slow danced. Swaying back and forth to the music. Their first date.

After the night of dancing, Jen still wasn’t 100% sure. Because after all, being a teenager doesn’t come with a manual. She thought and thought. And wondered and wondered. Was he really the one? Then on Valentine’s Day Paco brought her a teddy bear and chocolates. And fully won her heart. She could no longer deny that the cute boy in her Science class was someone special. The one. Even though they were only 14 they both knew it was the perfect fit.

- Brianna (photos by Ewan)

September 3, 2010 - 12:01 pm

Amelia - Fantastic session Ewan and I love your words Bri. You’re kind of like the perfectly artistic duo ;)

September 3, 2010 - 10:17 am

Cara - I think this is one my favourite posts ever. I love the playfulness and she’s such a beautiful girl.

September 3, 2010 - 7:48 am

Girish - Really wonderful.

The location / house is amazing. Seriously nicely designed.

Couple of the shots from above are too good.

September 2, 2010 - 8:52 pm

paula leme - beautiful! i love it :)

September 2, 2010 - 8:40 pm

A&J - I don’t know this couple but feel like they’re fun and outgoing and sweet by the way you’ve captured them. You always seem to show the real personalities of the people you shoot and that’s an awesome talent.

September 2, 2010 - 8:34 pm

Jenn Stark - I absolutely love this set! They look like so much fun :) The one where she is side-lit is one of my favourites, as is the one of them lying on the grass. Well done!

September 2, 2010 - 8:33 pm

heather m. - Is he holding a drink in that photo? I love it!!! Love the whole set!

MONIKA AND BABAK (AND MATEO) – THE LIFE…(photos by ewan)

I was never a curvy girl growing up. When I wore dresses I looked like a pre-pubescent boy wearing a paper sack. Jeans hung around my hips and didn’t cling anywhere near where they were supposed to. I was an awkward kid. An awkward teenager. And never quite fit into my body. Until I was pregnant for the first time. It was only then that I really felt like I fit into my body.

I finally had curves. I couldn’t help but love my giant belly and wore clothes that finally showed I had something other than elbows and hip bones sticking out of my body. In those months I felt so beautiful. Elegant. Graceful. Glowing. I don’t even have the proper words to describe it. But I felt beautiful.

There’s something so perfect about an expecting mother. Especially a first time mom. There’s a look of excitement in her eyes. Mixed with a little bit of fear. Dreams racing through her head. Wondering if the baby is a boy or girl. Blonde hair or brown. Blue eyes or green. Long fingers or stubby little toes. A million thoughts of maybes, what ifs and I can’t waits.

Monika was one of the beautiful moms-to-be we’ve ever met. We didn’t think she couldn’t possibly glow any more. Until we saw her for the first time with her son, Mateo. There was nothing but pure, total and complete love in her eyes. That little guy is her world. And she openly wears her heart on her sleeve. It made me smile to see Monika’s belly remembering my own. And that feeling of holding our babies in our arms for the very first time. It was those moments that made me realize why I had never felt quite right in my body when I was younger. It wasn’t until I was a mother that I was truly complete.

- Brianna (photos by Ewan)

September 3, 2010 - 1:52 am

ange - monika.. its ange from Marciano!!! CONGRATS your special arrival!! and these photos are beautiful!!!!!!!!! They gave me goosebumps! You look STUNNING! and i love that you ROCKED the Marciano!!!XOXO

September 2, 2010 - 2:05 pm

Alex - Wowwww! Amazing :D

September 1, 2010 - 4:41 pm

Betsy, La Vida - Oh my goodness… what a gorgeous maternity session. She’s a total beauty! Such style to this set of images too. I also enjoyed how you posted the maternity and newborn sessions together :) #3 is just fab!

September 1, 2010 - 3:58 pm

Jennifer Larkin - Monika your pic are so precious. They did a wonderful job on all of them. You looked so beautiful when you were pregnant and even now I can’t believe that you just had a baby. He is so precious.

September 1, 2010 - 12:36 pm

Kevin Mullins - Just a wonderfully stunning set of images. Really great work and mum and dad are going to be rightly pleased with these.

September 1, 2010 - 11:43 am

YGuerrero - GORGEOUS!!!! WOW!

August 31, 2010 - 8:24 pm

London Ontario - Wow. These pictures are just amazing…

August 31, 2010 - 7:40 pm

Ericha - Gorgeous!!! # 20 is my absolute fav!!!!

August 31, 2010 - 7:20 pm

Kathleen Bond - These are gorgeous!!!! Love them!!

August 31, 2010 - 6:02 pm

Sarah Graham - p.s. “And that feeling of holding our babies in our arms for the very first time. It was those moments that made me realize why I had never felt quite right in my body when I was younger. It wasn’t until I was a mother that I was truly complete.” – love these words, Brianna. so much.

August 31, 2010 - 6:01 pm

Sarah Graham - awwww. cute baby. I love how non-traditional your newborn shots are. Love the dramatic lighting in the maternity photos outdoors (with mama in the front and dad’s hands on the belly)

August 31, 2010 - 12:01 pm

Monika - I LOVE the post!!!!! Ewan you are such an amazing photographer!!!!! I just love your style and creativity. And Brianna you just have such a beautiful way of telling a story … You guys amaze me!!!
Thank you so so much for capturing these special moments in our lives in such a beautiful way … I have so many favorites, I don’t know how I’m ever going to choose! xoxoxo

August 31, 2010 - 11:29 am

Jo-Ann - AWWWEEEE….such a cutie..congrats to the new mommy and daddy…

August 31, 2010 - 10:51 am

maria lang - why are you guys so amazing.

August 31, 2010 - 9:36 am

A&J - Now I have baby fever great. Thanks Ewan and Brianna ;)

August 31, 2010 - 8:43 am

Cindy - Congratulations to the gorgeous couple on your gorgeous baby! These are beautiful Ewan and I love your words Bri!

August 31, 2010 - 6:05 am

Lee Anne - Wow – stunning images Ewan!

August 31, 2010 - 3:49 am

sean - LOVE the shot of her lying head to head with mateo. ewan, you are a creative genius.

August 31, 2010 - 1:05 am

Emily Faulknor - Oh Bri and Ewan, these are so precious! You guys can do anything and everything! These photos are not only creative, but emotional and full of joy of life. Love it! Love you guys!

August 31, 2010 - 12:05 am

Cara - Beautiful beautiful beautiful!!! BEAUTIFUL!

August 30, 2010 - 11:14 pm

Alisa Greig - so precious!!! love baby parts :) and i wish i looked that hot when i was pregnant!!

August 30, 2010 - 11:09 pm

Eileen Broderick - Wow! Love these. Super sweet pics of that perfect little baby! Bottom left is a fave.

August 30, 2010 - 10:56 pm

andrea blair - HOT mama…great post, fabulous work :)

August 30, 2010 - 10:39 pm

heather m. - I always love the look of your maternity photos. They’re so classy and unique and not like the boring old traditional pregnancy photos. These are such beautiful art and deserve to be blown up and framed. Congratulations to the new mom and dad.

August 30, 2010 - 10:33 pm

Emma - Amazing…..makes me very excited for tomorrow!

August 30, 2010 - 10:33 pm

Jillian - She is gorgeous and I love the nusery. I love your maternity photos Ewan!

August 30, 2010 - 10:32 pm

Samantha - Very hot and then super sweet shoot! Great post!! :)

August 30, 2010 - 10:31 pm

Tanzyn - WOW!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY – OUR LIFE…

Brianna ,

All week I have been thinking about what am I going to write for our anniversary post. How am I going to blow you away? Create fireworks? Make the world as your know it shake with how amazing this post is? The pressure was overwhelming to say the least. I woke up everyday thinking about our anniversary post and went to bed thinking about it. What was I going to write? What was I going to WRITE?!?!? And then two things happened this week and it dawned on me. It’s always been the little things for us. We’ve never been about the huge gifts, the elaborate surprises. We’ve just been about you and me and our life together. And two things that happened this week as we came up to our 6th year anniversary were just perfectly us.

1. Do you ever have those moments that are truly perfect? Not in an obvious way. Not in a way where you are looking for it, but that it just sneaks up on you. It’s unexpected. You don’t even realize it is perfect until you realize that your heart is full and you have a smile on your face that you don’t even know is there.
I had one of those moments on the week. I was making dinner, something that reminds me of winter and wine and candles and you. One of my new favourite songs came on, Every Day Will Be a Holiday by William Bell. I slowly bobbed my head to the music as I prepared dinner. I looked out into the dinning room and there were both of the girls getting up from their seats where they were eating their peanut butter sandwiches. They spun around and around dancing to the music.

Nothing else mattered at that moment. Just us and them and our life together. It was perfect. I loved it. I love you.

2. We were driving in the car from an appointment back to the studio when our song came on. We turned it up like we always do and you reached over and grabbed my hand like you always do when it comes on. After all of these years it is still my favourite song. It makes me think about our wedding day when I snuck you off to dance to it just the two of us. This time as I was thinking about this it also made me think of the last six years and everything that has happened in our life. We were young when we got married. I know there were bets out there that we wouldn’t last six months and now it’s six years. I was looking at you when I was thinking of this (luckily you were driving or we would have been in trouble) and I just realized something. I’m in love with you. It might seem like an obvious. But I think that’s the point. It’s too obvious, as if you never have to think about it. Of course I am in love with you, like, of course there’s milk in the fridge. But in that moment, I realized it like it was the first time. I’m am truly and completely in love with you. I always have been. I always will be. You are it for me. Simply. Complicated. And everything in between. I smiled at you. You caught me out of the corner of your eye, smiled back, pulled my hand up your mouth and kissed it.

Nothing else mattered at that moment. Just us. It was perfect. I loved it. I love you.

Happy Anniversary to my best friend.

Love Ewan,

Forever xoxoxxx

September 2, 2010 - 11:42 pm

Chris - Incredible gift !! Sigh….

September 1, 2010 - 10:24 pm

Russell - Thank you for making my heart smile at this truly heart felt note. Happy Anniversary you two, Happy Anniversary

August 31, 2010 - 5:57 pm

Sarah Graham - jeez Ewan, way to make a pregnant girl bawl her eyes out. Soooo sweet=)

August 31, 2010 - 10:52 am

maria lang - congrats. you two make such a beautiful couple.

August 31, 2010 - 10:01 am

Liz - This got me all teary eyed – so sweet.

August 31, 2010 - 8:55 am

Sandra - Happy Anniversary to one of the most awesome couples I know. I know the 7th year will be just as great as the last 6. Mazal Tov!

August 30, 2010 - 11:02 pm

Cathy Empey - Happy Anniversary to a wonderful couple! Congrats, and I love the photo of you both.

August 30, 2010 - 4:05 pm

Patrick - Happy anniversary Ewan and Bri and congrats on 6 years!

August 30, 2010 - 9:33 am

Alison - Beautiful words from the heart. Thank you for sharing them with us. Realizing and really being in those moments is the most amazing gift ever and the thing that keeps a marriage alive. Happy anniversary to you guys!

August 30, 2010 - 8:32 am

Ashley and Jonathan (Bride and Groom) - Happy (belated) Anniversary Ewan and Brianna.
Thank you very much for spending your time with us on Saturday.
We hope you two got to spend a little Q.T. together and make each other feel as special as we did. Looking forward to seeing the photos :-)

August 30, 2010 - 3:14 am

Kristie Chadwick - Happy Anniversary :)

August 29, 2010 - 8:21 pm

Linda - Six years and I still smile when I see you two together….you are a great couple…love you

August 29, 2010 - 8:03 pm

sean - i love hearing things between you two, moments you’ve shared. so beautiful. congratulations guys :)

August 29, 2010 - 2:57 pm

Heather Kincaid - You made me cry… literally. Tears streaming. :)
Congratulations to you both! I respect, admire and love you both and hope you have an awesome celebration!
xoxo H

August 29, 2010 - 1:36 pm

A&J - Six years wow time flies! I hope you have a great day and celebrate together. Congratulations!

August 29, 2010 - 12:35 pm

Dave - You made me cry Ewan. Love’s a beautiful thing. An Magic.

August 29, 2010 - 12:00 pm

Alice - Happy anniversary you two! What a beautiful post :)

August 29, 2010 - 11:43 am

ProBridesmaid - Happy, happy anniversary! What a gorgeous photo of you two. Enjoy your day. Ewan – As always a fabulous post to your wife.

August 29, 2010 - 11:27 am

Jenn Stark - Oh my gosh…perfect. Happy anniversary Bri and Ewan!! what gorgeous words and I love the photo!!

August 29, 2010 - 11:09 am

Cara - Happy anniversary to you!!!!!!

August 29, 2010 - 10:55 am

Sara - HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! Hope you guys have the best day ever!

August 29, 2010 - 10:44 am

Cathy Crawley - Sniff sniff, sob sob, you guys are the cutest! Have a fabulous anniversary today :)

August 29, 2010 - 10:32 am

heather m. - Awww six years that’s fantastic!! I hope you have a great day and take some time for yourselves. Happy anniversary!!

August 29, 2010 - 10:32 am

goodnessbaker - You guys are the cutest… love your young love photo!

August 29, 2010 - 10:30 am

Katie - Happy Anniversary!! Love what you said….so poignant. :)

August 29, 2010 - 10:29 am

April - Congratulations and such beautiful words!