Matt Ballard Photography Blog

Lilly in the Tub

2008-08-19T16:41:00.000-07:00

As you can see, Lilly just loves her bath!

I think she'd stay in there until the water got cold if we let her.

Of course, now that she's on the verge of crawling, she flips herself over in the tub, so we have to watch her like a hawk.

Lilly is 2 weeks old!

2008-04-14T11:02:00.000-07:00

Lilly is 2 weeks old. Where does the time go? She's doing great, growing like a weed, and we just can't get enough of her! I can barely remember what life was like before she came into our lives.

Lilly Joan Ballard

2008-04-01T12:18:00.000-07:00

Our beautiful little girl, Lilly Joan Ballard, was born on April 1, 2008 at 12:18pm. Everyone says what an incredible experience it is to watch your child being born, but until you experience it for yourself, you just can't know what an amazing moment it truly is! Yes, Daddy had tears in his eyes watching my gorgeous little girl arrive.

My Beautiful Pregnant Wife

2008-03-13T14:22:00.000-07:00

As many of you know, we're expecting our first any day now! The official due date is March 25th, but the doc says any time is fine. So we figured we better do some maternity photos while we still have time.

Here she is... my beautiful pregnant wife Renee!

Dan & Laurie's Wedding

2007-12-31T16:26:00.000-08:00

Catching up on some over-due blogging... Dan & Laurie's Wedding from this past August

Eric

2007-10-01T13:00:00.000-07:00

Eric was turning 3 years old, and Mom wanted some photos to celebrate the occasion.

As you can see, Eric is a really cute little guy, and he was a lot of fun to work with. The hardest part was keeping up with him! Where do they get all that energy? I’d like to buy some!

Victor & Rachel

2007-09-30T16:06:00.000-07:00

Victor and Rachel had a gorgeous day for their wedding. They were a fantastic couple to work with. Even better, they were obviously very much in love… you could feel it!

Kevin and Erin's Wedding

2007-08-27T20:18:00.000-07:00

Kevin and Erin’s wedding took place on a beautiful, bright, sunny day. The ceremony was at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Kitchener. They chose the Grist Mill and the Clay and Glass Gallery, two popular KW spots, for their photo locations.

Ryan & Shirley

2007-08-27T19:48:00.000-07:00

Ryan and Shirley's was an out-door wedding. Even though we had the luck of the Irish and got rain, Ryan and Shirley were smiling throughout.

Dan and Katie

2007-08-08T08:33:00.000-07:00

Dan and Katie’s was a small, intimate wedding at the Walper Terrace in downtown Kitchener.

Dan and Jenn

2007-07-30T09:08:00.000-07:00

Dan and Jenn's big day started with Jenn and the girls getting ready at the Four Points Sheraton in London.

The ceremony was at Metropolitan United Church.

Then it was off to the Old Court House for some photos…

And finally, to Forest City National for the reception…

Mark and Christina

2007-07-20T08:42:00.000-07:00

It was a beautiful sunny day at the Dowding Water Gardens in Mt. Brydges, Ontario for Mark and Christina's out-door wedding!

Josh and Dana... the Wedding

2007-07-05T18:52:00.001-07:00

Josh and Dana were fantastic to work with, and a lot of fun!

A really great couple, in love and loving life!

Josh began his getting ready with a turn down the waterslide and a dip in the pool.

New Portrait Packages

2007-07-04T08:40:00.000-07:00

We’re rolling out All New Portrait Packages at Matt Ballard Photography!

Included will be our all new Photo Party Package as well as some specific group packages such as our all new Stamp with Heather Packages.

Check out the Portraits section of the Matt Ballard Photography Website for details.

Our Children’s Hospital Program will be changing in the process, and we will continue to support Children's Hospital as our charity of choice. With any package or photo session, client’s can choose to support Children’s Hospital with a donation amount of their choosing. The previous Children's Hospital packages will still be available for those that wish to select them instead of one of the new packages.

Trevor & Jade... A Cowboy Wedding

2007-06-29T17:53:00.000-07:00

What a fun wedding! Cowboy hats, cows, and a fantastic day!

Trevor had a really cool tux, and Jade was stunningly beautiful. What a great couple, and they were a joy to work with on their big day.

Nate

2007-06-26T16:44:00.000-07:00

I love kids! They're so darn cute.

And Nate is no exception. He just makes you smile... and smile some more... and smile again. :)

(All you "Stampin Up" ladies from Heather's group might recognize this little guy.)

Chloe's 2nd Birthday

2007-06-13T08:30:00.001-07:00

It's a well known fact that I have the CUTEST NIECE in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD!

She just turned two on June 1st, and her party was on the 3rd. She got such a kick out of everything! The cake, balloons, opening the gifts... she just loved everything!

Chloe also had BIG news to tell us on the day of her party. Her shirt says "BIG SISTER DEC 07." We're SO excited!

Auntie Renee made her a special cake with a bear on the top.

Chloe loved it!

See my tongue Uncle Matt!

She's really into ballons now.

Especially orange ones it seems!

Thanks for inviting us to your party Chloe!

Uncle Matt & Auntie Renee send big hugs and kisses and can't wait to see you again soon!!!

Mark & Jen... May 26, 2007 Wedding

2007-06-06T12:05:00.000-07:00

It wasn't hard to see the love with these two.

Mark could hardly wait to kiss his new bride!

It's so great to see a couple so much in love.

Trevor & Jade

2007-05-24T17:07:00.000-07:00

The weather kept being un-cooperative so it took a while to get a date nailed down, but we finally did!

Last night we did Trevor and Jade's engagement session down at the lake. We had a lot of fun, and Trevor and Jade were great to work with.

There's a new dock on the water too, which made for some great shots!

Josh & Dana

2007-05-22T10:50:00.000-07:00

So the chipmunk (see previous post below) wasn't really the main subject of the shoot. :)

Josh and Dana were!

A great, fun-loving couple, Josh and Dana were a lot of fun to work with during their engagement shoot, and we got some great photos!

New Model

2007-05-13T11:02:00.000-07:00

Well, Spring has sprung (sort of anyway... the temperature can't seem to find it's spot and stay there), and the weather is sort of co-operating for engagement shoots.

Yesterday I was at Springbank Park in London doing a shoot, and I ended up with a new model who wanted me to take his picture. The little guy was pretty persistent and kept running into the photo or scurrying up beside me from behind, so I gave in and took his picture. :)