Claire Fraser - Photo Video

06/10/2026

A Taste of Summer on the East Coast! ☀️🌊

Sidanna Retreatat always delivers the ultimate seaside getaway!

06/05/2026

Alanna & Matthew - May 23rd, 2026

What an absolutely stunning day celebration Alanna & Matt at the beautiful ! This two are just the sweetest and were so fun to photograph, it was such a pleasure to be a part of their beautiful wedding!

Vendors:
Photography: us! Claire Fraser - Photo Video
Danielle Grasley Bridal- Hair and makeup
Katherine Fitch Loza - Harpist
Kim Feltmate - JOP
24 Carrots Bakery - Wedding Cake
Chris Swift - DJ
- Rented decor
- Decorationcompton - Flowers
- Dress
- Dress alterations
- Venue

05/21/2026

Mikaela & Brent - May 17th, 2026 🤍

What a perfect Downtown Halifax wedding! A beautiful day celebrating Mikaela & Brent, surrounded by their family and friends and the most incredible summer weather for a spring day!

Photography: Us! Claire Fraser - Photo Video with 2nd shooter
Design, decor & faux florals: One Day Affair
Real floral bouquets: Two Birds One Stone Farm
Coordination: One Day Affair
Venue: The Prince George Hotel
Makeup:
Hair: .hairstylist
Officiant: Oath Stone Weddings - Justice of the Peace NS
DJ:

05/12/2026

Kelly & Chris - May 9th, 2026 ✨

What a wonderful and joy filled day celebrating Kelly & Chris at the Halifax Tower Hotel!

Every detail was perfectly thought out and the Halifax Tower is always such a treat to shoot at, truly stunning and eloquent! Not to mention, just the most lovely humans and sweetest gathering of folk!

Couldn’t have asked for a better wedding to start off the 2026 Wedding season!

Vendors:
Claire Fraser - Photo Video
Halifax Tower Hotel & Conference Centre
Twig & Twine Floristry

04/28/2026

Puppy kisses for the future Mrs! 💍 🏔️

What a perfect morning at Lake Minnewanka for this sweet surprise proposal! This young pup had no clue he just locked in his forever humans, but he was certainly there for all the celebratory kisses!

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day from the Canadian Rockies

04/20/2026

What a perfectly serene morning to capture these beautiful moments for Katy & Mike!

Having wedding photos with Canmore’s Three Sisters in the background was an important moment that was missed on their wedding day due to rain and poor visibility of the mountains.

Almost a year later, they dressed up in their wedding attire and shared this beautiful morning with just themselves and the sun lighting up the Three Sisters. We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect morning.

I love planning bridal sessions on a separate day from the wedding, even if it’s months apart. You can have the wedding and the epic photos. Planning a session where we can be flexible around weather and venture to those meaningful locations that may not be feasible on the wedding day.

It really was such an honour to capture these moments for Katy and Mike!!

04/14/2026

What a winter of life in the mountains. We’re coming up on six months since I flew out here with my husband and our cat.
Moving an established business to a new province is both exciting and humbling. Looking back, it’s been an incredible season filled with so many meaningful shoots. Weddings, elopements, family portraits, Airbnb shoots, and so many surprise proposals, with a branding shoot, doc shoot, and women’s retreat still to come before the end of the month.

Coming up on this six month mark also means we’re heading back to Nova Scotia in just over two weeks. We’ll be there through May and June, catching up with family and friends while capturing weddings and portraits, working on a doc project, and shooting another season of Short Film Face Off.

We’ll be back in Canmore and Banff for July and August, ready for summer adventures and more beautiful work. Then back to Nova Scotia again from the end of August to mid September to celebrate and capture weddings for some close friends.

Uprooting our lives this much is certainly daunting, and growing a business across two places has its challenges. It’s been a lot of trusting the process. Overall, through this experience I’ve really felt I’m fostering a better work life balance. After years of being a workaholic and hitting burnout, I’m realizing we show up more energized and creative in our work when we consistently prioritize personal life experiences, family, and adventure.

04/14/2026

The Moment 💍🗻

What a perfect morning for a sunrise photoshoot in Banff National Park, with a perfectly plotted surprise! Congratulations Brit & Max on your beautiful engagement!!

04/01/2026

Excited to share my second ever blog post! While it took me a month and a half to get around to writing it, this one only took two days to pull off. Will consider that an improvement!

One thing I'm learning when targeting a new market, when you have very little aptitude for marketing itself, is that sometimes your top seller ends up being different from what you expected. And I guess, considering I got proposed to on a Banff trip, I shouldn't be surprised that surprise proposals have been the top booking in the past 5 months of living here.

So with all this new experience helping some very lovely fellows plan their surprise proposals, I decided to make this blog post about How to Plan a Surprise Proposal in Banff. Now I know most of you following me on Facebook likely aren't planning a Banff proposal, but if you enjoy your coffee with a little amateur writing and some pretty pictures, or just want to help get me some traction, go ahead and give it a read and maybe even a share! Thanks for tuning in!

Planning a surprise proposal in Banff National Park? Learn the best locations, timing, and everything you need to know to pull it off!