Visual Roots is the combined talent of professional photographers Andrew Essig and Kate Gass - a collaboration of two different perspectives creating one unique photographic story.
Our approach to photographing your story is simply fun & relaxed so that your true self shines.
If you're newly engaged, have a new addition, having an event or just looking for a new portrait don't be shy to contact us to ask any questions that you might have. We love what we do and are so glad to share in your special life moments.
If you like what you see here, why not check out our website. Cheers, Kate & Andrew
When Sheralyn first contacted us she was living in Singapore and Steven was living here in Ontario. Sheralyn made this great stop motion video as a save the date for their wedding. It explains really well their long distance relationship as well as showing Sheralyn’s creative side.
Their wedding decor and food was truly made with love and the help of family and friends. It was wonderful to see all of their family and friends helping with all aspects of their wedding to make it a great day and party. The wedding & reception took place on the cottage lawn on Three mile Lake in Windermere. Here are a few of our favorites from their day.
Thanks Sheralyn & Steve for choosing us for your special day.
Who knew you could have that much fun while learning and being inspired? Well, I am here to tell you can. Andrew and I went to a photography seminar series this year called “Mystic” It was at the very beginning of January and ran for four days of seminars. We got to meet and chat, have a beer with some of the top wedding photographers in the world. Crazy! We even made it into the Mystic Video which was filmed by Joseph Switzer of Switzerfilm
So, are we inspired? Yes! We are taking what we have learned and re-learned and putting it in to action for 2012. Thanks everyone for such a great time.
Cheers,
Kate & Andrew
Happy New Year! Just a small collection of the past year of weddings. We have had a wonderful year photographing all over Ontario and meeting lots of new people. We wish you all the best for the new year and best wishes in your planning. Thank you!
Anita & Chris will be getting married next summer and I cannot wait to see what they have come up with for decor. Anita has such a great sense of style! I will give you a hint… “zebra print” We photographed their engagement session in Collingwood, Craigleith and the Blue Mountains. It turned out to be a great evening with lots of warm light. Anita & Chris had never been to some of the locations we went to and really enjoyed finding some great trails and places to walk Easton.
Their dog Easton! Was very excited to meet us and have his picture taken.
Scott & Sarah had a beautiful day at Bigwin. If you have never been to Bigwin Island you are missing out, it’s a beautiful spot for a round of golf or a wedding.
Sheralyn & Steve Had a beautiful cottage wedding with lots of DIY projects. It must have taken them weeks and weeks of preparation. Just thought I would post this Teaser Postcard until the rest of their blog post is ready.
We just wanted to say thank you to all our great clients and we really appreciate the support and understanding over the last month. The wedding season started on a rough note with the postal strike. Living in a rural area like we do we depend on the postal service for almost all of our mailings and packages. With the service not running it was a lot more difficult and expensive to get everything where it needed to be. Also, we had several packages stuck waiting for everything to reopen. Once that was over we were excited to get everything back on track. Only that didn’t quite happen as quick as we had hoped.
On July 5th a close family member had a bad accident. We are very happy to say that they are recovering. It will be a long process for them. This again took us away from our editing work and set us behind by a few more days. Things are now getting back on track and we are working hard on keeping to our time-lines. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to call or email.
Thanks again for the kind words and best wishes that you have offered. Also, for your patience and understanding. It means a lot to us.
Meagan & Jeremy were married on the 11 of June in Parry Sound, Ontario. The rain held off and the light was great for photos. For our postcards we usually on feature one image but I had to add in this image of Meagan in their boathouse. Beautiful!
The Wedding Ring is a great resource for brides to be and those planning weddings and events for family. They have great articles published about everything wedding you can think of and lots of prizes that you can win. You don’t have to take it from me you can check it out for yourself. http://www.theweddingring.ca/
We are very excited to have this honor! Thanks so much to everyone who voted and all of our Amazing clients!! You can read more about what some of of our clients have to say here:
“I selected my wedding venue from one of the big Toronto wedding magazines. The photographers recommended to be came with a big city price and lacked a warm and friendly demeanor. We found Andy and Kate’s business at the cottage. They came down to the city and really captured the beauty of our day while making photo taking fun. They have a way to make clients feel relaxed and natural while laughing which translates to wonderful photos that do not look too posey. They like to try a few non traditional poses which really make your wedding album stand out from the rest. Several friends of mine got married the same summer as I did, and I was in several bridal parties, and all would agree that our engagement album and wedding photos stand out as the best. I would recommend them to any bride who wants to look the most beautiful on her special day.- Colette Danner”
