Welcome!
Written by Bartek on bmkblog – 3:50 pm - | Hello, and welcome to our blog! We are Magda and Bartek, a husband and wife photography team based in Montreal, Canada. Formerly known as BMK Photography! We photograph weddings, families, kids and many other crazy ideas anyone throws at us! Our style is bright, fresh, colorful, natural and real. We capture raw moments with a fashion photography twist! Have fun browsing this site using the navigation bar up at the top or using the search option, and we loooove hearing what you think so feel free to leave us a comment below any of the blog posts! We welcome the opportunity to capture your wedding anywhere in the world so if you are interested in chatting, send us an email and we will get back to you at the speed of light (or at least as fast as the internet will let us ;) |  |
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melissa + ben
Written by Magda and Bartek on July 16, 2010 – 10:59 pm - July 10, 2004 was the day Magda and I had chosen to have our own wedding 6 years ago, but for a few reasons we had to switch the date. Since we always leave our anniversary weekend free, we would have not been able to shoot Melissa & Ben’s wedding if our date hadn’t changed… which would have totally been a shame because we love all our brides and we hate turning anyone down!!
What’s with this crazy rain these days? They’re forecasting rain all the time and in turn stressing out our brides! Stop it weather people!!! Especially since most of the time you’re wrong! HA! ;) Even though we don’t generally care if it rains on the wedding day (unless there’s a epic-tropical-tornado-hurricane storm of course) we reassured Melissa it would be juuust fine…and it was! The day was mostly cloudy which is perfect for photos, and ended with some sun poking out at the end for some backlit images…which we loooove. Oh and Melissa and Ben decided to have their photoshoot before the ceremony which is always a treat because we find that generally couples are a little more relaxed than after the big moment! And the makeup is fresh too! Bonus! :)
The reception was held at the Canadian Museum of Civilisation and it was just adorable. With both Melissa and Ben being grade school teachers and with both of them not being too fond of the regular wedding speeches, they had asked everyone to bring their favourite children’s book or poem and read that instead! Everyone at the party loved the idea! And they closed it off by reading a rhyming poem that Melissa and Ben took turns reading, it was a very original way to say a speech, and we absolutely adored it.
We had a blast photographing you two and we wish you the best on your new journey!
And of course, as usual, for even more fabulousness of Melissa + Ben’s wedding hit play below!
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BaM: Just can’t get enough - amazing!!! (Jul 25, 2010 10:48 am)
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Lynn: The spirit of Missy & Ben was caught in the photos. Great memories of their special day! (Jul 21, 2010 8:40 pm)
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BaM: What a fine looking bride and groom! Such amazing pictures, and so much fun taking them! Thanks for an unforgettable day Bartek & Magda (BaM)! You guys Rock! xoBaM (Ben and Melissa) (Jul 20, 2010 11:12 am)
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Mirka: What beautiful pictures!! I loved every single one! Beautiful couple and beautiful photographs. Congratulations to the newlyweds! (Jul 17, 2010 8:40 am)
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Jesse: beautiful and love that glare shot with the couple to the right of the frame, very nice. (Jul 16, 2010 11:24 pm)
ola + robin
Written by Magda and Bartek on June 30, 2010 – 7:53 pm - Well I’m not sure where to start with this one. This wedding is very special for us because it involves two of our closest friends…more specifically, the bride is Magda’s bestest-best-bosom friend in the whole wide world ever since junior high school! If someone had told me years ago that I’d be the professional photographer at Ola’s wedding along with Magda being her matron of honor, I would have told that person to go to the crazy house. But here we are, it really happened…and it was spectacular :)
It was a little different for us this time because I was shooting 94.5% of the time of this wedding solo, with Magda coming in to shoot during the photoshoot as well (she couldn’t help herself). The ceremony was really sweet and touching and the party was soooo much fun! Not only did I get to photograph Ola and Robin but we got to spend time with friends, family, and even our daughter who was the flower girl got to come and party with us! How cool is that?
Ola and Robin worked it like the best models out there, these images rock!!! The ceremony was at our very own Polish church, St. Hyacinth’s in Ottawa…hollaaaaaa! And the reception was held at the very fitting Temple’s Sugar Camp since Robin is in love with and is a pro at wood working! So if you need a state of the art piece of hand crafted furniture, Robin’s your man! No. Seriously, he is awesome at wood working.
We have said this countless times already but we wish you the absolute best that life has to offer, and we’ll be there to capture your 50th anniversary, just you wait!!! (probably with 500 megapixel cameras or something). God Bless and we love you both very very much!!!
On to the photos. Enjoy…
Ola with her bestest! On the other side of the lens…very cool. And is it getting hot in here or is it just me…?
The girls!!!
And the boys.
Love this one! One of Magda’s shots too!
In front of Temple’s Sugar Camp. Love the red.
What whaaaaat? Look at these two…
I think the reception hall fit Ola and Robin perfectly. They decorated it exactly to their characters and to what they like and I think it all turned out fabulously. Magda designed the center pieces amogst other things for Ola too!
And check out this cake!!! SO cute!
Many more photos below…just click play! ;)
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Alyssa Schroeder: Super cute couple! I really love their cake, so unique! (Jul 17, 2010 6:40 pm)
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Ola: Wow!!! Thank you so so so much! Your guys’ photos are amazing! And the slide show is so much better then we even hoped for. Watching it makes us relive the entire day. Thank you Bartek so much for capturing it and thank you Magda so much for all your help with the centerpieces, wedding dress choosing, favor labels, menu, and all the other little things you did to help make the day go as best as possible! We love you guys! (Jun 30, 2010 8:58 pm)
iliana & filipe - engagement session
Written by Magda and Bartek on June 27, 2010 – 11:00 pm - Our “job” is wonderful. When a client like Iliana comes along and has such genuine excitement to have us do a photoshoot for her and her man, it really warms our hearts. This photoshoot was incredibly fun and with the amount of love these two show for eachother they should have no problems in life at all ;)
We captured all these photos in and around the old port of Montreal and we had to rush a little bit too because of the rain that was forecast but luckily it only caught us in the end for a little bit. We are super stoked with the way everything turned out and you have to scroll down to believe how cute this couple is! Thank you both and we hope you all enjoy the outcome of our photography, their love and this beautiful city…
We stumbled on a fantastic looking restaurant and just had to take a few shots inside. The decor was so original and the menu looked really good so I think we’ll be coming back there ;)
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Ivonne Safaei: The pictures were awesome! You both look amazing! I knew you wouldn’t regret it, Madga and Bartek always give their best! We look forward to the wedding! With lots of love Mo and Ivonne :) (Jul 1, 2010 1:57 pm)
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Debora Castillo: Hey guys, the pictures are beautiful,wow you have so many to choice from. LOVE IS IN THE AIR…..nice make-up….lol. Bartek and Magda as always you did an amazing job even if you were running from the rain. :) I wish you guys all the best. (Jul 1, 2010 12:09 pm)
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David and Olivia Perez: Amazing couple with Amazing Pictures! Pictures are gorgeous. A nice preview of many good times to come. Love you guys. (Jun 30, 2010 11:43 pm)
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Rebeca T: I know these great people! The shots look sooo wonderful, love just oozes out of them :) Great job as always. (Jun 29, 2010 6:38 am)
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Rebeca T: You changed your LOGO!!!!! I love it, looks great I love it…. Congrats! (Mar 4, 2010 9:47 pm)
Bridget Blair: LOVE YOU GUYS,THIS DAY WAS THE BEST OF ALL TIMES WHISHING YOU BOTH ALL THE BEST THAT LIFE HAVE TO OFFERAND TO THE PHOTOGRAPHERS GREAT JOB KEEP IT UP. RON’S COUSIN SIGNING OFF (Nov 19, 2009 1:50 pm)
Debbie Lawrence: You captured their essence perfectly!!! I laughed, I cried, above all…I was very proud!!!! I can’t THANK YOU enough for what you have given me!!! I will treasure this till the end of my days…and then some…Debbie xo (Aug 28, 2009 2:41 pm)
Rebeca T: Congratulations on your webpage, it looks fabulous!! How can any one not fall in love with 1. your work 2. your beautiful personalities!!! Much success with all your projects! (May 14, 2009 5:42 am)
Constance Grisley: Hi Bartek, we met yesterday in PhotoService. Oh my God, How beautiful,…..and what a team! Would love to put you as a “link” on my new website (soon to be up and running.) I live in Tremblant,…and I know that your “talent” is needed here! Thank you for spreading your light through photo’s!! Connie…… (Mar 22, 2009 10:00 am)
Shannon and Scott: We absolutely love your photos! (Jan 25, 2009 8:56 pm)
Kenya305: OMG the pictures are gorgeous! Find it hard to fight back the tears. Great job. Congratulations and best of luck to both of you guys. Much love from your favorite cuz in the MIA…. (Jan 24, 2009 4:17 pm)
dejha: i’m at work with writer’s block when i receive asha’s voicemessage to check out the pics on your blog. i’m adoring the technique and admiring the stills, but then i click the video, add some sound, and totally fall in love with this amazing experience that we all shared. thank you for capturing it so beautifully. god bless (Jan 23, 2009 11:46 am)
kashfeah: hello dere…im kashfeah frm Bangladesh…i was just browsin thru da net to find some kool wedding pics and came across da ellora+esben wedding album nd fell in love wid it riteaway!!…den i had a look at all ur oder pics and dey r so freakin awsome!!…u guys simply do a gr8 job!.wish u ppl cud ever come to Bangladesh to take ma wedding pics which is not any soon btw!!…neway..keep doin wht ur doin cuz ur simply gud at it!!! (Nov 23, 2008 1:26 pm)
Minh: I saw you guys at the ADAPT conference and was pretty curious of your quality of work so I checked them out on CG Society and I must say they are awesome photographs! You are definitely the first in my mind if I ever get married. (Sep 27, 2008 5:01 pm)
mac: woo :) finally some pics of the mysterious minds behind the great photos… hehe. i like em, flare it up! (Sep 3, 2008 9:50 pm)
Tim Tab: you guys are my heroes, stinkin’ love your stuff, and your post on the canon photography forum convinced me to switch over to all primes. oh, and btw, do you guys speak french? that’d be swank. (Sep 1, 2008 6:40 pm)
Emily: Stunning images. Keep it up x (Sep 1, 2008 8:58 am)
Jen McDonald: Thanks, Bartek. And thanks for visiting my blog! I really admire your work - from weddings to casual personal photos… I wish all mine could be half as good! (Aug 25, 2008 10:52 pm)
Meshach & Tanemara: Wow really nice portrates I love the contrast of the colors. You both look really good!!! (Aug 12, 2008 1:07 am)
Bartek: Thanks Aimee and everyone! We really appreciate the comments, we take each and every one to heart. Thank you all! :D (Aug 5, 2008 10:56 pm)
Aimee: Beautiful self-portraits guys!! YOu should be MODELS! Seriously. And I love the photos from Ellora & Esben’s wedding…. the colors are just so spectacular! Great job once again BMK! (Aug 5, 2008 10:41 pm)
Monica: Stunning photographs! Very unique and vibrant work. Wish you were here on the westcoast! (Jul 31, 2008 12:32 pm)
Monika: Just saw your site. WOW!!! Love the shots. Natural, fun and just my style. Too bad we’re not getting married.lol Maybe for something else? I will definitely share this with people I know. (Jul 30, 2008 10:19 pm)
Max R.: Your portfolio is refreshing. I get so tired of the traditional approach to portraiture that it is magnificent to see such crisp yet honest work. (May 7, 2008 9:19 pm)
Andrew Janke: Hi, Thanks for the memories of Montreal. We spent nigh on 3 years there and are now back in Oz. Especially like the ones of IKEA and opening the Christmas tree, reminded us of great times in our little condo in the McGill Ghetto. Andrew (May 6, 2008 11:51 pm)
Aga: Cool new blog! I like your fresh and modern approach. Keep up the good work and visit NY soon :) (Apr 21, 2008 9:03 am)
Mike Warren: Wow! You have some awesome stuff on your blog!! Great work! (Apr 15, 2008 4:36 pm)
Marlena i Jacek: Bartek and Magda, your photos blew us away! Are you available to do our wedding photos (August 9th 2008)? Jacek sent you an email. Thanks! (Apr 10, 2008 9:11 pm)
Keny: I love the vintage feel of these. Gorgeous work! (Apr 10, 2008 7:43 pm)
Bartek: @Graham: hahaha, that made me laugh! Lemme know which river you’ll be throwing your stuff into please… (Apr 9, 2008 12:50 pm)
Graham: Amazing work…in fact you make me want to gather up all my gear and throw it in the nearest river. I wanna be you. (Apr 9, 2008 4:31 am)
hs: your photos are absolutely stunning! (Apr 7, 2008 6:51 pm)
Sandy & Steve Daleras: Gorgeous pictures, very natural and very cute couple! (Mar 9, 2008 11:38 am)
Magda: @ Niki : Thanks!!! We had a blast doing them! (Mar 6, 2008 4:57 pm)
Niki: Fabulous shots! so modern and so natural. the photos are like art! (Mar 6, 2008 4:52 pm)
Anthony Melatti: Really nice work!! I love your photojournalistic approach to wedding photography. Keep it up! (Mar 5, 2008 7:58 pm)