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Be patient with your vendors

As we approach the one-year mark of the pandemic lockdowns, let it never be said that I’m discounting the experience of wedding couples in these times, but your wedding vendors need some love too.

Boho Romance: Whimsy Wedding Inspiration

This concept features a waffle cake, oversized boutonnière, custom suit, charcuterie platters and wine, the last two of which I thoroughly enjoyed behind the scenes!

Whimsical Garden Wedding Editorial

This past summer, some talented wedding creatives and I packed our masks and sanitizer, along with our regular creative tools, to create a Whimsical Garden Wedding editorial.

Aperture Lane 2020 Moments

I present the annual Aperture Lane Moments video, chock-full of nostalgia and gratitude!

Today Aperture Lane turns… 🎉

Super short post today: Today marks 7 years lugging my camera bag and stick (monopod) to every event and shoot as Aperture Lane! 🎉🎊⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I’m not gonna lie: Year 7 sucked (thanks, COVID…) … but it’s that “suckage” that I’m sure God will use to give me the perspective to appreciate the silver lining […]

My experience as a black wedding professional in Toronto

In an industry where most of the popular imagery in magazines, social platforms, and influential personalities is white, I can sometimes feel out of place as a professional who is a visual minority. In light of the blackout Tuesday conversations happening, I’d love to briefly share my experience here.

Welcome to Aperture Lane

This has been a long time coming. I often get the following request: Tell me about Aperture Lane. It’s been almost six years of building my wedding videography brand and I feel that I only now understand it well enough to not only explain it but to teach my team.  In the early years, I […]

Let the pro choose music for your wedding film – 8 reasons why

This meeting with this prospective couple, Ben and Alisha, was going well. The three of us sat in the coffee shop sipping on our peppermint teas with ever-flowing conversation. We hopped between “getting-to-know-you” and “wedding planning” topics, smiling ear to ear accented with frequent bouts of laughter. It was such a good connection that I […]

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ABOUT the Author

I'm Ryan. Documenting life isn't a job; it's a lifestyle. The unfiltered version lives here.

I'm Ryan, founder and lead creative at Aperture Lane. Born in Jamaica, raised in Canada, and over a decade deep shooting weddings across 40-plus cultures right here in Toronto. No film degree, no fancy origin story. Just the School of Hard Knocks, YouTube University, and a knack for catching what everyone else misses.

Real tips, behind-the-scenes stories, and the answers couples usually find out too late. Consider this your head start.

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