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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.

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 […]

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I was voted one of the best wedding videographers in the GTA

We gotta believe in our stuff but every now and then some validation is always appreciated. And this is quite timely. This morning I logged on to Instagram and realized I was tagged in the following post: I was voted as one of the best wedding videographers in the Greater Toronto Area! This was kind […]

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Aperture Lane 2019 wedding moments

How do you distill a year of experiences down to 3 minutes? If you want to do them justice, it’s basically impossible. With that, I present the annual Aperture Lane Familia Wedding Moments.

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.

Thank you for 2018 from Aperture Lane

It was a year full of lemons but we drank a lot of lemonade! Lots of tough business lessons and experiences. In spite of those experiences, the brightest highlight of the year was starting the vlog. ​A big thank you to those who joined the Aperture Lane familia in 2018. I don’t know where we’d […]

Wedding Ride-Along with Ryan and the crew

Join the crew as we film a wedding… Aperture Lane style! It’s a wedding ride-along!Check out Ryan’s personal vlog for the video! Big shout-outs to my couple, Marc and Alli, for being cool with being in the vlog!Also, big shout-out to team AL for making this happen! ​Here’s the sneak peek I mentioned at the […]

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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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