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Wedded Bliss Photography
Engaged reality star Jillian Harris was touched when Renee Leveille of Wedded Bliss Photography sent her encouraging notes and flowers during her stints on ABC’s “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.” Renee, who lives near Jillian’s parents in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, was a fan of Jillian’s but they had never met.
“Renee was always supporting me and I didn’t know her,” Jillian says. “To come home to your parents’ house and have a little treat like that, I was touched,” Jillian explains. “There were 50 or 60 photographers that had emailed me about doing engagement photos, but I just instinctively went to Renee because she had been a supporter. I went to her website and loved her work and it seemed like an obvious choice.”
When Jillian and fiance Ed Swiderski visited British Columbia at Christmastime, they got together with Renee for the shoot.
“I was adamant I wanted the photos outside,” Jillian says. “Ed and I love rock music, we love to socialize, we love art and food. I didn’t want the photos to be portrait style. I wanted something a little more fashionable. Renee took us on a tour of the Gellatly Nut Farm and there was a barn with green moss. Then we went to a wrecking yard. Both Ed and my father were in the automotive industry so they both loved that idea. Ed and I are both big car buffs too so it worked really well. It gave the photos that artsy feel but still with a pop of color.”
Read more of our interview with Jillian and find out about her wedding plans at Celebrity Bride Guide.
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Awww. Those are such adorable photos!
they are so cute! love the insight into her wedding. Jillian was my favorite
Bachelorette!
super cute! i love the ones of them in the car with the hot chocolate too
I love Jillian and Ed! and all her charity stuff she does too. how gorgeous are they in the fall leaves?
I LOOOOOOOVE Jillian! Here and Ed are adorable!
Thanks so much for posting this, I can’t wait to read more about her wedding!! You better keep us updated if you hear anything else
OMG! These Engagement Photos are absolutely amazing and so cute! I love the unique shots and how they captured the couple’s personality and adoration for each other.
Good for them! I’m glad they are doing well after a rough start! What fun and beautiful photos. Thanks for the fun story!
THese are super sweet.
Gorgeous engagement photos! They look really happy, good for them.
Jillian and Ed… love the pictures.. Renee you did an amazing job!
Wishing this happy couple the best! The photos show their love for each other.
I saw this on Jillian’s twitter and HAD to come check this out. The pictures are absolutely gorgeous. Jillian, if you’re reading this I’m a big fan!
Great pix! My favorites are the top one, the bottom one, and the one of Ed in the long black overcoat.
Jillian is totally the best Bachelorette ever, and I wish she’d come back to TV again, somehow, somewhere! (Ed making comments in the background wouldn’t be bad, either.)
These are gorgeous pictures!!!
can we talk about how cute she is in those boots and beanie?? omg. Love her in them. Ed’s not half bad either
Great interview with Jillian! They look so happy and natural in the photos- which is always great to see for engagement photos. Beautiful colors too- love the lighting and editing!
So cute! Jillian looks great!
Such beautiful, natural pictures! I love how they capture the uniqueness of Jillian and Ed. You get a real sense of who they are and what they enjoy. Wedded Bliss did a great job.
Enjoyed reading the blog as I liked learning all the background information. Thanks for the interview with Jillian.
Ok, I have to comment because this is just too crazy! I randomly googled “Jillian Harris Wedding Engagement” today becuase I was just curious about what her plans are (I watched her on the Bachelorette). This was the first site that popped up and I saw this post was only posted today! I guess my celeb radar is pretty accurate!
ANYWAY, love love love the pictures! I echo everyone else – the lighting, editing and coloring is fantastic! You can obviously tell how in looooove they are
Im such a fan Jillian and Ed and now I can totally relate to you as a bride to be too. Im getting married in November! Love the pictures- so talented.
Love, love, love the pics. I absolutely enjoyed watching the Bachelorette and the journey you both took to find your way to one another. Such a true love story. Makes me very optimistic that I will find my true love at the appropriate time in my life. Again thank you for sharing this with all of us.
Adorable set of engagement shots.
So i’m totally obsessed with these pics! Adorable and so lovely! Jillian and Ed are a gorgeous couple and look so happy.
So cool that you were able to get the scoop on her wedding plans and life after Bachelorette!
Gorgeous pictures, gorgeous couple, love you guys!