MEET YOUR FAVORITE PHOTO AND VIDEO DUO 

The only way to get great coverage for your wedding is to have creative people who love their job, documenting it. Some of you might have met us already (In which case: Hi Fam!), while some of you are soon to join our ever-growing list of satisfied customers. We thought it’d be a great idea for you to get to knows us a bit more. So, here we are up-close and personal and here’s our story:

CLAUDIO COPPOLA

If you’d told Claudio 30 years ago that he’d be into filming, he’d have believed you. You see Claudio has had a passion for making films since his childhood. It might have stemmed from the fact that his mom loved photos, and surprisingly had a ton of photos from very young in the town of Casino in Italy. We’re not too sure, but whatever the case, Claudio’s passion for filming grew quickly over the years until he started his career in 1993. He spent about a year freelancing in filming (by being a cinematographer) and when he noticed how natural it came to him, ventured out on his own. It was a safe bet because he became popular very quickly and started building a solid base of clients who were impressed with his work. In 1999, Claudio had his beautiful first daughter Claudia. She was the sweetest, cutest thing ever and Claudio swears that he never knew what love was until he looked into her eyes. His second daughter Emily was born in 2003 and all it took for her to melt her daddy’s heart was her blond hair and big blue eyes. According to Claudio, his family is now complete.

Just in case you haven’t picked it up already, Claudio is a people person. He’s amazing at putting people at ease and loves to joke around and make them laugh. People always feel naturally at ease and comfortable in front of the camera when Claudio is around.

For his interests, asides filming and his daughters, everyone knows Claudio loves Superman and Batman. He also loves collecting old coins, hockey cards, cameras, music, and muscle cars. And don't forget all his funny MadLips videos, they are sure to make you laugh.  On a normal day, Claudio can be found spending quality time with his daughters and his film making. It is his passion after all.

HELEN KELETZIS

If you’d told Helen 20 years ago that she’d be into photography, she might not have believed you as readily as Claudio had. You see her background is in marketing and she was even the Director of Marketing at Coffee Time Head Office at some point. Her role included advertising campaigns, television campaigns, sports sponsorships, event planning, and being in charge of the marketing of 400+ stores at the time! She had to do a lot of traveling across Canada and the US and even visited Poland for the development and expansion there. She did get to meet some pretty interesting people though. People like Pinball Clemons, Doug Flutie, Don Cherry, and even Chef Pasquale!

It was funnily enough, through her work at Coffee Time which she started in her early 20s that Helen got involved in photography. Her work experience necessitated that she acquires some photoshopping skills and then the owner bought her her first digital camera. After that, she dabbled for a few years into photography and then sort of fell in with it. At this point, she did, however, know that she would one day want to open her own business. As fate would have it, at her first photo gig, she met Claudio who was filming the event. They had a connection and bonded instantly, quickly becoming friends. It was this path that led to her opening Butterfly Kisses in 2004 and successfully incorporating her passion in marketing and photography into one. Sometime later, because they knew how important it was for couples getting married to have their photography and cinematography handled by 1 company, Claudio and Helen merged.  Now, Helen uses her organizing talent and her event planning experience to help couples with their wedding journey. She loves dealing with her couples and forms instant friendships with them. She also loves to create art and tell stories using photography.

Apart from organizing and photography, Helen loves to spend time with family and friends. She loves every aspect of her work, from dealing with her clients to the shooting and editing of the photos. Everyone also knows she has a love for wine. Her main squeeze is her dog Lucky. Most of our couples know him and he loves the camera too.

So, that is our story and through the years, we have put together an amazing talented team of photographers and cinematographers. Thank you to all the couples who have supported us from Day 1. We count ourselves lucky that we still have amazing relationships with our past couples, some going back to over a decade. We love what we do and we thank each and everyone one of you that have touched our lives and made our journey amazing! We look forward to our new journeys!