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Mondays with Mac Photography

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Last reviewed: August 3, 2026 | Ottawa | Wedding Photography |

Business status: Active.

Last reviewed: August 3, 2026. Business status: Active.

The Mondays with Mac Ottawa wedding photography offering is documented on a current branded website that identifies Kristin and Tracy Ireland as an Ottawa-based photography team. The site expressly lists weddings and engagements among its services, publishes a wedding gallery and provides wedding-specific package and contact pages. This establishes a substantially stronger identity match than the unrelated Camera Trading Company URL retained in the legacy record.

Couples can compare four wedding-day coverage lengths, published second-shooter options and the team’s stated photographic approach before making an enquiry. The information below is limited to details documented by Mondays with Mac Photography itself; availability, contract terms and any details absent from the official pages still need to be confirmed directly. Last reviewed: August 3, 2026 (2026-08-03).

Services and specialization

Mondays with Mac Photography offers wedding and engagement photography alongside family, maternity, newborn, headshot and digital-art work. Wedding coverage is available in four-, eight-, ten- and twelve-hour packages. Each published wedding collection lists edited high-resolution images, a print release and an online gallery that can be used to share images and order prints or products.

The package page also presents an optional pre-wedding engagement session and separately priced second-shooter coverage. This is not a wedding-only studio, but weddings have dedicated portfolio, package and enquiry paths on the official site.

Wedding-day photography with four coverage-length choices
Optional engagement session associated with wedding packages
Edited high-resolution images with a print release
Online gallery for sharing and ordering prints or products
Extra-hour and second-shooter add-ons

Photography approach and team

Kristin Ireland is identified as the lead photographer. The About page says Tracy Ireland may second-shoot and also handles behind-the-scenes work. An official team introduction adds that wedding enquiries normally go through Kristin and that she photographs booked sessions and weddings, while Tracy remains involved in the business. Couples should still ask who will attend their particular date because the package page does not name the photographer assigned to each collection or add-on.

In the team’s own description, its style is “bold, colourful, and true to life.” The photographers discuss using unexpected angles and lighting techniques while editing individual photographs for a polished but natural appearance. Those are documented creative preferences, not an independent quality rating. The About page also records dated recognition from 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2019; couples should treat these as historical distinctions rather than current rankings.

Service area and who it may suit

The official site places the business in Ottawa, Ontario, and describes its work as serving Ottawa and beyond. Its engagement-session note specifically refers to sunset sessions in Ottawa. Weekend engagement sessions and locations outside the city may carry additional fees, but the site does not publish a defined travel radius or a list of included municipalities.

The published structure may suit couples who want to choose coverage by duration, receive edited high-resolution files with a print release, or consider a second photographer for selected parts of the day. The four-hour option gives couples a shorter published coverage choice, while the twelve-hour collection provides the longest listed coverage. Suitability ultimately depends on the wedding timeline, venue locations and the number of simultaneous events that need to be photographed.

Confirmed strengths and practical limitations

A confirmed practical strength is the level of package transparency: the official site states coverage hours, core deliverables, add-on prices and the HST condition. It also documents the roles of Kristin and Tracy and provides galleries through which couples can assess the team’s stated colourful, true-to-life approach themselves.

Important limitations are the details the public pages do not provide. No guaranteed image count, delivery timeline, preview schedule, travel boundary, retainer, cancellation policy or rescheduling terms are stated for weddings. The package page also does not explain whether albums, physical storage media, venue parking or travel are included. These omissions are not negatives about the service; they are contract points that should be clarified before booking.

Confirmed feature: four published wedding coverage lengths
Confirmed feature: high-resolution edited images, print release and online gallery
Confirmed feature: engagement-session and second-shooter options
To confirm: turnaround time, image count and gallery-access period
To confirm: travel, parking, retainer and cancellation terms

Pricing

On August 3, 2026, the official package page displayed four wedding collections: Spark at $1,900 for four hours, Flame at $3,000 for eight hours, Firecracker at $3,300 for ten hours and Fireworks at $3,600 for twelve hours. Each lists edited high-resolution images with a print release and an online gallery. The site states that all prices are subject to HST.

Published wedding-day add-ons were $350 for each extra hour, $500 for a second shooter during the ceremony, and $800 for second-shooter coverage through the ceremony, speeches and first dances. The page says all wedding packages come with an optional engagement session. Engagement sessions are offered Monday through Thursday at sunset in Ottawa, with additional fees for weekend sessions and locations outside the city. Couples should request a dated written quote because the page does not state how long these prices are guaranteed.

Spark: $1,900 for four hours
Flame: $3,000 for eight hours
Firecracker: $3,300 for ten hours
Fireworks: $3,600 for twelve hours
Extra coverage: $350 per hour
Second shooter: $500 or $800, depending on the published coverage milestones
All displayed prices are subject to HST

Contact and booking

Wedding enquiries can be submitted through the contact form on the official website or made by telephone at +1 613-261-2892. The official contact page lists 60 Emerald Pond Private, Ottawa ON, K1T 0C3 and says visits are available by appointment. Couples should arrange an appointment rather than assuming walk-in access.

The public site invites couples to set up a coffee date to discuss wedding details, but it does not show a live availability calendar or describe a complete online booking process. An enquiry should include the wedding date, venue or locations, expected coverage hours and whether a second photographer is being considered.

What couples should confirm

Before paying a retainer, ask for a written proposal and contract that identifies the photographer, exact coverage window, deliverables and total after HST. The proposal should also resolve how the engagement-session wording applies to the selected collection and whether any weekend or out-of-city fee is relevant.

For a multi-location day, confirm travel time, parking costs and whether travel reduces photography coverage. Couples considering a second shooter should ask for exact arrival and departure times rather than relying only on milestone wording. It is also sensible to confirm the estimated number of delivered images, editing and delivery timeline, backup practices, gallery expiry, print-release terms, payment schedule, cancellation provisions and rescheduling policy.

Date availability and the photographer assigned
Coverage start and finish times
Engagement-session inclusion and any added fee
Second-shooter schedule and identity
Expected image count and delivery timing
Travel, parking and venue-related charges
Retainer, payment, cancellation and rescheduling terms
Final total including HST

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Mondays with Mac Photography charge for wedding coverage?

The official package page displayed $1,900 for four hours, $3,000 for eight hours, $3,300 for ten hours and $3,600 for twelve hours when reviewed on August 3, 2026. Extra hours were $350 each. All displayed prices are subject to HST, and couples should obtain a dated quote.

Who photographs weddings for Mondays with Mac Photography?

The official site identifies Kristin Ireland as the lead photographer. Tracy Ireland may second-shoot and also handles behind-the-scenes work. The assigned photographer and any second-shooter arrangements should be written into the booking agreement.

Does a wedding package come with an engagement session?

The package page says all wedding packages come with an optional engagement session. It schedules these sessions Monday through Thursday at sunset in Ottawa and notes additional fees for weekends and locations outside the city. Couples should confirm precisely what is included with their chosen package.

What do the wedding packages deliver?

Each published wedding collection lists edited high-resolution images, a print release and an online gallery for sharing and ordering prints or products. The public package page does not state a guaranteed image count, turnaround time or gallery-access period.