mark & beth: engaged part two
May 3rd, 2012 by sharaleep | 10 Comments »
so here we are again with mark and beth. weather/schedules prevented us from doing a full shoot the first time around, but we were stressed that the giant peach was going to deflate, so we crammed in a quick session with him, even though it was raining. oh ye of little faith! peachy survived a whole other week and from what i’m told, is still hovering until this day.
let me just tell you that these people are amazing. i started to get to know beth a couple years ago and my life has been blessed by her ever since. you know those super awesome drawings my website is littered with? you know that person who took my dream brand and made it a reality? the one who pretty much crawled into my brain, dragged out my ideas and put them on paper more beautifully than i could have imagined? oh yeah. that’s her. plus she’s so fun to hang out with and my kids love her. if you ever come over to my house, you’ll know why simon refers to her as “beff. elephant”.
and mark…talk about one of the sweetest most genuine guys. ever. i was suspicious of him at first, when beth told me about this mysterious fellow who lived across the country who would just fly in and out on a whim to see her. what if he has a whole other family in another city that you don’t know about? and why does he just disappear every time i think i’m going to meet him? ok, so he works for westjet. and he doesn’t have a whole other family. and he ended up moving to abbotsford and i got to know him and he’s actually really nice.
i’m glad you found one another. you two are so. so. good together. i am over the moon, as your friend AND your photographer, to walk this walk with you.
i love you guys!!
sadia & mike: engaged
May 1st, 2012 by sharaleep | 1 Comment »
it seemed like all the odds were working against us. engagement session booked and re-booked…and re-booked again. wedding rescheduled to a day that i was previously committed. but in spite of a few setbacks, we landed up doing the shoot the day before they were supposed to get married…a nice way to celebrate their almost anniversary 🙂
sadia loves it when mike does this face. loves it.
you are such a sweet couple and i’m so glad it worked out for me to be with you on your wedding day…it’s going to be beautiful!
music monday: ninth edition
April 30th, 2012 by sharaleep | No Comments »
oh fiona, where have you been?? more flashbacks to an angstier time in my life…it’s funny because i always wondered why people are so attached to music/voices from their youth. i still don’t have an answer to that, but i realize i’ve become one of those people. I AM ONE OF THEM. and i’m okay with that. because the music of my youth is rad.
kenton & rose: engaged
April 29th, 2012 by sharaleep | 6 Comments »
“we have like, two pictures of us together. and we’ve been dating for three years.” my favorite way to start a conversation! i’m not even joking. because 3 minutes into the session we had already increased that number by 500%.
one thing i loved about these two is they are super well rounded! they met in university and are both incredibly “book smart”, but then they would turn around and be like “do you mind if we climb that tree?” um, no. no i don’t.
the day before we were to meet, i got an e-mail from rose that said: ” So we had a bit of a contact lense solution disaster. Long story short is that Kenton has a really swollen eye and it is very red. This would not make for good photos. I am not sure how long it is going to take to heal.” close to the end of the session, kenton made reference to the time rose “sprayed poison in his eye” and i had to know the rest of the story. turns out kenton was trying a new contact solution. when he first put the contact in, his eye stung and assuming it was something on the contact, they removed it and rose (who is a chemistry teacher) proceeded to spray more of the solution into his eye to clean it out at which point kenton starts screaming. little did they know, this particular solution needs to be mixed and react BEFORE applying it to your contact. thankfully by the next morning, it was looking way better and we were still able to do photos. oh yeah, and he didn’t go blind. the two photos below are from while they were telling the story. rose looks sheepish and kenton…a little smug, i think!
dillon & joanne: engaged
April 27th, 2012 by sharaleep | 1 Comment »
i love their story. joanne relayed it to me when we first met and it involves a “hidden” one on one friendship and a series of funny (maybe not so funny at the time) mis-communications. jo left him hanging and poor dillon assumed he was getting rejected. thankfully, they were able to get it sorted and the rest is history!
august is going to be a good month…i get to shoot this wedding as well as joanne’s sister’s. they’re getting married a week apart!
mark & beth: engaged, part one
April 27th, 2012 by sharaleep | 10 Comments »
this couple has a piece of my heart. i don’t even know what to say about them without getting all mushy. so i’ll refrain…at least until their wedding post.
lucky for you, this is only part one! and if mr. balloon knocked your socks off, just wait until you see what’s in store for part two…
azariah: newborn
April 26th, 2012 by sharaleep | 1 Comment »
here she is. pudgy and perfect. and sleepy as all get out.
congratulations, noltes!
music monday: eighth edition
April 23rd, 2012 by sharaleep | 1 Comment »
i have to admit, i was kinda prejudiced against this band when i first heard about them because i really didn’t like their name. i know, i’m ridiculous. but after hearing their music on multiple occasions through different sources, they’ve won me over.
**warning** this post is about my faith. so if you’re kind of like “hey, i like her photos, but don’t really want to hear about her personal life” you might want to skip this.
i am being made new. something which i am, everyday, grateful for. because the thing is…i’m messed up. i’m jealous and petty and annoying and deceitful and impatient. i fail my family. i screw stuff up. all the time.
i have days like today when something (which does not need to be outlined here) frustrates me and instead of moving on, i dwell and stew and think ill thoughts and develop that heavy feeling in the pit of my stomach. and that now makes it MY problem, which it never was in the first place. and so, i put this song on replay and i listen over and over until it starts to sink in. i am being made new. i just need to choose to walk in the grace that has been offered to me. and in that grace, i can be patient and loving and self-controlled and gracious in return. what a sweet deal.
the jacobs’/cliffords: family
April 22nd, 2012 by sharaleep | 1 Comment »
hallie contacted me last year about giving her parents a family photo session certificate as a christmas gift and we finally found a date that worked for all of us! i love shooting in a location which is special to the client. it’s fun to go and scout beautiful fields and blossoming orchards, but there’s something personal about being able to take pictures of someone at home. so imagine my delight when joe and hallie’s home was surrounded by beautiful fields and blooming trees! best of both worlds.
derek was trying really hard to whistle with the grass, but even after a tutorial from dad, it still just kinda sounded like a fart (don’t tell him i said that).
mr. c: newborn
April 20th, 2012 by sharaleep | 4 Comments »
can i just tell you a little bit about this family? they are kind and generous and hard-working…and real:
mary, i hope you don’t kill me for showing this picture. but i love it! because i feel like it tells a story. and let me tell you, all us mamas of three know. the. story.
while the little man was being fed, i took the opportunity to play with big bro and sis…
you may recognize that door from the last time we shot in front of it a year ago…when there were only four of them!
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