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mat & alyssa: engaged

Monday, September 9th, 2013

the conversation went something like this:

“we decided to save our first kiss until our engagement”

“wow!  that’s a big deal”

“well…we only dated for 7 weeks, so we didn’t have to wait that long”

um…say wha???  how awesome is this!  while his pastor would like to take credit for setting them up, mat had been working behind the scenes to make sure their paths crossed after he heard about how great (and cute) this girl was.  and obviously his work paid off as the time between when they met and will say their vows comes in under 6 months.  theirs is a whirlwind love story which i am so excited to document.

 

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craig & laura: engaged

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

craig & laura are, in a word, adorable.  and in another word, hilarious.  craig is the king of smoulder and laura is literally bubbling over with joy.  it’s so fun to see their playful approach to life and relationship.

and then we had a tea party.  as one does on a sunny day in the woods down by the river.

you guys are a treat.  so thrilled i get to document your wedding in august!

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jaime & jon: engaged

Thursday, April 4th, 2013

the first time i met jaime and jon was at their engagement session and i don’t know if i’ve ever encountered such enthusiasm at a first meeting…especially from the future groom!  they are clearly so excited to be taking this step toward marriage, their joy is positively contagious.  i’m definitely looking forward to their summer wedding! 

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rebecca & jordan: engaged

Monday, March 4th, 2013

“we met a bar”.  giggles.  sheepish looks.  i loved it.

if there’s one thing i can say after being involved in a number of weddings over the past few years is that you can never judge a book by its cover when it comes to love.  whether you met on-line or at a star trek enthusiast conference or in the produce section of the grocery store…it doesn’t matter!!  what matters happens after that and i love hearing people’s stories of where that initial attraction (or sometimes lack thereof!) led them.

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jordan & bethany: engaged

Thursday, February 28th, 2013

“please sir, i promise if the car starts to slip we will turn around”: my final plea.  the mountain was closed because of a power outage.  and it was snowing heavily.  and i didn’t have chains.  thankfully, he took one look at my minivan and my pathetic “i haven’t been out of the house without my kids in two weeks and i really need to make this engagement session happen today” face and let us through.  and check it – so glad he did!

thanks for trusting me to get you up and down the mountain safely – and for trusting me with your wedding in june!  so looking forward to it.

 

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2012: a year in pictures

Saturday, February 23rd, 2013

i was so conflicted about how to encapsulate an entire year of pictures into one blog post.  all business?  all personal?  some of both?  none of either?  and i don’t like picking “favourites” because the reality is that there are beautiful moments in every.single.session and to decide one is “better” than another…just doesn’t sit right with me.  so what you’re going to get is a little bit of everything.  a whole bunch of moments bundled up into 4 minutes of your day you will (hopefully) be happy to have witnessed.

2012 was full of “feeling”.  i grieved this year.  a lot.  i cried alone and with others and alone again.  i was conflicted in my spirit over why this life is the way it is and wondered how beautifully good people could suffer so much.

at the same time, i rejoiced.  like there was no tomorrow.  i got to witness the very first breaths of a sweet new life and be present as another was released back into the hands of her creator.  i got to see a million first steps as married couples bounced down the aisle and see the tears of joy as their parents freed them to start their own families.  i saw my own kids eager to start school and comforted them when they returned to me with scrapes and bruises of all kinds. i got to cuddle warm little bundles and wiggly toddlers and watch as moms and dads reluctantly let go of their child’s hands so they could take a few wobbly independent steps.  maybe not all of that sounds like rejoicing to you, but to me it represents joy of every kind…what moulds us and shapes us and challenges us and gives us hope for the future.  in a word: life.  what a year.

(the song is paper house by lisa hannigan)

if you watch this and are stirred; if you see these people and wish it was you in those pictures; if you trust me to walk alongside you and the ones you love while you dance and play and enjoy each others company, then you are my client.  you are the one i want to serve.  call me.  email me.  just don’t be a stranger.  i can’t wait to meet you.

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mika & rebecca: engaged

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

i know these two are spending today, a day to celebrate love, apart.  so as my gift to them, here’s a little reminder of a day they were together.  keeping each other warm, making each other laugh, reminiscing about first dates…a good day.

i loved rebecca’s story of how on their second date, he picked her up in what she determined to be a “junker” car and wondered why someone with a steady job couldn’t afford a more reliable vehicle.  it was only after a few months of dating that she began to notice all the stares and compliments that “junker” car got and realized it was actually what one might call a “classic”.

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