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dennis & kelsea: engaged

Monday, June 18th, 2012

i had the pleasure of meeting these two at a wedding this march and was delighted when kelsea called me after she and dennis got engaged. they both live on farms so it seemed only fitting that we would stick close to home for the pictures.

i’m so excited about their fraser river lodge wedding in november!

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alison & tim: engaged

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

to me, engagement pictures speak love. especially on the guy’s part. about 80% of the time (in my experience), the guy is less comfortable having his picture taken. they go along with it because it’s what their lady wants. most guys are okay on the wedding day, because it’s what they expect, but engagement pictures? “um, honey, you failed to mention that getting engaged meant we had to have our picture taken. more than once. on a weekend. when i would rather be fishing. or doing almost anything other than having to stand in front of a stranger in nice clothes in a field…smiling.”

so most of the time, i’m just really glad the guys show up. and usually once i mention that they’re going to get to cuddle up to their fiance and then i make fun of myself for using the word “cute” too often, they loosen up and we get great pictures. at any rate, i can tell these guys really love these girls just by their presence.

in this case, tim may have been feeling awkward, but he did a good job of hiding it. these two have been a couple for six years so they are really comfortable together. he and alison have such great chemistry and even put up with me making them traipse around a stranger’s farm in wintery cold conditions. don’t even get me started on the location…from the diversity in the pictures, it looks like we could have visited five different spots!

oh and p.s. these two could be models, could they not?

i’m delighted that i get to photograph your wedding in august – alison has a fun vision and great style, so you can bet it will be a beautiful one!

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jeff & amy: engaged

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

so it snowed. kinda wasn’t expecting that. i think a lot of people around these parts had figured winter might be over. but i suppose that’s what we get for being all cocky about our mild weather.

i got a new lens recently and have been challenging myself to use it to its full potential, which often means taking a step back. i love the dynamic of being up in someone’s face, just because i produces the look and feel and opportunity to interact that i adore. i must say, though, that i’m also loving the idea of capturing the big picture, literally and figuratively. there’s something about taking in all of the surroundings that can actually make a picture more personal. so keep your eyes open for more of that. to come.

it was pretty blowy and not knowing jeff & amy super well, i wasn’t sure what they would be up for. thankfully, they are super troopers. they hopped out of the car and were ready for pretty much anything i asked of them. there was a lot of cuddling and hand holding and a horse and a little snowball fight thrown in for good measure.

how gorgeous is amy in this picture below? seriously…i had to keep it full size. so looking forward to your harrison wedding in a couple of months!

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bethany & jason: engaged

Monday, January 16th, 2012

when i heard these two were getting married, i was silently praying “please pick me. please pick me.” and they did!! what a sweet sweet love story theirs is…i’m pumped to be able to document even a small portion of it.

i had been eyeing up this property for awhile and when bethany and jason showed up in their western attire, i knew it would be perfect.

if you know anything about their story, you will know that it begins with pie. to continue the legacy, they stopped off at the chilliwack airport coffee shop which is reported to have the best pie in the world and got one for the road.

we were approaching the end of our time together and i asked them if there was anything else they would like to do/try and bethany was like, “jason can do a backflip.” and you know what a sucker i am for theatrics…

you two are so delightful and i am tickled pink that i get to hang out with you again on what will be a beautiful summer day on harrison lake. can’t wait!

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stephanie & jeff: engaged

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

on the way up to the golf course in chilliwack where we were going to do the shoot, i spotted this field on the right, overlooking the valley. too good, right?!

we finally made it to the golf course and jeff was like, “okay. hop in the golf cart and follow us”. um, how does one follow when one has never operated a golf cart?! needless to say it took me a few gos, but once i figured out how to drive while clutching my props, trying not to fall out/flip/run over anything or anyone, it was actually kind of fun. look for me on a golf course near you! not playing, just driving…

anyway…learning something new was totally worth it because check out the sweet things we found! we came across a sweet old dilapidated shack and these two were brave enough to climb in.

steph has done a ton of traveling, so the two of them sat down for a bit to talk about where they would like to take each other. let’s just say their tastes vary a bit, but hey, what’s marriage without compromise and adventure, right?!

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mandy & trevor: married

Monday, September 5th, 2011

well, i know mandy has been desperate to see these, so i thought i would try to ease her pain with at least one instalment on this lovely long weekend.

trevor left a gift and a note for mandy to open the morning of the wedding. surefire way to get some emotion flowing…as if there wasn’t enough already!

normally i don’t include very many ceremony pictures, but this couple was so in love with this beautiful church and wanted every detail documented…you can see why.

i hope that gives you a little glimpse into the day. no worries, mandy & trevor. there are more glimpses to be had.

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alison & duncan: still married.

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

the reason this is my favorite part of the wedding day is because it’s usually the most chill/emotionally intense moment for the couple. especially if the pictures were done ahead of time. now they’re really married. and the stress of the ceremony and standing up in front of all of those people is over. and they’re on the verge of the biggest party they’ve ever hosted and all the work is done (or at least now someone else is doing it!). mostly, though, it’s the love. the love is thick. and i get to be the luckiest person on earth for just a moment because i get to witness it.

you were all so lovely and gracious…thanks for inviting me into your day!

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b-lo: married

Friday, July 15th, 2011

there’s something about seeing love, like really seeing love. it’s big and small and quiet and loud all at the same time. there’s a peaceful tension, which doesn’t seem to make sense but somehow it just fits. pretty amazing. and i get to witness it. especially on days like this.

this little chapel was amazing. you know how people usually rush out of the church at the end of the ceremony to get pictures outside? well, we waited anxiously for everyone to leave so we could go back in.

these two are climbers, so someone came up with a last minute idea to keep the rings from getting lost in the hands of two precocious little boys…

and like that, they were off. another new life begins.

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green

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

everything about this session was green. from the lush forest which was accentuated by ALL the rain (which we got caught in the middle of) to the “rescuing” of salmonberry bushes for private gardens to talk of politics on the way home.

i think i’ve watched too many movies, though, because as we drove up gravel logging roads and trudged further into the forest, i quickly scanned my memory through all the interactions i’d had with this couple to make sure i hadn’t wronged them in any way because this sure seemed like the perfect location to “finish me off”. thankfully that was not their plan and we had a great time in one of their favorite places in the world. a place i probably never would have had the opportunity to discover on my own!

i learned so much about climbing on this little adventure of ours. i’m pretty sure that just talking about it has equipped me with the skills to be an expert climber like these two. but maybe i should test that theory out at an indoor gym first…just to make sure i’m right…

one thing i learned was that all the rocks have been named after the first person to clean them (remove all the moss, etc.) to prepare them for climbing. they also name the “problems” (the routes up the rock) after the first person to navigate their way up. all that to say, the rock below was named after the gentleman who is the subject of this session. he and a group of friends have put together a climbing guidebook for this area, so while we were there he was taking his own pictures of the rocks to include in their next publication.