wine, hors d’oeuvres, fashion, prizes … all for a good cause!

i will be showing at the best wedding show in vancouver, and you can get in for FREE … courtesy of the cinderella project and dreamgroup, bring a clean and gently used bridesmaid dress to the brock house wedding show on sunday, october 18th, and you’ll receive complimentary access for one attendee *when a second ticket is purchased at the current ticket price.

tickets are $35 online, at $45 at the door. just click on this link and you’ll be ready to go (:

come on out to the best wedding show in vancouver!

sneaking a peek (deux) at lucie+wyman…married at the renaissance.

a sneak peek at a thoroughly elegant wedding, through and through. full blog post to follow soon!

sneaking a peek at michelle+brian’s…gettin married!

i promise a blog entry about these two cool cats real soon! but in the meantime, a lil somethin to tide you over (:

becky+shand…married in whistler!!

theirs was a journey that started with a white volvo and an entire month of august to cross canada. 3 passengers … 31 days … 9 provinces … 7862 kilometers … 692 dollars worth of gas, until he figured out that she was the one.

on august 15th, becky+shand united in the presence of their friends+family. their love of the mountains culminated in a celebration of love in whistler. just like their story, theirs was a wedding not to be forgotten.

bridal suite : the fairmont chateau whistler
bridal gown : the bridal gallery
bridesmaids : rw&co
makeup : erin kuervis
hair : andrea rathborne
flowers : senka florist
cake + cupcakes + catering : neal harkins, head chef of whistler conference center
decor : wild coast productions and mom
favors : mom

two of the most adorable flowergirl/ringboy sister/brother team ever! thank you for being so wonderful, g+n (:

mmmmmmm lollipops! (:

i love receptions that are children-friendly; they are the best to photograph!

it wouldn’t be a proper wedding without these fabulous little touches meant for the little people; becky’s background in early childhood education meant that there will be children at her reception. which meant that these little guests would be properly acknowledged. these little handprinted present bags were too delicious for me to not photograph!

i love the theme of her and shand’s wedding. so pretty (:

mmmm! mmmm! mmmm! a fine feast of everything!

i love these dancers! becky+shand’s family+friends really know how to shake it up!

congratulations, becky+shand! thank you so much for sharing your amazing day with me! may your road ahead be just as memorable as the one you were on when you met. have a great time in vegas, mr. and mrs.! (;

julia+peter…married at the rockwater resort!

i have been looking forward to this out-of-vancouver wedding for quite some time now. julia+peter lit up my studio as soon as they walked in for our first meet-n-chat, and the laughs have never stopped since. they made me LOL to the point of having to put down my camera during their lifestyle session here, and i knew that we would all have equally great a time on their wedding day at the rockwater secret cove resort on the sunshine coast.

amidst beautiful friends+family and spectacularly colorful details, they said their i-do’s, and then we totally rawked out their photo shoot!

hehe…this one’s for you, peter-don’t-touch-the-hair (;

the kids were simply adorable(ly colorful) (:

LOVE the back of her dress!

what an absolutely kick-ass day! you guys were amazing, julia+peter! i hope you have time to r+r and loving being the mr. and mrs!

alexa+aaron…married at the queen elizabeth park!!

OMG i am soooooo behind on blog posts! august has been a crazy month, and i’m just starting to resurface after all the weddings and image work in the studio. so without much further ado, here’s alexa+aaron’s wedding, held at queen elizabeth park in vancouver.

i just have to say that when i saw alexa’s GORGEOUS shoes, i said to her, “can i have 5 minutes alone with your shoes?” and made her mom laugh out loud. i like to think that i have that kind of effect on people. make them laugh, that is (; …but look! aren’t these amazing? i mean … absolutely positively LICKable. i LOVE my f-tradition brides!

see? … LICKable gorgeous!

speaking of brides…isn’t she just stunning?

aaron’s pretty hot, himself (: here’s an awesome shot, by the ever-fabulous tracey heppner, who wore the STUDIOjeanie hat for the day!

love the kilt! love the slight tilt of his head. love the blue wall … love the everything!

…sigh…the lovely couple. LOVing the flare!

mmmmm! yummy colorful details! a photographer’s and candy-lover’s paradise!

it was a glorious sky that night. full on rain … full on red sunset. we simply had to capitalize on mother nature’s gorgeousness!

sending off the two amazing lovebirds with a capture of their rings!

thank you so much for sharing your amazing day with me, alexa+aaron! you’re both so absolutely FABULOUS! i wish you all the love in the world!

debbie+paul…married at the villa amato ballroom!!

a gorgeous sunny day graced debbie+paul’s wedding in the middle of july. amidst chattering portuguese family, fourteen bustling bridesmaids and groomsmen, this huge family affair filled the air with much joy, laughter and love. here are a few details to share …

ceremony : our lady of fatima portuguese parish
reception : the villa mato reception hall
hair and makeup : blo and nadia albano
gown : enzoani blue from lisa’s bridal salon
bridesmaids’ dresses : made by lily
shoes and purse : aldo
flowers : enchanted florist

congratulations, debbie+paul! may you have many many more years of love, happiness and laughter!

nat+sat…married at the stanley park pavilion!!

nat+sat got married at the stanley park pavilion on one of vancouver’s hottest summer days to date. the coolest thing about their wedding is that nat is my first non-traditional wedding gown bride, and i love her to pieces for it! together with sat, she took all the traditions and added their own little twist, with help from an amazing group of vendors, wonderfully orchestrated by the fabulous samantha berry of dreamgroup productions ::sigh:: simply put? a fabulous day.

gown : designed and created by maryanne mathias
jewelry : gift from sat’s mother
hair and makeup : lips of an angel
ceremony+reception venue : stanley park pavilion
flowers : halfyard designs
cake : stanley park pavilion

nat+sat planned for a first look before their ceremony.

i think that sat was pretty wowed by nat’s entrance … don’t you? (;

they’re both SO adorable (:

and now … this way to nat+sat’s ceremony!

nat walking down the aisle with her dad … looking absolutely drop dead gorgeous.

nat+sat not only married each other, but their cultural backgrounds as well. after the civil ceremony, the indian ceremony ensued.

the cake and cupcakes were made by stanley park pavilion … and had the coolest replica of the taj mahal as the top centerpiece. SO cool and SO magical.

amidst laughs, sat stood up with a handwritten poem for nat. it started kind of like this …

“i made it through the wilderness.
somehow i made it through.
didn’t know how lost i was until i met you…”

oh, what a lovely lovely day, nat+sat! thank you so very much for both of your fun-loving spirits! congratulations!

leanne+sean…married at kirkland house!!

oh, another GORGEOUS sunny day!!! this time, i’ve trekked out to ladner to the beautifully restored kirkland house for leanne+sean’s sunday wedding! along for the g’times and giggles is tracey from tracey heppner photography … thanks for being awesome, trace! there were so many wonderful vendors preparing for this wedding … oh where do i start?

pulling it all seamlessly together was samantha berry of dreamgroup productions
beautiful flowers created by denise of halfyard designs
gorgeous gown from bisou bridal
hair and makeup by the lovely melissa of lips of an angel
photo booth fun with angela at photo booth vancouver

and without further ado, i’ll let the images tell the story of their beautiful day.

thank you for inviting me along, leanne+sean! congratulations on you both plus skyler (:  … here’s to many many years of happiness together!

kristin+rich…married van dusen gardens!!

on the day of american independence commemoration, kristin+rich celebrated their commitment to each other amidst very close-knitted family and friends. their day began at heron lake in the van dusen gardens, and carried on to the shaughnessy restaurant which boasts amazing cuisine! (i had the salmon, it was DELISH) (: here are some other details of their wedding day …

makeup : hayley miller
hair : clementine for hair
gown designer : pronovias
groom’s attire : hugo boss
bridesmaid dresses : frocks modern bridesmaids
invitations : wintons social stationery
flowers : the flower factory
cake : cupcakes
 

i love it when a bride chooses non-traditional colors for anything! … check out these sweet sweet shoes! mmmMMMM!!

as gorgeous kristin enters into our view on her dad’s arm, rich’s small and shy smile spoke volumes of his love for her.

i took the bridal party to a nearby elementary school to have some fun on the swings! the boys and girls didn’t need extra prompting when asked to pump as high as they could! you guys were GREAT!

the school has the cutest lil red fire truck to play in!

check out their cool cufflinks! rich and his brother’s were tiny compasses! VERY COOL (:

this wedding wouldn’t be complete without cuban cigars (;

the bridal party hanging out while kristin spun around a few times for me in front of the white wall. aren’t they all just so adorable?

a lil flare and vignetting for an awesome bridal portrait. loving the long shadows!

… and then it’s back at van dusen gardens’ shaughnessy restaurant where cool details like hand printed cards on favor boxes greeted me. simple, yet very very effective.

a gorgeous cake made by cupcakes, who also did not disappoint by presenting actual cupcakes for the dessert part of the evening.

it was an evening filled with much joy and laughter …

… followed by a very sweet dance by the married couple, who showed some very sleek dance moves.

congratulations, kristin+rich! you two are simply great together, and i felt very lucky to have been able to capture the memorable moments of your wedding day! have tons of fun backpacking through europe, and i’ll catch up with the both of you when you’re back from your adventure! xx