Monthly Archives: August 2008

marza+cary | pitlochery scotland

my special trip of the year was to fly to edinburgh, scotland to photograph the wedding of cary+marza! with bated breath, friends and family watched as the two lovebirds (finally) tied the knot. the details in this wedding…oh, where do i start? … hmm, let’s start with rings…

and while we’re on the topic of jewelry, marza had on a unique necklace that was handmade by a local artist in scotland…stunning, isn’t it?

and then there was the celebration of cary’s childhood obsession love for lego…not only was the cake placed on top of a lego castle, handbuilt by cary…

…each table at the reception hall had a box of lego for guests to have fun with! of course, the kids went nuts…

other traditional elements were to be expected…what’s a scottish wedding without kilts?

the ringbearer in the kilt image had a special task…he was to hand deliver the rings to each and every guest, so that they could individually bless the rings with their love and good wishes, setting the start to a beautiful beginning of wedded bliss between cary+marza.

…the rings they hold in both of their hands as their bridal party solemnized their vows with ribbons tied around their hands.

but i think that no other hands in the courtyard that day were more tightly clenched in anticipation than cary’s…

…ah, tension releases with a good party! scottish weddings are never complete without bagpipes and kicking kilts!

…congratulations, cary+marza!

edinburgh madness!

i spent a night wandering around edinburgh, in the midst of festival madness … it was a wonderful jaunt down memory lane! a few images to spare; i needed to get out of the madness, one night was enough for me!

…under the watchful eye of sir walter scott, the festivities are always full of ethnic diversity … the korean shamans …

.. after providing a full day’s entertainment to the bottomless pit of an ever-wanting crowd, a fringe festival street performer quietly contemplates his next move …

… the stone guardians of the church probably had the best view for some of the shows in front of their church.

heading to edinburgh for the august festivals? don’t forget your festival kit! 😉


(gawd only knows what’s in their kit! this much i know, my kit’ll have a good dose of get-out-of-edinburgh!)

which i did … this one’s for you, trace! xx

michelle+cj…bridal shoot in vancouver!!

who would have thought that i would be shooting bridal portraits for my little cousin cj? …not so little anymore! 🙂 at 6’4″, he towers over most people, especially his sweetheart, beautifully petite michelle, but regardless of their height differences, these two are a match made in heaven. i had the privilege of photographing their bridal shoot held in various locations throughout gastown; it was such a blast! here’s one of the images to savour…more will follow after i whisk them away to whistler for a winsomely whimsical while!