Michelle & Marten will be bringing in 2008 with a bang - their Hotel Vancouver wedding is on December 31st! We got together today for what turned out to be AMAZING weather for a couple of hours in Lighthouse park.
Here are a few of our favourite images so far!
Yan and Darian are getting married on Christmas Eve at the Fairmont Waterfront - and we are looking forward to one heck of a great wedding! We met up with them yesterday at their Yaletown apartment for some photos before walking around the library with some great late day sun.
The family shot - Yan, Darian, and Maurice!
The Library
And a sweet shot of the two of them!
Jen and Neil are getting married in March in Tofino - our very favourite place to shoot. Yesterday we headed out to Granville Island for their engagement shots. If their session yesterday was any indication, we cannot WAIT for their wedding, it’s going to be a tonne of fun and yield some stellar images!
The Girl
And the Other Girl - Sasha
Together
The Family
And my favourite shot of the day!
Can’t wait to share the rest! It was great to see you both
Renee & Rob are getting married in September at Hycroft - an elegant gala in the plans that we are eagerly looking forward to!
On Monday we got together for a wander through Chinatown to enjoy some treats from one of the Chinese bakeries and to wander through Dr. Sun Yat Sen gardens to enjoy the sunshine and - well, for me - to visit the turtles. I could sit and watch those turtles for HOURS.
Here are a couple of our shots so far - with two, of course, focussing on that great red wall!
Stacy & James are getting married in Dallas but were recently up in Vancouver and wanted to get together for some engagement photos! After chasing the geese all over Stanley Park for a photo we headed to Yaletown for a few city shots. Kudos to Erin over at Fuego Events for hooking us up.
Later this month we’ll be heading to the top of the world - well, the top of Grouse Mountain anyway - to celebrate the marriage of Alexa & Gary! I can’t wait to join them for a mountain top view of Vancouver as they tie the knot.
We headed out to Stanley Park for their engagement photos. Here are a couple of our favs!
I love doing engagement sessions because they give us a chance to get to know our couples and to see them through our lens before the big day. For some people, it’s also an opportunity to work out any in-front-of-the-camera nerves and uneasiness in such a relaxed setting.
For some people… just not these two! From the first frame we captured this evening through to the end, Shawn & Eri photographed like models! It was so easy to see just how much in love they are and that came through crystal clear in the images. There are so many amazing shots! We had great evening light and Reilly and I just ate it up!
Normally I only post a couple from each engagement session, but tonight I just can’t decide. So, here are my 7 favourites so far -
On Friday night we headed over to the Media Club for some engagement photos of Michelle & Charles! They originally met the night of a show there, so it was only fitting that they headed back to where it all began.
The first shot features my brand new scooter! Isn’t she pretty? Michelle & Charles look pretty hot, too 
Hanging out at the back
And finally, together at the bar
We’re really looking forward to their wedding next month, on the very best day of the year - our anniversary! I love that we get to witness their vows on the same day that we’ll be remembering our own. A perfect way to spend our anniversary afternoon!
I know I’m not supposed to play favourites, but we’re talking old school 50’s style rock and roll wedding here! Eeeeeeeee! The details alone are going to make up an entire blog post - I can see it now
Their invites were done on records. RECORDS! Let me show you -
We headed out for an ULTRA SECRET SNEAKY ENGAGEMENT SHOOT yesterday, so you’ll have to wait until after the wedding to see the goods. Here’s a cute shot of them when we stopped for dinner, though -
Oh, and an old school polaroid, too, for good measure
More to come, the minute I can share! End of August!
We include an engagement session with every wedding package because we love the opportunity they afford us to spend time with and to get to know our clients before each wedding! We choose locations that are relevant and meaningful to people, and we literally laugh and play for the entire time. Being on the other side of a camera is SUPPOSED to be fun, and that’s what we strive to do!
We’ve done an absolute pile of sessions lately and so this is one massive post to share something from each one. Terry & Preeti are getting married in Victoria next month, and we chose the site of their first date as the start of their engagement session. Between the Alibi Room and then a mini road trip up to the Cleveland Dam for the mountains and skies, these images were a tonne of fun to create. Their personalities truly shone through in each image we captured!
Wes & Sandy will be getting married next month and had one request for their engagement session - fields. Well, where else to find photo worthy fields but out past Mission? They were game so they hopped in our car and we headed out for a road trip photo session! Our amazing skies graced us once more for these images - they truly are spectacular. Thanks, guys, for trusting us that the perfect spot was just over another hill! We are looking forward to seeing you again next month.
Rob & Jill were featured just a few days ago for their Sooke Harbour House wedding. We headed out a few weeks ago for their engagement session along the seawall and at the beach, both places they’ve enjoyed spending time at. It was great to get to know them more before their wedding, and to get some great images at the same time.
Sahar & Chris were also featured this week for their wedding on Saturday. A few weeks ago we took photos near their new home by UBC as they are right across the street from Pacific Spirit Park. I loved that we could walk out their door and right into the park, which is the perfect way to escape when needed! They look so happy together!
Jose & Kristin were married earlier this month as well and we headed out to Iona Park with them for something different. The park is so wonderful - quiet and secluded, and yet full of amazing photo opportunities! We almost had a disaster as we got back to the cars and realized a set of keys was missing, but despite how big the park was we found them right away, so we all did get to go home after all
Deanna & Jimmy are getting married in Ucluelet in September! Jimmy works in the skateboarding industry, so a skate park was the perfect start to their engagement session. Rumour has it that their wedding venue was also chosen based on its proximity to the local skate park, so even though it’s a couple months away we are really excited about those getting ready photos with the guys! (unlike the gals who are busy with hair and makeup all morning, the guys tend to do anything but get ready 
Cheryl & Corey will be getting married this weekend. They travelled from their home in San Francisco recently for their engagement session with us here in Gastown. We had a lot of fun playing with the architecture, and ensured that their pictures reflect a little piece of Vancouver now that they live so far away and miss the city!
And, finally, Rebecca & Joey will be getting married later this summer and we were able to hook up with them this week. Joey lives in San Diego and doesn’t come to Vancouver often, so we enjoyed finally getting to meet him. These guys were a blast! We had a lot of fun and are definitely looking forward to seeing them again for the wedding!
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