Ben and Angela chose Kirin Seafood Restaurant in Richmond as the reception venue for their wedding earlier this month. Their day was a whirlwind of tea ceremonies, outfit changes, and family and friends.
Iona beach (complete with a visit by the authorities) and the Granville St. bridge served as the perfect locations for photos that day
Here are the highlights!
Thanks goes to Jeanie for second shooting! Congrats, Ben & Ange, we’ll be in touch soon!
We were very excited to work at Cecil Green Park House at UBC, and the occasion did not disappoint. The day was what we like to call Wedding Perfect - cloudy enough that it’s easy on the eyes and for dynamic skies in photos, but nice enough that everyone is comfortable outside. Just right.
In a couple words, I would describe their wedding as simply elegant. From the decor and flowers to the hint of colour and of course Rachel herself, everything flowed together easily. Simply perfect.
In our typical less words - more pictures style, on with the photos!
The girls getting ready
Rachel before the ceremony
Getting married!
Rachel & Alf
Lots of great details - The Rings!
The guest placecards were hanging in the branches when they arrived. Simple, yet elegant
The centerpieces
Cake!
And another view of the cake - with 3 of the cutest imaginable kids eyeing it up!
The Reception
And the shot to end off the set - Cecil Green and the guests as they mingle the night away
Congrats to you both! You make a gorgeous couple, and had a truly beautiful wedding. Chat soon!!
And, of course, to give heaps of credit where credit is due the team came together with another gorgeous wedding cake by Paula from Aeyra Cakes, coordination and planning by Alicia from Dreamgroup Productions, floral and decor by Halfyard Designs, invites by the fabulous ladies over at Blue Skies and Daisies, and Jeanie put on the Blue Olive hat to second shoot. Amazing work all of you!
Originally from Vancouver, Brooke and Russ have been living in New Zealand for the past few years. We’ve been chatting with them for almost a year and a half as they planned their wedding from afar, and were super excited to finally meet when they flew to Vancouver in the days before the wedding!
I think one of the coolest things for them was that it really wasn’t just a wedding, but also a reunion - living on opposite ends of the globe it becomes a rare treat to spend time with closest friends and family. They had a close knit group of people there to celebrate with them, and no one wasted any time in starting the party. What a blast!
Detail, details. Kudos to Paula at Aeyra Cakes for yet another gorgeous cake as well as the folks at ko-’ket design and Eleni Floral for their share of these details
The Ceremony - I love Brew Creek Lodge, it’s such a great venue and this is just one shot that shows how gorgeous it is
The Bride & Groom
This reception shot pretty much sums it up
And - the party! Oh, the dancing. I couldn’t pick just one…
CONGRATS again to you both! Hope you are well back in New Zealand, and that your Tahiti honeymoon was fabulous.
Thanks as well goes out to Jeanie for doing a stellar job second shooting!
Cheers!
So long for now, Cuba, this one’s a wrap!
Philip and Megan tied the knot at the end of May at the Royal Hideaway Ensenachos near Santa Clara, Cuba. They laughed, they partied, they got hitched. Their family and friends were a blast, and the wedding will be one to remember!
So many photos… it’s always hard to pick just a few to really sum it all up. This will be a little images heavy, but we couldn’t decide which we liked more!
First things first… touring the resort for the engagement session
The wedding day - the dress. Love this angle!
The Bride Megan looking serene
The ceremony on the beach was breathtaking. Simple, yet so gorgeous. I loved all the white cloth as it blew in the wind
The Bride and Groom
Two favs from the reception
And, of course, in Blue-Olive-Does-Cuba style, the trash the dress! Done early in the morning before everyone boarded a plane to go home, this will be one send off to remember!
CONGRATS, CONGRATS! So, next year, same time, same place you two?! Talk about the perfect anniversary destination. We can’t wait for you to see the rest of the images, and hope life back in Calgary is treating you well. Props as well to Josh for donning the Blue Olive hat and second shooting in the land of sun and surf.
Cheers!
Two down one to go… Kat and Mark’s wedding was our second of three in Cuba!
Also at the Iberostar Varadero, Kat and Mark had the same location as Liz & Brad but that’s where the similarities ended. I love being able to highlight the unique personalities of everyone we photograph. These two and their crew were quite the crowd - so much energy! My favourite shots are definitely the group trashing session in the ocean - HOT!
Kat and Mark’s week started with a group tour to Havana with a few engagement shots captured along the way
The Wedding Day - The Aisle
The Newlyweds
The Guys and Gals
Shoes!
Reception
First Dance
And my favourite shots of all - the Trash the Dress session featuring the entire bridal party! Just look at those clouds… WOW
I know you guys are missing Cuba now that you’re back in Toronto, but hopefully this sneak peak takes ya back!
CONGRATS again, we’ll be in touch soon!!
Pat and John were married at the beginning of the month at Hycroft Manor (The University Women’s Club). Hycroft is probably my most favourite wedding location here in Vancouver… the architecture is stunning, and I love that there are so many rooms and places both indoors and out for guests to mingle in and wander through. Love it!
Highlights of the day started with the gorgeous red gown and extended right to the individual cakes for each table of guests. I decided to pull together a bunch of photos to give just a taste of the day through our eyes!
Congrats again to you both!
We met up with Vicky & Dave over the weekend for their engagement photos. We completely lucked out with spectacular skies! We chased the sun around for a while and captured some great stuff with the city lit behind them in addition to hitting the beach and a couple urban spots. Love it!
Some of my fav images were for a project for the wedding, but I’m keeping those ones hush hush so the guests will be the first to see them. I’ll share those after the wedding in June 
Take care, guys! Chat soon!
Tara and Ian are busy making plans for their destination wedding, and they got in touch with us to capture some engagement images in the process!
Tara and Ian are both so much fun - I love how playful they are together!
My favourite images were those with the car. As we are all VW fans we got along famously, and the car just couldn’t be left out.
Of course, Reilly also took the opportunity to climb something, so I’ll share yet another Reilly-climbing-things-to-get-the-shot pic!
And what a great shot from that angle!
And my fav car shot - this one taken from the much more stable ground!
Wow.
You know, we go to a lot of weddings and we’ve seen countless different venues and types of celebrations. And sometimes, things really just click for us. This was one of those times.
We were married 7 years ago (as of last week! weu!) and I can absolutely say that if we were to do it all over again right now, this would be the exact way to do it.
Small, destination wedding. Not very far away though - Tofino/Ucleulet is so very close and yet feels like it’s worlds away. A big house to hold the wedding and reception as well as to provide accomodations for a sizeable group of friends and family. Beach and rocks and waves and trees. Amazing food served all night long. Mingling. Drinking. Gorgeous details and decor. And most importantly, an incredible group of family and friends to share it with.
The Dress and the View from the master bedroom
The rings on the pages of the Prophet - later to be used as the source of a ceremony reading
My favourite ceremony shot. Deanna hugging her father after they’ve walked down the aisle
Some of the amazing food, flowers, and other details
The Bride
The Groom
Together
The View
The Cake
Congratulations again to you both, from the bottom of our hearts. It was such an honour to be there to celebrate with you!
Kudos to Camilla at Crabapple Floral in Tofino who blows me away each time we do a wedding in Tofino or Ucleulet with her gorgeous work, and to our friends Albertine & Brina from Blue Skies and Daisies who did their magic with invites and website goodies here as well. It was great to see you both! Here’s one final shot of the Blue Skies clan!
What a perfect day for a perfect couple!
To start - a shot of the dress and ultra long veil
Just one highlight from the ceremony, although I could do an entire post of just that. Held at Ryerson United, Joey’s dad officiated a beautiful ceremony culminating in some heartfelt words delivered to each set of parents before they were officially announced. I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house!
Even before that though, Joey is a musician, and he surprised Rebecca by playing his guitar and singing to her as she walked down the aisle. Swoon!
Hot Hot Hot
The lengthy veil and the clouds at Iona Beach
The happy couple
And two amazing group shots! Rebecca & Joey had let us know they wanted to do some very epic group shots of their huge bridal party, so we made a plan and delivered these two shots. Either would be great up on the wall! I love the first one as an extended panoramic and the casual nature of the scene. The second, I adore the girls and how they are posed together. Stunning!
For our upcoming clients if you want to take some extra time to capture similar dramatic group shots, let us know. We have many ideas!
And, finally, a few shots of the many heartfelt toasts and speaches delivered at the reception at Fisherman’s Terrace!
Congrats Congrats!
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