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Emilee & Sat’s Riverside Palace Wedding

Emilee & Sat’s story starts with a simply beautiful engagement – Emilee was sitting down to put shoes on before going out with friends when their dog jumped in her lap (a regular occurrence). Unlike every other day, however, was that a ring was hanging around her neck! She looked up to see Sat walking down the hall towards her and the rest is history.

I absolutely love how gorgeous these two looked in Emilee’s gown and Sat’s traditional achkan – such a stunning pair! The wedding was complete with an amazing group of family and friends who had flown in from allover the world to celebrate with them, including Emilee’s 94 year old grandmother as an extra special addition.

The ceremony and reception were both held at Riverside Palace in Richmond, which also provided the food, DJ, and much of the decor for a stress free day for these two. Shari was along with the Blue Olive team to capture all the details of the day.

 

 

 

Avni & Joe’s 3 Day Wedding

The summer started out with a bang for Avni & Joe’s whirlwind 3 day wedding! Cecil Green, Coyote Creek, and even the Vancouver Public Library all played host to parts of their celebration. And of course, all the  beautiful colour! With so many different events it’s hard to choose what to share. Here are a few highlights –

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A huge shout out to the lovely Erin from Fuego Events for the gorgeous flowers & décor and pulling everything together, and to our good friends Kathy & Steph from Marliss Productions for being a blast to work with as always. This wedding also marked our 2009 welcome to Tamara who joined Reilly for our July – September weddings.

Cheers!

Susan & Raj’s Burnaby Village Museum Wedding

The Burnaby Village Museum was the perfect backdrop for Susan & Raj’s fall wedding.

Following the ceremony was a photo session for two at Canada Place – the perfect setting as it’s where Raj’s ship came in when he first came to Vancouver and where they met for the very first time. The sun was shining and the day was gorgeous…. it couldn’t have been more perfect!

Shouts out to Jeanie for second shooting. And, without further adieu, a few of our favorite shots!

Dee & Chris’ Mayfair Lakes Wedding

There is little that I love more than bright, bold colour – and Dee & Chris’ wedding at Mayfair Lakes had plenty to spare. From the outfits to the blue sky to the super fun car details of the reception – the day was full of colour!

The photo session took a cool twist with an abandoned building nearby that made for some great images. Love it!

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Hasna Mehndi, Pamper Me Pretty and Surdel Party Rentals were just a few of the vendors who came together, topped off by the cake maker – the Bride! Yup, Dee made her own (totally fantastic) cake! Tracey joined the team once again to second shoot.

I’m definitely looking forward to designing the album for this one! Chat soon, guys!

Cinnamon & Galib

Cinnamon & Galib were married last weekend! We joined them for 2 of the many days of festivities, capturing both the ceremony and lunch reception on Saturday and the let-down-and-party soiree at the Fairmont Airport on Sunday.

With essentially 2 weddings worth of images, where do I even start?!

Shoes – of course, with the shoes!

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Galib in his finest

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The Honour Guard during the ceremony
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It’s all in the details

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Portraits – just a few minutes away from the guests in the hotel

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Portrait of a Party

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Speeches!

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And, of course, the dancing!

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Cinnamon – that Grace Kelly look you were after? Couldn’t have pulled it off better. You were GORGEOUS!

Have a fantastic honeymoon, and congrats again! See you when you get back!!

Michelle & Charles

What can I say about these two?!

If I had to describe Michelle it would be Classic Elegance – she was simply radiant on her wedding day this past weekend. Charles was awestruck when he first laid eyes on her, and I caught him staring at her many times throughout the day. And, really, no wonder – look at her!

Their love for eachother was so obvious, and they complement eachother’s personalities so very well. Congratulations to you both! You are a perfect match

The Bride

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The Groom

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Together

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Moments before the ceremony

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It’s official! Signing the Ketubah

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Celebration! On top of the world dancing the Hora

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Agnes & Frankie

Agnes & Frankie were married on Saturday! They travelled to Vancouver from their home in Calgary for a whirlwind day of traditions, tea ceremonies, cruising back alleys with us, and amazing friends and family!

On the topic of tradition, here’s just one of many shots highlighting just how dedicated to getting to the bride these guys were. This is just a few of them belting out a love song at the top of their lungs at the early hour of 8:30 am!

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The Bride & Groom

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The Dress!

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The Bride

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And a dreamy veil shot to top off the set!

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Congrats guys! Happy honeymooning on your Alaskan cruise!!

Terry & Preeti

Last Sunday we hopped an early ferry over to the island for Terry & Preeti’s Hatley Castle wedding at Royal Roads University.

There is so much to say and yet words don’t seem to do it, so I’ll let the images do the talking. Needless to say, it was an AMAZING location to work in and we were so glad to be there with such a fantastic couple!

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And – the highlight of the set – a night shot of Terry & Preeti while their party goes on behind them

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