Kendra + Michael = Engaged!

Had a blast shooting Kendra and Michael a couple weeks back! We went to my favourite place to do any sort of photos…. GASTOWN! I really can’t pick a favourite from all of these. I’m gonna have a blast shooting their wedding this weekend!

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Love the cute expression Kendra has on her face.

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So mid way through the whole session, I found out these guys didn’t know what an eskimo kiss was!!! They got the hang of it quite fast.:D

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Loving the look Kendra is giving Michael here!

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June 1, 2010 - 6:12 am

Brandon - Great shots on the stairs! Fun session.

June 2, 2010 - 11:37 am

Jerrell - Nice engagement session. You can tell that they really love each other. You can just feel the love through the images. Great job!

July 7, 2010 - 4:39 am

Xanthe Roxburgh - Beautiful shots. All the muted tones of the location are great with his red hair. Lovely set!

July 17, 2010 - 11:22 am

CL Steele - What a cute, super fun couple! I love all the angles and textures you brought into these images. Great work.

July 23, 2010 - 10:48 am

Jason Ho - Nice shots :P Definitely got to love Gas town with its character. Looked like they had a blast!

Angelina + Dave = Married!

We had a blast shooting Angelina and Dave’s wedding! I don’t think it could have gone any better. I was so excited to capture my first RCMP wedding with the red surge. It was quite cool to see how the whole uniform came together. The black and white theme worked perfectly to highlight who the stars were! And they really needed it with the sheer size of their wedding. A large wedding party and huge guest list!

Here my favourite one from the day!

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Cleaned, press and ready to go. And boots double, no wait triple shined to the max!

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Here is Angelina’s Dad preparing for his speech at the ceremony. He was so nervous, just pacing around going over his lines.

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All the ladies here waiting to help.

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Love the look Angelina’s sister gave when she was almost ready!

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Looking great! Just some final touches. Dad still quite nervous!

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Quick couple of shots with mom and dad.

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Some bridals of Angelina! So beautiful!

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Now on to the ceremony with more mounties!

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Love this moment between Angelina and her dad. Oh and also check out the ring bearer! So cute!

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Their first kiss EVER! Awesome!

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Sweet little moment just after the kiss.

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So we headed off for some pics. Remember the oh-so-cute ring bearer? He was so happy when I put the mountie hat on him.

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One with the guys. Love the mandarin collar suits the groomsmen were wearing. Very classy look. Rocking the sunglasses too (one of them were mine, guess which one)!

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Love this one with everyone just having a good time!

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Amazing! Almost 500 guest in this space!

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For their reception, they wanted to showcase all the different types foods they love with a station from each country. So, instead of a traditional wedding cake, they had a Scandinavian wedding cake!

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Speech from one of Angelina’s sisters! We got her brother David on the right filming everything!

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There was quite a bit of entertainment that night. This was a surprise comedy act from one of their family friends. Was one of the funniest things and the guests loved it. Here’s Krista getting her ring checked out with David having a laugh. They’re getting married in June so I can’t wait to shoot that!

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Parents & all enjoying the show!

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Dave’s groomsmen produced a short movie that was quite good too!

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And lastly, a dance performance by the girls that Angelina teaches! Cool!

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And to cap it off, all the girls fighting for the bouquet!

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Thank you guys for the opportunity to shoot your wedding! I had a great time!

June 26, 2010 - 1:44 pm

Neeva - Stunning images!Love all the color!

July 26, 2010 - 9:42 am

Sunny - Love the color and expressions in all these images, the bride and groom look absolutely stunning. My favorite images are the ones of the bride and groom getting ready, they are both laughing and enjoying their respective company, the images look stunning and the couples pictures are exquisite. I am sure your clients are very happy!

Florida + Mexico = Vacation for me!

Okay I finally got around posting these! This was wayyy back in September when I got a chance to sneak out of Vancouver. Me and Rita flew out to Florida and took a 7-day cruise to the Caribbean. I’m kinda hooked on cruising now as it’s so relaxing and worry free. You get to see so many different places, it was just an awesome way to travel. I’ve concluded that if you want to eat a lot (but gain 10 pounds), get a deep tan, get sun burned, and not do much, this is the way to do it!

The Sun here is amazing and so very different from Vancouver. I got a nice tan the first day I was there, much more than maybe a week out in Vancouver! Anyways, on with the photos…

Here’s our boat! Our home for the next 7 days!

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We found this place that had a good snorkeling spot and was actually quite quiet. We almost had the whole place to ourselves!

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My weak attempt at a Corona ad.:)

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Here the view! Love the clear water. And the clouds here are beautiful.

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Beef tacos…… in Mexico! Awesome, these were great.

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They had these hammocks setup around the place and I couldn’t resist.

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Rita took a turn too!

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I was reluctant to have this photo taken with the off chance I would look like an ass….

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We took an excursion to see the ancient Mayan ruins! Was super cool!

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On one of the ports, we just took it easy and headed out to the beach.

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Here’s Rita testing out the waters!

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I loved this one! The two you see is our new friends from our cruise. They made perfect models. This looks like it should be in a travel magazine!

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Love this one too. I will have the revisit here again sometime in the future!

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With the cruise over, we still have a couple days left in Florida. We decided to head to Daytona Beach. But frankly, there wasn’t much to see there. But it was quite cool because you can drive ON the beach! Yes that’s exciting!

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I did find out it was sea turtle nesting season. We were hoping to catch some of the baby turtles surging for the water after being hatched.

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But no such luck. So disappointed! But we did catch a amazing sunset on the beach!

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July 17, 2010 - 11:27 am

CL Steele - Now that looks like an AMAZING vacation for you! You sure get tired from working so hard throughout the year, for sure. Hopefully Chris and I will be able to take a trip like this one year! We’ve been together 11 1/2 years (not married yet) haha! No VACATIONS! Say…what!? Happy for you, well deserved! AMAZING images!

Eleasha + Michael = Engagement

Eleasha and Michael contacted me and were looking for some fun shots of them being them! They are both from Fort St. John, BC and decided to come in to the city for a bit of fun. They are getting married in Vegas very soon so they wanted something a bit different. We came up with an idea to go to a retro diner for some photos! We got some milkshakes, fries and the works!
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Love the decor they had up at the place. They really loved this one with the bright walls.

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We then took a quick drive and headed to the Marine Building on Burrard. It had this awesome front entrance from the Art Deco movement. I found out Michael was a big Smallville fan. And it turns out that this building is the Daily Planet building they use in Smallville! So very cool! They just need stab that globe on top and it’s perfect!

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Jacklyn + Alex = Married!

Oh joy! The day has finally come for Jacklyn and Alex! I was so looking forward to this wedding and we had such a great time! The whole week before, we were seeing rain everyday, but on this lone Saturday, it stopped! YES! I’ve actually been very lucky with getting fair weather with my weddings and I thought it would end with this wedding. Nope not this one! I probably just jinxed myself and will get torrential rain next wedding. Nah. Anyways, we got started with Jacklyn getting all prettied up for Alex! They got a quite a nice room at the Hilton and that’s where things began.

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Jacklyn had these awesome shoes and I absolutely loved it! I probably took a million of them just in case I don’t see them again. Here’s a couple of my fav!

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She also had this veil that had some nice details on it. Love the softness of this.

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Here’s mom helping with the mermaid style dress that looked awesome!

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Everything looks perfect. Mom approved!

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The girls getting a first look and a little breather before the ceremony.

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Can’t forget a couple shots with mom and dad. Mom looks so happy!

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On to the ceremony…

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Here’s Alex having a good talk with his Dad.

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Now walking down with his dad, step dad, and mom.

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Jacklyn was so happy to see Alex for the first time!

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Love moments like these with all the parents together.

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They look so cute together, especially with the extra veil that looks like a hoody.

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What a good looking group! Loving it!

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And the lovely ladies…

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and having a laugh!

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Ohh more shoes… seriously, I don’t have a foot fetish.

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I promised Alex I wouldn’t post this, but I lied. It was too good to pass up. At least I made it up with the second shot.

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And when you don’t have cigars and want to look cool…what do you use? Granola bars! That’s right. This cracked me up so hard, I don’t know how they kept a straight face.

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Alright, finally a proper one!

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We were running late, so we headed back to the hotel. But when we got there, it turns out we had a bit more time, so we squeezed in a couple more in the hotel.

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Jacklyn’s brother made them an awesome slideshow and it got everyone in tears and laughter.

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Yes..even Alex was feeling it.

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Ooo those looks familiar… wonder who took those. hehe

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What troopers… they didn’t get the cake they ordered, but was still super happy cutting it.

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Bouquet toss time!

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Caught it right in the air!

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Uh-oh… garter toss…

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Alex was great, he did not cheat using his hands ONCE! Bravo!

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Love this mother and daughter dance… while holding a camera!

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And we got tons more dancing at this wedding… the night is not over!

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The only time I was able to catch Alex dancing…if you can even call it that.

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Jacklyn ending things off with a bang!

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And Alex stands on the sidelines and watches.

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Thanks for the great day you two and congrats again!

Claire + Robert = Married!

Claire and Robert are MARRIED! Out of all the winter days we had in Vancouver, we got the most perfect one! Sky is clear, fog is gone, no snow, no slush! Yay! I had such an awesome day with Claire and Robert. They are the most fantastic people to work with! Did I mention that they are tall? Especially Robert who towers over me. I lost count how many things i’ve climbed that day to get a good perspective/angle of them. But it was all fun though. Ceremony and reception was at Brix Restaurant. We also did a “First Look” which I would totally recommend to everyone as it really helps with the logistics of the day!

Vanessa second shot for me throughout the day and she did a fabulous job with the guys getting ready!

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What’s Canada’s favourite pastime? HOCKEY! It’s Hockey Day in Vancouver… dun dun dun…..(ignore me if you don’t know what I’m talking about)

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He shoots and scores!

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Okay on to the real stuff…

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Buff that shine out!

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Now, back to the girl’s getting ready.

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Room service! This looked so good! I was eyeing that last piece of pizza left, but no such luck for me. I was starving!

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Love these shoes, they were a million inches high! Say good bye to your feet Claire!

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Apparently, she is much smarter than that. She got these cute white ones for walking around. Love these too!

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Here is Claire’s mom’s muff from a long long time ago which we used for some photos! Everyone got a kick out of it when Claire explained this.:D

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Here’s mom and dad helping out with the dress.

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The only way to put on the garter is to prop up your leg onto the couch! Yes! Love that Claire!

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Claire walking from the Hotel to find Robert! First look time.

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Here we go! I was smiling ear to ear behind the camera right about……. NOW!

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So happy! Don’t mess up the makeup!

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Claire being Claire!

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Awesome wedding party! No one complained about the cold! Even when I took all the scarves and wrapped them around myself!

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What are these girls laughing at? Me? Oh wait, it’s just the boys….

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Let’s get warm!

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We’re now at Brix. Sun has set and it’s all dark now. Love the warm ambience here!

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The chandelier was so nice, just had to give it a bit of love!

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Moments before walking down the aisle.

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Great toast by David!

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Formals were so fun! We got into doing some fun stuff even with the parents!

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I got into the action too! Thanks Vanessa for taking this!

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Here’s the guest signature frame I did for the reception and also the engagement book on the right.

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Snacks and appy’s served all around. These were really yummy!

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One final one before the march in!

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You can see David waving in the window! HI!

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You know your speech is good when you get tears of laughter.

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One of Claire’s bestest friend!

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We got some crazy dancing afterwards! The dance floor was busssy!

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What’s better than a dancing bride? I jumping bride! JUMP JUMP JUMP! (Oh and I love a battle worn dress)

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It’s all filled up! I’m so happy!

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Congrats again Mr. and Mrs. McVeigh!

January 8, 2010 - 12:29 am

Vanessa Ng - I’m so excited to finally see the whole story!! You’ve been a busy busy bee over there even while you are on vacation. Amazing work as always, loved Robert & Claire’s wedding <3

January 8, 2010 - 10:50 am

Kayci Gough - A-M-A-Z-I-N-G photos!!! What a beautiful wedding!!! The lighting in your photos is gorgeous!!!! Love them all!!

January 9, 2010 - 12:46 am

Rita Leung - Love the pics! Great job! Can really see the love between Claire and Robert through the photographs :)

January 10, 2010 - 7:51 am

Joe - The photos of their first glance are wonderful!

January 12, 2010 - 6:27 pm

Robert McVeigh - The quality of the pictures that you have published have allowed me to re-live the day each time that I look at the pictures.
Thank You very much for doing such an amazing job, both Derek and Vanessa.

January 18, 2010 - 5:35 pm

Sandi - Wow…great job telling the story of this wedding through some amazing pictures! Nicely done!

January 19, 2010 - 3:54 pm

Noah - I love the shot in the limo with the sparkling glasses. A great shot. Some great emotion in the other images, and nice coverage of the details too.

January 21, 2010 - 7:52 pm

Tim Wild - Wow, beautiful images, and so many of them! I love that you captured all the little details :)

January 23, 2010 - 7:34 pm

Martha H - Gorgeous wedding photos! First looks are always a great idea and so emotional — love them!

January 26, 2010 - 1:18 pm

Nicholas Bombich - great work. i love this wedding set. keep it up

January 28, 2010 - 1:33 pm

Boundless Photos - Blimey thats a lot of shots to blog but awesome to be able to see the whole day like that and super shots they are too!

February 1, 2010 - 5:58 pm

Kirk Mastin - Wow! What a great wedding. Your really captured the spirit of the day from start to finish.

February 1, 2010 - 10:51 pm

Charlotte Geary in Colorado Springs - I love the photo with the sparkling glasses in the limo!!

February 3, 2010 - 10:50 am

Scott Allan - Very nice… fun, energized, and complete. I really enjoyed your detail images.

February 6, 2010 - 7:45 pm

Ted Johns - That is quite a blog post! So many photos! But when you’ve got so many gems, why not? Loved all of them.

February 9, 2010 - 11:02 am

Brandon - You really told their story well…great set!

February 26, 2010 - 9:31 am

Katy Gray - I love the first look set! Beautiful images and wonderful job telling their story.

February 26, 2010 - 12:52 pm

James Brown - Very lovely work, as always! Well done :)

March 21, 2010 - 7:00 pm

Michael Caswell - Love that first look shot with them hugging and the people watching in the background!

March 22, 2010 - 11:40 am

Renee Cobb - Lots of fun bridal party photos!

March 28, 2010 - 6:58 am

Brandon - Great coverage! Awesome work telling their story. I love your work at their reception.

April 5, 2010 - 7:55 am

Philip Hawkins - What a fun set of wedding photographs. I loved the shot of the guys standing there looking so cool right after they’ve been swinging around the lampost lol.

May 4, 2010 - 5:44 pm

Nicole - You captured this wedding with beautiful images that told the whole story..really impressed!

Jacklyn + Alex = Enagagement

Looking back at Jacklyn and Alex they share many similarities to me and Rita. I first met J+A in Richmond when they were planning their wedding. During the meeting we both thought each other looked very familiar. It turns out that we all went to the same highschool, RHS! GO COLTS! In fact, that is where Jacklyn and Alex met each other and started dating 8 years ago. Around the same time that me and Rita started dating too! In fact, they live just one street away from Rita! How amazing is that?

They just had their wedding recently at the Hilton! That’s coming up next! Here are their engagement out around the Gastown area.

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January 25, 2010 - 6:19 am

Joe - What a sweet couple. Great job capturing their personalities and affection for each other.

February 6, 2010 - 7:48 pm

Ted Johns - Beautiful engagement session!

March 22, 2010 - 8:23 pm

Brian Mullins - Lovely e-session! The shot of them in the middle of the street is beautiful! Lovely colors between the twilight sky and the warm streetlights. Very well done!

Agnes + Michael = Engagement

Here are some of my favourites from Agnes and Michael’s engagement shoot! We headed out to the new convention centre out in Downtown Vancouver. It overlooks a beautiful view of the mountains and also peeks of Stanley Park as well. I really love what they have done around this area. It was years back when I remember it was still under construction. I didn’t even know they were building this. I finally got a chance to visit it when me and Rita went there to check out one of the Canstruction pieces that our friend help build. Anyways, A+M is getting married soon up top at Grouse Mountain. I can’t wait for it!

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January 7, 2010 - 11:35 pm

Adam Cavanagh - Beautiful work. Really love the first photo :)

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