Love - Georgina & Phonse

Georgina & Phonse were wed this past Saturday at the Devonian Gardens. They had a beautiful day for an outdoor wedding! We were all so happy that it wasn't too hot or too cold. After the recieving line we headed off to the Japanese Garden area for our "formals". Of course we had alot of fun with this huge bridal party. Then we let them go hang out in the limo bus that was toting us all around while we continued our session with Georgina and Phonse. They are so in love and look beautiful together :) After making our way around the gardens we headed back to the limo to join the party. It was off to the Mayfield trade center for their reception. The place looked great as our couple had used a beach theme to decorate. The food was delish especially all the desserts. They had a really good DJ as well who was very interactive and kept the party going until Georgina and Phonse headed out.

Thank you guys for including us in your wonderful day! It was fun to work with the whole crew. We wish you many blessings in the life you have together. See you soon to view your wedding photos but for now here is a sneak peek slideshow....Georgina & Phonse Slideshow.

Joy - Tinga Family

2 Parents + 4 Gorgeous Kids + Lots of Energy = Alot of Great Photos!!

This past Sunday I met up with the Tinga family at the lake in St. Albert. How they do such a great job raising 4 kids is soo beyond me - I get wiped out daily managing my 2 :) These 4 youngsters are all under the age of 10 and very active. They were such fun to photograph cause they are all soo cute! OK the parents were cute too... We had some fun climbing fences, picnic tables and stairs. We threw rocks, bottle caps and even a ball. Finally we dipped our toes in the water before we left - definitely not water to swim in though - in my opinion. It was hot out so the toe dipping felt really great. Thanks for including me on your outing guys, I had alot of fun with all of you and really enjoyed meeting your family.

Love - Lisa & Kevin

On Saturday we spent the day celebrating the marriage of Lisa & Kevin. They were married at the St. Andrews Roman Catholic Church in a lovely ceremony. After we were off to the museum grounds to do some photos. It was a warm sunny day and we had some fun with our couple as we tromped around the grounds to use some areas that we haven't really used before. Next we headed downtown to walk around a bit and end up at the Citadel Theatre for a few more photos. It was fun watching the passersby check out our bridal party as they made their way through the downtown streets. The reception was held at the Westin Hotel. Lisa had the room done up really nice and I especially liked the heart shaped lights in behind the head table. Their cake was a truffle cake which was a little different and very cool. Omari was loving the bread pudding which was part of their dessert spread.
Lisa and Kevin - thank you for having us photograph your day. It was nice to meet up with the 2 of you. I look forward to going through the rest of the photos when you make it back into Edmonton....for now here is a sneak peek slideshow of their day....Lisa & Kevin's Slideshow.

Adorable - Hannah

On Sunday I spent some time with Hannah and her family. She is now 3 months old and totally getting more adorable by the day (if that was possible!). She's smiling, laughing and trying to copy all the people around her. Hannah was totally enthralled with the camera - especially the flash. We think she may just grow up and do some modelling :) Mom and Dad, thank you for sharing your little girl with me, I am soo enjoying watching her grow along with you!

Love - Destiny & Chris

08.09.08 brought about the wedding of Destiny and Chris. This one was special because Destiny has become an adopted neice to me. They had a great ceremony at the Cardiff Hall then we proceeded to Cardiff Park to do our photos. Destiny works at Tim Hortons so of course we needed to stop in there to grab an ice capp. We also found a great field with all sorts of purple plants and since purple was the color of the day we stopped to check it out. Finally we headed back to Cardiff Hall for the reception. The meal was fabulous and the party was great. We had our 2 boys along for the day at the request of the couple so the day was a little more challenging in my opinion...keeping an eye on kids while you are working is more work! But it turned out well and the kids thoroughly enjoyed themselves, especially on the dance floor.

Destiny and Chris - thank you for entrusting us with your photography. It was a pleasure capturing some special moments for you. You guys look great together, we wish you a lifetime of happiness ahead!

And of course here is a sneak peek slideshow of their day....Destiny and Chris' Slideshow...

Love - Cassandra & Matthew

On 08.08.08 we photographed the wedding of Cassandra & Matthew. They had a beautiful ceremony out at Hastings Lake Gardens. They even enjoyed a cinderella carriage ride as well. The carriage was quite beautiful and made for some great photos - Omari and I could have shot images all day with the gardens, carriage and then some old trains to work with! It was pretty hot so we all enjoyed hitting the shade back at the reception which was held at Cassandra's Mom's acreage. The property was done up really great - the family obviously put alot of time and effort into the details of this party. They even had a stage area that they had built for the dance. There was no drinking and driving because everyone had been invited to stay the night in their tents and trailers.

Thank you Cassandra & Matt for including us in your wedding plans. We enjoyed meeting your friends and family and you guys were great to work with. We wish you many blessings with your young family! Here is the sneak peek slideshow...Cassandra & Matthew's Slideshow.

Joy - Getz Family

On holiday Monday I had the opportunity to meet up with the Getz family to do a special family shoot. This year is their 5th anniversary and this was a very wonderful way to celebrate the milestone. We walked around the Devonian gardens with their adorable little girl and captured alot of great moments for them. Thank you for entrusting us to do your photos :) It was such a pleasure to finally meet your whole family, Carlin.

Love - Allison & Glen

Sunday brought about the wedding of Allison and Glen. We had the honor of photographing their wonderful day as well. The ceremony was lovely and held at the Robertson-Wesley United Church then we moved on to the Museum grounds for photos. Our couple were chauffered around in a fantastic classic vehicle which we featured in a more than one photo. Allison looked fantastic in a lacey wedding gown - we had teased Glen earlier that she was going to be poofy like a marshmellow and wearing a hoop skirt like a southern bell :P Glen has a fantastic sense of humor and kept us laughing all day long. We also went to the University of Alberta Arts Building for a few of our shots with the couple. Then we were off to the Sutton Place Hotel for a fantastic reception. The evening was kept rocking by live band from Calgary named Pistol Noon...and Glen even joined them on the drums near the end of the night for a few songs. One of my favorite parts of the reception was the candy bar with the chocolate bars, jelly bellies and other treats.

Thank you Allison and Glen for trusting us with your photography - we had a ball following you around all day. Many blessings to the both of you and we wish you a lifetime of joy! Here is the sneak peek slideshow...Allison & Glen's Slideshow.

Love - Cindy & David

This past Saturday we spent some time with Cindy and David. They had a wonderful wedding day with great weather. Cindy had a fantasic dress with red trimming on it that suit her really well. They have an adorable little girl whom I could have held all day given the chance :) The Ceremony and Reception were held at the Chateau Louis and we did the formals at the Legislative Grounds. They had a singer as well as a harp for both the ceremony and their first dance. There was also a small ballet performance at the reception put on by 2 of the guests....the girls did really well despite one young lady having a very injured foot! I loved the gentleman who got right into my camera lense for his photo as well as the wonderful couple that danced the night away - they have been together for over 50 years and still seem very much in love.

Cindy and David, thank you so much for including us in your day. It was a pleasure to work with you. We wish you so much love in the years to come. See you soon to view the rest of your photos. For now here is a small sneak peek slideshow....Cindy and David's Slideshow.

Love - Crissy & Alan

On Sunday, Crissy and Alan celebrated their love by getting married. This couple had a bit of a rocky start to their day but it went uphill from there. We ended up with some fabulous weather and I was soo thankful cause we had some great outdoor shots that we wanted to try out. This couple have 4 beautiful kids in their family already and it was sweet how they were all included in the ceremony. We had fun cause Crissy and Alan were pretty much open to all our suggestions and even had a few of their own - I love this kinda couple. They got passionate pretty easy and the shots show how great they look together. We did the whole day at the Hotel MacDonald - getting ready, ceremony and reception. The Hotel Mac is such a beautiful venue, I always love shooting there. After some family and bridal party pics at the hotel we headed out with our couple to Starbucks - their favorite coffee shop. We took the long way there through one of my favorite back alley's, got them to hang out in a phone booth for awhile and even stopped to kiss in the middle of the road :)
Thank you for including us, we really enjoyed capturing a bit of your love. We wish you soo many more years together with lots of passion! Here is a sneak peek to a few more of your images....Crissy and Alan's Slideshow.

Love - Shauna & Dave

This past Saturday we spent the day with Shauna and Dave while they formally pledged their love to one another. It turned out to be a beautiful day and our couple looked fabulous so it wasn't hard to get some great images of both of them. The ceremony was held at my home church - North Pointe Community Church - so that was a treat to shoot in. After we did some family photos our front, we took the bridal party and headed off to the museum for some fun. It was hot so the girls even took a little dip in the fountain to cool their toes :) Finally we headed back in the limo to Druiz Center for the party. The dinner there was yummy and the DJ did a great job keeping everyone up and dancing.

Thank you to the both of you for including us in your day - we loved working with the both of you as well as all your friends and family. See you soon to view the rest of your pics. For now here is your sneak peek slideshow....Shauna & Dave's Slideshow.