Friday, June 27, 2008

a little walk

On Monday I took a walk around Beaumaris Lake with Shauna and Dave and their little ones. Their wedding is coming up quickly and we wanted to do an e-session/family shoot beforehand. The kids were alot of fun to work with as they really liked climbing and exploring. The sun was out and of course I am having a ball with my sun shots lately...I love how this one turned out with the lake in behind them.



Wednesday, June 25, 2008

A beautiful day

Last Saturday we celebrated the love of Melissa and Marc. Saturday ushered another beautiful couple into our lives and the weather was fantastic. I don't think anyone expected it to get as warm as it did though - I know I didn't. The bridal party looked fantastic as this couple commited themselves to one another on his parents property just on the outskirts of Edmonton. The yard looked fantastic with all sorts of beautiful flowers in bloom. Melissa and Marc had chosen to have some harp and cello music played in the background for their music and it was really lovely. After some great photos at this location our couple hopped into their uncles antique ford and we took off for the museum grounds to do a few more photos. Then it was off to the St. Johns Culteral Center for the party.

Thank you guys for entrusting us with your precious memories. It was great working with the both of you. I look forward to seeing you soon to look through all of them with me....for now, here is a sneak peek slideshow....Melissa and Marc's slideshow.






Sunday, June 22, 2008

Family Time...

Last Sunday I spent some time meeting Leisje and her extended family. It was a little rainy but we met anyway as it is tough to get everyone together especially when they are not all living in the same place. While the rain was sprinkling down we spent some time at the Legislative building using the front where we could keep dry under the overhang. The rain let up after a little bit so then we got to head out and do a few shots in the greenery. Not all the family was comfortable being on the blog so here are a couple cute shots of Leisje and her husband and their canine kids...

Thanks for including me in your family time - it was a pleasure meeting everyone :)



Thursday, June 19, 2008

Bryanne & Tyler

Last Saturday we spent a fun filled day celebrating the love of Bryanne and Tyler. This adorable couple was full of great ideas for their wedding day. First they started off with the ringbearer driving a 4 x 4 remote controlled car down the isle that had the rings in it. Bryanne had a fantastic hot pink streak in her hair and it matched the flowers along with the sash on her gown. After the ceremony at the Best Western Sherwood Park we quickly did some family photos then headed into Edmonton to the Whitemud Amusement park for some minigolf with the bridal party. That was fun for everyone except one of the groomsmen that was pretty disappointed that we weren't going to actually "play" the whole game. We did try to get at least a putt for everyone at most of the holes though...Tyler had purchased some cotton candy as well so everyone was nice and sugared up for us. You can see the energy in the slideshow when Tyler leap-frogs over the frog on the course :) The best part was when Bryanne actually won the "free game" putt at the very end of the course! After all of that excitement we sure weren't done. These guys had told me about some great location that they wanted to drive out to where there wasn't really a road....it sounded good to me....sort of.... Luckily they had rented some Hummers for their day so when we got to the "off-road" part Omari and I parked our car and joined the party in the Hummers for some 4x4 ing to our next location. I have to admit we did have some fun getting jostled around in the vehicle even though I was a bit freaked out when we hit the peak of the hill and you couldn't see down the other side cause it was that steep. Of course Tyler wouldn't take us somewhere that he hasn't been to alot already and knew that it was all good and I agree it was! Along with the great tunnel, we had some beautiful scenery to work with. I am so glad we had such a beautiful day too. Next on the agenda was a quick stop to Whyte ave for a few more couples shots by a sign they really wanted. I added in a "traffic going by" shot and a "phone booth" shot and then Tyler showed us some fantastic graffetti on the way back to the vehicles so of course we had to use that too. Then it was time to head back to the Best Western in Sherwood park for the Rock 'n Roll themed reception. Unfortunately we missed the guest playing guitar hero (they had it going to pass the time until the couple came back) but the kids had some great blow up guitars that they lugged around. Elvis was the M.C. for the night, the food was great and the dance was rocking.
Thank you so much guys for including us in your wedding day! It was such a pleasure to hang with you and your friends. I loved all the energy and great ideas for shots that you had...you sure made our job easy... I look forward to going through the rest of the images with you, I'm sure your going to have trouble picking your favorite cause there are a bunch of really great ones-your album is going to look SO good!
Here is the link to the sneak peek slideshow...Bryanne & Tyler's Slideshow.



Thursday, June 12, 2008

Rebecca & Mitch....

Last Saturday we attended the wedding of Rebecca & Mitch. They had a beautiful Ukranian ceremony at St. Nicholas Church here in Edmonton. It was a little windy and chilly out so we stayed at the church to do our family photos. After a few snacks we headed into the Neil Crawford center to do some more photos with the bridal party. I loved shooting with this couple cause not only were they very cute and sweet - they gave us a tonne of time to work with them. We had so much time that Omari and I actually finished all the ideas we had in mind! Luckily the weather held up and we had some great storm clouds to work with and the sun even peaked out from time to time that afternoon. The reception was at the Millwood golf course so of course we stopped and took a few photos of our couple around the lake in that area. With some time left to spare the bridal party headed over to one of their favorite hangouts - Tim Hortons and sure we did document that too. Finally it was time to head into the party. I love hearing all the tales about our couples - I always feel like some long lost family member when it is all said and done. Of course the food was great and the DJ did a good job keeping the party going....it seems that everyone had a great time.
Rebecca and Mitch I will see you soon to view your photos. Thank you for entrusting us with capturing your memories on this special day!! We had a ball with the both of you and we so appreciated all the willingness you had to try out all of our suggestions. I wish you soo much love (and tonnes of babies...LOL...had to throw that one in just to tease them... u had to be there to get it....) Oh yeah, there is a sneak peek slideshow here - Rebecca & Mitch's slideshow.

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

A Tale of Two Amy's - Part 2

On Saturday we hung out with a great group of friends. Amy and Craig were married at the St.Albert Parish in a beautiful traditional ceremony. Afterward we swung by Red Willow Park in St.Albert for some family photos...we finished up quickly and just in the nick of time too as it started raining just as we were doing our last shots. I was glad the girls in the bridal party stuck it out through a few drops to get the last "formal" photo. This has to be the biggest bridal party that I have had yet with 8 groomsmen, 8 bridesmaids, a flowergirl and a ringbearer. They were a great looking bunch and a whole lot of fun to work with. The boys were all about the vehicles and they had some very specific shots that they wanted to put together so we headed out to a friend of their's acreage next. There we had some huge trucks that the guys had all brought in and a bunch of motorcycles. We did up those fun shots and then started in on my romantic work with Amy and Craig while the others went to get some food in the house - I was so thankful that the rain clouds disappeared and we had lovely weather to work with. Next we headed back into Edmonton to the Chateau Louis. I have never seen the place decorated so nicely. Amy - you did a fantastic job with this room! The party got going and didn't stop...everyone seemed to have a great time...young and old alike. The highlight of the evening for Omari was when he got to see a guy "burn" out his motorcycle. I guess it is some kind of tradition among friends who were at the party - one guy smoked his tire until it was just shredded - Omari was soo happy that he was there to capture it and couldn't stop talking about it for the rest of the night. Amy and Craig - I hope you are enjoying your honeymoon - I look forward to seeing you both when you come and check out the images from your day. Thank you so much for including Omari and I in your wedding plans - it was alot of fun working with the both of you! Of course here is a sneak peek slideshow to tide you over until you get back...Amy and Craig's Slideshow.

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

A Tale of Two Amy's - Part One

Two weddings, one weekend, two ladies named Amy.

On Friday we documented the celebration of Amy and Jim. It was a beautiful day and we took advantage of it making sure we got some great photos for them outside.

They were married at the Scottish Society Hall - it is a nice little out of the way place that you kinda gotta look for. With all the changes in Edmonton we now have the NW and SW areas when you hit the south side. Well this hall was in the new SW area and that had people confused. Eventually people found their way there though and the ceremony got underway. They had a bag pipper playing as they came in and left and the guys all wore kilts. Afterward we headed down to the Legislative grounds for some family pics. The front of the building was packed out with Graduating kids - so it was a good thing I don't rely on using the front steps. The grounds are so vast and there is alot of great greenery and architecture to use all the way around the building we had no problem finding some quiet spots to use. Omari did a great shot where he had the sun sparkling in between them as they kissed - I'm posting it below, definitely one of my new favorites from him!

Amy and Jim - thank you for including us in your day. It was such a pleasure to meet your family. See you soon to view the rest of your photos. For now here is a sneak peek at the highlights...Amy and Jim's Slideshow.