Top 10 of 2008 - Happiness

On with the contest we go...this is week 4 of 10...if you haven't had a chance to vote on the other categories just scroll on down and find the other 3 :) Displaying today is my favorite 10 pics of the Wedding Parties in 2008:

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In Memory of Adeline

What the caterpillar calls the end of life,

the Master calls the butterfly

This morning, very early, I recieved a call that Adeline was going to make an appearance so I was off to the hospital to capture some images for her family to treasure. We knew ahead of time that her stay would be brief and we were all hoping that she would beat the odds and have a some time to stay and meet her family but unfortunately it wasn't meant to be. My heart goes out to the family of this little angel. Thank you for including me in this moment.

I'm thankful to the NILMDTS organization for putting together this whole operation that helps families capture moments with these angels. If you know of anyone who may be going through a loss of a child please direct them to this website (http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/) which has a great support forum as well as has a list of photographers who will donate their talent to create memories for the family.

Top 10 of 2008 - Commitment

So here we go number 3 out of our top ten poll.

Luckily we were celebrating my brothers birthday tonight - my sister-in-law brought up the poll and asked when the next category was coming up. "Tonight!" I exclaimed as I realized it is Sunday!! Wow, that was a close one...getting it in right at the nick of time...here we go onto the ceremony...the category I call "commitment"...

Thanks once again for all the polling you guys are doing! The contest is coming along great and I'm really looking forward to the final results.

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Confidence - getting Racey with Miss R

The other day I photographed my first boudoir session. Funny to be in business this long and not to have done one but it hasn't been on my agenda. When Miss R saw some photos that we did from her friends wedding she decided to give me a call. I let her know that this was a new experience for me and if she trusted me I would give her some tastefully sexy photos. She was up for the challenge and I believe that we got some great photos that fullfill my original intent. I'm sure her boyfriend is going to love his valentines day gift :)

Thanks for calling me Miss R. The shoot was alot of fun and I thank you for your patience with me and my inexperience in this area. I am really honored that you decided choose me to photograph this intimate session.

An Update on the Retouching List:

Weddings:

Ready for pick up:

Jenine & Tim
Destiny & Chris

At the lab:
Shauna & Dave
Jaycee & Bradley

Working on:
Megan & Jordan

Waiting their turn:
Cassandra & Matthew
Kirsten & Art
Lisa & Kevin
Nicole & Jeff
Amberlee & Danan
Cindy & David

Portraits:

Ready for Pick up:

Anne
Carol
Jessica
Wendy
Amanda
Christine

Working On:

Elisha

Additions - Waiting to Hold Hailey

I met up with Holly and Ryan last Friday night to do some belly shots. We were able to photograph Holly and Ryan as they were married last year and it is very exciting to see them adding to their family now. They already know that they are expecting a little girl and her name is going to be Hailey. It shouldn't be too much longer before she makes her arrival into the world - and there are already soo many people looking forward to meeting her. Holly has been having a great pregnancy and it shows in how cute she looks.
Thanks guys for including me in this special moment! I totally enjoyed photographing you guys at this exciting point in your lives. Hopefully I will see you again soon with your new addition.

What a cute Mommy-to-be - love her shirt as it says "baby makes the belly go round" :)

The matching camos are soo Ryan!

Love this tender moment.

Soo many cute pics, they fit perfect into this collage...made up in the colors of Hailey's room...

Top 10 of 2008 - Anticipation

This is the 2nd set in our top 10 of 2008 contest. This week we will have photos from the getting ready part of the wedding day. Thanks for your votes - we look forward to announcing our winners at the end of the contest.

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Love - Tara & Cole

New Year Eve brought us to Tara and Cole's wedding - our final wedding of 2008, New Years Eve and my birthday - we were in for a great day. It was blowing snow and minus 26 but still a great day for a wedding. The girls looked fantastic and the boys looked pretty good too. Everyone kept cozy in the Morinville Catholic Church for the beautiful ceremony in which all the bridesmaids started crying as Tara came up the aisle...it was soo sweet. Then it was off to a friends log house for photos. We were pleased to have such a beautiful location to capture some images for this couple. Finally we took off to the party at Cardiff Hall...and I must say the hall has never looked soo good! They had the place decked out for our New Years Celebration with stars and Christmas lights. With some speeches from friends and family - Tara and Cole's love was celebrated and you could see the two families happily blessing this union. We stayed for the midnight countdown and it was fun to watch the groomsmen shoot off the Kabuki Canons at the stroke of 12. Everyone ushered in the new year with some cheering, kisses, hugs and alot of horns tooting. The party was DJ'd by Puttin' on the Hitz and Greg did a great job keeping the dance floor rocking all night long. Omari and I headed out around 1 am and the party was still going hard.

Thank you Tara and Cole for including us in your wonderful celebration. It has been such a pleasure getting to know the both of you. We hope 2009 brings you many blessings! See you soon to go through the wedding photos...for now here is your sneak peek slideshow...Tara and Cole's Slideshow.

With customized M&M's - the rings and decorations fit together well.

I LOVE this pic of Tara sitting and listening to the readings during the ceremony

After the informal recieving line we went back into the pews for this great shot.

We were heading out to the "formals" when I asked the couple to come back to the front of church for this shot.

The bridal party was alot of fun...with family and friends involved they looked great together.

Top 10 of 2008 - Excitement

So we have decided to run a little contest that will span over the next few weeks. I will do my best to post a new poll every Sunday and at the end of 10 weeks we will have our top 10 photos of 2008. So it is up to you our blog stalkers to vote away and help us determine our winners! The top 10 photos (one in each category) will be enlarged to 8x10 size and given to the couple who's session it is from. We will start the contest with our favorite photos from our "Excitement" category - the engagement sessions.

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