Thalat & Alasdair...

This past weekend we had the opportunity to join a wonderful couple celebrating their love in a ceremony at the Hotel MacDonald. It was an off and on rainy day but we ended up with decent weather for our photos. It was an emotional ceremony with alot of happy tears, even the J.P. had a few :) Thalat looked amazing in her dress trimmed with red and Aladair was very dapper in his kilt. It was a bit chilly when we went outside at first but after we got going with our pictures it seemed to warm up a bit. I love a bunch of their photos, they are such a cute couple. It was at the last minute that Thalat decided she would brave laying on the piano and to my surprise when I asked Alasdair to sit down to pretend to play - he didn't need to pretend at all! He played us a great little piece while we snapped away, with some great results. We are honored to be involved in such a blessed affair, thank you for including us.

There is an additional Sneak Peak slideshow available if you would like to see some more of the wedding....Thalat and Alasdair's Slideshow....

My close friends all know that I have a horrible memory for names. Embarrassingly enough there are many times that I forget the names of the couple that we are shooting - with Thalat though I memorized a wrong pronounciation so when I was corrected I still didn't get it right cause I had spent so much time memorizing it wrong! After a bunch of appologizing I gave up and tried to get around the first names. So sorry in advance to anyone else I may do this to, I am forwarning you here. I do love each and everyone one of you but I even get my long time friends names wrong or forgotten too!

Teresa & Murray

Saturday we had a great time with a couple that we met awhile ago. Teresa and Murray are best friends with Paul and Charlene (pictured to the left)- we photographed Paul and Charlene's wedding awhile ago. It was neat to spend time with the whole group for a second time :) The funniest part of the day, in my opinion, was when Murray and Teresa knelt down at the alter. Unbeknownst to Murray, his groomsmen had written a message on the bottom of his shoes. The audience was great because they giggled just a little over it and it didn't even tip the couple off at all. You'll have to view the slideshow to see the pics. Teresa and Murray were married at the same beautiful church just off Whyte ave and we went to the Muttart grounds for their "formals". We found a car show going on when we arrived and decided to ask if we could get a few pictures incorporating the cars and the owners were happy to oblige us. The boys in the party were very happy to have this little distraction added to our day. Our only real issues for the day were fixed with a few stitches. The party went along great - everyone was very impressed with the custom designed cupcakes! Teresa and Murray, thank you for inviting us to share in your love. It was an honor to photograph the both of you, your such a cute couple!

Here is the link to the sneak peak slideshow....Teresa & Murray

I am finished with retouching Candace and Ray's wedding. I will be getting the photos tomorrow and packaging everything up to go. I know Candace is VERY excited to recieve her pics.

I have the APEGGA scrapbook due this week so I am working on that full swing as well.

One last thing...Omari and I were counting them up and we have now booked 79 weddings since I opened my company!! That is sooo exciting. I have decided that I am going to give a very special bonus to our 100th booking. This couple who books will not know they are number 100 until the contract is signed - just so no one can cheat their way into this special. I have decided that I will be making the final 50% payment for them, whatever the size of their package!! I'm sure we're going to make one lucky couple very happy in the near future...only 21 more bookings to go...I'll keep everyone updated on the blog every few months about where we are at (but not when we're down to the final 5). Omari figures it will be happening at a booking sometime next year, I'm not sure so I will not give a prediction.

Pam & Todd...

Congratulations to this past weekends lovely couple. They are off on their honeymoon but I promised to put up a sneak peak slideshow for all of their friends and family to see. The little town of Millet is where we visited for the ceremony. We had a gorgeous day to work with and we ended off with a light shower (which is good luck on a wedding day)...this made for a variety of photo opps. Some of my favorites have been done in the rain. We did end up having to do a quick clean up on the train of the dress afterward because of tromping down a gravel road which ended up getting a bit muddy...thank goodness once again for my easy going bride - who didn't mind running to the washroom with me for a quick rinse after we were done!! I just love the couples I work with - so far everyone I have met has been so fabulous to photograph. Thank you Pam and Todd for including us in your wedding plans. It was an honor to be a part of your passion for one another! I look forward to hearing about your trip when you get back.

Here is the link for the slideshow - I have given up on figuring out how to put the show on this blog - Pam & Todd's Slideshow. Enjoy!!

P.S. there may be some free viewing software that you have to download to view the show.

Great weather!

I am soo enjoying this wonderful weather we are getting. My bride for this weekend told me she ordered in straight from the big guy and it seems he got to filling that order in a big way. Realistically I am praying, myself, for a bit of cloud - it just gives the sky more interest in the pics :)
I went for a walk around Beaumaris Lake yesterday to get some exercise without going to the gym - it was just too nice to be stuck indoors. It was refreshing to have 75% of the people walking by say good morning. How friendly folks are when the sun is shining and they are enjoying nature. Once again I thought about how I would love to do some pics at this lake, there are some great little nooks around it that just call out for some photographing.
I have finished retouching Kim and Geoff's wedding pics and they are now in at the lab. Along with getting this APEGGA scrapbook done I will start up on Candace and Ray's pics.
Oh yeah, I wanted to give a little plug for Candace and Ray as they own http://www.carsgone.com - the fun way I heard about it was at their reception when the mc for the evening had decided that he needed to insert a minimum for 4 shameless plugs. It was all in good humor and everyone had to laugh when he threw the web name into his speeches.

another way to communicate...

Ok so I have now been inducted into the facebook community. It is starting to take over! Whenever my eyes get tired of retouching instead of walking away from the computer I check out whats new in the spacebook. I have hooked up with some really long lost friends which has been cool. I have even started up a Creationsphoto group within spacebook as well. So if you are a member, come on and join in! I look forward to seeing you online.

Rosangela and Gerhard

Another beautiful wedding. Rosangela and Gerhard had a intimate ceremony with family and a few friends at their home. As I always say, every wedding has it's own story. Sometimes funny, sometimes not, or rather isn't funny at the time and you may laugh about it years later as you remember :) Well, they only had one little mishap that I knew of - we were missing the marriage certificate - made it a little stressful for a bit but luckily our couple was easy going enough to shrug it off and go on with our photos. With everyone involved agreeing to get together and do the signing when it was possible, we continued on. I sure hope they found it when they got back to their search later. We had a wonderful time documenting their passion for one another at the Citadel Theatre. Thank you so much for including us in your day. I'm sure you will have an excellent honeymoon! One day I will get to Egypt too!

Here is a sneek peak of your wedding photos... Rosangela & Gerhard.

It was a nice relaxing long weekend. We spent alot of time at home just hanging out with our boys at home. Although I didn't seem to get alot done, except going through the wedding photos and creating the slideshow...well some laundry too...

Next weekend we don't have a wedding on the books, but we will be getting together with my family to celebrate "family day". A little party we do yearly with my parents to celebrate their wedding anniversary - although it isn't usually on the right day.

Candace and Raymond...

What a wonderful weekend. I was very happy for the nice weather!

Candace and Raymond were married this past Saturday in a beautiful little ceremony out on a farm. They kept it special by getting married on a giant rock. The luncheon afterward put us a little behind schedule but we had fun creating some wonderful photos! The party was great and the Aunties in the crowd really could dance up a storm. I thank the both of you for sharing your love with us and including us in your special day. It was an honor to work with the both of you! They are sooo excited to see their photos (Candace is a scrapbooker too :) ) that we are meeting tomorrow to go through the pics.

I have put a few of my favorites here for you to see. I also have made a little slideshow with a bunch more.... Candace and Raymond ... again, you may need to download some free software from photodex to view the show...

It's Friday

I am running my last scrapbook workshop tonight. It is a bittersweet occasion as the decision to let it go was hard to make. I will never let go of scrapbooking - be sure of that! Just the task of running the workshop (aka crop). After 3 years I am getting tired of persuing people to join in. I had started with the hope that a group of people would come together naturally but this never seemed to take place. The Church on 99 crop has been a great place to get some work done in a friendly atmosphere and I have always enjoyed meeting the people (men and women) that have attended. I do look forward to attending other scrapbook events run by other people in the future - probably after wedding season at this point.
I am praying for a beautiful day tomorrow as we have a country wedding to photograph. I am looking forward to romping down a dirt road and finding a field to frolick in :) weather permitting of course. This is Alberta so you just never know how it will be!
Kim and Geoff stopped in last night and viewed their photos. It was a pleasure meeting with them again. I will get at the retouching soon for that event.
It is that time again and I am currently working on the APPEGA presidents scrapbook. This is a fun task that I have taken on for the past 2 years. I enjoy putting their year in presidency into a scrapbook - each one a bit different from the others.
Have a good weekend!

Scrapbooking

I had a great National Scrapbook Day on Saturday with 6 new and old friends. Our lovely hostess didn't even realize that she had planned this little get together on a significant day! Here I thought that is why she did. It was a chuckle for all of us.
I finished up a display scrapbook that I was working on, so I felt quite accomplished. There was some great food (it was potluck), great company and great ideas going around. We got totally chocolated out with the chocolate fountain one lady brought, YUM! I look forward to next year....
I am hosting my last scrapbook workshop this Friday. If you'd like to join us at the Church on 99 please give me a quick email at contact@creationsphoto.com. The crop runs from 6pm to midnight with no cost just a request to bring a snack to share. I always bring some pop and bottled water to share.
We will be shooting another wedding on Saturday. I look forward to doing a few country shots with this one. I'll make sure I post some of my favorite wedding photos next week.

Kim & Geoff

We had a wonderful time participating at Kim and Geoff's wedding. It was a little bit of de'ja vu for Kim's family when the JP was a bit late - and we are taking that as a good sign. The wind kept us from doing alot of outdoor shots. Thankfuly the Jubilee was kind enough to extend our time as we ran a little late. I am sure this is one of the quietest groups I have ever met! Well we found some ways to work with them and got a little more formal with the posing and it all seemed to turn out great. Kim and Geoff, thank you for including us in your day!

I've posted a couple of my favorite pics from the day...as well I have a slideshow that I've put together with some of the day's highlights... follow this link - Kim & Geoff - ... I have got to figure out how to post the show right here on the blog...

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Coming Up...

This weekend we are off to shoot a wedding and I am so happy that we have some good weather predictions...of course this couple picked a good backup indoor venue as well so we may just have to do a bit of both :)
I am looking forward to putting some new images on the blog - so if you check back next week there should be some here.
We have been busy meeting and booking both 2007 and 2008 couples! What a blessing it is to meet such wonderful couples and to get to be involved in one of their most cherished days. I am so honored when we are chosen as the photographers. I do look forward to a bunch of engagement shoots this spring and summer as well, with alot of variety - from the ice rink to the farm. I am excited about each and every one! I guess I am just a sucker for romance.

Jolene and Fred's Slideshow

Alright this is my first slideshow and my first post trying to get the slideshow online....I guess we will see if it works!
I have used a few images from Jolene and Fred's wedding because they were the last wedding that I was retouching, lately.

Well uploading isn't working here so I will see if this link will work instead....

Jolene & Fred

Cool - at least that worked! Let me know what you think. Oh yeah, you may need to download some free viewing software to see it - I'm not sure.

Yippeee!

The new site is now live!!

Check it out and let me know what you think of the new changes please

Ready...

Alright after much work I believe the new site is about ready to go! Now I am switching up web hosts so that means that www.creationsphoto.com will be down for what I am hoping will be a short period of time. Please bear with me!! I'm going to wait until the last minute possible to do the switch and make sure everyone has what they need before I move anything so that all moves quickly. I will be placing the current html site at www.trinalewisphotography.com as soon as I hear back from the new host. There will be a link to both the new site and the current "old" site on a splash page that you will hit first. This is very exciting! I will keep everyone posted and I am really praying for a smooth transition.

While I was into the web names I had to buy out www.trinalewis.com and www.trinalewisphoto.com ;) they are going to all point toward creationsphoto of course but I just didn't want some other Trina Lewis getting them before I did....there are more of me out there you know....I was really surprised to find that there are some really well known Trina Lewis' and there is even a scrapbooker that has been on TV too! Nearly floored my DH when he heard a comment that Trina Lewis would be coming up soon with some new scrapbook techniques on the TV one day. He called me and asked if I have some secret life that he didn't know about - of course the woman didn't look anything at all like me but it was good for a laugh. I have come across a Trina Lewis in the US who is also the same age as I am - how freaky is that. I was totally wanting to purchase lewisphoto and lewisphotography but of course those ones are already taken - all this info is, of course, just for fun -

Have a great day!

Coming Soon...

I am working on a new website - it will be a flash site and I'm very excited to have it up and running. I will keep the current website for those on dial-up so there will be options for all. The new site has a completely different look than the one I am using now so I am anxious for some feedback on it. Let me know what you think when it goes live OK? Hopefully I will get it up and running soon - it is just soo much time to resize and input all those pictures :) but I know it will be worth the look for sure!
I want to thank the 10 ladies who came out on Friday night to join me for a few hours of scrapbooking. We had alot of newbies and it was fun to meet them. I look forward to next month's gathering which will be the last of the season as well.
Coming up soon is another wedding - next weekend - not this upcoming one. I'm excited as it feels like it has been awhile since I've been in the groove. I'm sure we will have a great time capturing those memories. In the mean time I have been booking weddings with 2008 brides already. Wow these ladies are on the ball! I am very impressed with how organized the majority of them are already.
I am also in the process of adding a slide show component to my business and I hope to get some of the shows up on the blog for you to check out as well....possibly the new way to view some samples from the current weddings....

Scrapbooking

The time of month has come again to gather for some free scrapbooking fun! I am only hosting 2 more sessions then I will close down for the summer (wedding season). If you'd like to join us please give me a quick reply through email or on the phone.
Come Scrapbook with Us...

Friday, April 13, 2007

6pm to Midnight
Free of charge, just bring a snack to share

Church on 99
(9908-67 Avenue)

Email Trina at contact@creationsphoto.com
or call at 710-0012 if you would like to reserve a spot.

Future Dates: May 11, (to start again in the fall)

My Space Site is gone...

I have contacted MySpace 3 times in regards to my site that has beenwithdrawn. I am very disappointed that this has happened and I haveno idea why it was taken down. I got a standard letter but I don'tsee any of the violations as ones that I have done on myspace. It is very frustrating that the letter also says that the account is nonretrievable as well. I am very relieved that I have a blog going here at blogger.com and have duplicated most of the files to both myspaceand blogger. All has not been lost - thankfully I didn't rely on myspace as my main source for blogging!! Beware to those out there that have a myspace account that it can be demolished at any time without warning and without reason! No one at myspace has replied to my concerns.I am sending this out to warn everyone else I know about this issue -hopefully someone at myspace will take some notice as well.

What at trip!

Well we just got back from our WPPI/spring break trip this morning! It was such a whirlwind of events I just have to share it. I even snatched up a bunch of pictures to go along with the story - they are with my point and shoot camera that I keep in my purse but I think they still turned out alright :)

First we started to Vegas - driving - we were aiming to arrive on Sunday am because I was signed up to do a photo shoot on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately Saturday night as we are clipping along we get a flat tire. We looked at it as a learning experience for the boys though and they had their first lesson on changing a tire. Nothing is open when we hit the next city though so we need to continue along in slow speed with the donut spare. We did come across a repair shop after much searching on Sunday morning but it was too late to get us to Vegas on schedule :( We did finally arrive safe and sound Sunday about 9 pm.
The boys did some sight seeing while I spent the next 3 days at the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International convention. It was really great! I came away with alot of information and I look forward to adding a few new ideas into my business. I loved seeing all the wedding photos all over the place and am inspired to enter some of the fantastic photos we have gotten with our couples for the next competition.


After the conference was done we had planned to go see the Grand Canyon. My eldest son was not feeling well though so we let him sleep the day away. I did have an ace up my sleeve though for the next day and luckily he was feeling much better. When I was looking on the map I noticed that it was closer to go to Disneyland in LA than it was to go to the canyon...so with a little persuasion I got my wonderful DH to drive us a little further south. The boys were clueless and thought we were on the way home until they saw the Disney signs. It was great! Although I may have enjoyed myself more than the kids - I was soo excited to bring them as I have wanted to since they were babies and never had the chance. My favorite ride was "it's a small world" and the kids was "star tours". The fireworks show at the end of the day was spectacular, the best display that I have ever seen.



We checked into a hotel for the night and my DH had plans to drive a little up the costal highway going back North. Of course we had to stop and get some pictures along the way. This is my all time favorite from the whole trip.










In a last minute decision we stopped at Venice beach for an hour and soaked up some of the sand and sun - the boys soaked up more of the water and sand than we did as they built sandcastles.




Calculating the drive back we realized that it was faster to go back the way we came through Vegas. With another last minute stop we checked out Hoover Dam on the way through.


Again plans evaded us as the drive turned really trecherous before we hit the border and stayed that way all the way back home. The snow was blowing and the boys thought it was great cause they said it looked like we were travelling in warp speed like in Star Wars :) Not soo great for the driver though! Finally we got back this moring 7 am. I let the kids go to bed and miss school - something they never get to do -

So this past week was action packed full of learning, fun and great memories!

successful weekend

This weekend was quite busy with a scrapbook workshop and the Kids 'n' Us conference back to back. Well I got pretty busy with all the last minute work to be done for the conference so I didn't get around to sending my monthly scrapbook workshop reminder emails. Thus we had only 6 people come on Friday evening. This was really nice though cause we got to sit, talk and really get to know some new people. I was working on finishing up some goodie bags to give out at the conference and I honestly thought it would take me all night so I didn't bring any of my scrapbook stuff. With the help of my dh and two boys - the work went soo quickly that I ran out of stuff to do half way through the evening. That worked out nicely though cause I did some scrapbooking done for a couple other ladies instead. It is fun scrapbooking on other people's pictures every once and awhile. They were happy to have the extra help so it was all roses. Even though we all went home early (10 pm instead of midnight) - I was still up till 1 am with last minute details. Off to bed I dragged to be awakened by the alarm at 6:30 am. With the adrenaline pumping I packed up all the stuff to go - including the boys and their stuff and we all headed out to the Chateau Louis. With so many fantastic volunteers (including most of my extended family) the day went fairly smoothly and I think that everyone was quite happy. We had a TV station show up part way through the day too. I had collected an amazing amount of door prizes from local business', so approx 1/3 of the attendees got some kind of prize along with their goodie bags and the samples given out by our 12 vendors. My kids were soo excited that Costco was giving out Star Wars pens - I think my one son went back 3 times to trade his for a different character cause he just couldn't make up his mind...I had to stop him from going again...
I am very glad that the day is done - I came home Saturday and crashed! It was a success and that is what matters. Now I need to coordinate the thank you cards and I'm told in a couple of weeks the planning begins again for next year! I would reccommend this event to any family who has a member dealing with Juvenile Diabetes!!
I have been meeting with a few couples booking into 2008 already! These young people are on the ball with their planning. I haven't had the contracts signed yet but I do look forward to working with them as each of their weddings sound really great!

Keeping in touch

I haven't blogged for awhile so I thought I should get something up here. I did finish up with the e-session I was working on and got Jolene and Jason to sign a model release when they were here picking their photos. There were alot of good ones but I will just post a couple of my favorites. They are running away to get married and I am sure they will have a great time. I enjoyed our excursion and meeting the both of you as well as your canine companion :) I am so greatful for the wonderful weather that we had that day!!

I am currently working on retouching Jolene and Fred's wedding pics from the summer - they just came and picked their favorites the other day.
The Kids 'n' Us diabetic conference that I am helping to coordinate has kept me quite busy as well as meeting with some really wonderful couples who are getting married this year and next.

Changes...

Once again I'm changing things up to suit my loyal clients :) I have had quite a few requests for more package choices as I used to have sooo they are now online. http://www.creationsphoto.com

How does that affect those who have already booked in 2007?? Well all the packages have actually stayed the same or have been upgraded for your advantage! So those who have booked in 2007, you will recieve the upgrades where applicable.

Those who booked in 2006 will still recieve the package elements that were in the packages they signed their contract with - no changes there.

Enjoy the even more choices - decisions, decisions LOL

Tomorrow I'm off to do an engagment shoot. I'm soo happy for the nicer weather as we are heading outdoors.

scrapbooking

We had a pretty nice sized group show up for Friday night's Scrapbooking event. I think there were 20 people who showed up at one time or another during the evening.
My youngest son joined us as well and did some of his own scrapbooking. It was pretty cute - he just basked in the attention from all the ladies. I found it a bit more challenging to complete my own pages with him there but I still did get 6 pages for our family albums.
I especially am thankful for my friend Jodi who is sweet enough to help me put away some of the tables. I soo appreciate the help!
I'm already looking forward to the next crop in March on the 9th.

Caught up again...

I am really enjoying meeting with the new couples who are considering using my company for their wedding photography. I want to thank again each of them for taking the time to come and meet with me here in my office.


I have Tina and Steven's photos into the lab and will be picking them up on Monday. I remember they had a wonderful ceremony at the school archives building downtown. They included the sand ceremony which seemed to become very popular this past summer. They made thiers unique by including more colors than the typical 2. I think the funniest part of the day was when Tina related the story of how the ladies needed space in the washroom so moved some of the flowers that were in there. To keep them fresh they put them into the toilet. We went to the Muttart grounds for photos afterward. There was alot of fun to be had with so many of their friends in the bridal party. I thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your special day and I wish you much happiness in your journey together.



I have also recently taken on the position of coordinator for the Kids 'n' Us diabetic conference. I am enjoying assisting in the putting together of this event and look forward to a smooth running day on March 10.

Just the other day I registered for the WPPI convention (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International). I always want to keep growing and learning and have heard that this event is fabulous. So off I go at the end of March to Vegas for 4 days chock full of wedding photography related courses! I am soo excited because I am sure that I will learn alot of new tips and ideas to impliment into my photography this summer.

And the winner is...

Congratulations to Chantal Hamann of Edmonton who is the winner of the basket of scrapbook supplies from our draw at Bridal Fantasy.
We had a great show and the canvas creations were a big hit. I look forward to meeting with many of the couples that we met on Sunday (I've had 6 inquires and a meeting and 2 more meetings today already!!)
I have attached pics of the canvas' below and will hopefully get them along with some pricing onto the main website later this week or early next week. The canvas' were created using photos from wedding that were done this past summer (2006). One of the couples (Kim and J.F.) still hasn't come in to pick their package yet - I love their sepia shots on the tracks! Ruby and Mike are the stars in the B&W and Jennifer is the bride used in "Beautiful".

I have just gotten Joselyn and Greg's photos into the labs today. Joselyn and Greg were a very sweet, quiet couple. I really enjoyed working with them as they were quite open to many of the ideas I had...sitting on a bench outside the hotel even though it was pretty cold, hanging out on the balcony...the shots are great and I'm sure all the kissing kept them pretty warm :) good thing I generally shoot pretty quickly. We did alot of warm shots too - inside the hotel and wandering around the citadel. I wish you both a great life together.

Next up for retouching is Steven and Tina.

busy

It has been a very busy week.
First off I would like to thank the 8 wonderful ladies that joined me for scrapbooking last weekend. It was a nice break to finally be able to work on my family albums.
I have 2 weddings that have recently joined into the retouching line-up so I have been plugging along with that.
As well I have been prepping for Bridal Fantasy that happens this Sunday. I decided to add something a little different this year and so the unveiling of the "canvas wall art" will be there. I will add some pics of these creations onto the site next week. I had a wonderful time designing and putting them together - I am quite proud of how they have turned out.
If you happen to be going by my booth at Bridal Fantasy make sure you stop in and say "Hi".

One left!!

Tanya and Mike's wedding is into the printers. They had a nice little ceremony out at Hastings Lake. Julie was the photographer for this wedding. This is a very sweet couple that have told me of their plans to expand their family in the near future. Best of luck to your family, it was a pleasure to work with the two of you.

Last on the retouching list for now is Mina and Kingsley...so far I have gone through my files and there are still 3 couples who haven't gotten around to picking their photos for their packages. I have contacted each of them and they are on the job.

The wedding on Friday was quite lovely. We enjoyed photographing Joselyn & Greg at the Union Bank Inn and then wandering around the Citadel getting our couples shots. Here are a couple of the pics that I like from the wedding, they have so many good ones...

Ruby and Mike

They are going to the lab. Ruby and Mike had a really neat wedding day cause the weather kept changing on us. Some might find that upsetting but luckily our couple was in great spirits and we just used the changes to our advantage. They ended up with such a huge variety of photos it was fantastic. From strolling in the rain with an umbrella to basking in the sun. I love this pic of Ruby checking her train before walking down a trail. They had two little ringbearers that were really sweet. Omari caught this adorable pic of them looking at some rocks outside the church. I remember that Mike was all about the car - well second to Ruby - of course. So we had to get pics of it for sure. We also stopped in at a local Tims for coffee and well some fun shots along the way to the botanical gardens. Ruby and Mike - keep the love strong, trust in eachother and remember to cherish eachother in your future together. I know you will do great!

Next on the computer is Tanya and Mike...wowee we are clipping along...probably cause I'm not shuttling kids back and forth to school and such...

Almost

Finished is the retouching for Chrysten and Ken's wedding. They had a fun wedding that we spent the whole day at right from the girls getting their hair done at a salon in St.Albert to the very end that evening. It was a pleasure to meet their family and friends and they ended up with a great album to show. I am waiting for their storybook to arrive from the printers but I should have their photos back from the photofinishers by the end of the week. Chrysten and Ken have a few fun stories to tell about their wedding including the ongoing mic issues...wonder if that is a small reminder to keep the lines of communication open...near the end of the reception we were entertained by a few acrobatic friends...I have to include a small pic to share cause they were half good...Ken was always adding a few "fun" poses into the mix during our afternoon so the variety in their package is neat to look at. I know that they will have a good time in their life together. Much love to the both of you!

Next up is Ruby and Mike.

I have also finished retouching the two portrait sessions as well so now I am down to 3 weddings... almost near the end of the batch...I will work hard this week with the goal to get them done before next week. We have a wedding coming up on Friday, it is just a small ceremony but I know that we will get some great pics as the bride and I have discussed a bunch of ideas already.

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone has enjoyed their celebrations. We had a wonderful time visiting with family during the last few day.

So I also have finished retouching Sophie and Dwayne's wedding. I am still waiting for their bragbook to arrive though.
We spent the whole day together on their wedding day and I really enjoy doing that because it feels more natural to be able to capture everything right from getting ready. It helps everyone to relax alot more as well because we have met alot of the family by the time we reach the family photos. I remember Sophie and Dwayne had a really hot day for their wedding. This was the first time that my camera equipment ever gave me any problems and I have learnt now that it was the batteries over heating. As soon as everything cooled down there weren't any more issues. I remember going through batteries like crazy and not understanding why because I had more than enough and they had all been charged the night before but because of the heat and use they kept "burning out " quickly. Life is truly a live and learn experience. I guess next time we get above 30 degrees I will keep the extra batteries in the air conditioned car. They had a beautiful ceremony and we got some great photos for them to remember everything by. The reception hall was decorated by a family member and it was outstanding. The evening was quite pleasant and just as every wedding has it's story, well Sophie and Dwayne have a couple of ones that they can laugh about now. It was such a pleasure to be apart of their special day and I really enjoyed meeting these two families. Many blessings in your future together!

Now on to Chrysten and Ken's wedding. I had a lofty goal of catching all this retouching up for the New Years, looks like I am not going to reach that though. 4 weddings and 2 portrait sessions in the line up currently...

Camille and Shawn...

I have just finished up with Camille and Shawn's package and have it in to the printer. Julie had shot this wedding so I don't know much about their day except what I've seen in the photos. It looks like they had alot of fun with their pictures at the Museum and the Chateau Louis. I do know that they are a very nice couple and it was a pleasure meeting with them both to book their package and to view their photos. I wish them much happiness in their future together.

So up next in the retouching line-up is Sophie and Dwayne. Theirs is a larger package so it will take me a little bit to finish it up. They also have a brag book in at the printers that we are still waiting for as well.

I probably won't post again before Christmas so I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!! I hope you all have a happy and safe celebration.

Boxing day I'm off to do a family portrait. I have been meeting with quite a few upcoming bride and grooms and the 2007 season is almost half booked. I am excited to be included in so many happy occasions! Thank you!

Keeping On...

I have finished up retouching Marisa and Glen's wedding. They had a fun little ceremony at Fort Edmonton Park. I spent some time with Marisa before the ceremony as she was getting ready, I think my favorite shot is when her bridesmaid was doing up Marisa's dress at the same time Marisa was helping her Dad with his tie. I was told about a cute little flowergirl that is as cute as Shirley Temple. I had my doubts until I worked with her and, oh my, is she ever. Not only did she have the cute little curly locks and sweetheart face but she had the witty little personality as well. She was sure a fun addition to our bridal party. Congratulations Marisa and Glen, I wish you much happiness in your future together!

The photos with Santa taken for OEM are up for printing next and then it is on to Camille and Shawn's wedding....

I also need to fit in some retouching of portraits I did for Kiernan and Julian. We had some fun at the U of A putting together some cute couple's shots for Christmas. I'm so glad that the weather has warmed up a bit.

I am so happy to say that I finished up Michelle and Steve's wedding scrapbook. It turned out great! I have also sent out Krysten and Ken's storybook to the printer. Last night I did a bunch of work on the bridal fantasy flier so I hope to finish that today and get it in to the printers tomorrow.

Next...

So I have finished retouching Jen and Rob's wedding and will get it off to the printer asap. They had such a beautiful day for a wedding. We took the pics at Borden Park and I just love the colors that we got. Jen and Rob were an easy-going couple to work with and it was really nice to get to know the both of them. We wish you a great future together.

I had a few technical difficulties with Carla and Phil's photos so I am still getting their album together. There is just one photo I need to get a new print of and then it will be ready for pick up.
I have the Top Co pics ready to go as well. Yes, I have been busy. Along with the two digital albums which now just need covers designed then they will be ready to send to the printer. Lastly the custom scrapbook for Michelle and Steve is 3/4 done...it is taking me longer than I thought...but it is turning out really lovely. I need to sit down and finish it up before Christmas!!

Next to the computer for retouching is Marisa and Glen...

Tomorrow I will be taking advantage of the warm break we have in the weather to do a photo shoot with a couple at the U of A.
Saturday will be taken up with more Santa Claus photos but this time with the kids from OEM. There are so many of them that we are holding the party in two sessions - first the younger ones then the older ones. I'm sure that will be alot of fun :)

I was just realizing the other day that I need to start to get the fliers ready to go to the printer for Bridal Fantasy in January...if I wait too long I won't have anything to hand out!

Tis the season to be busy, faa laa laa laa laaaaa