One weekend - two weddings.

This past weekend we had a fabulous time with 2 very different couples.

On Saturday we spent time with Antonia and Kenton. They were married at the Union Bank Inn. We took the family shots at the hotel and went to the muttart grounds for some of the bridal party and couple shots. We came back downtown where I think we got some of our best images them. Oddly enough during our second meeting we discovered that Kenton went to junior high with Omari so they had a small reunion at the wedding as well :) It was neat to think of what a small world we live in where lives can keep connecting even decades later. Here is the sneak peak of more images. Antonia and Kenton's Slideshow.

On Sunday we documented Chito (a.k.a Louie) and Anne's celebration. They were married in a filipino wedding done totally in that language. This was a little different for me as I didn't know what was being said and luckily the minister let me know when they were ready to do the kiss. I thoroughly enjoyed the ceremony along with the challenge of anticipating where I should be at any given moment.

It was a little cold and a bit rainy but we decided to forgo the Citadel back-up anyway and hit the museum grounds for our bridal party images. I think we got some great ones with these troopers. Chito and Anne are very sweet together and we had no problem getting some great images of the two of them. Here is their sneak peak. Anne and Chito's Slideshow.

last minute

Anne and Louis are getting married this Sunday and yesterday we went out and did an e-session so that they could have some pics of them together to show at their wedding. Anne was living in BC so they didn't have alot of pics of the both of them, but now they do. There are alot of good ones as they are a really cute couple. It wasn't hard to get them to do a bit of cuddling for me and as we walked around the Griesbach lake it was a good time to get to know them a bit. I am looking forward to seeing you in your wedding attire and documenting your special day!

Jeannett & Rob

This past Saturday we got to spend some time with Jeannett and Rob. They were a very sweet couple that just wanted to have some fun with their pics. We were lucky that it stormed in the morning before the ceremony and then it just started to drizzle again as we finished up outside with our shoot. Romance was on the back burner and the shots were made fun by Jeannett every time. I enjoyed documenting their twists on our typical shoot :) I did of course HAVE to get them kissing - I am all about the kissing! You just can't get away from that with me. I loved the blue sash on Jeannett's dress that reminded me of Cinderella. Thank you so much for sharing some time with us on your special day. It was a pleasure working with the two of you. I wish you many, many fun-filled years ahead.
Here is the link to their slideshow. Jeannett and Rob's Slideshow.
I'm behind so I will just put up the slideshow for these guys - forgive me for not posting a few of my favorite pics, you'll just have to watch the show to catch them.

Now online

I have Cindy and Billy's Slideshow up and running. Here is the link....Cindy and Billy's Slideshow. I hope you enjoy it :)

Getting closer...

Just wanted to write a quick note to those who might be keeping track. We just booked with wedding number 91 tonight. 9 more until we reach our 100 and the lucky winner!

Laura & Chad

I had an e-session with Laura and Chad yesterday. Once again, a really cute couple and alot of great images to chose from. They are getting married in the spring and I'm sure their wedding will be great. It takes alot of couples a little time to relax in front of a virtual stranger with a camera - these guys did great. I look forward to getting to know you a bit more in the future.

Holly and Ryan

Yep, it was a busy weekend! Holly and Ryan also had their e-session on Sunday. The pics turned out better than I even imagined! There are soo many that it is very difficult narrowing down a couple to put on the blog :) This seems to be a common problem of mine. But no I won't start taking less pictures! I loved being able to incorporate Ryan's motorbike in this shoot. I have had past couples tease me with the idea of bringing thier bikes but I haven't had the opportunity to work with one before this. I had so many ideas floating in my head before this shoot that I had to write a bunch down. We were out at just the right time to catch the sunset as well. The shot we caught of them kissing is one of my new favorites. The wedding this fall I'm sure will be a blast, we look forward to attending. Now - to put together their guest book - thank goodness that they have come to help choose their favorites.

Cindy and Billy

On Saturday we had the privledge to spend some time with Cindy and Billy. Another really great couple - we were happy to capture some of their wedding memories for them. The slideshow is still being put together so I will try to get that link up here in the next day or two. They had a fabulous antique car that we totally had fun using as our backdrop. Cindy also had an awesome dress unlike any that I have seen to date. We had a great time with the both of you and thoroughly enjoyed the live music that was at the reception. Thank you so much for including us in your special day!

Jenine and Tim

I am behind on my blogging and I apologize. On Friday, I had a fun little e-session with Jenine and Tim at the Muttart. It was raining so we stayed indoors for the majority of our time together but there was a small break in the rain when we were leaving so we took full advantage of these few moments. Jenine and Tim are such a sweet couple having been together since they were kids. I am looking forward to their wedding next year. I hope you guys have a safe journey this winter and we will see you again in the spring. I am excited to create your guest book with so many great photos from our session!

Magdiel & Scott

Last Saturday we spent the day with a very sweet couple celebrating their love for eachother. Of course there are always a few bumps on the road but I thought the day went quite well for them. The weather didn't cooperate but luckily the hotel did as well as West Edmonton Mall. We had alot of fun with this bridal party as we pranced through the mall and gained a pretty large audience while we proceeded to the ship to do a photo shoot. Our party paid the passerbys no mind and did well with our fun group shots without alot of self conciousness. After we hit the mall we had to break for lunch as most everyone had not eaten before our early ceremony. I had to admit I was hungry as well so the Wendy's break was nice. Of course Omari and I sat with our cameras on hand and there is a shot I put into the slideshow :) Then we headed back to the hotel and proceeded to do a few more intimate shots with Magdiel and Scott. After a very delicious dinner and a few quirky gifts, the party got going and we got some great dancing shots (to be seen in the slideshow). I must say that this is the one wedding that I noticed ALOT of love at. There is always much love between our couples and alot of times it is noticiable with some of the immediate family but at this particular wedding I witnessed almost every couple holding hands, hugging and caressing eachother. The kissing game helped I'm sure but whether they were together for 33 years or just dating, the love in this group was very obvious. Thank you for including us in your special day guys! It was a pleasure.

Check out Magdiel and Scott's Slideshow.

I have a few e-sessions to do later this week and I'm really looking forward to the motorbike pics with Holly and Ryan. I'm still plugging away at Diane and Adam's retouching, hopefully I will have it in to the lab by the end of this week. Next on the list is Teresa and Murray.

Wedding

This past Saturday we had the privledge of spending the day with Cathy and Glen. They were a wonderful, cute couple and they were a pleasure to work with. By the end of the day everyone was quite tired but the party was nice and mellow. Cathy "wowed" everyone with her spectacular red dress. I wish I could post pics but they decided against sharing when signing the contract. It was a great day in all and I am very happy that we were able to be a part of it.

Today I finished retouching Thalat and Alasdair's wedding pics. I will get them off to the lab tomorrow. Next up is Diane and Adam's wedding.

Kristy & Kyle

Last Saturday Kristy and Kyle also were married here in the Edmonton area. My associate Julie photographed their wedding on my behalf. They had a lovely ceremony on the SunRidge Ski Hill and their reception was in the Chalet. They had alot of great photos - you need to check out their slideshow - Kristy and Kyle's Slideshow.

Thank you for sharing your special day with us Kristy and Kyle. I look forward to going through the images with the both of you.

E-Session...

On Sunday I met up with Margarita & Kelly at West Edmonton Mall to do an e-session. These two had one of their first dates at the ice palace so we had to stop in there for a pic or two. This couple was really cute and we had some fun with this session. Yep, that Christmas tree is still up in the mall! Not sure when they are going to take it down - are they done filming the movie?? Luckily we also got to board onto the infamous WEM boat! We were playing Pirates of the Carribean and got these great shots...

I so enjoyed working with you two. I'm sure the wedding next year is going to be great!

Threasa & Louis

Last Saturday we were able to spend the day with Threasa & Louis. They had a few delays but once the ceremony got started the rest went quite well. We moved on to the Muttart grounds afterward to do our family photos and ventured around for the bridal party and couple shots after that. Louis showed me a great little spot on a hill that overlooks the city - I love the view there! Since this couple have a history with "Wendy's" we decided to stop in for a quick little photo opp before heading back to the reception. Here is a link to the couples slideshow if you'd like to check out more photos. Threasa & Louis's Slideshow.

Thank you to the both of you for including us in your celebration. We enjoyed capturing memories with you and I hope you had as much fun as we did. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow to go through your pics.

Back online

in facebook. I guess I requested too many people to be linked to me...I was messaging past clients and facebook decided I was spamming. That sucked. Well, I'm online there again and luckily I didn't have to start my page over again. So maybe if your in facebook hook up with me instead of waiting for my invitation...

Facebook glitch!

For some reason I have been disabled from using the site. I'm not sure if this is going to disconnect me totally or if I will be able to log back in to my same site again once we figure out the problem. In the mean time I just wanted to let you know I'm not off of there by my choice and if you need to contact me - please use our website or email contact@creationsphoto.com or even give me a call at 710-0012.

Next...

Just a quick post to let clients know where we are in the retouching line-up. I just finished up with Angela and Greg. Had a lab issue with Gerhard and Rosangela's order but that is now fixed up and ready to go as well. Next on the list is Thalat and Alasdair.
Hope everyone is enjoying the heat here in Edmonton...we'll be complaining about the cold again in a few weeks I'm sure :)

E-session

I spent a couple hours with Brad and Anita this past Sunday. We had some fun walking throught the leg grounds, scouting out their church and Brad serinaded Anita in the River valley. We tried to get a good "family" pic with their cat and dog before we left the house, unfortunately the pets didn't want their pics done. I do love this shot of their puppy though. Anita wanted to make sure we got a few "fun" shots so they decided to roll down the hill at the Leg. I think the one below turned out quite cute, even though Brad was not into rolling (it makes him feel nauseous). I really enjoyed hanging out with these two - looking through their photos we got some great images for their engagment book. I look forward to shooting their wedding this fall.

Our garage sale went well and the boys happily sold a few of their toys. Now I just got to get the garage cleaned up again :)

Just FYI - we just booked wedding #84 the other day. Coming up on number 100 slowly but surely...who will be our lucky winner??

Erin & Davin...

This past Saturday was the wedding date of the century. 7/7/7 became one of the most famous wedding dates ever. We shared the day with Erin and Davin. It was a beautiful day for a wedding - the weather was in full cooperation. We travelled to the museum grounds after the ceremony along with alot of other couples. Luckily we arrived in perfect timing to nab my favorite corner for family shots. As we finished up in the corner another bridal party took it over and we moved on to some of my other favorite spots. We ended up with some fabulous photos as you can see here. Of course I have also created a sneak peek slide show with a few more of my favorites as well. I hope you enjoy it....Erin and Davin's Slideshow. Thank you to Erin and Davin for including us in their special day. We had alot of fun working with the both of you.

On Sunday we (my family) went out to Ma Me O Beach for a special anniversary photo shoot. We met up with another photographer who joined us to "trash the dress". What is "Trash the Dress" you may be asking? Well, I came across the concept online quite awhile ago and thought it to be a great idea - contrary to many of my friends whom I have discussed it with. It is when you go out in your wedding gown anytime after the ceremony - be it the day after or in our case 10 years after - and get as outrageous as you'd like in it. There are no limits - no boundaries - cause you really don't plan on wearing the dress again. I love my wedding dress and have only worn it the one time. I have 2 boys and there are no plans to "pass it on" now, besides I remember how fun it was trying on dresses and finding the "perfect" one. I'm sure my grand-daughter will take great joy in this as well. It was custom designed for me and luckily still fits as it did 10 years ago. I was soo excited to wear it again for this photo shoot and as I thought about the fun stuff we could do, Ma Me O came to my mind. I LOVE the shots that we took that day!! It is rare that I like shots of myself but I am very proud to show these off! Omari shot for us - the second photographer that joined us was Mark Pawlyszyn, he was fabulous to work with and even got me talked into jumping off the pier for an amazing shot he took. Here are a couple of my favorite shots from Omari's camera...

What a fun experience this was. I will need to add the trash the dress session to my pricing list and if any of you out there get adventurous enough to try it out...I'd love to be there with you! I must add - contrary to the title the dress is not really trashed at all. Full of bugs and sand but after examination I'm sure with a good drycleaner it is still completely usable. Hummm, maybe it needs some more trashing :P

This weekend is our one weekends off for the summer. Somehow it didn't get booked and I must admit it is a nice break, although the boys have talked me into setting up a garage sale. They are anxious to buy a basketball hoop and I told them that they must pay for it - so there are a bunch of toys being sold. If you'd like to stop in and say HI, I'd love to see you. The address is 116 Warwick Crescent, Edmonton and I'm running the garage sale on Friday and Saturday from 10 am - 8 pm. I also have an e-session that got rained out that I will be shooting on Friday night (Omari will have to babysit the garage sale for me). Looking forward to some good weather....

The retouching list is beginning to grow again. I am currently working on Angela and Greg's pics. I will be picking up Rosangla and Gerhard's from the photofinishers tomorrow. I will keep you updated as to who is next and so on.

Happy Anniversary Honey!

Today is Omari and I's 10th wedding anniversary. We met back in high school and have been together for going on 17 years. Marriage has been good to us and we have worked through alot of mountains together. I just wanted to take this bit of time to wish my honey a very happy anniversary.
We are doing something fun in celebration on Sunday. I will post a pic or two next week to let you in on it.
We had our first son by the time we had the actual wedding celebration and Omari started his first teaching job the very next day - therefore we didn't go on a honeymoon. I have been determined for the last 10 years that we would go on a cruise for our 10th anniversary to make up for the lack of the honeymoon. So, later this year we will be doing it! Yeah! I am so excited, the tickets are booked and the plans are now made.
Tomorrow we have wedding plans, Sunday along with my fun family time, I'll be doing an e-session. I think we will be putting together a garage sale for next weekend as this is the only weekend this summer that we actually have off and the kids are anxious to sell some of their stuff to make some money for a basketball hoop.

Jamie & Mac

This past Saturday we had the privledge of spending the day with a beautiful, young couple and their families. Jamie and Mac were alot of fun to work with and I believe we obtained alot of great photos for them. We actually had taken soo many photos that part way through the reception I had to sit down and do some in-camera editing because we were running out of memory to work with (we carry 22 GB of memory!!). This family was the first to show me the "screeching-in" of the groom. It was fun to watch Mac go through the hoops his new family put before him and he happily kissed his bride after kissing the fish right on the lips. I wish Jamie and Mac a very happy future together. Thank you both for inviting us to share in your happiness for a day. I look forward to getting together with you to view your photos.

Of course I have made a small slideshow for friends and family to preview a few of my favorite photos from the event....check them out....Jamie and Mac's Slideshow....