Words cannot describe how lovely this wedding was. I was so excited to work with some of my favorite vendors. Lisa and Jodi from Sweet Beginnings Wedding Consulting and Event Planners made the day run smoothly and my favorite florist Evan from Flowerz did an amazing job with the gorgeous bouquets. Although the rain poured down on us Asia and John made the best of it. Thanks to Libby from Studio 32 for helping me out!

Check out who was at the wedding, the stunning Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson

This was an epic wedding, three ceremonies spanning over three days, multiple outfit changes and a lot of laughter amongst family and friends. The wedding took Libby from Studio 32 and I to all parts of the lower mainland, we photographed in Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond and Surrey capturing the colorful love of Shirin and Bill. From the moment Shirin and Bill walked into the studio and told me about their day I knew I wanted to be a part of it. Bill is Sikh and Shirin is Ismaili so they were going to incorporate both traditions into their day, this however meant really long days all of which lived up to everything I imagined it would be, from the colorful sari’s to the amazing jewels we captured some truly special moments. They come from two beautiful families which is why they share an amazing love.  I am so grateful to have been apart of your day.

Love this shot that Libby captured of Bill before the ceremony.

Thanks Libby for helping me haul this chair up the 500 stairs at Burnaby Mountain

This tradition states that the person who smashes the clay pot first is the leader of the household,

Shirin my have cheated a bit.

What a beautiful day! Michelle and Kevin are two people who were destined to be together as Kevin puts it, they are each others puzzle pieces. The day started at Michelle’s, then it was off to the gorgeous VanDusen Garden for the ceremony. A quick shoot in Yaletown with an antique couch that we stole from the house before we left and finally a stunning reception at the Pan Pacific Hotel. Thanks Libby for being my go to girl for the day! Michelle and Kevin it was such a pleasure to work with you and your hysterical wedding party!

It’s weddings like Olivia and Richard’s that make me feel blessed to be a Vancouver Wedding photographer.  I met with them almost a year and a half ago they were referred to me by one of my past wedding couples Patricia and Bentley. As we chatted about their day at the studio I knew their day was going to be unique. Finally July 3rd rolled around and this 13 hour jam packed day didn’t disappoint. Two tea ceremonies, three dress changes, games, lion dancers and an unbelievable amount of laughter I could not have asked for a more perfect day or couple. It was a dream to have almost three hours to do portraits after the ceremony, which was held at the Celebrations Pavilion in Queen Elizabeth park. We hiked through Queen Elizabeth getting Olivia and Richard to climb into bamboo forests and over rocks, I should have mentioned to them that it was going to be a workout! We then headed down into Yaletown, the sky and the light was spectacular and we were able to capture some stunning dramatic images. Finally it was off to the reception at Sun Su Wai in Richmond. Thank you so much for allowing me to have free reign to capture your love and thank you to Mikc Wachniak for second shooting with me.

Amazing Jewelry by Elsa Corsi, Jeweliette Jewelry http://www.jeweliette.com/

We had so much fun shooting the day of the wedding that Corey and Sarah got dressed up the next morning so we could do just a few more portraits, thank you both for rocking it out you are both beautiful inside and out!

xo

They both have the most stunning blue eyes.

To say that I was excited to document this wedding would have been an understatement, what could be better then photographing a beautiful couple in an amazing location?  It was back in January when I received a phone call from Austin Texas where Sarah and Corey live asking if I would be interested in coming to Playa del Carmen to be their wedding photographer, after a few emails and phone calls the details were set and I would be Mexico bound just ten days after coming back from my amazing European wedding adventure. I arrived at the Barcelo Maya Palace at around 10pm on Tuesday and was greeted by my good friend and second shooter Fran Chelico, as she filled me in about how amazing the resort was my anticipation grew. The next morning when I woke up in paradise and explored a bit I realized there would be no shortage of spectacular locations to photograph the wedding. Corey and Sarah had a large wedding by destination standards an impressive 37 people, which is a true testament to how much they are loved by all their family and friends. Thank you to all your friends and family for making us feel so welcome!  Sarah you are the most easygoing person I think I’ve ever met and Corey you are hysterical, together you make an amazing couple who’s love is clear just by the way you interact with each other. Im truly blessed to have the most amazing job in the world.

Stunning

Corey's dad performed the heartfelt ceremony that was written by Corey.

Quick drink with the wedding party.

I can't quite remember what led us to this point... it may have been that quick drink.

One of my favorites of the day.

This is the sweetest mother son dance i've ever seen it left me in tears.

Luckily this storm held off, the next day wasn't so pretty.

With the entire globe caught up in World Cup FIFA madness it’s the perfect time to write about Zelita and Nigel. They met two years ago while working at Electronic Arts in Vancouver where they were both working on the 2010 FIFA World Cup Game, how cool is that! There were a few tense moments throughout the reception with banter over who was the better team England or Portugal (personally I think it’s Italy) but in the end Nigel lost out and was handed a Portugal Jersey. We were so lucky that the sun was shining in Vancouver on this particular day as we covered a lot of ground photographing  the wedding, we started in Burnaby then headed off to east Vancouver to Our Lady of Fatima Portuguese Parish for the ceremony and finally Gastown, Deer Lake and the beautiful Nekkei centre for the reception. A special thanks to Kari from Fractured Light for helping me out on this one we had an excellent day with an amazing group of people.

amazing flowers were done by Lynn at From the Heart Florals and Decor http://www.fromtheheartflorals.com

The talented bride put together these gorgeous invites.

The lively wedding party!

I was really looking forward to the Vancouver wedding of Jaclyn and Greg. I was really  disappointed when I woke up to dark clouds and rain as I really wanted the day to be perfect for them but the rain didn’t stop us from having an amazing time shooting. The girls got ready at the The Granville Island hotel and Jaclyn and Greg had  their first look where he proposed to her in the park next door. Thank you so much to the wedding party who kept Libby and I laughing all day and to Jaclyn’s dad who graciously held umbrellas over us! Heres a small sneak peak of the day.

One of the cutest flower girls ever

Greg was so excited to see Jaclyn for the first time

There was so many amazing moments during this epic wedding, but here are some of my favorites, if I were to post them all it would be a ten part series!

Enjoy

xo

The hungarian gypsy band was amazing!

The bridal dance, which is the best tradition ever, everyone pays to dance with the bride.

Wow it just seems like yesterday that I was boarding a flight to Hungary to photograph quite possibly the best wedding of all time! I flew into Budapest Thursday evening and spent an amazing night with the girls eating and drinking traditional Hungarian fair, then we danced the night away! Early Friday morning we set out for Szidonia Castle where the wedding took place on Sunday. The Szidonia castle looks back to a history that started in the mid-1700’s,  at that time - as a chateau - it originally served as a hunting lodge and  was turned into a castle in 1750 in a Romantic-Neoclassic style. Words can’t express how amazing this wedding was and how truly blessed I feel to have been apart of it all. Kriztina and Steven where amazing hosts with their families and it is evident how much they are loved and admired by their family and friends since almost half the guests flew in from, Vancouver, Portland, Mexico, Australia and Dubai From the Hungarian gypsy band, the non stop food and drink the emotional tearful speeches and the dancing till 5am this was an epic wedding!

There are too many photos to post in just one blog post so this will be part one of two!

xo

A quick cheers before heading out to see Kriztina.

Steven waiting to see Kriztina for the first time.

One of the hottest and nicest wedding parties I've ever had the pleasure of shooting