Living in Vancouver the rain becomes a part of your everyday lifestyle. So it is important when hiring a Vancouver Wedding Photographers or Vancouver Portrait photographer to take into consideration their experience with rain.

As any experienced Vancouver Wedding Photographers know it is important to be prepared for a rainy day. A good photographer has umbrellas available for the wedding party, and a variety of indoor and outdoor rain locations chosen as backups.

A true Vancouver photographer aims to document any wedding day under any condition, such as capturing reflections or raindrops. By hiring a professional Vancouver Wedding Photographers they will have the experience and knowledge to capture the unexpected and the extraordinary opportunities that arise from a rainy wedding day.

When I was five years old on my first day of kindergarden I met my life long friend Virna, through ups and downs we have remained friends for over 27 years, I can’t imagine my life without her she is like the sister I never had, she is my confidant, the person that I can’t wait to tell exciting news to, and someone who I look to for advice when everything is up in the air. Sadly we haven’t lived in the same city for over 8 years, but when we get together the little kids in us still comes out with fits of laughter and ridiculous adventures. Well enough about her and I and onto Ryan and Virna they are the perfect match, two people who without each other neither really make sense, they are each others best friend, (I’m willing to share) and once you spend time with them you can see how much they really love each other with the adoring looks and the cute messages. Virna and Ryan had been dating for about 3 years when I got and email at my aunts in England saying she was engaged. I immediatley called her for all the details and set out to help plan a wedding. After much debate they decided to get married in Cozumel Mexico. It was December 13, 2008 and this is their Happy Anniversary Blog post! When I looked at the resort I was so excited, as a photographer I couldn’t stop thinking about all of the amazing possibilities of photographing a wedding in Mexico, but then realization set in, how do I photograph their wedding and still be in it? Well it wasn’t easy, tripods, remote transmitters and some careful planing is how it was done, it was the most self induced stressful day of my life, curlers in my hair camera around my neck I don’t think i’ve ever felt so ridiculous in all my life, but every second was worth it to see my closest friend marry her soul mate. I love you both and wish you a life filled with love, laughter and good health.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day. ( I was under very strict rules to have fun, so we did most of the portraits the day after)

xox

They are the cutest!

With all of the talented and amazing photographers in the lower mainland, I’m so happy and honored to be featured as one of BC’s 50 Essential Portrait Photographers! You can check it out here.

http://www.vancouvermom.ca/best-of/daniela-ciuffa-of-daniela-ciuffa-photography/

Thank you to all my amazing clients who have supported my for the past eight years in Vancouver!

In an age where everyone has a digital camera many people feel they can hire just anyone to photographer their Vancouver Wedding, and they question why are Vancouver Wedding Photographers so expensive?

Here is a basic cost breakdown for a typical eight hour Vancouver Wedding.

Typically a Vancouver Wedding Photographer meets with the bride and groom several times before and after the wedding, there is usually a consultation, multiple emails back and forth, a pre wedding walk through or an engagement session.

Then the eight hours on the wedding day plus travel time to the wedding and back.

The next step a Vancouver Wedding Photographer will take is to spend time downloading, backing up files, blogging, and editing, for most professional Vancouver wedding photographers this is approximately 25 to 30 hours.

When all the time is added up a typical Vancouver Wedding Photographer will spend 30 to 40 hours per wedding.

Your photographer is more that just your photographer for the day they are typically looked to for advice on how the day will run and what vendors to hire, the wedding photographer will generally become your portrait photographer for life, someone who documents your growing family for generations.

I’ve teamed up with studio mate and good friend Kari Heese for a 2009 Holiday promo, we are please to offer mini holiday sessions at our studio next Wednesday Dec, 2, 2009. We will also be collecting food for the Vancouver food bank at this time to help spread a little holiday cheer.

Call to book as space is very limited and we are filling up fast.

In an age where everyone has a digital camera many people feel they can hire just anyone to photographer their Vancouver Wedding, and they question why are Vancouver Wedding Photographers so expensive?

Here is a basic cost breakdown for a typical eight hour Vancouver Wedding.

Typically a Vancouver Wedding Photographer meets with the bride and groom several times before and after the wedding, there is usually a consultation, multiple emails back and forth, a pre wedding walk through or an engagement session.

Then the eight hours on the wedding day plus travel time to the wedding and back.

The next step a Vancouver Wedding Photographer will take is to spend time downloading, backing up files, blogging, and editing, for most professional Vancouver wedding photographers this is approximately 25 to 30 hours.

When all the time is added up a typical Vancouver Wedding Photographer will spend 30 to 40 hours per wedding.

Your photographer is more that just your photographer for the day they are typically looked to for advice on how the day will run and what vendors to hire, the wedding photographer will generally become your portrait photographer for life, someone who documents your growing family for generations.

I was excited to work with the fabulous Fran Chelico for the wedding of Lucia-Anna and Bryce. The day started out at the beautiful St Francis of Assisi Parish in Vancouver followed by the reception at the Diamond Alumni Centre at SFU. Luckily the weather held up following the ceremony and we were able to catch some amazing light up at SFU for the portraits prior to the reception starting. I always love when I find new and exciting place to photograph couples on their wedding and Fran and I found a great spot to do some killer portraits of the pair. Here are some of the highlights from the day.

I always give myself little projects of the day when shooting, this wedding was reflections.

It’s really close to crunch time for me, I’m leaving for Copenhagen in less the 24 hours and have two photoshoots and all my packing still to do, but wanted to get this post up before I leave! I’ve been so blessed this year with the absolute most easy going couples and Wayne and Tanya carried on the trend. Their day started out at the Unitarian Church of Vancouver, followed by portraits around Downtown Vancouver and then the reception at Floata Restaurant in Chinatown.

This is the raw camera image, the light was amazing

I have to apologize first for the lateness of this post and second that it is going to be a short one. I met with Jennifer in the Spring for her September wedding at Seasons in the Park. Jennifer and Micheal were referred to me through past clients whose Vancouver Wedding I was the photographer at  4 years ago, it’s always an honor for me when clients refer me and I’m very blessed that more then half of my weddings come to me as referrals.  I headed out to Queen Elizabeth Park to meet up with the wedding party and take some pre ceremony pictures it was such a fun afternoon with a laid back wedding park. Thank you so much for including me in your day heres a sneak peak of what to come.

xo

When I woke up to the pouring rain, I was really dissapointed, not because it was raining, I actually like shooting in the rain but because I really love Jen and Joel and wanted their day to be perfect for them. As Libby and I headed to Temple Sholom in Vancouver the clouds broke and the rain stopped! We started out by taking photos of Jen getting ready, followed by the ceremony, reception and at the end of the afternoon we headed downtown with the happily married couple to do some portraits. Here are some of my favorite from the day. Thanks you two for being two of the funniest and easy going people i’ve ever met.

xo

I love this photo of Jen's crinoline