This wedding was stunning! It was the first time I had the pleasure of working with the amazing Tara Thorp of Forever True Wedding Planning and Design. I’ve worked with a lot of planners in the past 10 years and she really knows how to get things done pulling the day together seamlessly and putting together fabulous details. Mike and Helene’s ceremony and reception took place at the Terminal City Club in Vancouver where there serene room was decorated with beautiful orchids, stunning bamboo structures with punches of green leaves, the sound of water fountains flowing in the room and warm candlelight to set the mood. Here are some of my favorites from the day, thank you so much for letting me be there to document your love.

Heather and Mikal are two of the sweetest people I’ve ever met. When they asked me to photograph their wedding on Vancouver Island I was excited for a number of reasons. As all of you know I love to travel, weather it’s near or far I find it inspiring to photograph a wedding in a new location. However the reason I was really excited to shoot this wedding is because of the vision Heather had for their big day. From the amazing fuchsia wedding gown, to the sugar cookies, to the meticulous wedding cake prepared by Heather’s mom, right down to  the delicious candy buffet, this wedding had it all in terms of  little details. Thank you so much for the hospitality that your family extended to us over the weekend, good luck in your beautiuful journey together.

The ceremony was held on Heather's parents amazing property.

I love that the bridesmaids all wore white!

I’ve just come back from photographing an amazing wedding in Calgary, which made me realize just how far behind I am in my blogging. I photographed Brad and Leslie’s  Calgary wedding just over a month ago and I am finally getting a chance to share the beautiful images with you. I met Brad and Les just over five years ago here in Vancouver, we met through mutual friends and every time I would see them they would say,  ”This year we are getting married.”  Well a few years went by and finally I said, “hummm call me when you have a date.”  Well this past fall, I got a call saying, “We set a date!”  I was thrilled to hear they were getting married in my hometown of Calgary and that they would be holding their wedding at a venue I’ve always loved Teatro Resturant. The day was amazing. We did a first look at the golf course where Brad and Les met and fell in love, then off for some portraits in downtown Calgary with the wedding party and finally the beautiful ceremony and reception at Teatro.

Thank you so much for having me share in your special day.

Their first look was so sweet.

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!

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.

What a great day! I was referred to this amazing couple through the Morris family, who’s son’s wedding I photographed last year at the Vancouver Club. It was just yesterday that I had the pleasure of meeting Mark and Leila for the first time. They live in New York City and Mark originally being from Vancouver came back home to marry his stunning bride. The wedding took place at the always beautiful Beach House at Dundarave, and the amazing flowers were done by West Vancouver Florist. Here’s just a sneak peak of the day.