Hello!

I don't know whether you follow me on Facebook, but I have been having a saga with my dragonflyphotography website.

Basically - if you own a website, and if you've signed up for several years - make sure your contact info is up to date with the host provider! (I had mine for 10 years and lost track of time; they had an old email address and I lost mine to a cheap eyeglass company - I wouldn't recommend searching for it as it is apparently a click'n'bait site.

So - I am still operating my family (and wedding) photography as Dragonfly Photography by Rebecca Lippiatt but my new website address is 

www.edmontonfamilyphoto.com 

My commercial and business photography is still at www.rebeccalippiatt.com 

I would love to see you again soon!

I hope all is well with you and yours,

Rebecca Lippiatt

Moving House

I've integrated my website and blog into one.

Come see my new space at www.dragonflyphotography.ca

See you there!

Bonnie and Vince - the wedding

Bonnie and Vince - I said a lot about how wonderful they are in this post.

I am in love with this picture. Its a little Picasso (I think I am in a cubist phase at the moment, artistically), and I love, love, love the space between. Generations. Passage. Mother/daughter.

There were so many wonderful things about Bonnie and Vince's wedding. Bonnie radiated calm throughout the day, but the evidence of her planning and attention to detail spoke out in every part of the day.

They opted to do the "first look", which I think is a fabulous idea. In the whirlwind of events that is a wedding day, it allows the couple to have a few private quiet minutes together before the festivities start.

Looking radiant. Bonnie and Vince's wedding was at the First Baptist Church on 109 St, downtown. Its a beautiful space. These pictures were taken in the chapel.

Bonnie and her sweet and gorgeous nieces. We also did the family formals prior to the ceremony - another great idea.

More beautiful details. Flowers by Zocalo. Hyacinth, hydrangea, lily-of-the-valley. And the colours - whew! Love them.

These pots of hyacinth adorned the church windows and travelled to the reception. Awesome idea.

The thing I loved most about Bonnie and Vince's wedding was the thoughtfulness that went into every detail. The wedding was held on the March equinox, and themes of renewal and birth permeated the ceremony. Their minister is a close friend, who Bonnie went to seminary school with and, each of their family members had an important role in the ceremony.

And there was laughter. Lots and lots of laughter.

Vince is Filipino. Here - his sister and brother-in-law are binding them with a cord (bond of love and friendship). They're holding gold coins (spiritual abundance) in their hands and are draped with a veil (union and mutual surrender).

Here, Vince's father is offering a Prayer of Blessing.

Such joy and happiness.

The reception was at the Union Bank Inn. While we waited for the guests to arrive, we took a few shots.

More details.

The reception was beautiful. A mingle-style lunch, buffet and butlered. Lots of laughter and talking.

This is my favourite shot from the reception - Vince's father toasting his son, in response to Vince's thank you. You can see where Vince's big heart and sense of humour come from.

Such love in those eyes.

Thank you so much Bonnie and Vince, for including me in your wonderful wedding. It was a great pleasure.

Cuba, si!

I just had my annual holiday (aka child-free week :) ) to Cuba. I love Cuba a lot, and wanted to do so much while I was there. But - what I wanted, and what I needed are two different things.

So - I read, I slept, I ate, and then I did it all over again. Several times a day. For seven days.

Fabulous.

I did take my camera, but took very few pictures.

Mostly a self-portrait. I set the shot up, and then a security guard offered to push the shutter. The weather was a little dicey on my trip - but look at the sky. Wow.

Did I liquify? Well, yes I did as I'm not terribly happy with my body at the moment :)

Love these baby toys

Ticki Tacki Toys are hand made wood, dyed with fruits and veggies. How awesome is that?!

Babies!!!!!

I got my hands on my first baby of February/March (there's lots more coming, so stay tuned!)

Introducing Noah. Is he not adorable, very sweet and cuddly.

You might remember Jacob - he's a big brother now, and he's telling Noah all his secrets.

Which Noah thinks are pretty funny.

This is what Jacob really looks like. For all you mamas and papas out there who engage in any combination of the following: natural birth, co-sleeping, breastfeed (well, not the dads, but you know what I mean) and delay/don't vaccinate - I have a theory - this is what those boys look like. (I forgot a little, because mine are slighly older and have slowed down a tiny bit.) You're in for a ride!

Jacob is awesome!

And, with the cute, sleeping babies, they trick you into thinking they will be mellow, so you get to relax, a little.

Love, love, love this picture of Jacob.

A little Daddy time. Kent is so good at this dad thing.

And Kristine - looking amazing.

Thank you so much for coming to see me on your way to the east coast, via Saskachewan!

Family Day

Warning! Huge blog post with lots of pictures ahead. I've made composites of some of the pictures because I just couldn't decide what to post, and I'm not sure Blogger will let me do 50 pictures in a post!

This past Family Day, I was privileged to spend the day with Albert, Bertha, and their children, Tom, Brent, Renee, spouses Jesse, Ray and Eva, and the grandchildren, Connor, Ava and Anson.

This is one of my favourite family sessions ever. Renee had contacted me asking if for family pictures for their parent's anniversary. As you can tell from my blog, I'm not a huge fan of the standard family portrait. I'm more interested in documenting the energy, love and interaction between family members, so I asked Renee if her family would be interested and she said they loved the idea.

Pictures in winter in Alberta can be a little challenging, but the weather was absolutely perfect for our plans.

We started off at Bertha and Albert's home. That is everyone dancing in the basement. They do that!


Renee fixing Brent's hair. She's the big sister. And Tom, with the coolest piece of art ever. He made this in grade 9 - I love that his mom still has it hanging in the middle of the kitchen.

After we got a few pictures at the house, we headed off to the park to get a few more.



Beautiful!



I love this picture of Albert and Eva on the swing. They both look so happy. Eva and Brent live in Taipei, and this was Eva's first winter-time in Edmonton.






The babies of the family.

Albert waiting for his kids to gather round. Renee said this is classic Dad.

The whole family.

I am in love with this shot.

Tom and Jesse. They will be adding another member to this awesome family in March.

Anson was hungry with all the cold (for him) weather and picture taking.

My little man, Connor. Its been 18 months since I saw him last. He was 2 1/2 then. He still remembers me! Smart as a whip, this kid. He also remembered that Jesse and Tom had their wedding photos across the river at Hawrelak Park, and his mom and dad were married at the Mayfair Golf and Country Club.

I couldn't believe how big Ava was when I saw her. I guess that's what happens in 18 months!

Jumping pictures are awesome!

I love how Eva is right into the spirit of winter - snow fight!

It was starting to get cooler with the sun going down, so Ason was wrapped up in scarves and blankets.

I love this picture of the three generations - Renee, Ava and Bertha in the background.

Ray and Connor did a lot of tobogganing. Connor was fearless, even after they wiped out on this hill, Ray landing on top of him. You can see he's laughing really hard as soon as he gets our from underneath, and then he burst into tears. A little Daddy-love fixed him up.

This was Eva's first time experiencing the Canadian institution, the winter wiener-roast.

Happy Family Day everyone! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful family with me.