Bonnie and Vince

This was such a lovely session - for a couple of reasons. Bonnie and Vince are wonderful people, fun and classy at the same time. But the best part of our session was watching Bonnie's face change when she looked at Vince.

Most people get a deer-in-the-headlights look when I start taking pictures (I do this too!) I keep talking and chatting, and soon I start getting the good stuff. (The pictures you see are very rarely the first shot after I've asked you to do something).

With Bonnie though, as soon as she looked at Vince, or interacted with him in any way, her whole face would light up and fill with love and light. And, the way Vince treats Bonnie - lots of laughter and respect - they were really beautiful to photography.

My favourite picture from our session.


Bonnie and Vince's wedding is in March, so they wanted some good summer shots. I love the flare on this one.

We'd had to reschedule once because of the weather. This weather this evening (mostly) co-operated, plus we got lots of great dramatic skies. Alberta summer at its finest!

More of Bonnie and Vince loving each other, a lot!

There will be lots of laughter in this marriage.

I love Bonnie's ring. A beautiful flower, from Tiffany.

It was wonderful to work with you, and I am very much looking forward to your wedding!

Magic

Sometimes you meet people, and they just shine. My dear friend Lana introduced me to Jodi and Brent, and I am very happy she did.

Jodi says of Brent "I had been living in San Diego on my own since I was 18 and decided to move home when I was 25. All those years I thought I would find the right man...in a city of millions. And yet I come home and find the most amazing man a few blocks away from me."

Magic.

And Brent of his brother and grandfather (being Father's day). "They raised me, and I need to be the best man I can be to honour all that they did for me."

Magic.

There will be more magic this summer when Jodi and Brent get married, and a few months later, there will be a little more magic in the world.

Jodi and Brent are fun - there's a whole lot of laughing in their lives.

And a lot of loving.

A sweet dog named Brody.

Magic love.

Beautiful people.

More laughing.

I am so looking forward to your wedding!

Beaches, Beautiful Skies and a Movie Recreation.

Megan and Ryan contacted me last fall for their wedding coming up this August. We met earlier this week to do their engagement session.

They are the sweetest couple and just adore each other. Their energy is so calm and they have an amazing connection.

We did the session near their home in south Edmonton. I never thought I would have the opportunity to do a beach session in Alberta!


The weather was looking a little iffy that day (and it was freezing - poor Ryan had a short sleeved shirt and got the worst of it. Brrr!) However, the clouds gave us great skies.

This time, my groom to be was more nervous in front of the camera than the bride, but he's got a great sense of humour and Megan knows how to get him focused.

Megan is so beautiful. She knows how to work the camera.

In the park was a playground, with a boat. We had to get a re-creation of that super romantic moment from the Titanic. :)

One of my favourite pictures of the day.

Megan and Ryan are so connected (I said that already, but have to say it again.)

Megan and Ryan, you wonderful to work with and photograph. I'm looking forward to your wedding.

Please check out Renee's blog, from Shaun and Renee Photography who came out to second shoot with me. Her shots from this session are on her blog. Thanks for coming Renee.

Kim and Sean

I love when people say - do whatever you want - when they book me to photograph their sessions.

Kim and Sean found me when they booked their wedding at Convocation Hall at the U of A. We talked via email for a couple of months before meeting and I knew we would be a great fit. They like non-traditional photography and together we came up with a bunch of great ideas.

For their engagement session, we headed downtown to a great graffitti wall - their colours are green, black and white for their wedding, and this green fit in perfectly.

This is the lovely Kim, being adored by Sean.



And the handsome Sean.


I love this pose and the picture.

Across the street from the graffiti is this awesome old garage. I've loved this place for ages and was really happy to be able to use it as a background.



The less savoury parts of town have so much character, and I love it when other people want to come along with me.

How sexy is this picture?!

We headed to the Shaw Conference Centre, where there are giant letters that spell out DREAM. The green one has the E, which is what Sean's last name starts with.

Sean's favourite time of day is in the hour or so before the sun sets - lucky for us both - awesome lighting.

We were getting some silly pictures (the ones previous in the session had Kim and Sean with their sun glasses on the back of their heads) when I realised photographing them from behind was an awesome pose.

Kim has such beautiful hair, so I had them step up on a platform and got her to shake her head so I could catch the sunlight shining through it.

You guys were so much fun!

Congratulations to you, and I'm really excited to photograph your wedding.