I was out driving looking for places to take clients and saw this beautiful bright yellow canola field not too far from my place.  When we went there 2 days later, the field wasn’t as bright as when I first saw it.  Instead we took photos in this patch of wildflowers, which I think looks even better!  That whitish blob on the lower left is their dog Bailey.  He still made it in the photo, sorta!

Baby and his dog.  Kids really have a special relationship with their first pet.  My daughter loves our dog Emma and is the first thing she looks for when she gets up.  If she is grumpy or sad, Emma can always cheer her up. I’m sure Zachary will feel the same way about Bailey as he gets older.

Babies at this age are so curious!  The world is so new and amazing to them, a flower or even a carrot is so interesting.

It was also so HOT outside, we had to go into the studio for some pics and to cool off.

Much better being inside with air conditioning and no clothes on!

I’m glad we waited all day to get some more photos outside.  I love golden evening light, and another plus was it wasn’t scorching hot outside anymore!

They had their tea ceremony on Friday night during the rehearsal dinner, which is such a great idea!  It left them more time to enjoy their wedding day.
Since I had an entire post dedicated to the girls getting ready, here are some pics of the guys getting ready!

They had their wedding outdoors at the beautiful Devonian Botanical Gardens.  It had been raining quite heavily for the past few days, but on the day of their wedding, the skies cleared and they had amazing weather for their wedding.

Elaine headed to the ceremony early to catch these shots of the ceremony while I was with the girls getting photos of them getting ready, and Irene was with the guys getting their “getting ready” shots.

Christopher has an amazingly talented family.  His brothers and sisters formed the string trio that played the processional accompanied by his father on guitar.  Amazing considering they were also part of the bridal party!

Irene had to go and hide in the bushes for this shot, and I love it.  It really showcases the whole wedding party perfectly.

Hearing the vows are one of my favorite parts of a wedding and sometimes I have to remind myself to keep taking photos! The emotion, love and eloquent words of devotion and promise are just so touching and take me back to my own wedding where I could barely say my own vows, and good thing my husband, like Chris, came to the rescue with tissues at the ready.

The gardens had so many beautiful places to take photos and here we stopped by a gazebo for a little rest.  One of my favorites!

Daisy and all her lovely bridesmaids.

Loved her bouquet, simple yet stunning, just like Daisy.

The guys did an impromptu song and dance, straight from a broadway show.  It was really amazing, I would have imagined they must have practiced it but they are all so talented they probably didn’t and just did it on the fly.

They had their reception at the Faculty Club at the University of Alberta.  It is a special place to them, it is where they went on their first date, got engaged and now where they had their wedding reception! I fully expect them to have their first baby’s party there as well  

Here are Chris’s talented siblings again performing Ave Maria.  Chris’s youngest sister has a beautiful voice.

Their kisses got more and more elaborate as the night went on, the maid of honor’s reaction is priceless.

This is a truly “I love you” look straight into each other’s souls.

Congrats Chris and Daisy! We had such a great time hanging out with you on your special day.

It’s amazing how productive I can be when I don’t have a curious toddler at my feet trying to “help” me with whatever I’m doing.  So thankful for sisters to help babysit while I catch up on all our previous sessions/weddings.  Need to make sure I’m all caught up before the rest of our weddings this summer.

This is a sneak peek at Matt and Kathryn’s beautiful wedding this past weekend.  I will post more after the bride and groom see them first!

Details, Cake and Favors

Young and old hitting the dance floor!

The most perfect and romantic first dance.

These good friends of ours modeled for us 2 years ago when we first started out.  Now they are expecting their first baby and are so in love.  

Such a sweet tender moment, I love it when people forget we are there taking photos and just “enjoy the moment” with their loved ones.

Yes, she is 8 months pregnant and wearing heels!

Pregnancy really agrees with Jess, don’t be fooled by this soft beautiful face, she is a tough cookie and amazingly hardworking.  Just this last weekend, she hosted and organized a baby shower for a friend including making all the food and preparing and the decorations/games etc.  She is also planning to work until the baby comes!

I love the emotion in these photos that Elaine got.

If you follow our blog, you may remember the “ice cream” session we had…well, Jess loved that idea and we raided our cupboards for some snacks.  We also didn’t have to go out and purchase any of these chips for these photos…is it obvious we love junk food ?!? :p

One of my favorite things to photograph during a wedding is the morning preparations of the bride.  I love the details, the sweet expressions of the bride-to-be as she prepares for her wedding day, the hair and makeup (Go Elaine and Janet!), and seeing the support of her best girlfriends as she goes into this next stage of her life.

Daisy had THREE pairs of shoes for her wedding day.

The delicate and sparkly edging on her veil.

So beautiful even before she is all dolled up.  

The bride and all her best gals.

~ A mother’s joy begins when new life is stirring inside… when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the very first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone ~

I strongly recommend on-location sessions for families with little boys.  You can then see them in “action”, being who they really are, jumping, playing, running…and you get genuine smiles and laughter.  These two little boys were no exception and loved being outside at Kinsmen park in Edmonton.  There were playgrounds, bubbles, super slides, a picnic and painting!  We had a blast and hope you did too!

Happy, energetic, independent and smart big brother.  He knew the words carnivore, omnivore, and excavate…I’d say that is a pretty advanced vocabulary for a four year old!

Look at those soulful eyes.  Baby brother was so easy going and sweet.  Whatever activity we introduced, he was totally absorbed and patiently did whatever we wanted him to do until we said “next”.  From digging in the sand, to painting, he loved it all!

Those are some awesome trucks! I saw some other kids at the park eyeing them.

Great job Mom on bringing some “photogenic” food!  That snack looks delicious…and healthy too!

The boys did a great job painting on the canvas!  It looks like Lucas is saying, “I have an idea!” I think you may have an artist on your hands Mom!

A priceless work of art.  Hope you enjoy the painting for years to come!

Hello everyone!

Sorry for the delay!  Here is the next makeup monday WEARABLE makeup look tutorial!  You may look at this photo and think, NOT wearable. but seriously.  it is VERY easy to do!  Just takes a little practice!  Have fun and leave me some comments if you have any questions!

So cute, I love how kisses from mummy gave him an imprint on his cheek.

This season, the slouchy, rolled pant is everywhere!  It’s great also because since they’re so loose, you can wear them in the summer, look hip, and not melt to death!  So it took me awhile to figure out how to properly wear these pants…

The first thing I learned is, the BIGGER, the better   I first tried to roll the pant legs of my regular dress pants… but this just looked really silly.  Then I found a pair of  size 14  pants at RW&Co. on the sale rack for $10!  SO I got these, and they worked SO much better!  You can probably even take your boyfriend/husband’s dress pants and do this too.  I like them bigger too because you can scrunch the top and have the paper-bag look. Here’s two examples of pants I found that work well…