Vancouver Engagement Session - Ella & John 25.05.2009 | uncategorized
Ella and John chose Queen Elizabeth Park and Iona beach for their engagement session. The cherry blossom tree in the first few shots was the only cherry tree in bloom and it was a major tourist attraction. Shooting on the Vegas strip was less busy than this darn tree. As this was our first shot of the day I can only imagine how tough it must have been for Ella and John to wait out the many other people with me going "just a sec". But we got some great romantic shots there and it was worth the wait. I must say that Iona beach was a great but very windy location. I thought Steph might sail away holding the light disc. Here are some of my favs from the day.
Love the set of three black and white images as well as the ones with the white blown out backgrounds, can't pick me absolute favourite shot.
Minoru Chapel Wedding - Allison & Craig 15.05.2009 | Weddings
Minoru Chapel in Richmond is one of our favourite places to shoot. It has a cute country church feel in the middle of Richmond. A nice garden year round always provide a great backdrop for wedding photography. Allen, the Reverend who marries most of the people at the church is also an amazing officiant, fun, upbeat and solemn all at the same time.
The Vancouver sun gods shone down on Allison and Craig's beautiful spring day. The ceremony was touching and emotional as were the speeches later in the evening. We also had the pleasure of working with two of our favourite vendors Imagine that Events and DJ Brendzy. Here are some of the photos from the day. Check out that last dance photo. I love it.
Star Trek 09.05.2009 | Personal
Steveston Engagement Session - Karen and Ken 06.05.2009 | Engagements
Vancouver Wedding Photography - Rain Delay 05.05.2009 | Information, Photography
As a Vancouver wedding photographer rain is always on the back of my mind. All brides want to be married on a beautiful sunny day, but this city doesn't always work with us when it comes to weather. I guess that is the downside of beautiful trees, green grass and yummy tap water.
This past Saturdays wedding got me a thinking. We all know we can't change the weather so what can you do as a couple to work around possible rain. It sounds simple but the one thing that many couples don't have is a backup plan for photography.
With all of our couples we make sure to have a back-up location just in case we get a torrential Vancouver downpour. If it is really dumping rain we need to have another place to shoot. This is especially important for the family formals. It is always easy to find a great location to shoot the bride and groom, but finding a nice dry spot for 35 people can be a challenge. This is usually no problem in the city but if you are getting married out in the country it is something to think about.
That being said most times we can work with a light sprinkle at the first choice for pictures. We always bring about 10 cute little matching white umbrellas to every wedding just in case. The other thing to make sure your photographer has is back-up gear. Cameras these days are like little computers and they don't work so good wet. We always have a back-up and a back-up for the back-up as well as extra flashes and lenses in the event of water damage.
As a bride you also have to think if you will be willing to withstand a little rain on your wedding day and communicate that to your photographer. We are here to take amazing pictures and make you sure you stay happy doing it on your big day. If you know your hair is going to go crazy and don't want to go in the rain let your photographer know and together you can decide on a different location. If pictures are super important and you don't mind getting your dress a little tiny teeny bit dirty let us know and we'll go the exra mile.
For this last wedding we did the couple was totally cool with a little rain if it made for great pictures. We juggled a few family formals around to a time when the skies were clear and lucked out for the wedding party pictures.
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