Dan Fontaine Photography Blog - RSS http://danfontaine.com/blog/ Vancouver Wedding Photography Blog en-us Granville Island Engagement Photos - Lindsay and Mike http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-327/Granville-Island-Engagement-Photos-Lindsay-and-Mike http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-327/Granville-Island-Engagement-Photos-Lindsay-and-Mike Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:24:28 -0500

We had a great evening shooting Mike And Lindsay at Granville Island, one of out favourite places in Vancouver. The great thing about doing an engagemnt shoot or wedding photography at Granville Island is all the different looks you can get in one place. There is the old beat up walls, the textured buildings, the Vancouver skyline, the waterfront, the Burrard Bridge and Granville Street Bridge as well as lots of green grassy places.

Here are some of our fav images of the day.






Love this image, fav shot of the day.




Can't wait to shoot their wedding in a few weeks.
]]> Vancouver Keefer Hotel Wedding - Alison and Steve http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-325/Vancouver-Keefer-Hotel-Wedding-Alison-and-Steve http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-325/Vancouver-Keefer-Hotel-Wedding-Alison-and-Steve Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:08:34 -0500

We had the pleasure of shooting this small intimate wedding earlier this winter at the Keefer Suites in Vancouver. Both being surfers Alison and Steve had hoped to capture the wild, wet west coast in their wedding pictures and boy did it deliver. It was one of the worst days of the year weather wise, vertical freezing rain and snow couldn't dampen their spirits. With gumboots on we headed for Spanish Banks to shoot their wedding portraits. As for the ceremony, if you are planning a smaller wedding I couldn't recommend the top floor room of the Keefer Hotel enough, what a great room in the heart of Vancouvers Chinatown. Here are some of our favourite pictures from the day.








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]]> Happy Fathers Day Dad http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-316/Happy-Fathers-Day-Dad http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-316/Happy-Fathers-Day-Dad Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:46:08 -0500

You've been a great Dad

Who always did lots of cool stuff with us.

And still managed to party.

Have a Happy fathers Day.

]]> Garry Point Engagement Session - Steveston - Katie and Mike http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-314/Garry-Point-Engagement-Session-Steveston-Katie-and-Mike http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-314/Garry-Point-Engagement-Session-Steveston-Katie-and-Mike Mon, 16 May 2011 12:44:29 -0500

We shot this beautiful engagement session a few weeks back in Steveston. We just wandered around the village and found some nice places on Moncton Street and the pier before heading to Garry Point to catch a few shots on the beach. We lucked out with the cherry blossoms, a few days earlier and they were just buds a few days later and they were all gone. As you can see from the photos Katie and Mike were great in front of the camera, totally natural, they looked great. I can't wait to shoot their wedding at The Heritage Hall.



Love the next few shots of them just chillin'.


I love this shot, a classic portrait. And we almost didn't even stop here, I'm glad we did.

Cherry Blossom Bonanza




Another cute image.



]]> Busy few Months http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-310/Busy-few-Months http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-310/Busy-few-Months Tue, 10 May 2011 11:45:06 -0500 It's been a busy few months here at Dan Fontaine Photography. While we have only just started our 2011 wedding season we have been redesigning our very old website. We previewed the new site and it looks great, a few tweaks and it should launch in days. We're are also moving. Two born and raised Richmondites are moving to Ladner. We bought an awesome old heritage house on Arthur Drive and can't wait to make it our home. Lot's more blog love coming soon. ]]> Queen Elizabeth Park Wedding- Deanna and Dave http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-309/Queen-Elizabeth-Park-Wedding-Deanna-and-Dave http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-309/Queen-Elizabeth-Park-Wedding-Deanna-and-Dave Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:41:01 -0600 Deanna and Dave were married in a beautiful sunlit ceremony at the Celebration Pavilion at Queen Elizabeth Park. We shot a few pictures of the bridal party at Queen E before heading to the waterfront to catch an aqua bus to Granville Island and Bridges for the reception.

Some detail shots.

Love the sign in their place, a big wine couple me thinks.

Deanna looked stunning.

What a smokin' bridal party. Great work on the make-up Steph.

Walking down the aisle.

Love the light in the Celebration Pavilion. What a great place to get married.

Everyone looked so happy during the wedding ceremony.

Some formal family shots, I rarely show these on the blog but they are a big part of every wedding.

The girls.


Love these shots of the whole crew swigging some champagne.

The guys.


Yeah aqua bus, fun.



A goofy jump in the drink shot.

We pulled Deanna and Dave away from the reception for just a few night shots with the city in the background.


Some pics of their first dance.

]]> Sun Yat Sen Gardens Wedding - Ian and Sandy http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-305/Sun-Yat-Sen-Gardens-Wedding-Ian-and-Sandy http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-305/Sun-Yat-Sen-Gardens-Wedding-Ian-and-Sandy Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:59:49 -0500

What a fun energetic couple and what a great day. Ian and Sandy were married at Bethany Baptist Church in Richmond. We spent a few hours shooting at some of their favourite places in Vancouver. What a great wedding party.

Here are our favs of the day.

Love this old textured bicycle. shot







The wedding party.

One of my fav places to shoot in Vancouver.

A great red door.

Love this shot of them walking to the limo.
A few details from the reception.
Ian was supposed to smash a handful of whip cream in Sandy's face but he was the man and took one for the team instead.
]]> Engagement Photos in Vancouver - Kristine and Victor http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-302/Engagement-Photos-in-Vancouver-Kristine-and-Victor http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-302/Engagement-Photos-in-Vancouver-Kristine-and-Victor Fri, 01 Oct 2010 23:34:50 -0500 We had a great day shooting Kristine and Victor's engagement session in and around Vancouver. We started at a 50's diner, hit the beach for some car shots and then finished up in the always cool Granville Island. Here are our favs of the day.






Love this shot of the two of them.

Just a classic portrait of a great looking couple, can't wait to shoot their wedding tomorrow.

]]> Saran And Sumit's Vancouver Engagement - The Party http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-298/Saran-And-Sumits-Vancouver-Engagement-The-Party http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-298/Saran-And-Sumits-Vancouver-Engagement-The-Party Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:51:06 -0500

A few days ago I shared the pictures from Saran And Sumit's engagement shoot. Well that was only a small part of the day. They threw the most amazing engagement bash I have ever been witness to. A huge party, ton's of fun, family and friends having a blast. Here are just a few of the many shots of the day.

Some details from the hall. Southhall is great venue that can accomodate a large group.

They both had great entrances but I think Saran won.

Sumit down on bended knee giving Saran her engagement ring. Saran's brother giving Sumit a watch.


Some images of the family from the ceremony.


I love this image, even the girls not putting on the earrings seem to be making sure everything is going just right.

Some great dancers they had perform.


Party time....


Now it's really getting fun...

]]> Saran And Sumit's Vancouver Engagement - The Shoot http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-295/Saran-And-Sumits-Vancouver-Engagement-The-Shoot http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-295/Saran-And-Sumits-Vancouver-Engagement-The-Shoot Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:56:01 -0500 This post turned out to be a two parter. We shot Saran and Sumit's amazing engagement party as well as sneaking away for an hour to do a shoot by the river.

These are some of the images we captured before their big party. Stay tuned for part two..

This first image is definitely my fav of the day. Super romantic

Love the old toned feel of these next few images.



Saran looked absolutely stunning.

Showing of the engagement bling


Probably my second favourite shot of the day.

Saran is going to be a beautiful bride.

Working the camera.

They can't all be serious shots

One last romantic shot of the two of them.

]]> Lots of weddings coming your way. http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-290/Lots-of-weddings-coming-your-way http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-290/Lots-of-weddings-coming-your-way Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:53:12 -0500 Hey all. We have been super busy this summer and the blog has taken a bit of a back seat to shooting and editing. We have so many great couples and amazing brides from last season and earlier this year that I'm going to make a major effort to post a lot of our weddings and engagement shoots that you haven't seen yet. Stay tuned, lot's more to come.]]> Vancouver Wedding Photographer - Gastown Photo Shoot - Bobby and My http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-289/Vancouver-Wedding-Photographer-Gastown-Photo-Shoot-Bobby-and-My http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-289/Vancouver-Wedding-Photographer-Gastown-Photo-Shoot-Bobby-and-My Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:57:06 -0500 Here are Bobby and My's engagement shots. What can I say, nice day, great Vancouver locations and a smoking hot couple. They were a blast to shoot and we'll be showing their wedding photos on the blog in the not to distant future. Some of my fav images from the day

A bit of urban edge in gastown




Love this series of shots on these stairs in the alley.





Some images from the Vancouver waterfront.



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]]> Happy Canada Day http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-286/Happy-Canada-Day http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-286/Happy-Canada-Day Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:35:01 -0500 Have a great Canada Day everyone.

We'll be celebrating with friends and family at the Salmonfest,

hope to see ya there.

]]> Granville Island Photo Shoot - Ian and Sandy http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-281/Granville-Island-Photo-Shoot-Ian-and-Sandy http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-281/Granville-Island-Photo-Shoot-Ian-and-Sandy Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:06:02 -0500

Granville Island was the place, love was the game. We just finished shooting Ian and Sandy's amazing wedding last weekend and we thought we had better show these engagement shots off to the world. Ian and Sandy are so much fun to be around and totally in love as you can see from the images. Enjoy some of our favs from the day.









Some goofy shots, love em.


]]> White Rock Wedding- Northview Golf and Country Club - Jessica and Shawn http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-280/White-Rock-Wedding-Northview-Golf-and-Country-Club-Jessica-and-Shawn http://danfontaine.com/blog/post-280/White-Rock-Wedding-Northview-Golf-and-Country-Club-Jessica-and-Shawn Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:11:54 -0500 Jessica and Shawn were married at the Northview Golf and Country Club. It was a beautiful day filled with great memories and good times. We shot the photos of the wedding party in White Rock on the Pier. It was a crazy busy summer day but we managed to get some fun shots of the whole wedding party as well as some great pictures of Jessica and Shawn. Here are some of my favs from the day.
The girls decided to get ready at Jessica and Shawns place, here are some details of the wedding dress.
Jessica looked stunning.

Best man and the maid of honour. Let's just say the girls took this a lot more seriously than the guys.
The girls.
The guys.
Shots.
The wedding.
Some cool detail shots.


Some great romantic images of Jessica and Shawn. Will were shooting these under the pier while the rest of the group was partying it up directly above us. Lot's of laughs.

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Three images of the wedding party looking good.
Same image, 3 different looks.
A proud papa.
We will end with another shot of Jessica and Shawn dancing. Love the lense flare. What a fun couple.
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