Liz & Chris - July 11, 2009

Liz and Chris also decided to do their couple photography before their wedding so they could spend more time with their guests. I started my day with Liz just before she put her dress on and got some great accessory shots. I had to share this one of Liz's shoes - signed for good luck!

Here's our beautiful bride....

The ladies were a little later getting out of the house than expected so Chris and the guys had to wait awhile at the pier....

But it was worth the wait!

The sun was high in the sky and just beating down!  It was hot, hot, hot!  I got some awesome veil shots though....

These two make a great couple....

After the pier we went to the Port Moody Train Museum and got some photos there....

And then it was a quick stop at Barnett Marine Park on the way to the Vancouver Golf Club to get married....

Here's Liz and her Dad.....

There were a couple of hiccups during the day - the Port Mann Bridge was closed down which meant many guests (including Chris's parents) couldn't make it on time so the ceremony was delayed.  The air conditioning wasn't working so the reception room was super hot - some of the speeches and the dancing was delayed until the sun went down and the room cooled off - meanwhile guests enjoyed chatting on the patio. Throughout the whole day though, Liz and Chris kept their laidback cool and just enjoyed themselves.

All the best you two!

Susan & Wayne - July 26, 08

The games all started at Susan's parents' house, and I mean that literally. Wayne arrived with the guys and had his entrance blocked by the women inside.  The guys had to perform tasks to prove their dedication and also offer money to the girls to gain entrance to the house.

One game was to find letters encased in ice-cubes, melt the ice and arrange the letters to spell out "I love Susan".

Here's the result.....

Worse was to come - best man Steve had to step up and take one for the team by having an "S" for Susan waxed on his leg.  

OUCH!

Finally Wayne was allowed in to see gorgeous Susan....

Tea ceremonies were held with relatives at both Susan's family house and Wayne's family house, and the happy couple were led under a red umbrella door to door....

Too many tea ceremony shots to choose from so I'll focus on the beautiful details......

Envelopes and jewellery were given by relatives wishing Susan and Wayne well.....

Here's a great candid Susannah shot of Susan......

Now that's a lot of gold!

Here's Susan's wedding dress.....

A shot of Susan getting ready.....

Next stop, the Rose Garden at SFU.  It rained briefly when we arrived, but soon cleared up.....

Showing off their rings during the ceremony.....

After about a thousand family photos we headed off down the mountain to take some Susan, Wayne and bridal party shots.....Susan was so awesome - she climbed over the fence.....

To get this shot.....

Next we went to Barnet Marine Park where there is an old stone structure I like.  I don't know what it once was, but I really like shooting there....

Next location was the Port Moody Station Museum......

And lastly a walk through the trees.....

We left Susan and Wayne at this point to take a short break before they headed off to their Chinese banquet reception which sounded like it was going to be as action packed and busy as our part of the day had been.

Thanks Susan and Wayne for being so fun and easy going on such a hectic day. All the best!