Nikki & Daxton - August 2, 2009

This year I spent part of my August long weekend with Nikki and Daxton. Based in Ottawa, Nikki wanted to give guests who had travelled here venues in locations with views so she chose the First United Church, just a stone's throw from White Rock Beach, and Horizons Restaurant up on Burnaby Mountain.

I started with Nikki and the girls at her Mom's house in Surrey just in time to take shots of her dress and shoes.  Nikki was quite stoked with her cool shoes which she had picked up in Montreal before she'd even found her dress!

Nikki went for a classic look which totally suited her.  LOVE the veil!

Susannah met up with the guys at White Rock Beach.....

Here's Nikki, ready to rock!

This is one of my favourite shots - Nikki looking out the limo window just before we arrived at the church.  

Here's Daxton as he sees Nikki enter the church....

Nikki and Pete....

This is the moment just after the kiss when our happy couple have just been declared married.  It's so intimate.....

After the ceremony we went to Crescent Beach for photos.  It was so hot and so packed it was unbelievable.  There were like 100,000 people wandering behind the group during the shoot and the beach behind them was also packed.  These guys were great though - so patient.  

We managed to get some shots on the pier....I love shooting into the sun!

Great couple....

Yes, of course I found a rock or two....

And some dried grass - my great summer love.

After the beach we drove up to Horizons on Burnaby Mountain.  The totem poles up there are very cool...

After the group had gone we did a few more shots of Nikki and Daxton on their own. This is one of my favs....

We stayed for just the beginning of the reception and then left the group to party the night away.

All the best - it was great to meet you both!

Heather & Kevin - July 25, 2009

Wow, what a week! It's been amazingly hot in the office this week and I had a really hard time working for more than short periods. I think my computer was feeling the heat too. Now that the temperature had dropped below 30 I can get back to the blog!

Heather and Kevin were the first part of our double header weekend last week. Although they were based in Toronto and had done most of their wedding planning long distance, I had met them for their engagement shoot last September.

It was great to see them again and be a part of their day.

I started with the girls at Heather's parent's house.  Here is a shot of her beautiful dress and shoes....

Heather was radiant and couldn't stop smiling all day.  She looked gorgeous too.  This is her Dad David's expression when she came down the stairs after getting dressed....

All the flower  girls lent a hand getting her shoes on....

Susannah was with the guys as they got ready.  Here's Kevin helping his Dad with his tie...

Kevin and the guys.....

The wedding ceremony was at the Good Shepherd Church in Surrey.  Bishop Robert came all the Maritimes to perform the ceremony and Heather and Kevin even got a message from the Pope!

Afterwards we went to Crescent Beach for photos.  Here are the lovely ladies...

Despite the extreme heat we managed to find a part of the beach which was relatively empty....(would you believe there was another wedding party right behind me?)...

Here's a closer shot of our newlyweds......HOT!

Doesn't Heather look stunning?!

Crescent Beach has all sorts of great places to shoot.  We found railway tracks....

An overpass.....I LOVE the light in this one....

Then it was back on the Trolley Bus to head to the reception at Northview Golf and Country Club....

We managed to find a quiet spot for a few more photos at the Golf Course....these two look so good together.....

After the first dance we were treated to a fabulous solo Ukranian dance which was amazing to watch....

I'll leave you with this one - the lightning storm had the sky an amazing shade of red.... 

Congratulations Heather and Kevin and all the best for the future!

Jodi & Dave - August 2, 09

Jodi & Dave were married at the First United Church in White Rock.  Susannah and I were instructed by Rev. Peterson to find a spot and stick to it throughout the ceremony without any movement at all, so we chose our positions carefully.  

Here are the girls about to make their entrance.....

Here's Dave waiting for Jodi....

Jodi and her father coming in.....

Dave got a little tongue-tied in the ceremony......

Jodi looked fabulous!

And here's Dave looking sharp....

The girls...hot in pink!

And the guys looking cool.  Austin, Dave's son, has to be the coolest junior groomsman I've ever met!

A group shot....we were worried about rain - but it was fantastic weather!

I do love my trees.....

Beautiful rings - the shape and contours of these rings were great - I loved the way the fit together......

Jodi and Dave's reception was held at Hazelmere Golf and Country Club.  It was fun filled and everyone had a great time.

This is the first dance.......I love shooting the first dance.....

Jodi and Dave - it was a real pleasure working with you and we wish you all the best.  

Enjoy Hawaii!