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!

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!

Carey & Darren - August 4, 2007

Carey and Darren were married in the Rose Garden by Horizon's Restaurant on Burnaby Mountain. It was an absolutely stellar day and maybe the hottest day I've worked on yet!

Carey was piped in which was cool. The ceremony was performed by Rev Marilyn Knipp who is very very funny and can really work a crowd!

What a beautiful setting!

The totems were really cool and made for some interesting group shots.

Next we went down the hill to Barnet Marine Park to do some formal.......

......and not so formal shots.

We also stumbled across a really cool structure around the corner. I'm not sure what it was, but it was a lucky find!

Then it was back up the hill to the Campus where we ran into a friend of Carey's who was also getting married.

I absolutely LOVE this candid shot of the brides!

This was my first time up at SFU and I was really excited by the architecture and was looking forward to working in an Arthur Erickson environment. Really nice lines and a place I think you could shoot at in any weather and any season.

Finally, we went on the rooftop for the breath-taking view.

I left Carey and Darren to enjoy their reception at the Diamond Alumni Centre. Thanks guys for letting me be a part of your day.

Have fun in Spain!!!