There are certain people in this world who make you feel so comfortable, like you’ve been old friends for years.  Laura has that effect with everyone she comes into contact with.   Then there is Adam.  He is also one of the sweetest people I have ever met.  Seeing the two of them together … melts your heart.  There is so much love between them, it is evident just by the way they look at each other.

In the morning I met up with Laura and her daughter Hailey at Nasrin’s Salon where Mitra styled their hair and Dorota applied her makeup.  Watching Hailey’s expression while she watched her mother turn into a beautiful bride was so sweet to witness … she cracked me up quite a bit that day.

Is this the coolest eye-lash curler you’ve ever seen or what?!

While I was with the ladies … rock star Daniela Ciuffa was with the guys … Thanks D for all your help!

Because Adam & Laura are from Saskatchewan … they both opted to get ready at The Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier in North Vancouver … this is also where the ceremony & reception were.  Extremely beautiful hotel.

I loved all of Hailey’s little details too … she was so excited to get ready.

When Laura walked down the aisle and grabbed Adam’s hand … he just kept repeating over and over again … “you are sooooo beautiful” with tears in his eyes as he rubbed her hand!  It was such an amazing reaction and so darn touching!!!!  My fav to date!

Her father performed a lovely ceremony and there wasn’t a dry eye throughout … then after Laura & Adam exchanged rings … he surprised everyone by going over to Hailey and putting a ring on her finger as well.  I love these shots that Daniela captured!  Hailey didn’t stop staring at it for the rest of the ceremony

This has got to be one of the nicest couples I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.  We had so much fun from the moment our day started.

The ceremony was held at the beautiful Hycroft Manor.  The minister was one of the best that I’ve seen.  He helped make it a very memorable, happy & fun ceremony.   Afterwards everyone gathered around to mingle and nibble on finger foods while the bride & groom finished their family shots.  Then we were off to Iona Beach with the wedding party.   The clouds were dark and gloomy but the photos turned out amazing!!  After Iona beach we still had some time left so we headed out to Steveston at the Britannia Heritage Shipyard for some more formals.

The reception was held at the Kirin Restaurant where the bride & groom were introduced with Canucks towels twirling and some hilarious newlywed games.

I was so happy to second shoot this wedding for my friend Kari Heese fromFractured Light Photography.  These are my shots from the day … for more photos check out Kari’s blog

One of the best kisses ever

Everyone was freaking out about the dragon flies buzzing around … I can’t believe I captured 2 of them in flight …

Personalized M&M’s … sooooooooo stinkin’ cool!!!!

Thank you again for such an amazing day!!   xo

The day after Corey & Sarah tied the knot at the Barcelo Maya Palace in Mexico … we decided it would be great to sneak out the next day to grab some extra photos.  We finished just in time before the skies opened up and dumped on us… you guys are amazing.

Gosia and Peter are featured on A Million Little Details blog

Six years ago today was the best days of my life!  I became the mother to the most wonderful little boy.

Dear Max,

There are so many things I love about you that it is hard to put into words.  You are such a gentle boy and you make me so proud every day seeing how you interact with people whether they are young or old.  Your laughter and sense of humor cracks me up on a daily basis.  You are so inquisitive and always asking questions trying to learn everything you can about every topic … it is sometimes hard to keep up  :).  If I can have one wish on your birthday  … it is that we will always have our special bond.  You are always wanting to snuggle, kiss me or hold my hand…even when you are sleeping, playing or watching tv…

You are my greatest accomplishment.  I love you to the moon and back!!  Happy Birthday!!

xo~ Mommy

I am a photographer and I never seem to take any photos of my family.  This needs to change  :).    Here are some photos I took of my little turkey about a week ago.  His favorite place ever … the beach … we threw rocks in the ocean and looked for kryptonite (aka sea glass)

LOL!!  You gotta love his form in this jump

playing with the new shells we found…

New Chucks

Saturday kicked off the beginning of wedding season for me and I couldn’t have asked for a better couple to start it off with.  They are so fun, full of energy and love.  Even though we had rain throughout the day, it still turned out beautiful!  The ceremony was held at the quaint Christ Church which happens to be the oldest church in Surrey, then we were off to White Rock for formal photos to hide under the pier from the rain, and then to the reception at the cute Peace Arch Provincial Park Hall.

The day was made even more special because my dear friend Tracey Heppner was my second shooter!  Head over to her blog to see the amazing shots she took at the wedding.  Tracey, thank you so much for all your help!

Gosia & Peter … thank you for a fantastic day … you guys totally rocked this!! xo

Gosia’s bracelets were awesome!  she layered a whole bunch of them …

then we headed over to shoot the guys a bit …

learning how to tie a tie

the handsome guys waiting for the ceremony to begin …

off to White Rock … in the rain …

Hello beautiful wedding party!!  these guys and gals were a ton of fun!  We even made up nicknames for everyone

Polish tradition is that the parents present the newly married couple with vodka shots and bread … this was pretty cool.

Congratulations again!

Wedding season started for me yesterday and what a treat to kick off the season with such a fun bride and groom!  Couldn’t help putting up a sneak peek for your viewing pleasure

More to come soon…

Are you even kidding me ??!!??  Look at this bride workin’ it!!  Stunning!!!

I had the pleasure of photographing this lovely family a couple of weeks ago at John Lawson Park.  It was an extremely sunny and warm day for the beginning of October!   This little girl was too cute for words with all her different facial expressions

I had the pleasure of meeting Ben over drinks with my friends Maura and Dan, who also happen to be the founders of Strutta and Bootup Labs.   Ben had just moved to Vancouver from California as the new CEO of Strutta and we had talked about photography a bit, but since it’s wedding season for me, I kinda dropped the ball on setting up a photography session with him … until he reminded me at Launch Party …  We finally got together for this shoot at Dundarave Beach in West Vancouver where the weather was absolutely perfect and despite almost being hit by a train … I think Ben knocked this shoot out of the park!    Thanks Ben for being so easy to photograph and good luck at Strutta, it’s a great bunch!

love True Religion jeans …

And ya can’t photograph a Cali guy without ending at the beach during the sunset …

Every year I donate a portrait/family session to help raise money for some of the local schools in West or North Vancouver.  This beautiful family won the auction for one of those fund raisers … I was so excited to photograph this family at their favorite spot…Radcliff beach.  It was so private and the kids were amazing little troopers and stuck it out for some photos when all they wanted to do was go swimming

This little girl wanted to go swimming so badly …

this one seriously cracks me up!!

and finally what they both have been waiting for so patiently