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a bit about me...

Everyone remembers their first love. 

The one you can’t bear to spend a waking moment without. 

The one that makes your heart skip just thinking about it. 

My first crush was with a beat-up old Minolta camera. 

I have always been interested in art, so photography was a natural transition from sketching with my hands to “drawing with light” through my camera.

My name is Fran Chelico and I am a Vancouver Wedding & Portrait Photographer...This is my blog.  A place where I can share my latest weddings ... portraits ... and random thoughts and photos ... please feel free to hang out ... snoop around ... check things out ... leave comments ... ask questions ... whatever ... thanks for stopping by ... come back anytime :)

~ Fran ~

Tag Archives: hamilton

11 years ago today … Happy Anniversary | Vancouver Wedding Photographer

I woke up 11 years ago today with butterflies in my stomach like I have never felt before … it was a beautiful day with blue skies … all my friends and family were with me … and I was going to get married!  You couldn’t wipe the grin off my face all day!!  When...

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Tamara & Chad | Day After Session | Hamilton, Ontario | Destination Wedding Photographer

It’s been a crazy busy few weeks! I have been travelling all over Ontario & NewYork City for weddings … during one stop in Hamilton Tamara & Chad asked if I would do a “Day After” session with them (yeah yeah I know they got married in July, but I am not in Ontario very often)… Poor Chad...

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Chad & Tamara | Grand Olympia Wedding | Hamilton, Ontario | Destination Wedding Photographer

This couple can add another chapter to their incredible love story… Getting Married!   Anybody who saw Tamara preparing for her big day could feel the joy and excitement overflowing from this young woman.  This is the day she has been waiting for since she was 5 years old!  She was going to marry Chad.  Everyone was all...

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Baby Joey | Vancouver Newborn Photographer

My cousin and his wife had their baby while I was in Ontario visiting.  So I had the pleasure of photographing my first newborn!!  Woot Woot…thanks for being 2 weeks early    
Baby Joey was only 5 days old when I took these photos.  Aren’t newborns supposed to sleep all the time?!  Not this little guy…he totally...

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Engagement Shoot | Chad & Tamara | Destination Wedding Photographer

This is a bit of a long story about perserverance and never giving up on your dream…pull up a seat…get cozy…this is a good one!
A three year old little girl is starting dance class and couldn’t be more excited!   Until she is introduced to a little boy and becomes totally enamored.  She looks up at her...

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Engagement Session | Hermitage Ruins | Ancaster, Ontario | Destination Wedding Photographer

Polkaroo … that is how Melanie (a registered veterinary technician) thought of Chris.  At the time he was the mysterious ‘cute paramedic guy’ that worked at the same Fort Erie Race Track.  Every time a mutual friend tried to introduce them, Chris had either just left or wasn’t working that shift, etc. etc.  there was always...

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Sunny Scooter Day along Lake Ontario | Vancouver Wedding Photographer

My mother loves to tell the story how I was missing for over an hour as a small child at my dad’s shop, and that they had to get the whole body shop looking for me.  I used to love climbing up into the back cabs of the transport trucks and explore…this particular time I ended...

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Sherkston Shore Fishing Expedition | Vancouver Wedding Photographer

It has been a fun filled trip back to Ontario to visit my family and friends.  I feel bad and embarassed to admit that I lugged all my gear here and have hardly taken any photos.  Bad Fran!   Bad!
 
The weather has been crazy…one day it is sunny and warm…the next it is snowing…the next it...

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Pumpkin Patch

Well my son and I were in Ontario for our great pumpkin search this year. My sister found the most amazing pumpkin patch with all kinds of mazes, rides, bikes, tractor rides, bouncey castle, etc. for the kids. What a wonderful day had by all.
Happy Halloween … don’t forget to brush those sugar bugs out!

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Tifanie & Rosa | Vancouver Portrait Photographer

Her are a couple of quick pics I snapped off of my neice Tifanie and her friend Rosa. Great job ladies

She’s got stunning eyes…very cool.
Tifanoodle
Hope to see you girls again soon.

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