Last weekend we went out with Andrea, Derek, and Briar to Inglewood to do their engagement session. Much like Jen and Frank, Andrea and Derek are getting married out in the mountains next year so they wanted something a little different for their engagement pictures. Inglewood is such a great little place for taking pictures with lots of variety for backgrounds, which we took full advantage of! Where else can you find an old fort, metal bridges, barns, and textured walls all within a kilometer of each other?!? Andrea and Derek were great to work with and more than willing to go into some different places to get some shots. They also like to clown around a little so I think their wedding in March is going to be a blast! 

We had the chance this past Sunday afternoon to wander around downtown Calgary with Jen and Frank for their e-session. They wanted to do the ‘urban thing’ because they are getting married out in Kananaskis in February. We agreed to meet at a parkade, and the original plan was to take a few shots and then start exploring the downtown core a bit. Well… we never actually got further than a block from the parkade! When we got up on the roof, there was the most amazing late afternoon light streaming through, and Duane and I got really giddy. We immediately asked them to jump on a ledge that had a five story drop behind them. In retrospect this might have been a bit of an extreme way to introduce them to our photography, but one has to seize the light when it is available! They were so relaxed and obviously enjoyed one another – and it translated directly into the pictures. Thanks guys – we’re really looking forward to your wedding!

We originally met Steve and Alison back at Lowell and Julie’s wedding back in July and last weekend they tied the knot. What a fantastic day and a fantastic couple. One of the things that Kevan and I both love about being wedding photographers is having the opportunity to share in one of the most important days in people’s lives and this was no exception. The wedding started out in Carstairs and ended up in Bearspaw for the reception. A special thanks goes out to them and the rest of the wedding party for enduring the cold for us for a few shots out at the farm and then trusting us when we decided to do some shots in the men’s locker room at the country club!

A couple of weekends ago, we had the chance to shoot Tasha and Keir’s wedding. In a word… fun! They laughed all day long! I was friends with Tasha back in high school, but sort of lost contact as time passed. Thanks to the magical world of facebook we were able to catch up, and I was honoured when she asked Duane and I to shoot her wedding in the Elk Valley.

Can you tell that these guys were excited to be married?

So when it comes to weather, there are no guarantees, especially in the Elk Valley! On this particular day there was snow in the air while we did the family portrait session! I felt really badly for the girls especially, but nobody complained at all!

The ring bearer had some mad break-dancing skills, and was only too-eager to demonstrate! He had the entire wedding party in stitches as he showed his stuff.

I love train tracks!

Right before they went to the reception, Tasha had the wedding party hop out for some pictures at Fernie’s city hall. As soon as she got out however the first thing that she did was start throwing leaves! Mayhem and chaos for the next five minutes, but hey – what’s the point of getting married in the fall if you can’t have some fun with it right?

In what had to be one of the funniest moments I have ever witnessed at a wedding, Tasha’s uncles made Keir pledge allegiance to ‘the Rock’. He is now proudly connected to Newfoundland and all that it entails. Which in this case included kissing some very raw fish! The best part was the accordion – the ‘ceremony’ couldn’t proceed until it arrived!

Thanks again guys for making us a part of your day! We had a blast!

Last weekend we ventured down to Medicine Hat for the very first time. Weather forecasts had been calling for snow and very cold temperatures, so Duane and I were scrambling in our attempt to find some backup locations. Ah, such is the life of a wedding photographer in Canada! Anyway, of course, the weather turned out to be stunningly beautiful – warm, blue skies and amazing color! These two were a riot! All day long they were relaxed, ready to laugh and enjoy the little moments. This the game called, “how many full-grown men can you stuff into a regular sized hotel room?” These two were any photographer’s dream! They were so into each other, we would just tell them where to stand and then they did their thing. There were a couple of times when we just walked away after we got the shot so that they could have some privacy! Classic late afternoon fall light!