What a dynamite weekend for pictures!  Saturday was perfect weather in Fernie and Sunday, while on the chilly side, was great as well.  At this point in the year though, we’ll take whatever good weather we can get!

Erin and Thomas made the trip down from the Edmonton area to do their engagement session.  We were introduced to them by Jessica and Josh and after sitting down with them for a coffee and their engagement session, I know that this is going to be an awesome wedding next year.  We headed into the Elbow River Valley here in town with their two dogs and had a great time.  Erin, once again, thanks for doing some hiking in those heels!

The entire family.  I think their names were Koda and Nikko.  One had really unique markings on it’s back that Kevan and I commented on.  Turns out it was magic marker from the previous owners!

These two were a lot of fun.  Always laughing at/with each other and having a great time.  This next shot is an Erin/Thomas original concept!

Oh…the noises this bridge made!

This shot was actually a test exposure that Kevan jumped into…Judging by the smile, I don’t think Thomas knew at the time!

…and the real one…

Don’t forget to watch their slideshow for more pictures!

Thanks guys!  We’re looking forward to hanging out with you again next year!

Up early yesterday for an engagement session with these two out in Fernie. Leif is the brother of Quinn so we were super pumped when he and Laura decided that they wanted to have us along as their photographers. Calgary has long ago turned into brown death, so we were really happy to see that the Elk Valley has tonnes of colour with the Larch and Tamarack trees in full yellows. It’s actually pretty impressive right now – there is one view just as you leave Sparwood that gives you a nice view looking south over the valley and it is wall-to-wall colour. I’m amazed at how much variety there is in Fernie to shoot – it seems like every time we head out that way we find something different. This time we had every intention of just taking the car out to one field north of town and then coming back in. Only problem was that we kept finding cool stuff to use and two hours later we realized that we had better head into town to grab some shots or it wasn’t going to happen!

This series made me laugh. We stopped at a random house to ask to borrow their field as it offered a nice view of Mt. Hosmer in the background. This is the shot as we envisioned it.

But what you can’t see is what is going on below them! We vacated the field when a frisky cow started heading our way!

Like I said, it made me laugh. Cows are such goofy looking animals.

Anybody remember this car? This is the third appearance on the blog now. I’m a fan.

My favourite.

I think we’re officially in the low season now.  We’ve had an amazing year and have met so many cool people, yesterday being no exception.  We spent the day with Christa, Andrew, and the rest of their wedding party traveling all over Calgary and out to Bragg Creek.  The day started out with the ceremony at Centre Street Chruch, followed by some family portraits out at the Glenmore Reservoir.  It’s crazy how quickly things change this time of year as we were just out there with Jen and Bram for their engagement session two weeks ago and yesterday it was completely different.

Christa and Andrew love the outdoors so we headed to the foothills west of Bragg Creek for their formals.  Thanks to all the ladies for getting off the beaten path a little for a couple shots!  It never ceases to amaze me when they’re able to walk places in heels that I’d want a good set of day hikers for!  Christa and Andrew get extra points for going to the tip of the Elbow Falls and hanging out there for a couple minutes while we were like kids in a candy store snapping pictures!

Last time we were at Centre Street we shot in the main worship centre.  This time we were up in the chapel for a ceremony that was just a bit smaller (but still a few hundred people!).

A quick moment caught as they walked out of the ceremony.

We LOVE adventurous clients!  They got a few looks out at the Elbow Falls yesterday!

Christa’s brother Mark did a pretty good job keeping the evening entertaining…

…and this gentleman had a short list of advice for the couple.

Last Thursday Duane and I decided to take advantage of one of the few remaining days to get some biking in and chose a 54 km trip to the end of Lake Minnewanka and back. Freaking. Tired. It has been a long time since I’ve been that gassed. By the end I could barely stand up. I guess I’ve got some work to do before next summer… Funniest moment of the day came when Duane and I were bombing through a little downhill section. He was in the lead and I may or may not have been following a bit close behind. When his tire slipped off the track and locked his bike up I didn’t have nearly enough time to stop. The next thing I know I am going over the handlebars (seems to be a bit too common for me lately). I have this distinct memory burned into my brain of being in the air and looking down on Duane trying to figure out where I was going to land. I ‘chose’ the middle of his back as it seemed a lot softer than either his bike or the ground.

Well it didn’t take long for reality to set back in. The weather this past weekend in Vancouver was a bit interesting to say the least, which was not totally unexpected, especially for this time of year. Actually as we were driving over the Coquihalla highway (they just took down the toll booth – apparently they finally paid for the highway!) on Sunday it was a full on snow storm at the top. It made me want to go skiing. A huge thanks to Kristi Sneddon, a Calgary photographer who made the move from Vancouver recently. She told us about some spots that we might want to check out for inclement weather!

The wedding itself was great! Being around the old high-school crowd was a blast – its amazing how ten years can change so much and yet so little all at the same time. It really felt like nothing had changed at all and Rebecca definitely hasn’t changed! It’s been a few years since I had last seen her, (except for a very quick e-session back in May) but the mannerisms and expressions were all the same. It was too funny, and very comforting all at the same time.

Mike is an ambulance attendant in Vancouver and wore his uniform. Very cool.

Heading to the church.

They held the ceremony at the beautiful Canadian Memorial United Church and Centre for Peace.

The guys had some time to relax when they got to the church. Mike waiting for his bride…

Hello, vintage ambulance!

It was so windy here! At one point Rebecca’s dress started to act like a giant sail – I think everyone had momentary doubts about her ability to stay on her feet!

We headed down to Granville island to try to find some cover from the wind and the rain! I love how these next two turned out…

And then we stole the couple away for a little bit to get some shots in Gastown.

Rebecca changed into a second dress at the reception! I love the traditional jewellery!

These dancers were very cool! They performed a few times throughout the evening.