Whew! Feels like we’ve been on a roll lately with shoots! We had Esther & Graeme to Fernie for their engagement session and were blessed with a blanket of snow the day before to freshen things up and make it feel like winter again (or still!). As per norm, our travels led us to the forest, which always means we’re going to get a great story about someone (either us or our clients – this time it was Kevan!) who ends up sinking to their waist in the snow as we tempt fate and venture off the trail. I guess it’s our own fault for not bringing along the snow shoes!

Here’s some of my favourites from their session.

Thanks for a great afternoon guys!  Definitely looking forward to hanging out again at your wedding in July!

Tamara and Randy came into Fernie a few weeks back for some winter engagement pictures, and we had a blast tromping through the woods with them!
Before we we went out into the great outdoors though, we started with some pictures at the Fernie Secondary School. Tamara and Randy have been together since high-school, so it was a neat way to celebrate their relationship. 

When we did go outdoors though, they officially became the first clients that have ever gone snowshoeing with us! Why didn’t we think of this earlier!? 

Thanks guys – really looking forward to your wedding this summer!

Whoops – I fell way behind on posting these images to the blog!

Courtney and Matt came down to Fernie a few weeks ago for a winter engagement session, and we had a great time wading through really deep snowbanks with them. I have to admit that I was a little worried when Courtney sank up to her waist within the first three minutes of the session – definitely not how you want to ease into things. But when she took it like a champion and laughed it off I knew we were going to have a great afternoon with them!

Really looking forward to their wedding this summer!

There are some people that you can instantly connect with, and that’s what it was like with Erin and Dan. They’re both really genuine, they don’t take life too seriously, and were a blast to hang out with.

Erin & Dan are having a winter wedding at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in March, and it’s one of those weddings where we get to shoot in our ski boots for part of the day – definitely a perk! Both of them love the mountains and skiing, and want to incorporate some of that into their wedding pictures. Fine by me!

Thankfully that crazy cold snap is behind us now, but last week when I woke up on the day of Emily & James’ engagement session to -25ºC, I was a little concerned! We planned our session for the afternoon, and by the time I met up with them, it was downright balmy outside (comparatively speaking anyway!). Emily is from way south of the border, and I think last week was her first experience with true Canadian cold.

We started out in Mt. Stephen hall in the Banff Springs Hotel.

I haven’t had a chance to explore the hotel much, so before their session I walked around a little, and learned two things; that place is a maze, and there are lots of little rooms and hallways that are great for pictures!

Emily and James love good wine, and wanted to incorporate it into their engagement session. Unfortunately the one thing they forgot to bring along was a corkscrew! With a set of car keys, a stick, and a little ingenuity, apparently this isn’t a problem.

I mentioned earlier in the post that Emily is from the warm south. Turns out she’s never done a snow angel, so by request, to finish their session off they did one. I love the first picture of this set – her eyes seem to say “You want me to lay down in the snow? Really?!”