Sean and Laurie's Wedding

It's been over a year, and I have finally put together Sean and Laurie's blog post.  I have good reason though.  I didn't create this blog until long after their wedding was shot...that's good reason...right?

Sean and Laurie's wedding was very special to Alexander and I as it was the very first wedding we ever shot together.  It was such an experience.  We really figured out what we each do best, and what we should just let the other person do without getting involved too much (eg.  Alex always sets up the lights, and I always take the family photos - always!)  After the wedding, we spent the whole night talking about how awesome it was to work together and what a great job we think we did.  We both had so much energy, we were totally on a high (and overtired) from spending the whole day photographing such an amazing couple.

Sean and Laurie, thank you so much for being our first wedding clients, and I must say, I don't think any dinner at any other wedding has ever compared to yours.  Delicious!

This is one of my favorite photos ever taken at a wedding ( of ours ).  Well done Alex!

We decided last minute to take the photos outside even though it was quite chilly out.  Thank goodness the guys were gentleman and lent the girls their jackets to warm up.

Save the best for last!

Sean and Laurie - thank you so much for sharing your incredibly beautiful, hilarious, delicious, happy day with us - you guys rock!

  

Flowers for Amanda

About three weeks ago, Alex and I took a trip out to Vancouver to see what the photography market was like out there and to have a mini vacation as well.  

We took so many photos and were just blown away by the trees and flowers we saw during our trip.

  

So here I am on a rainy saturday filtering through the images.  Well, they made me think of my best friend Amanda.  She is always talking about how much beauty the world holds even when things seem to be at their worst.  She really does see beauty in everything.  

So Amanda, this is for you.  <3

 It might not be in front of our eyes all the time...but this world really is wonderful.

Keith and Kellie - aka K2, Engagement

Alex and I had the lovely pleasure of meeting this sweet couple just before February long weekend.  

We had been planning a road trip to Radium for the long weekend and were very pleased to find out that Keith and Kellie were heading to Lake Louise for their long weekend getaway.  We had planned to do their engagement shoot when they got back into Edmonton, and then two seconds before they walked out the door, Alex stopped them and proposed the idea of us meeting them in Lake Louise and having the shoot there.

Below is the outcome!  What a wonderful place to take photos.  I had never been in that hotel before so it was pretty fun for me to finally be in the Chateau Lake Louise I have heard so much about.  For those that don't know, I used to work at a hotel and was told that Lake Louise was the nicest of all the Fairmont hotels.  I have no doubts about that now.

The photo shoot went fast, was super busy with people all over the place and two very excited photographers sliding around on the skating rink with shoes on, trying not to fall over.  Alex even got to know one of the tourists there quite well - you should ask him about this...it's funny.

We had a fabulous time shooting and cannot wait for K2's wedding.  It's definitely going to push our creativity as photographers.

Love the Olympic mittens Kellie!

Keith and Kelly even played us a little diddy on the piano - so cute.

The next two shots were taken at the same time.  I was on the bridge shooting down, and Alex was taking close ups while holding our light.  Both great shots and totally different.

This ice castle was right on Lake Louise behind the hotel and was flooded with tourists.  Fortunately people saw we were trying to accomplish something here, and politely moved out of the way.  In the chance that you are one of those people - Thank you kindly.

Thanks K2 for a fun shoot and a great long weekend!