Still, we prevailed, and managed to capture some nice sunset light. These two are so cute. So happy and in love with each other, always laughing, all of us were joking around the entire time. Jeremy was totally up for some climbing around the ruins, which made for some unique (*ahem*Spider-Man*ahem*) shots.

Sarah and Jeremy, here’s your Sneak-a-Peek — enjoy!

Saturday dawned pretty sunny, but quickly turned rainy, and then didn’t stop raining all evening. Fortunately this bride and groom allowed a lot of time between the ceremony and when they wanted to be back for the reception. We were hoping to shoot in Prince’s Island Park, but the heavy rain drove us into the Chinese Cultural Centre, which was also really cool! And once we had the chance, we dashed to Prince’s Island Park for a few shots before the rain started up again in earnest. We encountered another wedding group and their photographer there during the break in the rain (hi, whoever you were!). I wonder where they waited out the rain? Here are some sneak peeks from the day, some inside, and some in the brief times we could be outside without the bride and bridesmaids freezing:

We didn’t have much time before the rain pelted us again. Thank goodness a pair of umbrellas and bug spray are some of the things I always have with me. I think in future I may have to add towels to that. Who would have expected such a cold and rainy day in the middle of July? Sure, summer storms are common, but they usually blow over quickly. Not this time! Still, I think we all managed to make the best of it.

Thanks for a fun day, Aspire and Tracy, and warm wishes for a very happy life together!

I had a lot of fun shooting these two, Amanda’s wishes to avoid anything cheesy were not only good direction, but gave us all a lot of laughs. Plus them being so photogenic doesn’t hurt at all! Here’s a sneak peek of a few images from the session…

In June I did two engagement shoots at Reader Rock Garden, and this is the first! I had met with Kevin in the winter, and met Jalyn for the first time at this shoot. These two are super fun and happy, and really fell into a comfortable ease in front of the camera by the end of the session. This is why it’s so important to do an engagement shoot, just to get that practice in before the wedding day. I’m confident that on the day they get married, they’re going to be completely modelesque (let’s say that’s a real word) in front of the camera. Now onto their sneek peek of the photos!

Thanks so much guys, see you on the big day!

Craig and Ashley are no exception, they had a really lovely ceremony this past Saturday. Even though it was in a big church, the obvious warmth and friendliness of the officiant, the lack of hesitation for laughter during the ceremony, the smiles of the friends and family all around — really made it a warm and fun event.

Here are a few photos from the super sunny and warm June day. The ceremony was at First Baptist Church here in Calgary, and we took photos at Central Memorial Park and Riley Park in Kensington. I was assisted by Blair of Blair Marie Photography, so many thanks to her for helping out!

I loooooved the bride’s bouquet, the colours and floral choices went so well together. I hope the bride and groom are having an amazing time on their honeymoon in the Caribbean!

I have quite a few engagement sessions to post photos from, stay tuned!

One of the popular swag items of the recent Olympics in Vancouver was a promo item from Canon — a thermal mug that is designed to look like one of their lenses. I can’t think of a phrase that described the concept better, but I LOVE things that look like other things. I have a mousepad and coasters that look like persian rugs, pillows that look like big pieces of sushi, a mini papasan chair that holds my cellphone, a mini shopping cart to hold pens and pencils… okay, I like miniatures, too.

Anyway, Canon only made a limited number of these mugs as giveaways, but there was such a frenzy of demand for them that they then manufactured them in much larger numbers. My fave place to shop for equipment locally, The Camera Store let me go on the waiting list, and it arrived a few days ago! I just love it.

I’m really happy that they went for the engagement session even though their wedding is later this very month — not only because I had a chance to take their photos and meet Craig, but because I had a chance to do some portraits during the time the cherry blossoms were still out! I’ve been dying to get at least a few shots before they fade away. I love cherry and apple blossoms. Here are a few images from the evening…

We had a great time at Eau Claire Park, it was a lovely evening and these two are naturally photogenic. Looking forward to photographing their wedding later this month!