Archive for February, 2008

Karen and Jon Wedding – February 23, 2008

February 28, 2008

We were absolutely touched by the story of Karen and Jon. We met them earlier this month following an email asking for a wedding photographer at very short notice. Karen and Jon had originally planned a summer wedding in Ontario, but discovered suddenly that Karen’s father had cancer with a poor prognosis. With the help of family and friends, they pulled together a wedding in a week at Karen’s parents’ house to ensure that Karen’s father would be able to see his beloved daughter married. It was a heartwarming event that truly demonstrated the importance of family in a marriage.

We are currently faced with a similar situation in our family, a very close relative suffering from cancer. We were able to empathize with Karen and Jon and donated our photography services to them as a gift for their intimate and emotional wedding. This wonderful couple gave us a gift in return, by donating to the Cross Cancer Institute the amount that their wedding photography would have cost, in the name of our relative who is currently using the services at the Cross.

We wish Karen and Jon all the best in their new life together. Their wedding embodied the love, commitment, and family values that we wish for all of our couples.

Wedding Kimono Edmonton

Karen wore the same Kimono that her mother wore to her own wedding.  I just love the simple floral decorations.  She looked truly stunning in it.

Edmonton Kimono

The wedding ceremony was performed by Bill Pisarchuk, Marriage Commissioner.  I had met him before at a ceremony on the Edmonton River Queen.  He is a wonderful man and has very good words to say to the couple.  If you are looking for a wedding commissioner I highly recommend Bill.  You can email him at bbpisarc@telusplanet.

William Pisarchuk Licensed Marriage Commissioner for Alberta

Karen and Jon look very much in love.

Wedding photos

Part of the Japanese ceremony involved drinking Sake.

Wedding Sake Ceremony

Wedding Rings Edmonton

Parent Photograph

Japanese Calligraphy

After the ceremony we ate SUSHI!  There was so much wonderful food.  It was nice to sit and chat during the lunch.

Sushi Picture

Chocolate wedding cake

Wedding Cake Cutting Edmonton

After the ceremony I went with the couple to take wedding photographs at the Hotel MacDonald.  Since they both currently live outside of Edmonton and this is Jon’s first time to Edmonton they had a honeymoon in Edmonton.  Jon was excited to get to see Karen’s hometown.

Hotel MacDonald wedding dance

Hotel MacDonald Wedding Pictures

Downtown Edmonton Pictures

Wedding pictures in downtown Edmonton

Downtown Edmonton photography

Congratulations Karen and Jon, we wish you love and happiness for many years.

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Andrew Watson – Photo Restoration Project

February 6, 2008

A little while ago Haley’s Grandmother gave me a portrait that she wanted fixed up.  The picture is of Haley’s Grandfather in his Canadian Air Force uniform circa World War II.  Andrew (Dick) Watson passed away recently and, of course, pictures are some of the most important memories of the family that we have.  There are few formal portraits of Andrew from when he was young.

Here is the original picture.

Air force photography

The picture was faded and had various scratches and folds.  I first converted the photograph to black and white and fixed up the imperfections.

Photo Restoration Edmonton

I then felt that the picture would hold more impact if it were a colour photograph so I colourized it.

Photo Retouching Edmonton

I can’t wait to present the finished portrait to Haley’s grandmother Jean.

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