Archive for July, 2008

It’s hard to believe that we’re already at the end of July…for some people that means the summer is half over, for us we still have months of weddings to come!

Jasmine and Aamil were recently engaged, and before diving too deep into planning for their wedding next year decided to treat themselves to an engagement shoot.

Engagement photos Edmonton

Engagement photos Edmonton

This one is great – such cool light…

Engagement photos Edmonton

Engagement photos Edmonton

Royal Glenora Club Wedding 

We had the great pleasure to be a part of Alison & Sean’s wedding.  Sean’s good friend (and one of the best men) Tim was the MC at our wedding, and we’ve enjoyed getting to know Alison & Sean through him.

Some awesome details…wait until you see the whole dress!

Wedding shoes

Pink wedding dress

Wedding makeup Edmonton

 I love the sticker on Alison’s Blackberry.  She sent out save the date cards at Christmas time with one of their engagement photos and stickers for guests’ calendars.  Great idea!

Wedding makeup

beautiful bride

Boys will be boys….

guys getting ready 

Rocking cufflinks!

wedding cufflinks

Alison & Sean’s dog Kona was there for all of the action.

dog in wedding

Sean waits for his first glimpse of Alison. (Do you think he’s nervous?)

First glimpse photo wedding

 Alison and Sean are huge hockey fans, so we got some shots in front of the Stanley Cup replica at United Cycle.

Stanley Cup Edmonton

Whyte Ave provided some great photo backgrounds, and since it was Saturday the Farmer’s Market was in full swing.  Sean lucked out when one of the vendors gave him some congratulatory kettle corn.

Whyte Ave wedding photos

Whyte Ave wedding photos

You can’t walk around Whyte Ave in wedding clothes without attracting some attention.

Whyte ave Famer's Market Edmonton

The lovely (and fabulously colourful) ladies.

U of A Bridal Party photos

Love this shot of the guys.

University of Alberta bridal party photos

This is about as formal as the portraits with the ‘ring bearer’ Kona could get!

Wedding photos with dog

A beautiful, and hot, outdoor ceremony at the Royal Glenora Club.

Royal Glenora Club wedding

Royal Glenora wedding Edmonton

Then to the Coast Edmonton Plaza for a fairy tale reception.  The decorations, the favours, all of the details were meticulous.  Alison’s hard work to transform the ballroom into her ideal reception location sure paid off.  The beautiful cake was by Deliciously Different Cakes.

Wedding cake Edmonton

Wedding ring photo

Tim was a great MC at our wedding, and one of many at Alison and Sean’s wedding to deliver a great speech.  There were lots of laughs throughout the evening.

funny wedding speeches

Wedding reception Coast Edmonton Plaza

One of the groomsmen, Toby, wrote a song and performed it with Sean’s sister (and bridesmaid) Erin.  An amazing tribute to Alison & Sean.

Singing at wedding reception

Performances at wedding reception

This is a great shot of the newlyweds - their fun personality really comes through.

 Wedding dance

Bouquet toss photos

garter toss photos

Congratulations, Alison & Sean!

We can’t wait for Anita and Jeff’s upcoming wedding in October.  If the fun we had at their engagement session is any indication, their wedding will be a blast!  We met them at Louise McKinney Park, where Jeff proposed.

 Louise McKinney Park Edmonton

Anita and Jeff are very active and athletic, so they brought their bikes along to the shoot.

Biking engagement photos

Louise McKinney Park Edmonton

Louise McKinney Park foot bridge

Edmonton downtown landscape

Congratulations go out to Samantha & Brendan, the lucky couple from Bridal Fantasy 2008 to win (among other things) trips, and photo shoots!

 Our prize for them was a free engagement session with a print.  They wanted something a little different, so we scoped out locations in and around Edmonton’s Chinatown.

 Chinatown Engagement Photos Edmonton

Edmonton Bridal Fantasy

Edmonton Bridal Fantasy

Edmonton Bridal Fantasy

Best wishes for your wedding this October.

Haley’s good friend Mike is marrying his love, Oriana, this September.  It’s always fun for us to be able to work with friends, we followed a great Thai dinner and catching up with a photo shoot near their new house.

summer engagement photos

Running down the hill!

hill engagement photos

The river valley is an awesome place for engagement photos.

Edmonton river valley engagement photos

Edmonton river valley photos

river valley engagement photos

Edmonton river valley photos

When we came up out of the valley, we saw this amazing sunset.  These next photos are straight out of the camera.  Super cool!

sunset engagement photos

Edmonton sunset engagement photos

We’re really looking forward to Kim and Steven’s wedding, coming up this August at the Royal Alberta Museum.  The museum will soon be going into renovations, and they are the last couple who will be married there this summer.  Steven proposed to Kim around the area downtown where we took these awesome photos.

Lemarchand Mansion Edmonton

LeMarchand Mansion photo Edmonton

River valley engagement photos

Summer river valley photos

Downtown engagement photos

As any of our couples who have seen us in the last few months will know, Haley’s having a baby!  We got to chill out with a couple of our favorite photographers in Edmonton a few weeks ago for dinner and a photo shoot.  Thanks Rob and Lauren for amazing photos, and for just being generally awesome.

Maternity photos Edmonton

Maternity photos Edmonton

Maternity photos Edmonton

I got Haley a Coach diaper bag for her birthday, and we couldn’t help but incorporate it into the photos.  There’s no reason a mommy can’t be super-stylish!

Maternity Photos Edmonton

We met up with Ashley and Troy for an engagement session at the recently re-landscaped Louise McKinney park in the river valley.

Louise McKinney park photos

Engagement photos Edmonton

Engagement portrait session Edmonton

LOVE this one.  Just beautiful.

Engagement pictures near downtown

Engagement pictures Edmonton river valley

See you two in September for your wedding!

How cool is this – Shandro Photo got to take wedding photos for a couple in….Shandro, Alberta!!  There’s not much left of Shandro now, other than the Historical Village and Museum, and the Shandro Bridge across the North Saskatchewan river; this was the place that Michael’s ancestors first settled when they came to Alberta.  It was a very special day for the couple, (the groom’s relatives are also from the area), but for us as well, as we prepare to bring the newest Shandro into the family.

Shandro Alberta

OK, on with the wedding.  Always a good idea to start of with a fabulous shoe photo.

wedding shoe photos

The outdoor wedding (on a very hot day!) was held in front of a quaint church at the Shandro Museum.

Shandro Alberta museum

These two (neice and nephew of the groom) were completely adorable.

ring bearer and flower girl outdoors

The tears flowed freely at this wedding.  Jason cried as soon as Kristin reached him down the aisle.

Groom crying photos

The girls all cried, especially Kristin!

crying wedding photos

Cool ring shot.

wedding ring exchange

Jason’s dad worked for weeks to prepare the museum grounds for the wedding.  Jason’s family maintains the museum, and wanted everything to be perfect for the wedding.  It looked wonderful!

Outdoor museum ceremony Alberta

train station wedding photos

train station wedding photos

windmill wedding photos

There’s nothing like rural Alberta for AMAZING landscapes.  We were lucky enough to capture Kristin and Jason in the largest canola crop in years.  Kristin wasn’t scared to get her dress a little bit yellow from the canola, our brides will do anything for great shots!

bard wedding pictures

trash the dress canola field

trash the dress Edmonton

The reception was at the hall in Willingdon, Alberta.  There were a lot more tears, and a lot of laughs, especially when Jason’s buddies presented him with a ball and chain they had made for him.

 ball and chain wedding present

funny reception toasts

funny reception speeches

So sweet, Jason’s sister and her daughter.

 mother daughter wedding photos

What better way to end the day, than a nice relaxing massage?  

wedding photos with kids 

Congratulations you two!  Your love was easily felt by all the guests at your wedding.

 We started a wedding double-header weekend on Friday.  Elizabeth and David couldn’t wait until their ceremony to see each other on their wedding day.  We met up with them at the U of A for some gorgeous photos.  Their classic looks made for some very romantic pictures.

University of Alberta wedding photos

They didn’t let the rain get them down, and neither did we!  We’ll shoot in rain, sun, and snow.  Anything for the perfect photos.

Wedding pictures in the rain

wedding pictures with umbrella

U of A Wedding Photos

Cute wedding photos

Some fun bridal party shots around campus:

fire escape wedding photos

bridal party at u of a

Such a cute moment between father and daughter.

Father and daughter at wedding

Nearly married!  Off to the ceremony.

happy wedding photos

The ceremony was outdoors at the Old Timer’s Cabin, while it started off bright and sunny, you’ll see the weather quickly turned gray, and then poured just as it was finishing.

red rose bouquet

outdoor wedding ceremony

Wedding rings

happy groom

Outdoor wedding ceremony location Edmonton

stormy wedding weather

Everybody inside for the reception!  David is from Australia, and Elizabeth is from Canada, so it was only fitting for them to have an Australian and Canadian wine on the tables. (Ironically, they didn’t realize it until we mentioned it to them…)  This reception was primarily Elizabeth’s family, and some of David’s close friends who made the trip from Australia to be with them.  Another reception is being held in Australia with David’s family.

wedding wine

These are the best cake feeding/smooshing shots EVER.  It’s easy to understand why David calls Elizabeth his ‘fun-derful’ wife.

Wedding cake feeding

wedding cake

wedding cake face smoosh

feeding each other wedding cake

All the rain held a special surprise in store, we snapped a few final fabulous shots outside.

wedding day rainbows

rainbow wedding photos

Elizabeth & David, we hope you’re enjoying your trip to Australia, and that all of your friends and family enjoy seeing the photos we captured.

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