Archive for January, 2012

We’re very excited to announce that we placed 7th Wedding Photographer in Canada by the Professional Wedding Photographers of Canada in their most recent competition!  We had a number of award winning images in this competition.  Check out the PWPC Website for all of the results, including our latest featured wedding, article, and member spotlight.  http://www.prowedphoto.ca/index.php?p=winter_2012  Thanks to all of our fabulous couples for helping us to create these images.

Also, you can now find all of our award winning images on our Facebook page!  Enjoy!

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Pinterest Potluck

January 29, 2012

I have something a bit different for you in this post. OK, so you might be wondering what Pinterest is, and if you are a bride who isn’t familiar with it I’m happy to introduce you to Pinterest!  Pinterest is an online pinboard community where you can organize things you love from all over the internet including wedding inspiration, fashion, decor, things to do with your kids, travel wish lists, and recipes.

I had the idea to host a Pinterest Potluck! So many people (myself included) pin things but don’t take the time to actually try them out. There are some real gems on Pinterest!  And some things that might not work so well.  I was so excited to try some of these dishes, and I will definitely be doing a Pinterest potluck again!  If you have favourite recipes, feel free to comment below and post them!  You can also follow my boards on Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/haleyshandro/)

We’ve also added a Pinterest button at the bottom of our blog posts to make it easier to pin our work for your wedding inspiration.  Happy Pinning!

 

The recipes that I decided to try are Rolo Cookies, Pink Lemonade Cake, and Cheesy Chicken Ranch Lasagna. My son Andrew loves baking and helped me out!

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The lasagna isn’t something I would make again – way too many calories, and not a very sophisticated flavour. Everything else was yummy.

My guests brought Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies, Chocolate Cookie Dough Dip, Sausage and Pepperoni Pizza Puffs, Rolled Spanakopita, Peanut Butter Pound Cake, spinach dip, and a to-die-for chicken recipe that isn’t on Pinterest but should be.  When I get the recipe I’ll put it up.

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This is one lucky little baby – his mom and dad (and grandparents!) love him to bits.  I’m excited to see him sitting up and roaming around in a few months!  He visited the studio for his debut photos at 1 month old.

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Mini Shandros

January 23, 2012

We love our mini Shandros. They help keep us grounded, and everything we do is for them. I recently posted photos of our youngest, Evelyn, on Facebook and everyone thought that they were old photos of Andrew. Spot the difference? Here’s Andrew at 6 months, and Evelyn at 11 months (thanks auntie Steph for the adorable hat!)

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We were so happy to receive a last minute phone call from Marnie shortly before her wedding.  She had a very good idea of what she wanted for her wedding, and we were happy to work with her to achieve it.  We started with a photo shoot a week before the wedding to avoid stress on the wedding day and give plenty of time for photos.

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Aren’t these the cutest little bridesmaids ever?

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The following week Marnie & Dallas made their vows in front of family and friends at the Garrison in a beautiful evening ceremony.

They had a special MC: Paula Simons from the Edmonton Journal!

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We’re starting 2012 with a bang!  We’re thrilled to announce that we have been named in the top 10 wedding photographers in Canada by the Professional Wedding Photographers of Canada (PWPC)!

Along with that honour we have been featured on the PWPC website as a member spotlight, and Anu & Rajeev’s wedding was featured as a real wedding.  The PWPC is comprised of an amazing group of photographers from across the country, and we are honoured to have been featured.

Please enjoy our award-winning images from the latest competitions!

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This is our second shoot with this cute little family, and we have many more planned in the future!  Husdon and our son Andrew are around the same age and after the shoot they bonded over playing with trains.  He’s such a cutie.  Claire is so beautiful and we can’t wait to meet their newest bundle.

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With your wedding day being one of the most significant moments of your shared life with your partner, it is important to look after yourself and be the best that you can be. As strong, independent women ourselves, we believe that before her wedding day, the perfect bride must feel at peace and confident in herself as well as in all of her wedding related decisions. To marry someone is to share your life with the person that you love most in the world, but before you walk down the aisle there are many things to consider. Through this series of blog posts, we hope to evoke critical thought and work with real, modern Edmonton brides who face many different realities.

With highly talked about celebrity weddings such as the Royal wedding, the Sex and the City wedding, and the Kardashian/Humphries wedding, as well as numerous bridal blogs, a plethora of bridal magazines, and loving family members and friends, wedding inspiration flies at us from everywhere. How do you know which information to take as realistic inspiration? That being said, just because they had it at the Royal wedding, why can’t you have a similar it factor at your wedding — should that be what you wish.

Sometimes, Brides in Edmonton can feel limited in their available options and may not think that the wedding of their dreams is possible here. Instead of thinking of Edmonton as just Edmonton, we want to show you that there are few limitations. Instead of having a destination wedding, you can celebrate with your loved ones locally while bringing New York, Paris, or London here. We want to start a discussion with you where we will talk about all of the options available to you in order to create your fairytale wedding here in Edmonton — a city we call home, a city that we love.

We will be blogging each month with topics and interviews to inform, educate, inspire, and provoke. Some of the topics will be able to be integrated into your lifestyle, even if you are not a bride-to-be, while others will be specifically wedding related (such as when we discuss budgeting). We invite you to comment and share with us your perspectives.

Shandro Photo: Working with couples to visualize their ideal wedding, and creating photos they will be crazy about forever.

High Culture: Ensuring that your wedding day will be the realization of your dreams, an event that will last forever in both your and your guests’ memory.

Sincerely,
Haley & Rebecca

2011 was an amazing year for our studio, we connected with so many amazing couples and families.  As we head into 2012 we take a look back over many of our 2011 weddings, and we have a great contest for you!  Visit our Facebook Page, ‘like’ it, and vote for your favourite couple in the ’2011 Wedding Contest’ album. The couple with the most likes will win a set of mini albums, and one lucky voter will win a free portrait session!  Contest ends January 31st.  Good luck!

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Wedding Obsession | Canadian wedding inspiration

Kristina McAnally of Event Planning Headquarters has worked her magic yet again – we were so excited to collaborate with her on this shoot.  Kristina and I had a fun afternoon driving around the city looking for the perfect location – and surprising a lot of auto wreckers along the way.

Our model Katie was to die for – cute as a button, and up for anything.  Thanks to all of the other fabulous vendors who jumped in to make this shoot so awesome!  We’re proud to be featured again on Wedding Obsession.

Concept & Design: Kristina McAnally with Event Planning Headquarters
Rentals: Special Event Rentals
Cake: Cake Couture
Dress: ROOY Couture 
Flowers: La Piazza Dasee
Hair: Sunita Sumaru 
Table Accessories: Edmonton Wedding & Party Centre 
Model/Make Up: Kaitie Durbeniuk

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