Wedding Inspiration

Random Fact About Me: I Am A Total Old Building Nerd. The Older The Better, And I’m Super Fascinated By Just Standing In A Space Next To Stones Placed By Another Person Hundreds Of Years Before. I Like To Imagine What Their Life Was Like, What The Rest Of The Town Looked Like Around That Building.⠀ .⠀ Here’s One Right Here In Lil Santa Barbara, Built In 1782! I Like To Think That This Newlywed Couple Followed In The Footsteps Of Generations Before Them, And Now They Are Part Of The Presidio’s Immense History.⠀

I've Been To Moraine Lake A Lot This Year And It's Always Changing. The Time Of Day, Thew Cloud Cover, The Light, The Wind, It All Changes How The Water Looks. Sometimes It's The Crazy Bright Blue, Sometimes It Almost Looks White (windy Days Where The Water Is Choppy Especially).⁠ ⁠ We Got A Mix Of Moraine For Taylor & Mark's Engagement Session Monday Night From The Super Blue To Nearly White. And We Got The Cold & The Wind. It Didn't Feel Like August... The Air Had An October Chill To It.⁠ ⁠ That Didn't Stop Them From Having Fun & It Gave Me The Chance To Wrap Them Up In A Blanket When We Came Down Off The Rock Pile! I Love Blanket Snuggle Photos, So When The Temperatures Drop, It Makes Sense To Snuggle Up!⁠ ⁠ I Had An Awesome Time With These Two! I'm Sad For Them That They Are Headed Back Home But Hopefully Will See Them Again Some Day In The Mountains! As For Me, I'm Back At Moraine Lake Again Tomorrow!

Okay, Okay, Santa Barbara Courthouse, We Get It, You’re The Fairest Courthouse Of Them All! We Agree! Stop Showing Off.⁠⠀

Driving Into Canmore From Calgary Yesterday Was.... Interesting. It Was Storming Pretty Hard. Lots Of Rain. In The Distance You Could See Small Patches Of Blue Sky. Well, I Never Found That Blue Sky. ⁠ ⁠ We Started Rochelle & Danick's First Look At Goat Pond Where It Was Raining Lightly. Then The Rain Came Harder. The Clouds Dropped Lower. The Mountains Disappeared. But We Continued On In The Rain & I Think We Got Some Great Photos!⁠ ⁠ We Headed Back Down The Mountain To Ceremony That Had Been Moved Inside. Rochelle & Danick Said "i Do!" In Front Of Family & Friends. The Rain Slacked Off A Little. After Family Photos Were Done, I Whisked Them Off To Try To Get A Little Time With Just The Two Of Them Where They Didn't Have To Hold Umbrellas.⁠ ⁠ We Wandered A Ridge That Overlooked Canmore. We Were Treated To Awesome Low Clouds & The Mountains Revealed Themselves Again. The Best Part Was A Man Came Out And Offered To Let Us Shoot In His Garden! How Lucky For Us To Mix The Colourful Garden With The Moody Mountain Landscape!⁠ ⁠ Most People Don't Hope For Rain On Their Wedding Day, But Rochelle & Danick Rolled With It & We Really Did Have The Most Lovely Day!

Loving The Layers Of Colors In This Image. That To-die-for Bougainvillea Bouquet, That Misty Veil, The Walls Of Succulents. Yay.⁠

Friday Morning I Met Up With Allison & Zach At Lake Minnewanka For Their Wedding Photos... These Two Had Ran Off Previously With 2 Friends And Got Married At Starbucks (best Place!) Before Roadtripping It To The Mountains!⁠ ⁠ I'm Not A Morning Person But It Was Amazing To Go To Minnewanka In The Morning! It Was Just Perfect! We Got Reflections & Such Pretty Light! Allison & Zach Were So Much Fun To Hang Out With! Hoping You're Enjoying The Rest Of Your Trip Before You Head Back Home!!

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Friday Was The Day For Epic Reflections. Seriously. Everything Was So Perfectly Still. There Were Mirror Reflections Everywhere.⁠ ⁠ Kristen & Will Had Originally Planned To Get Married At Lake Louise & Go To Moraine Lake For Photos After. Then They Visited There Earlier In The Week And Saw What A Nuthouse It Could Be... And We Did A Location Change To Spray Lakes! I Couldn't Have Been Happier! We Had An Epic Location All To Ourselves For Their Ceremony With Both Sets Of Their Parents Witnessing, It Really Was Perfect!⁠ ⁠ Once The Ceremony Was Done And The Wine Was Drunk, We Sent Everyone Else Back Down The Mountain To Canmore While We Wandered For Photos. Truly Amazing Day!!

Bridal Bouquet!

Whew! These Past Few Days Have Been Busy & I Just Can't Keep Up! We Are Going Back To Saturday For Bernadette & Max's Fabulous Wedding In Calgary!⁠ ⁠ I First Met These Two At Courtney & Jeremy's Wedding In Canmore Two Years Ago. I Remember Having A Bit Of A Girl Crush On Bernadette When I Met Her, She's Just So Darn Awesome (as Pretty Much Everyone Who Meets Her Knows) So I Was Super Stoked When They Got In Touch To Have Me Photograph Their Wedding! I Mean, They Suffered Through A Full Day With Me Back Then & Were Still Willing To Work With In Spite Of The Terrible Jokes Haha⁠ ⁠ Getting Ready Was A Dream. We Started The Day Off Beautifully & Then Had A Super Sweet First Look Before Doing Portraits & Family Photos Before Their Outdoor Ceremony. Summer Finally Decided To Show Up For The Day Too! All In All, It Was A Pretty Amazing Day Spent With A Whole Lot Of Amazing People Who I Hope To See Again!!

Bride & Groom! Santorini, Greece!

Driving To Lake Louise Yesterday, The Rain Was Coming Down Pretty Hard. I Was Thinking It Was Going To Be Another Day Of Battling The Rain. But The Weather Gods Smiled On Laura & Nick For Their Elopement Yesterday.⁠ ⁠ We Had Low Clouds & Brightness Of The Sun Trying To Fight Through... My Favourite Weather. It Was Chillier & That Kept People Away So Lake Louise Wasn't Too Crazy Busy For Their Ceremony!⁠ ⁠ After Wandering The Shores Of The Lake For A While, It Started To Sprinkle So We Headed Off To Emerald Lake For Canoe Photos. We Were Blessed With Magical Clouds & Still Waters... And The Best Part Was That Emerald Lake Wasn't Busy Either! Although, That Didn't Stop The Small Group Of People There From Frantically Taking Photos Of Laura & Nick During Our Portrait Session!⁠ ⁠ After Leaving The Lake, We Stopped To Play In The Road To Get Some Epic Car Photos (cause Look At That Car!!)... Again Luck Was On Our Side Because Traffic Was Light! What A Fantastic Day We Had!

Mr & Mrs! Day After Shooting...

I'm A Bit Slow In Sharing This Session... Last Friday I Met Up With Adam & Alison In Lake Louise & I Whisked Them Away To Moraine Lake. With Moraine Lake Being Tricky To Get Into, It's Just Easier If We All Travel Together. I Actually Really Like This Drive Time Because Can Chat & Get To Know Each Other Better Before We Start To Shoot.⁠ ⁠ Adam & Alison Are Visiting From Australia. It's Kind Of A Big Deal To Travel Halfway Around The World Keeping A Ring Box Secret. There Were Definitely Butterflies, But When Adam Asked Alison To Marry Him, She Said Yes! Then We Traipsed Around All Over The Rock Pile At Moraine Lake To Celebrate.⁠ ⁠ If You Had Any Say On Where Your Honey Was Going To Propose, Where Would You Want It To Happen?

🌸💕pink Paradise 🌷🌺 A @royal_hawaiian Wedding Day For Leah & Blake . . The Royal Hawaiian Is Considered One Of The Most Famous Hotels In Hawaii And Has Been Standing For Over 90 Years. . . The Bright Pink Hue Of Its Concrete Stucco Walls With Its Spanish/moorish Styled Architecture And Prominent Location On The Wide Sandy Beach Have Earned It The Nickname Of “the Pink Palace Of The Pacific”. . . ✨this Is A Classic Choice For Your Wedding Day Venue In Waikiki, And Leah Styled Everything With So Many Stunning Details Infused With Her Love Of Pink. . . The Best Part Of The Day Was Getting To Include Her Beautiful Daughter In The Celebration, And Watching Leah’s Dad Share A First Dance With Her As Well. 😭

Kara & Matt Were Married In Banff On Saturday. Yep, Last Saturday. I'm Seriously Sucking With Keeping Up On Posting Insta Sneak Peeks! I've Been Home Since Sunday, Managed To Take A Couple Days Off For Myself & Now I'm Ear-deep In Editing & E-mails Again!⁠ In True Mountain Fashion, We Had Whole Bunches Of Weather Thrown At Us... Sun, Rain, Wind... More Wind & Even More Wind. At Least It Didn't Snow Like It Did This Time Last Year! I Love The Mountain In The Fall Though & Those Cloudy Skies Just Make Me So Happy! I'm Gearing Up To Head Back To Banff For Two Weddings This Weekend. It Was So Nice To Be Home For A Few Days!

✨first Wedding Of The New Year At @kualoaranchweddings With Jordan & Riley 🌴 . . Yes There Was A Little Bit Of Rain On And Off But That’s Just Good Luck In Hawaii 💕it Just Adds To The Mood Of The Day. Some Really Sweet Family And Friends Watched Them Say “i Do” And Helped Celebrate With Them. . . Their Blog Feature Is Up Now, Link To My Newest Post In My Bio! 🌺

✨ Cruising Down Memory Lane Today! Just Posted A Highlight Of This Gorgeous Wedding At @tpcstonebrae !! See More On My Blog (link In Bio) ✨

I Was Up Bright & Early Yesterday Morning To Get On The Road To Banff For Monique & Shaun's Wedding. I'm Not A Good Morning Person Usually (ever Actually... I Had Set Like 5 Alarms & Even Made Derek Wake Up To Call Me To Be Sure I Was Awake & Didn't Sleep In To Miss Their Wedding), But Luckily These Two Were Fun & The Combination Of Fall Colours & Lake Minnewanka Really Perked Me Up Haha.

🌺are You A Planner Or A Spontaneous Person? Details Or Just Go With The Flow? . . ✨i’m A Little Of Both. I Wanted Some Personal And Decorative Details At My Wedding But I Didn’t Get Too Serious About It. My Mom Actually Did A Lot Of The Details Of My Wedding After I Gave Some Initial Ideas! . . 🌴how About For You?