Meredith and Michael - Cherry Blossom Engagement Session

The cherry blossoms always provide the most amazing backdrop for photos. So needless to say I was super excited when Meredith and Michael said they wanted to have them in their engagement photos. The tricky part with cherry blossoms is that they don’t always bloom at the same time each year. And when they do, they are usually only here for a short amount of time. This year they definitely bloomed much later than normal, with the crazy snowy winter we had.

Once we saw the blossoms coming out we quickly planned to meet up one morning at Queen Elizabeth Park. It was a perfect morning with the sun starting to peek through. We walked all over the park, taking in some of the best spots for photos chatting about their big day in October. They were both absolute naturals in front of the camera and I can’t wait for their big day!

Alan and Rosemary - UBC & Gastown Engagement Session

I was so excited when Rosemary came to tell me that her and Alan were getting married! Rosemary and Alan are good friends of my husband and I, Alan even being one of my husband’s groomsmen at our wedding. We have all been waiting for the day that they were finally going to get married. I even handed Rosemary my toss bouquet at my wedding and told her your next!

Flash forward almost a year after our wedding and I finally got the message… we are getting married! The best part was that I knew before my husband did, so I had to keep it top secret until Alan had a chance to tell him. I was so excited to be able to get to photograph their wedding story for them.

After a few rain cancellations we were finally able to meet up at the UBC Botanical Gardens for their engagement session. All the beautiful rich fall colours were a stunning backdrop to their photos. After walking around the park and finding all the best places for photos we headed to Gastown to one of their favourite pubs for a few more pictures. I do a lot of outdoor engagement sessions where we take in the beauty of BC, so it was cool to be in a totally different spot. The pub was empty so we were able to take advantage of the best “snug” and they cuddled up for a few more photos.

It was great to hear more stories about how they met, their first date, and all about their love story. I can’t wait for their December wedding at a super cool location that is totally them!!

Erika and Mark - Granville Island Engagement Session

Erika contacted me a few weeks back about doing an engagement session for her and her fiancé Mark. They are getting married in Mexico next year and wanted a very Vancouver feel to their engagement photos. So on a sunny Sunday afternoon we met up with them at Granville Island, a perfect spot for that Vancouver feel! As we started taking photos we were chatting about how her and Mark met at work, funny enough the same place my husband use to work years ago. Then our worlds got a little smaller, Erika studied Biotech at BCIT and my dad was one of her teachers!

We did a full lap of Granville Island finding little nooks to take some amazing photos for them. We loved getting to know them and their love story and we are so happy that we were able to capture this special moment in their lives!