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monni and kyle | just married | duncan, bc

kp — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:00:50 +0000

this past saturday, shannon and i had the pleasure of photographing monni and kyle’s wedding celebration. it was a perfect day for a wedding. the sun was shining but it wasn’t too hot.

monni and kyle met six years ago while they were attending kwantlen university together. both were there on sport scholarships – he played for the men’s baseball team and she played for the women’s basketball team. their love for sport was what drew them together. they are an active couple and enjoy spending time together and with their families.

we began our day with the bride and her girls at their hotel in chemainus. monni had the most beautiful wedding gown! i loved all the detail in it! their wedding ceremony was held at st. edward’s catholic parish in duncan, bc. for their formals, we went to the groom’s grandfather’s property in maplebay. while talking to his grandfather, i learned that his property was the original site where camp imadene was once located. it’s an amazing location and we were forever grateful that he allowed us to photograph the wedding party there.

congratulations monni and kyle! i wish you many years of joy, love and happiness! enjoy your honeymoon!

and thanks again shannon for coming over to shoot with me! you are the best second shooter, ev-ah!! love ya!

the simple, yet beautiful wedding bouquets were created by leaf and petal custom flowers, duncan, bc.

i love this next image! kids being kids! perfect for a wedding portrait, don’t you think?

lindsay and peter | just married | merridale estate cidery

kp — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:40:31 +0000

last saturday it rained. it was the first rainy day that we’ve had all summer long. but it didn’t hamper any of the celebrations around lindsay and peter’s wedding day! in fact, i think it made it even better… at least for picture taking.

their ceremony took place at st. peter’s parish in duncan, bc. lindsay loves old fashioned, vintage things with a modern twist and designed her wedding with that in mind – everything from her shoes to her jewelry, to using her Mom’s jug collection and other antique containers for the floral arrangements, which were all designed by the very talented jenny and vanessa of verbena floral design, victoria, bc. it was great meeting you both!

lindsay and peter chose to have thier reception at merridale estate cidery, one of my very favorite local places! it’s such an amazing venue for portraits! and as fate would have it, the rain stopped just long enough for us to get some ah-mazing portraits! a huge thanks to my most favorite second shooter, the lovely and talanted shannon stevenson!

lindsay and peter, congratulations to you both! i wish you many many years of love and happiness! and i hope you are having an amazing time on your honeymoon… in PARIS!! how romantic! i just loved working with you both!

the wedding cakes were made by the pure vanilla bakery, oak bay, bc. and they were delicious!

jaclyn and brad : just married | st. anne’s academy, victoria bc

kp — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:23:48 +0000

they met at a wedding in 2007 – and it was pretty much love at first sight! jaclyn and brad have an amazing relationship and their love for each other was felt by every single person who celebrated their wedding day with them. they live in alberta but decided to have a destination wedding in victoria – where they spent their first vacation together as a couple. they fell in love with the mountains and the ocean and knew it was the perfect setting for their wedding.

on august 1st, they celebrated their wedding ceremony at st. anne’s academy in victoria along with their family and closest friends. on a side note, i was pleasantly surprised when i arrived at st. anne’s and met the minister who would be marrying jaclyn and brad – it was the same minister who married my husband and i almost 15 years ago! after the ceremony and garden reception, we headed to beacon hill park and and then to the ocean for some formal portraits before we made our way to the delta ocean pointe resort and spa for their wedding reception. when jaclyn and brad decided to get married on august 1st, they had no idea that it would coincide with the victoria symphony splash in the inner harbour. as a bonus, their evening was topped off with an amazing fireworks display! it just doesn’t get any better than that!

congratulations jaclyn and brad! it was such a pleasure meeting you both and i am thrilled to have had the honour of photographing your wedding day for you! i wish you both many, many years of love and happiness and cannot wait to meet your children one day – all 12 6 of them!

and a huge thank you to the fabulous shannon stevenson for second shooting with me and capturing this amazing shot of jaclyn and brad’s wedding at st. anne’s academy!

the beautiful bouquets were made by andrea and mary-jane of poppies, the island florist. absolutely gorgeous!

this wedding is also featured in Real Weddings on The Wedding Chicks Blog – check it.

jaclyn and brad : just married

kp — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:42:41 +0000

just one for now.

jacque and daryl : just married

kp — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:36:57 +0000

they met in 2005 through a mutual friend. she had no interest at first but he would tease and introduce her as his “wife” to others around them and say that they were on their honeymoon. little did she know that it would one day come true! he was persistent and eventually won over her heart and they fell in love. they were married this past saturday, in a very fun loving and intimate wedding ceremony surrounded by their family and closest friends.

congratulations jacque and daryl! thank you for allowing me to capture your wedding memories!

cavaye family : celebrating 50 years

kp — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:53:48 +0000

once again, i had the pleasure of photographing the cavaye family! this is my fifth time photographing them and i have loved watching the kids grow up over the years! and to make this year even more special, mr. and mrs cavaye were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary! CONGRATULATIONS!

thank you again for the pleasure of photographing your family!

image explorations 2010

kp — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:26 +0000

one of the best things about where i live is that the ppa hosts an international photography school every summer at shawnigan lake school.

it’s called image explorations.

this was my first year attending IE but it most definitely will not be my last! i had such an amazing experience for the week i was there. i met some truly inspiring people and made some wonderful friends too. i spent the week learning from one of the worlds top ten wedding photography duo, steve & jen bebb. i loved their candor and willingness to share their knowledge and especially their wonderfully sparkling personalities! they helped me to push myself beyond my boundaries and try things that…. maybe, at least in my mind, i wasn’t quite ready to try yet. and for that, i will be forever grateful! thank you steve and jen!

his name is jake

kp — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:00:02 +0000

meet the newest member of our family, jake.

he’s a golden doodle and he’s four months old and we’re thrilled to welcome him to our family. we’ve been “dog free” for over nine years but we felt it was time to take the leap. tyler is beyond happy. he’s been wanting a dog for a couple of years now.

iphone collage – vacation edition

kp — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:18:37 +0000

at the end of june, my family and i headed off on our summer adventure vacation! we flew to san francisco and from there we drove over 2500 miles! i brought 3 cameras with me (i know… a little over the top) but have only downloaded the pictures to my computer so far. i’ve been playing catch up ever since we returned. i will share more as i can (or maybe not) but for now, here’s a collection from my iphone.

fun times indeed!

mounted portraits | feature product

kp — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:00:02 +0000

remember when i did the portrait session with lucy? it was a special project for a very special friend and i had a blast working on it. she wanted to present lucy’s portraits ina very special way – something that was different. so i made a few suggestions and worked with my printing vendor and we came up with these 3-D like mounted portraits. the 8×8 flush mounted portraits are raised on a 12×12 plaque, giving them a pseudo- 3-D look.

We made 5 plaques in total – 4 to be hung in a grouping and one will be hung on it’s own. i love working with my clients on special projects like this. i love when we work together with a creative vision and then see it come to life.

what creative vision would you like to create with me?