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?

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

here’s a sneak peek of their engagement session yesterday. i was thrilled when we came upon this field of flowers!

jim and catherine met through mutual friends about 5 years ago. at that time, jim’s wife had been diagnosed with cancer and he was seeking help thru others. about a year later, after his wife had lost her battle, he began to ‘notice’ catherine and wanted to know more so he asked her out for a cup of tea. both were nervous but enjoyed each other’s laughter and decided to visit again soon and share more tea. over the next few months, catherine also shared her own story with jim – family loss thru divorce.

in their early discussions, both agreed that friendship was their priority. however, it wasn’t long before it turned into much more. weekends became too short. holidays together were planned and enjoyed. and then they decided to take a big step forward and began living together. they became an informal couple and decided to call each other companions – always reminding themselves we were friends first. they purchased a farm house, bought some cultivating equipment and seeded their first garden. there were successes and failures in the garden but they knew, regardless of the outcome, the plan was right for them. omnivore acres was alive and so was their love for each other.

this fall, while discussing birthday presents for each other, they soon agreed to celebrate more than just their birthdays. they decided to formalize their love and life together through marriage and share the same last name. rings were made and a private ceremony was planned for december 28, 2009 at the oswego hotel, victoria, b.c., with only witnesses present.

that’s when catherine contacted me. they attended a wedding that i photographed earlier this year and loved my work and asked if i was available to capture them exchanging their vows.  i am so honoured that they asked me to be a part of their special day. and i love that i am able to help them share the love and joy captured with the images below with all their family and friends around the world.

they are now more than friends, companions, partners and lovers – they are jim and catherine gowans. congratulations to you both.

i was really looking forward to their session. i remembered little c from the daycare and thought he was such a little cutie! when we met yesterday morning, it was a perfect day!  it was overcast (perfect lighting), not raining and best of all, the temperature was very mild.

it was great meeting you sutton family and i hope we get to work together again one day! enjoy your sneak peek!

katie is a beautiful girl – both inside and out!  she’s a very BUSY girl too. not only is she studying hard to graduate this year, she’s also got her puppy, her horse, a job AND she’s a model with barbara coultish models in victoria.

i’m proud to have katie as one of my RAD GRAD reps this year! here are a few faves from her session.

meet kecia. she’s one of my RAD GRAD reps this year. she and i hit it off almost immediately – you see, she’s a photographer as well. we talked shop a little bit but the session was all about capturing her uniqueness and personality. i absolutely love her free spirit! oh, to be young again!

thanks for a great session kecia! enjoy your sneak peek!

i got to photograph another repeat family on sunday, the murphy’s.   i have been photographing them for 4 years now. i just love watching the little ones grow up. such cuties!  this time, they brought their extended family along too.

and not only were we lucky enough to get such gorgeous weather for our session but we got to use the ellison property as our location. i was the second photographer at their daughter’s  wedding back in 2007 and was thrilled when i learned that i was going to get to go back. beautiful setting!

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