As everyone is doing the mass exodus out of town today for the first long weekend of the summer, I thought it would be appropriate to share Neal & Rosalyn’s Calgary camping engagement session. These two were a dream to work with. I also love that they wanted to incorporate something that they love to do together… Camping! As a camper myself I know there is nothing better then sitting around bonfire with close friends and sleeping out under the stars! These two are also one of my amazing 2018 couples and I can not wait for their Canmore mountain top wedding! Yup we get to go up in a… Keep Reading
Why You Need to be Celebrating your Wedding Anniversaries | Calgary Photographer
My Husband and I are going on our 9th year of marriage and out 11th year of being together. Now if you do the math you will quickly find out I was a child bride. Ok not really but at 21 when I thought I had life all figured out I can say without a doubt I literally had no idea what I was doing. #Truth! Now fast forwards 9 years I can say that marriage is hard work. We shot a wedding a couple months back where the best man said that you should get a paycheque for being married. No before your mind starts heading straight for the… Keep Reading
Bridgeland In Home Newborn Session | Baby Henry | Calgary Newborn Photographer
After shooting Samantha & Carson’s maternity session this past winter, I was so excited to meet their sweet baby boy Henry at their Bridgeland In Home Newborn Session. Henry Levi was born April 8th and he is just the cutest! His full head of wild brown hair and his big curious eyes melted my heart the moment I saw him. He also happens to have the best fur brother out there! No one will mess with him is cooper the giant german Shepard is by his side! Congrats Carson & Samantha, Henry is absolutely adorable and the cutest little addition to your already perfect little family! If your looking for… Keep Reading
5 Ways To Use Your Engagement Photos | Calgary Wedding Photographer
You have had your engagement photos done, where your outfits perfectly complimented each other, your hair and makeup were on point and you cute pooch was on his best behaviour, but now what? What do you do with all those images?!? Are you using them just to fill those tiny squares on Instagram? Are they still on the usb shoved in the back of some drawer? Have they seen the light of day since you had them take? I get it life is crazy and things get put off. Because of this one of my top recommendation is to make sure you talk to your photographer about what you want to… Keep Reading
Canmore Silvertip Golf Course Wedding | Wayne & Ashley | Canmore Wedding Photographer
On April 21st 2018 Wayne & Ashley tied the knot! It was one of those weddings where the whole day was filled with so much love and excitement. The whole week leading up to the wedding day the weather forecast was calling for rain and snow. As Ashley & Wayne were getting ready the morning of their wedding the skies were cloudy, grey and dark. They had planned for an outdoor ceremony at Silvertip resort, but they weren’t sure that was going to happen due to the downpour of rain. With a half hour till the ceremony Wayne made the call to keep the wedding outside and had faith the… Keep Reading
Top 5 Tips for Finding the Perfect Wedding Dress | Calgary Wedding Photographer
One of the most exciting parts of planning your wedding day is finding the perfect dress. This has long been a time to hang out with your closest friends and play dress up like you did as a kid. A lot of brides have envisioned what their perfect dress looks like LONG before they are even engaged. However wedding dress shopping can be a bit of learning curve. I mean it isn’t something that most people shop for on a yearly basis. Before becoming a wedding photographer I actually worked at a bridal shop as a bridal consultant, so I have seen it all as far as the wedding shopping… Keep Reading
Fairmont Banff Springs Wedding | Dean & Kate | Banff Wedding Photographer
Last weeks wedding was sheer perfection! Kate had always dreamed about getting married in a castle and her dreams became a reality. The Fairmont Banff Springs was the perfect backdrop to their day as they were surrounded by loved ones from Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and all across the USA. Both Dean & Kate are from over seas so having all their loved ones in their favourite favourite place was a dream come true. The weather had been hit and miss all week. Having snow storms and bitterly cold weather one day to sunny and warm the next. It was a bit touch and go leading up to the day and in… Keep Reading
How to Prepare For Your Maternity Session | Calgary Maternity Photographer
How to Prepare For Your Maternity Session You are expecting a sweet little bundle of joy! Whether it be your first, fifth or fifteenth pregnancy (can you say 19 kids and counting?), congrats! What an exciting time for your family! These final months and weeks of your pregnancy are filled with anticipation, emotion, joy, nerves, and lots of planning and preparation for the new arrival. Just let this thought sink in: you are creating life and that’s AMAZING! These session should be all about you and your growing family. Maternity sessions should be natural, candid, fun and the perfect opportunity to capture your unique family before welcoming that sweet newborn into the fold…. Keep Reading
Family Newborn Photography Calgary | Baby Duke | Calgary Newborn Photos
Duke Koa was born April 9th, 2018 at 8:23am weighing albs 16 ounces and he is absolutely perfect. His beautiful family are big fans of Hawaii so he was named after Duke Kahanamoku who was a popular competitive swimmer to popularized surfing. How cool is that?!? So it only makes sense that is bad hand crafted a namesake tiny surfboard for him. I always love learning about the reason behind names at clients Family Newborn Photography Calgary. Ellie is also the sweetest big sister. Always wanting to help take care of him, and give his kisses. It was the sweetest thing to watch. Congrats you guys Duke is perfect and a… Keep Reading
5 Rules You Can Break on Your Wedding Day | Calgary Wedding Photographer
You have announced your engagement and now all at once you get flooded with questions about dates, colours, venues, cake flavours, and which wedding traditions you want to incorporate. I am sure everyone has heard of the older traditions for weddings like wearing “something borrowed, something blue” or having the groom carrying the bride over the thresh hold. These are all traditions that you can either choose to incorporate or not. One thing you shouldn’t be doing is loosing sleep over trying to keep these traditions in your wedding day if they just don’t feel like you. It is 100% up to you which traditions you can break and which ones… Keep Reading
