Vendor Spotlight | Chair Flair Linnen Rentals & Event Decor Over the last couple years I have gotten to know Shannon the owner of Chair Flair & Event Core. She is defiantly a power house in the Calgary wedding vendor community. From linen rentals, Chiavari chairs, to dreaming up insanely beautiful draping Shannon and her team do it all! She has also be given multiple awards for her business and each and every one of them are so well deserved. As one of the busiest (if not the busiest), hard working and crazy talented ladies I know I am honoured to call her a friend and colleague. A couple weeks ago… Keep Reading
Vendor Spotlight – Glimpz Invitations | Calgary Wedding Vendors
Vendor Spotlight – Glimpz Invitations There are so many incredibly talented wedding vendor in Calgary and I am lucky enough to have gotten to know so many great ones through my career as a wedding photographer. A couple weeks ago I got to chat a bit more with Amanda from Glimpz Invitations. She is the owner and designer and is seriously one talented lady! She has been designing invitations for lucky brides for the last 15 years and has truly made a name for herself in the Calgary wedding industry. Rightly so too since all her work is seriously swoon worthy! I had been begging Amanda to chat a little more… Keep Reading
Why You Should Have An Unplugged Wedding Day | Calgary Wedding Photographer
We live in a world run by technology. Our house are now smart homes, our cars can park themselves and everyone has a camera in their phones. Our whole lives are now open books for people to like or comment on. Believe me I am the first to admit I am on social media WAY too much. To be fair I do run a business and social media is a critical part of what I do and how I get my name out there. With all this being said I was to explain a little more about why you should have an unplugged wedding day. Let me start by explaining… Keep Reading
2017 Wedding Trends | Calgary Wedding Photographer
As a wedding photographer I get to attend a lot of weddings and this means I get to see a lot of wedding bouquets, a lot of cakes, a lot of wedding dresses and a lot of decor. Because of this I have put a list together of some of the 2017 wedding trends that I am seeing from my couples. I have to say I am absolutely loving them! Flowers- Loose wedding bouquets overflowing with flowers is huge right now. Those tiny ball like bouquets are defiantly out. This more wide, looser “gathered from the garden” bouquets are definitely the on trend shape. As far as colors the deep darker… Keep Reading
Calgary Event Core Styled Shoot – A Rustic Garden Romance | Calgary Wedding Vendors
Back in April I was apart of the most stunning styled shoot. It was put together by some of the most amazingly talented Calgary wedding vendors all a part of Event Core YYC. Event Core is a group of wedding professionals that all are striving to be the best in the business but also support each other as a community. I was honoured to be asked to be apart of this shoot and I am kinda in love with how it turned out. I have also been dying to show off these photos from the shoot but we had to keep them a secret as the shoot was published by… Keep Reading
Calgary Wedding Vendor Spotlight | Persona Wedding & Events | Calgary Weddings
It’s no easy task seeking out people to trust with the biggest day of your life and no person plays a bigger role than your wedding planner. Today’s vendor spotlight is Persona Wedding & Events. They are a full service wedding planning company based out of Calgary but are happy to travel to both Canmore and Banff. I had the pleasure of working along side Mariya and her team last summer at Kim & Riley’s Silvertip Resort wedding. Needless to say I was absolutely blown away with how amazing they were start to finish, and how absolutely stunning both the ceremony and reception looked. They also offer personal design and… Keep Reading
Azuridge Estate Hotel Wedding | Shane & Beth | Calgary Wedding Photographer
Azuridge Estate Hotel is one venue that has been on my bucket list of wedding venues to shoot at. So when I met Shane & Beth and they were planning their wedding there I got SO excited! Originally the venue is what got me excited but after meeting with Shane & Beth I knew I wanted to capture their wedding day as these two are one of the kindest and fun loving couples! The love that these two have for each other shows through and all of their actions and the small glances were so sweet. They really were a dream couple to work with. Their Azuridge Estate Hotel wedding… Keep Reading
4 Tips for Choosing The Perfect Getting Ready Location | Calgary Wedding Photographer
You are planning your dream wedding day. You have picked the perfect ceremony and reception venue, you have thought about the ideal formal photography location but where are you planning on getting ready? On any given wedding day we spend anywhere from 1-2 hours with you photographing both of you getting ready. This means we document you dress, rings, makeup, hair, and all those candid moments that happen during this time. This also means about 20% of your days photos are going to take place in this location. It is super important to think through your getting ready spots and made sure they are not only a space you and your… Keep Reading
