On a perfect Thursday evening as everyone was heading home from work for the day, an Upper Mount Royal Back Yard Wedding was just getting started. With big white tents covering the back yard of Brett Wilson’s Heritage home Mike & Candace were anxiously awaiting their friends and family to arrive to start the celebration of their soon to be marriage. With both of them being musicians and music be what brought them together in the first place, it also played a big part in their wedding day. Their guest book being a guitar to sign, having some of their famous friends sing them down the aisle and as they signed… Keep Reading
Why Hiring a Professional Wedding Photographer is Important – Calgary Wedding Photographer
In this day and age everyone has a camera of some sort with them, either on their phone or built into some other sort of technology. This makes it easy for people to think photography is simple and you don’t need to have fancy equipment to take photos or have spend hours honing your style. Well in this blog post I will explain why wedding photography is more then that and why hiring a professional wedding photographer is important. When most people start looking for a wedding photographer for their big day they are shocked by the hefty price tag. I mean don’t they just one day? Think again. Our work… Keep Reading
10 Things I Wish I Knew When I First Started Photography | Calgary Wedding Photographer
When I was first started out really pursuing my photography passion, it was right after I had gotten married and my new hubby had a really great camera. Bonus! It was then that I started getting serious trying to build my portfolio, begging my friends and family to pose for me, and trying to really make a go out of this hobby turned possible career. If I could go back in time those 9 years these are the 10 things I wish I knew when I first started photography. The way your photography looks when you fist start is probably not the way it is going to look years from… Keep Reading
How To Use Pinterest the Right Way to Plan Your Wedding | Calgary Wedding Photographer
How To Use Pinterest the Right Way to Plan Your Wedding It is no secret that Pinterest has completely changed the wedding industry. Before Pinterest you had to look through magazines for inspiration, dream up color schemes and plan every detail at your wedding from your own imagination. Don’t believe me? I was married pre Pinterest (which was only 9 years ago if you can believe a time before Pinterest) and my mom and I spend 100 of hours flipping through magazines and DIYing our hearts out. My wedding was fabulous but still had elements, corners and areas that I didn’t even think to plan or decorate for. Pinterest is… Keep Reading
Calgary Hellenic Community Hall Wedding | Calgary Wedding Photographer
Over the course of the eight years I have been doing photography I have had the pleasure of meeting so many amazing Calgary wedding vendors. These vendors have grown into friends and I absolutely love working a long side them on wedding days. Last week I got to be a part of one of the most insanely stunning styled shoots here in Calgary at the Hellenic Community Hall. This was such a big beautiful space, so we knew we had think large with the set up. Man did these vendor ever go big! Walking into this space my jaw hit the floor. The grey and pink theme was perfectly executed… Keep Reading
Calgary Carburn Park Wedding Photography | Dave & Kari | Calgary Wedding Photographer
I had been looking forwards to Dave & Kari’s wedding day since the day I first met them. They are two of the kindest people I have ever met. On August 26th, 2017 Dave & Kari tied the knot in front of their friends and family at Bonivista Baptist Church. It was such an amazing ceremony so full of laughs and so much joy, topped off with an awesome high five between them after the first kiss! So fun! For their Calgary Carburn Park fwedding photography session we tucked away down by the stunning Bow River. It was such a hot day staying cool in the shade of the amazing… Keep Reading
University of Calgary Wedding | Craig & Kayla | Calgary Wedding Photographer
On one of the most beautiful May Long Weekends I have every experienced Craig & Kayla got married! Planning a wedding in May in Calgary you might have snow, rain, sun or all of the above but for their big day there was nothing but blue skies and sun! Craig & Kayla planned their University of Calgary wedding day over the last few years. These two have been together for ten years and actually met while in high school. They were set up by one of their friends, and that good friend played a big roll in them getting engaged in Disney World and also again on their wedding day… Keep Reading
Fiesta Americana Puerto Vallarta Destination Wedding – Calgary Destination Wedding Photographer
Just after Christmas I had the amazing opportunity to head down to Puerto Vallarta with the crazy talented Monica from Red Bloom Photography to second shoot one of her incredible 2017 couples, Mike & Alaina. If you haven’t heard of Red Bloom Photography go check out her stunning work ASAP you will be left speechless. I have been lucky enough to second shoot a bunch of weddings with her, but my two favorite have to been our last two destination weddings. I always have to pinch myself when I get the chance to travel, photograph stunning couples and I get to do this all as my job!! Mike & Alaina… Keep Reading
