1. We get to see Joel in his underwear not just once, but TWICE, in this blog post!
2. Lisa and Joel got married on the shortest and darkest day of the year- it rained from start to finish that day, except during the window of time they put aside for outdoor photos.  How rad is that?
3. Swan-e-set was beautifully decked out for the Christmas season, it gave us the warm fuzzies : )

This was a perfect bridesmaid bouquet for the winter.  I discussed winter wedding colors a lot with Lisa before her wedding and it all came down to this: why have dull colors on a dull day?  She kicked the winter blues in the butt with her color choices! (florals and decor were by Bobi at Radke Designs)

Ginch Sighting #1:

The first look on their wedding day:

Everything was dreamy and photo time was awesome, Joel finished it off in style by falling flat in a wet mud patch- he had mud all down his sides…

… and it washed off like a dream, bringing us Ginch sighting #2:

Wedding Venue: Swan-e-set, Pitt Meadows
Floral and decor: Bobi at Radke Designs

Wedding reception: Salt Tasting Room, Gastown
Wedding ceremony: Sun Yat Sen Gardens (in cold December!)
Rings: Green Lantern

1. She wore long underwear under her wedding dress all day : )
2. Snow was what they really wanted to experience on their wedding day, so we headed up to Mt Seymour in their car (with snow tires), where there was about 10 feet of visibility and had some fun!
3. Robert had his own wedding march to walk down the aisle to: Star Wars!

Reception: Kirin at Starlight
Ceremony: Burnaby Village Museum
Makeup artistry and hair: Margaret Lai
Gelous Nails by Jazz   www.gelousnails.net
Edible Arrangements  www.ediblearrangements.com

1. This quite possibly may have been our poorest weather at a wedding in a long time, and it wasn’t helped by the very early winter sunset- luckily the gang was rad and I even had my very own umbrella-holder-gentleman follow me around. It was a huge help!
2. Because I get this question often, this is an example of what wedding photos can look like on a dark and rainy day- I’m showcasing more than usual in this blog post because I want folks to know that weather doesn’t really matter as long as YOU have an open mind on the wedding day- just as Sharon and James did!
3. A picture perfect ceremony at Minoru Chapel, followed by the gigantic Chinese wedding reception dinner at Empire Chinese Cuisine in Richmond- Sharon and James planned everything perfectly from start to finish.  Thanks for your incredible kindness!

I love shooting when it gets dark out!

Laila contacted me the day before her and Ben’s intimate wedding took place (thanks partly to the urging of our beautiful bride from earlier this year, Kim- thanks Kim!).  I am so happy for them that they opted for a mini photo session near her parent’s home at Horseshoe Bay in the freezing cold (and near darkness) before having their wedding ceremony- the memories of their Christmastime wedding will last a lifetime!

PS- maybe it’s just me and my jet lag, but I keep staring at the BC Ferries photo above, and it looks like it’s moving!

Meet Courtney and Eric’s newborn baby boy, Finn!  I had always wanted to photograph at St Paul’s hospital during Christmas season.  The cool thing about photographing these three at this location was that Finn was born here, and, the hospital is just across the street from Finn’s grandparent’s apartment building so it wasn’t all that ridiculous taking a newborn baby out on the town on a cold winter’s day : )  Congratulations Courtney and Eric!