Silly, then serious, then silly, then serious, then silly, then serious, etc… there were so many tears, laughter, and joy during the events, I enjoyed the emotional roller coaster of Shirley and Herb’s wedding day, and love that the pictures match the true mood of silly, then serious, then silly, then serious, then….

nature + motorcycles =

I had so much fun shooting the dance coverage at Allison and Ramsey’s wedding last summer, that it needs it’s own special blog entry. Allison and Ramsey chose to have an Interactive DJ for their wedding. Interactive DJs are exactly as it sounds… interactive. They listen while guests give speeches and cue up and play music when appropriate (think of the band on The Tonight Show, when they pop music in after jokes or when guests are walking up to the stage), and they also organize the dance portion of the evening and try to get nearly all guests involved in the dancing.

I have seen many interactive DJ’s this year at our weddings, but none have come close to throwing a party as perfect as Allison and Ramsey’s (held at Furry Creek Golf Club).  Half the credit goes to the amazing Jordan, founding partner of Beyond Sound, and the other half goes to Allison + Ramsey and guests for their energy and enthusiasm.  You see, if you choose to hire an interactive DJ, you have to be 100% committed to boogie on the dance floor and take part for the first hour or two of the night in order for the concept to work.  You, as a couple, cannot sit back and hope your guests will take part in the activities that the DJ has planned.  This is one reason why I have seen Interactive DJs fail at weddings- *you* have to be proactive!  Just like Allison and Ramsey were!

Sarah and Jeremy! - one of my 2010 couples:    : )  

A total blast!  Interactive DJs aren’t for everyone (especially if you don’t want to dance), and this summer had many rip roaring parties with some of my favorite and extremely talented “non interactive” DJs as well, but if you know you want a fun guided program for the first part of your dancing, consider one like this!

I know I go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on about how it’s totally fun when it rains at a shoot (though my camera gear does not think it’s fun anymore)  ….  it just simply *IS* fun in the rain as long as everyone involved are cool people : )  !  I have never seen Deer Lake Park look as magical as it did on this rainy January day!

Makeup artistry: Megan McHollister
Venue: Hart House Restaurant
Ceremony: Burnaby Village Museum

This one definitely goes down in history! Remember Kristina and Brad? They had an amazing farm wedding last summer, and this was their cake cutting- the “great cake cutting of 2009″!

Things started off much too perfectly.  Look at the perfect hand placement:

So cute and innocent.

More cute play.

Oh but it’s all ok, just a cute little smoosh of the cake to keep the crowd interested.

“That was alright”, thinks the crowd.

But wait there’s more!

… and they’ll live happily ever after!    I would love to know what went through Brad’s mind just after he smashed the cake in her face!