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Over the weekend, I participated in the Victoria Women’s Show at the Pearkes and Recreation Centre. It was my first tradeshow and I was pretty nervous about my booth, I wasn’t sure if it would look cool or be fun etc. With the help of my trusty boyfriend Craig and our good friend/cousin Darcy (of Holte Interiors)we were able to pull this thing together last minute. The booth was a massive 20×20 square feet so we were able to bring in an entire living room set up for guests to lounge and enjoy a KGOOD slideshow or chocolate. The other half was our interactive photobooth, everyone enjoyed jumping in with our mustache props (thank you Jesse for supplying those!) It’s amazing that there is a universal mustache pose, it involves a bad ass look including raising./scrunching of the eyebrows and/or stroking of the ‘stache. 103.1 Jack FM even interviewed me on the radio! My booth was in a prime location next to the stage so I was able to watch the fashion show, Grocery Alerts, and the Zumba demonstrations (I couldn’t resist jumping in for a bit- heels and all). The show had loads of interesting booths and my booth neighbors were really friendly.
Thank you to everyone who came out! You can view, download and/or purchase your photobooth images at this link: http://bit.ly/ojOnfe
Also, Congratulations to Jennifer Ferguson who won our photo shoot draw prize!
This is fantastic! I love how you set up your booth!! How big is your monitor though! That’s huge!!!!!
And your photobooth was a fabulous idea – well done!
This is the kind of couple that you hope you continue to be friends with after the wedding is over, hanging out with them is always a good time.
On their wedding day, nothing could keep these two from smiling. Channa is just so full of life, she’s like a little firecracker, and she looked super romantic and adorable in her dress! Her smile is what really made her radiant though. Devon looked rather dapper and excited, and I was not surprised to see him shed a couple tears post-ceremony.
We started the day with a “first look” so we can take photos before the ceremony and goof off for a bit before the wedding. This was at a beach called Cattle Point along Dallas rd, and it is where Devon proposed to Channa. The sky was unbelievable and perfect for the photos!
The whole family was amazing and welcoming. Also, they had a pretty hot bridal party to be honest. Everyone was lots of fun to shoot and it felt like Jesse and I were just guests at the wedding. The groomsmen were especially entertaining.
The wedding was held at one of my favorite Victoria wedding locations, the “Sea Cider Farmhouse”. It is a beautiful rustic venue with large windows and an apple orchard. Channa’s rustic country details were a perfect fit. Even the cake topper looked at home somehow, which is impressive considering that it was a car model of Devon’s T-ford (the other love of his life- nee, his high school sweetheart).
We were certain to get some photos of the happy couple with that trusty steed.
I am very happy for you both! Thank you so much for inviting me into your day, it was so full of love and I went home that night feeling lighter.
For guests at the wedding, you can view/purchase the images at this online gallery.
[...] It seems like every summer you end up shooting at least three weddings at the same venue. Last year it was the Inn at Laurel Point, for me and this year it was Sea Cider. Back in July I shot my first wedding there while second shooting with Kelsey Goodwin. And what a great couple we got to work with. Whenever I shoot with Kelsey I end up getting ready with the boys, and these guys were some of my favorites. They all knew each other from waaay back and because it takes guys about 15 seconds to get ready we had lots of time to just hang out (and make final adjustments to their hair). Congrats to Devon and Channa! And check out Kelsey’s photos from the day right here! [...]
The relationship between these two is so carefree and classic. Carefree because that is evidently the way they feel around each other. Classic because Devon is like Channa’s prince, he would do anything to make Channa happy and there is a romantic protective attitude about him when he is with her.
Luckily, they both have a great sense of humor and we were able to make the most of our rainy day engagement shoot. They were such troopers, sitting on the slick cold merry-go-round while I spun them around in the downpour!
This merry-go-round photo has currently placed as a finalist at Bride.ca‘s annual national summer engagement photography awards. Vote for it here.
Can’t wait to attend this brand new wedding photo convention next spring in Vancouver! I always love hopping over to the the mainland with my fellow photo peeps for some creative sponge learning.
There’s something cool about being in a room with hundreds of people that you can really geek-out with.
With speakers like my dear friend Christina Craft and our island’s own Jenna + Tristan, it should be an excellent boost for the season next year
Okay. So first I need to apologize to everyone about my lack of blogging this year. I can tell you that 2011 has been crazy busy and overwhelming in the best of ways, and now that the wedding season is winding down, I am pledging to be back on the blogging horse because I really enjoy showcasing the truly incredible clients that I have had the good fortune of meeting.
Which brings me to the main topic of this post; Two of the most kind-hearted and creative individuals that have fused into one lovely marriage.
This post in particular has been on the back burner for awhile because I don’t even know where to start with the awesomeness that was Karen and Jesse’s Barbados knot-tying. Half of the wedding attendees, like the couple, were from the New York/Brooklyn area, the other half came from London. It was a super friendly combination of cultures, and everyone seemed to be a musician or rockstar of some sort.
Now throw all of that into the Barbados Scenery and you’ve got yourself a kick-ass time!
I knew Karen was a bit of a rebel when she surprisingly suggested that we do the Trash the Dress shoot the day of the wedding and it worked out amazingly with the locations we found!
The day started with a beautiful “first look” between Karen and Jesse, then the three of us hopped into a (thankfully) air conditioned car to embark on our romantic portrait safari. First stop set the bar high with this amazing location called “Ragged Point” Lighthouse that I had found on google. The decrepit, ruin look was just perfect to juxtapose with Karen’s dress and beauty.
I couldn’t believe that they were both okay with running through the questionable flooring, not to mention climbing up into the window frames! These photographs will forever be some of my favorite.
We also visited the Farley Hill mansion ruins and a historic monument called the Morgan Lewis Windmill, it is one of the only two working sugar windmills in the world today. Aside from the lighthouse, my other favorite photo location had to have been the “Animal Flower Cave”, named so because of the abundant sea anemone populating the shallow pools in these famous ocean-side caves.
I was in photography heaven. I wanted to put so many more images on this post, but I had to draw the line somewhere.
Oh, and a monkey ate Karen’s hair flowers. How many brides can say that!?
The ceremony took place on the seaside under a gorgeous arbutus tree, which was dwarfed in beauty only by Karen’s huge smile, when it managed to explode among the happy tears. Everyone was crying actually. Their vows corresponded appropriately with the wedding’s “pirate” theme and were burned and sealed inside of glass bottles.
After the wedding, the entire bridal party and some family members ran immediately into the ocean! Before I knew what was happening, I was up to my neck in the ocean myself, with my $8,000 camera right there with me haha, though I wasn’t worried. Everyone had the most wonderful feeling frolicking in the waves, Karen and her girls even started doing sand-angels!
The reception was wild and the following afternoon we all partied on a catamaran and snorkeled with giant turtles.
Thank you for the wonderful experience, next time I’m in NY we are hanging out with your own pet turtle.
Cheers,
Kels
For guests at the wedding, you can view/purchase the wedding images at the online gallery here.
Animal Flower Cave
These guys used to be in a band together - can you tell?
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