Yaletown Wedding: Anna & George

September 21, 2013

On the morning of Spetember 1, we arrived at George’s parents’ house to be greeted by his sister and a very friendly, big, hairy dog. After taking some getting ready photos of George and watching as he opened a letter from his mother, he handed Marshal a note to pass on to Anna and we headed for her house. All the women were getting their hair and makeup done as we arrived. I headed upstairs where the dress and all the details were laid out and was wowed when I walked into the room. It was clear this was going to a spectacular wedding. Everything from Anna’s dress and the flower girls’ dresses to the earrings, bracelet, necklace, and shoes that were all placed throughout the living room. I love photographing details so I was excited…there was so many! Anna got into her dress and she looked absolutely stunning! She sat down to read George’s note and then everyone headed over to the cathedral.

The ceremony was a traditional Greek Orthodox wedding held at St. George’s Greek Orthodox cathedral. After the ceremony was over, we headed to the park across the street to take some family photos. Thanks to those few days of torrential rain leading up to the wedding day, the park was a little more green than when Marshal and I had originally scouted it out a few weeks prior. The next stop was Yaletown. Before taking off with Anna and George for their portraits, we all went to the reception venue so they could take a look at the decorations before everyone got there and that way Marshal and I had a few minutes to document all the details. At one of our previous consultations with them before the day of the wedding, Anna mentioned those shots were important and from what she said, I was expecting something amazing. I wasn’t expecting what I saw. What I saw was beyond amazing. Every little detail was accounted for: strings of pearls draped over bouquets of white flowers, silvery branches dripping with crystals, pearls, and candles, individual packages of chocolate, little vintage golden keys fastened to each name card…that only begins to describe it. Everything looked beautiful with the warm brick walls setting the scene in the V lounge above Earls. After that, we took Anna and George out for their photo session in Yaletown. There wasn’t anything they weren’t up for trying and were incredibly photogenic, which made our job that much easier! They were a lot of fun and rocked it! We headed back to the V Lounge for the reception and the night ensued with lots of laughter, sweet words, great food, drinks, and dancing into the night.

It was a pleasure photographing such a great wedding with such a fun couple.

Thank you George and Anna for letting us be a part of your special day and wish you to the best for years to come!

Vendors:
Wedding Planner: Modern Mint
Makeup Artist: Victoria Ho
Reception Venue: Earls V Lounge
Decorations & Details: Wedding Design Studio

Pete & Gina: University Golf Course Wedding

September 13, 2013

This game was hilarious. They called a group of men up to the front, including Pete, and had them all stuff their mouths full of marshmallows. They went down the line as each guy took a turn, struggling, to say “I love you” in Tagalog, or “Mahal kita.”  Gina’s back was to this line up of men and she had to listen and try to pick out which one was Pete. Gina is amazing and guessed it right!

The entertainment for the day wasn’t over yet…Pete was blindfolded before removing the garter, but little did he know, he wasn’t removing it from Gina’s leg! Not only that, he was told he had to remove it with his mouth!

Apparently none of the single guys are very interested in getting married anytime soon…

…or the girls.

Flash mob!

Andrew & Sam Engagement

August 31, 2013

It’s always a special opportunity to be asked to photograph one of your long time, good friends. Andrew was one of the first photographers I had ever met when I decided I wanted to branch into the photography world. He took me under his wing, answering all my questions and letting me assist him on various shoots around my hometown of Kamloops.

This year the roles have flipped and Andrew has asked me and Kezia to photograph his wedding this coming September. A few weekends ago Sam and Andrew came down to Vancouver to do some engagement photos. It was an awesome time as we location jumped from coffee shops to back alleys around Gastown and later headed to Stanley Park and into the forest. Andrew and Sam are great together and we look forward to further photographing their upcoming wedding this summer.
-Marshal

A big shout-out and thank you to Rainier Provisions for letting us take some photos in their beautiful cafe.
Here are some photos from their engagement shoot…

Five Stones Wedding: Tom & Holly

June 13, 2013

On the first day of June, Tom and Holly were married at the Five Stones Church in New Westminster. We have photographed weddings in many churches before but this one by far was on the top of the list. The building had such character with it’s old vintage brick walls and rustic wood finishing. As soon as we walked into the building we knew we were in for a treat given so many great areas to photograph in. The wedding was short and sweet, and felt very special and personal. With our small window of two hours to photograph some individual pre-wedding portraits, the ceremony, and then the happy newly weds together, we shot all the photographs in the upper and lower floor of the church building. Tom and Holly made our jobs easy being such an adorable couple together and we could sense the excitement of their new bond as we photographed them alone and away from the crowd. All and all we had a great time working hard to capture their special day and left that evening with some great photographs.

Thanks so much Tom and Holly for letting us be a part of your special evening and all the best in your future together!

Nikkei Place Wedding: Brad & Lei

May 12, 2013

The first wedding of the season is always exciting. This year, Brad & Lei were our first couple of the season whose wedding we photographed, and let me tell you it was a great start to the season! The weather leading up to the wedding was grey and rainy. Even the morning of the big day didn’t look too promising. As the day went on though, the weather cleared up and in the afternoon the sun broke through the clouds giving just enough time to take photos outside at Deer Lake Park. Because the weather had turned out to be so beautiful after days of downpour, everyone and their aunt, uncle, and dog were outside enjoying the beautiful day while it lasted. Thankfully though, we were able to find a few quiet spots for photos at the park.

After the first look and a great photo session, we headed back to Nikkei Place for the ceremony. It was a touching ceremony and the vows that Brad and Lei wrote for each other were just beautiful. The ceremony was followed by a fun, joy-filled reception with lots of great food and laughter. We saw some amazing musical talent, and an awesome flash mob dance!

Brad and Lei, thank you for the honor of letting us photograph your beautiful day! Congratulations and all the best for your future together.