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2009 11 07 Nicole & Dave's wedding - vows by candlelight Nicole & Dave were so willing to just have fun and be real. They were not only happy to go along with whatever concepts I presented, but also chipped a few great ideas of their own. Their wedding was a truthful tale of their unique and beautiful romance. In the morning, I decided to stop by the old barber shop where the guys were getting a straight razor shave and then headed over to Manteo Resort where the girls were getting ready. After the craze of lacing up the dress, we produced some beautiful glamour shots and went out to the Manteo warf to create some stunning portraits. Their ceremony was lit my about 300 candles, which provided a beautiful atmosphere for their personal vows to each other. Then came my time for some creative portraiture both at around the Summerhill estate at sunset and then the Manteo warf at dusk integrating some unique lighting to provide a dramatic effect. The night was supposed to end there for us; however, Nicole and Dave graciously invited my assistant, Jason and myself to join them for their reception and dinner - it was a blast! |
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2009 10 17 Sarah Jane & David's wedding - red & white in loving harmony Upon arriving at Sarah Jane's family home, it was filled with her joyful Italian family starting the celebrations early. Jason Krumm was my second shooter again and did a great job covering the Mounties getting dressed up in their red serge. The ceremony was held at St. Michael's Cathedral in Kelowna. Its vaulted ceilings and red decor set the stage for a memorable and beautiful exchange of vows. For their portraits we had the luxury of using Waterfront Park and the Laurel. I especially love the men's portraits in their red serge in front of our vast Canadian landscape. Don't get me wrong the girls were absolutely beautiful! I was then able to spend some time privately photographing the bride and groom in some wonderful locations that they definitely made their own. They embraced each other naturally with David's head tilting forward to come close to Sarah Jane and I thing this last series of portraits is so unique and iconic to the to of them! We also covered their entire reception, but you will have to look at the online gallery to view all of those because there 1500 final edited images to enjoy!
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2009 10 16 Check out my new wedding portfolio!
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2009 09 30 Olivia & Eric - photoshoot in a thunderstorm! Upon booking me for their wedding, Olivia & Eric decided that it would be great to shoot the engagement session while they were in Kelowna since they are from Calgary. So that afternoon I traveled down to a beach in the Mission with my wife to meet them, but as I pulled into the parking lot the rain started spitting and the thunder started to roll. In the matter of a minute, rain was pouring down in buckets harder than I have seen in along time. We asked each other if we were up to it and were all hesitantly excited! As the wind rolled in and blew the rain sideways we started shooting. I can honestly say that I have always wanted to shoot sexy portraits in the rain and this was the perfect opportunity. Eric and Olivia are both stunning and very tall. I am usually taller than most of my clients, so this also lent itself to a different shooting experience as well. The rain was so hard that I could not even see as water was pouring down my face and viewfinder. After running back up the trail from the beach the sun broke through and provided the most amazing backlighting for a series of dramatic, fashion inspired portraits while lying back on the picnic bench overlooking the lake. After all that, double rainbows appeared a set a beautiful background for some romantic kisses. Next Olivia wanted to jump in the big mud puddles, so I handed her a pink umbrella to add some flare. Our last idea was to run up the vibrant green hills with their little white dog, which was a joyful finale to a shoot that will stay in my memories forever. My wife was a great help and I could not have done it without her!
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2009 09 20 A day on the beach with the Bertoia family We joined Aundrea & Peter and their beautiful girls on Sarson's beach at sunset for a natural light portrait session that truly captured their love and connection with each other. Family is so special and for myself these type of moments in early childhood are those that I look back at and feel such nostalgia. I can imagine the feelings that Mia and Jasmine will have about these pictures when they are my age.
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2009 09 05 Natalie & Scott - rainy, beautiful wedding Some of my favourite weddings ever have been on rainy days. Natalie and Scott were not even fazed by the sight of rain. In a sea of umbrellas, in Natalie's parent's beautiful back yard they exchanged their vows and quickly headed off is Scott's Dad's classic Mustang for their couple's portraits. The rain broke and they had a stunning session at the Laurel Packing House and Waterfront Park with my team of three including Chontelle Wilson as my second photographer and Tina Prichard as my creative assistant. I love these photos so much and I hope it shows! Enjoy the slideshow below.
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2009 08 30 Kristi & Rich - an international affair From England they came for the sun, the wine and Kristi's family. Rich met Kristi while she was in England exploring her English roots. After Rich's romantic proposal, they decided to travel back to Canada and celebrate their marriage in Kristi's hometown, Kelowna. The cutest thing was all the little English children and their darling accents. The ceremony took place at a stunning private gardens on the property of a family friend and continued at Manteo resort's patio and ballroom. A smokey, but sunny day made for a very unique backdrop on the lake warf where Kristi & Rich danced, dipped and kissed for some stunning and romantic couple's portraits. Their evening reception continued late into the night with the live musicians getting virtually everyone up on the dance floor rockin' the night away.
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2009 08 21 Stephanie & Kris - drumming-in the love We started the day with Stephanie and all her girls, totaling eight, plus her mother at The Grand Okanagan. At Summerhill Winery they joined the other half of this big wedding party for a unique ceremony that incorporated beautiful traditions from Kris's Cree heritage such as drumming and smudging. After a series of creative portraits around the estate of Summerhill Winery Stefanie & Kris entered their reception to a towel whirling Canadian welcoming. The wedding party and couple danced the whole way in to launch a blast of a party. Before dinner Kris's grandmother gave a blessing to the couple. Even though I couple not understand her language, I could feel every bit of love for the two of them directly from her heart. |
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2009 08 16 Wedding on the beach - Laura & Jordy Occasionally I have the luxury of photographing a beach wedding; beautiful water background, sandy footsteps and waves lapping the shore. Bertram Beach Park has one of the most natural beaches and beautiful landscapes in the Okanagan. Laura got ready with all the girls at the Eldorado, Kelowna's best heritage hotel on the waterfront, while Jordy & the guys arrived early at the beach to great the guests and get a few photos. We continues some fun photos along the beach with the wedding party and the moved on to Summerhill Winery to make use of the lush vineyards and join their reception. I believe that these photos express some of this couple's unique and beautiful character.
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2009 08 08 The marriage of Jami & David "Two of a Kind" I love shooting all day wedding events! It makes for such a great storybook and so many pictures to choose from. Jason, Katlyn & I shot over 4600 images this day. We started with Jamie getting ready at her parents gorgeous new house in West Kelowna. Her maid of honor planned all the bridesmaids outfits and Jami's was floored when she first saw them. Stage Right Etc created all the bouquets and decor, which set the stage for a beautiful ceremony at Summerhill Winery in Kelowna. There was so much love and affection amongst the whole family it made the wedding feel so genuine and memorable. The vintage Mercedes was fired up and pulled up to the Pyramid for unique wedding party shots while enjoying some champagne. We hit a number of great locations for couple's portraits from the heritage buildings and vineyards at Summerhill to the warf by Manteo Resort at sunset and a private residence overlooking Kelowna from the Westside at dusk. The party continued late into the night! Check out their slideshow set to one of Jamie's favourite songs - I love the high energy and beat! Psst, both her husband and father are avid poker players!
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2009 08 02 Colleen & Joel exchange vows on the top of Silverstar mountain! Silverstar Mountain Resort has impressive panoramic views and is a beautiful location for a wedding in the summer or winter. Colleen & Joel laughed and danced more than any other wedding couple, making the wedding a blast to photograph. There was even some air guitar while Joel rocked it out to "You Make Wanna Shout" for one of the most fun wedding party shoots of all time. Beer was the only refreshment around while we were shooting the portraits and by my second beer I started unintentionally calling Joel & Colleen, "Jolleen." The wedding party thought it was hilarious - It's just like "TomKat, "Brangelina," & "MadGuy." But for Joel & Colleen I can truly tell that they love each other and its not just for all the publicity! Keep a watch out for the old horse drawn carriage, Colleen's beautiful glamour poses, and Joel's air band performance in the slideshow below.
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2009 08 01 Jocelyne & Stephen's wedding at The Harvest Golf Club in Kelowna I knew I was in for a treat after photographing their engagement portrait session last week. I met the girls at Manteo resort to catch their last details of getting ready and produce some beautiful portraits using both the window light in their suite and the waterfront boardwalk and warf. We were lucky enough to have Simone Wittenberg, a very accomplished photographer herself, work as a second shooter on this event. She started the day photographing the guys and preparations for the ceremony. After a beautiful tented ceremony overlooking the grounds of the Harvest with views of the Okanagan Valley we walked only a few steps into the orchards on the grounds of the Harvest to create a collection of wedding party and couples portraits. I look forward to hearing back from Jocey and Stephen when they return from their honeymoon to Hawaii. Please enjoy the slideshow below!
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2009 07 22 Jocey & Stephen's engagements session
Only a week before the
wedding and we're out shootin' their e-session, but it was so worth
it. The first location we used was the original Casorso
house,, which was so rustic and cute, then we continued down at a
hidden beach access down in the Kelowna mission at sunset. It
was so great to get to know Jocey & Stephen more personally and I
know it will make for even better pictures on their wedding day this
coming Saturday. Check out the cutest slideshow ever right below!
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2009 07 21 Margarita & Scott's wedding A beautiful, intimate family wedding that made me cry while shooting. That really says it all! But I'll say a bit more about this wonderful couple - We started at The Eldorado in a beautiful suite and spent a few moments on the waterfront boardwalk before running off to a small ceremony and champagne toast on the front lawn of Summerhill Winery with a beautiful view of the vineyards and Okanagan Valley. After some stunning portraits at my favourite locations around the Summerhill estate Margarita & Scott joined their guests for a private dinner on the Sunset veranda. I also attended their Spanish inspired reception in White Rock a couple of days later, which will be posted on the blog soon. For now enjoy a great slideshow below.
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2009 07 19 Fiorella - a magic ball of fluff She arrived on our doorstep after our tenants stumbled across her passed out the hot asphalt and brought home to revive this overheated darling. They cared for this baby hummingbird for a day and asked if we would be interested in continuing to nurse her back to health. With our love for animals and the magical essence of the hummingbird there is not way we could refuse. After researching the best food for a hummingbird chick, we are now feeding her by hand a necessary protein mix 6-10 times per day and she also drinks her sugar water on her own regularly. She gives the cutest tweet as soon a she is hungry and is most happy either perched on her feeder, a branch, or the top of my LCD screen. She also loves the warmth of our hands and enjoys a light touch. She experiments with short flights and often lands on our hand if we put it out or occasionally on top of Katherine's head. Enjoy these first beautiful photos; I'm sure there will be many more to come!
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2009 07 18 Todd & Angela's wedding at Summerhill Pyramid Winery 13.5 hours and 4400 pictures later I still find Angela and Todd as adorable as ever. We started at Amici's Salon, where all the girls got there hair and nails done. I then met up with the guys at Westside Go-Karts where they definitely drove to win. Angela was stunning to photograph throughout the day and Todd himself wasn't too shabby in hot pink. Their large entourage of 18 in their wedding party made for some pretty cool groups. Champagne flowed and so did the tears through the reception speaches. Even though Todd was runner-up go-karting that day, there is no doubt that winning Angela's hand is his ultimate prize! Cheezy, I know, but I could totally tell it was true. Check out the slideshow below.
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2009 07 12 Danielle & Brent's wedding at Summerhill Winery This wedding was a blast! I loved working with Danielle and Brent; she moved with grace and ease in front of the camera and he played it up with the guys. After an awesome session, a surprise champagne toast, we headed off to their reception, which was filled with non-stop laughs and tears. DJ HayMaker kept the party goin' full force long into the night! Enjoy the slideshow.
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2009 07 05 Heather & David's wedding at Summerhill Winery They came from Calgary to the beautiful Okanagan for their dream wedding at Summerhill Winery. I was so happy to use some beautiful locations that my wife and I scouted the day before and was also ecstatic to find that David's uncle supplied his vintage Cadillac to drive the wedding party from Playa Del Sol to Summerhill. Heather's blue eyes were stunning and caught my attention time and again as I was documenting the beauty of their day. Check out another awesome slideshow of their wedding highlights.
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2009 07 04 Testing with Katherine at Summerhill Winery I have so many weddings at Summerhill Winery this season that I thought my wife and I should find some unique locations on the Summerhill Estate and develop some cool concepts for couples and wedding party shoots on the wedding day. My wife is definitely my muse and inspiration, plus some of my brains and I love so many of the images. Thanks Katherine for helping out! I will publish a slideshow from the last wedding shot at Summerhill on Sunday by the end of the week.
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2009 07 01 Karlee & Larry's engagements session I photographed Karlee and Larry at the Okanagan Sun Football field & Knox Mountain on a beautiful sunny Canada day. The locations were awesome because they both had meaning for Karlee & Larry. Larry plays football with the Okanagan Sun and the two of them love the outdoors. Larry also proposed only weeks ago on the edge of a cliff overlooking the lake. I can tell they have a passionate and true love for each other and can't wait to photograph their wedding on June 5th, 2010. I'm not a huge country music fan myself, but I definitely wanted to use one of their favourite musicians for this cool slideshow that you can checkout below.
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2009 06 27 Edyta & Tony's wedding - Greenwood, BC ceremony & Spirit Ridge, Osoyoos reception When I first heard of Edyta's plans for the locations for her ceremony and reception, I decided that I had to photograph this wedding. I am so happy I had the opportunity because not only were the locations absolutely stunning, but Edyta and Tony were so wonderful to work with. I had scouted out a handful of storybook locations to shoot at between the ceremony and reception from the heritage downtown of Greenwood to an old train station in Midway, a old country lane in the most beautiful pasture in the world, a panoramic lookout over the Okanagan valley and the NK'MIP Desert Cultural Centre, as well as many other that we just didn't have time for. With all the stops and the Okanagan heat, I didn't hear one complaint; they just enjoyed the time together, which made for breathtaking pictures. Please enjoy the custom flash slideshow below.
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2009 05 30 Vintage Romance e-session When I talked to Natalie and Scott I to find out a bit about their lifestyle and personality, I know that I had to take them out to my favourite little wine bar, The Rotten Grape before the engagement session. Their summer patio was the perfect start to this fun shoot.
We then continued on to a vintage baseball diamond that my wife and I fell upon and scouted out a few days beforehand. I love the patina of the teal and magenta colours and the rustic old buildings close by.
Finishing off with the beauty and scale of the towers of apple boxes, which is definitely part of the Okanagan landscape. Natalie and Scott were so enjoyable to photograph because of their willingness to be themselves in front of the camera. I am truly looking forward to photographing their wedding on September 5th at their family home on the Kelowna Westside.
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2009 05 11 Wine Trails magazine cover shoot
What a great way to
celebrate the arrival of Spring and the first signs of Summer!
I gladly accepted the opportunity to shoot the summer 2009 cover for
Wine Trails magazine, which features the beauty and enjoyment
experienced in outdoor dining. My wife and I love eating
outside as much as possible, so we felt right at home. Thanks
to Wine Trails Editor, Jennifer Schell-Pigott, for hosting such a
beautiful get together, thanks to all the joyous guests from all
across this great wine filled valley, and I am definitely
appreciative that my apprentice Katlyn Pennington and my wife
Katherine attended, which helped the shoot go so smoothly. Below are
a few of my favourite images from the shoot. Visit www.WineTrails.ca and make sure to pick-up a copy of the magazine when it hits the racks of all our local wineries in June '09.
... plus my favourite
little dachshund friend Wendell
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2009 04 11
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2009 03 25
Urban-Chic
Engagement session in Kelowna downtown
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2009 02 06
"A World of
Hearts" Valentine's Soiree fundraiser for UBCO's Global Nursing
Citizens
Visit the online proof gallery by clicking here |
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2009 01 10
First engagement
session of the Year - a winter romance! Colleen's blue eyes are just stunning and I love Joel's lighthearted humour! I am excited to shoot their intimate wedding within the nature around Silverstar Resort and the character of the town.
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2008 12 20
A Winter Wonderland
Wedding
View all of my
favourite images of Wendy & Andy in their online wedding dvd
slideshow by
clicking here |
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2008 12 01
Recent editorial
portraits published in Smart Business and Oil and Gas Product News View editorial in Dec,08/Jan,09 edition of Smart Business View editorial in Oct08 edition of Oil and Gas Product News
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2008 11 08
Homes for the
Holidays - Rotary Centre for the Arts fundraiser
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2008 09 15
Canadian Living
editorial on Alaina Podmorrow
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2008 09 13
Awesome wedding
slideshow
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2008 08 15
Wedding Season
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2008 06 30
Gracom Masonry
architecture in Kelowna
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2008 06 22
Our country romance
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2008 06 15
View all Ryan and Christine's proofs online.
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2008 06 07
Vedanta Academy
Grad Portraits
Click here
to view the online gallery and order prints.
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2008 06 06
Wild Festival for
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2008 05 15
Marketing for
Center Stage Speaker Bracket
Tyler Gerace is an inspiring individual who has developed a product that he is putting to market and has hired me to produce some artistic product photos of his speaker bracket. That has developed into a relationship where we developed a logo, packaging label, and website. Please visit his newly launched website www.centerstagebracket.com and pass the word around to any home theatre aficionado.
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2008 03 06
Gala of Hope
fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society
www.galaofhope.ca
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2008 03 06
Long time coming |
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2008 02 15
Editorial for
Canadian Health Care Manager magazine
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2008 01 04
Eveline Charles
Salon Spa interiors
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2008 01 04
The Welsh Family
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2007 12 23
Gregov family
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2007 12 23
Mother + Daughter Click here to view the full gallery.
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2007 12 13
Viking Chic
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2007 11 25
Ice Climbing! |
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2007 11 23
Mission Hill Winery
"End of Harvest" photo galleries |
& me
Gala of Hope
fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society
Pennington. We captured the fun and celebrations as funds
were being raised for the Canadian Cancer Society. This year,
I also
donated a two-hour event and glamour portrait session to be bundled with a
very special women's day out that was auctioned off to the
highest bidder.
Ryan
& Christine's engagement session
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