WEDDING PICTURES..... PHILIPS

I was happy to be asked to photograph my friend Laurinda's daughter's wedding in March and I've been meaning to post some pictures.  Evan and Emma were married Easter weekend and what a beautiful day it was. The sun was shining and they both looked so happy! They were married at St. Andrew's on the Square, a beautiful church in downtown Kamloops and it made for the perfect setting! They were surrounded by family and some very cute flower girls....I think the ring bearer got nervous, but he perked up when it was over and had lots of fun! We were then able to get some beautiful pictures down at Riverside Park with family.....

Thanks for asking me Evan and Emma....

WEDDING PICTURES... LAMBS/MELCHINS

I was grateful to have the opportunity to photograph a wedding in Calgary last weekend. One of our best friend's daughter, ALYSSA LAMB was getting married in the Calgary LDS Temple. It was the first time I had seen this temple and it was absolutely breathtaking. Don and I were able to see it in the distance as we drove into town on Friday night.

It was a beautiful, spiritual ceremony and I was thankful to be a part of it. Some of my favourite pictures have been taken at weddings because there is such a feeling of joy and happiness there. ALYSSA and BRANT were both so happy and you could just feel that all day. It made it fun to be with them.

They both come from large families so it was a bit tricky to get all the shots I wanted but their families were very accommodating and helpful! We were grateful for the weather in the morning! Calgary can be difficult in February but it was warm and beautiful. We were not so lucky in the afternoon but the bridal party were troopers and really tried to work with me.

I love some of the pictures that I was able to take and Don and I had a lot of fun! Looking forward to the reception here in Kamloops this Friday! Here they are.....

WEDDING SLIDESHOW...SCOTT AND VANESSA

After doing Melodie's slideshow, I decided I better work on Vanessa and Danielle's! I'm still working with Aperture learning a little more every time. I like how easy it is to just use the pictures I've already rated to quickly set this up,  but think I'm going to keep trying different platforms to do this. The text on the slides was pretty touchy and I had to keep trying to make them line up right.

Have to admit, it sure brings back good memories to be working with these pictures! Weddings are such a time of joy, love and fun. They celebrate not only the couple getting married, but the community that they belong to. It was so wonderful to have out of town guests, family, friends and even teachers come to Vanessa's wedding. I am always so grateful for everyone that comes, they truly have been a wonderful influence on my family in one way or another. So even though weddings are a lot of work, they are so worth it in the end. This video is made from the stupendous wedding pictures that Russell and Jennifer McCue took!  I plan on putting together another one of the actual reception because I don't want them to be too long.

So, this is for my Vanessa and Scott.....so thankful for these two!!

WEDDING SLIDESHOW...KEVIN AND MELODIE

I'm working with Aperture's slideshow feature and was really happy with how this slideshow of Kevin and Melodie's wedding turned out. These pictures by Carol Kerfoot of KaceyJane Photography were so stupendous. We loved them and were so amazed by them. Carol did a fabulous job!

This is Kevin and Melodie's wedding song, "Forever and Ever, Amen" by Randy Travis.

Next will be pictures of the reception....