Merridale Cidery & Distillery, a Vancouver Island Wedding Venue Merridale Cidery & Distillery is a gorgeous and rustic orchard wedding venue located in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. It’s open air dining area overlooks the fields of apples and is in perfect view for watching the sun set. You can stay in one of their two beautiful Yurts, drink their home-made ciders and craft spirits, walk among the apple […]
A Backyard Spring Wedding in Victoria Jack and Charlotte became married in their own backyard in Victoria in the Spring. They held their wedding ceremony and reception in the backyard of their first home purchased together. Just a two minute walk from the Victoria Gorge Waterway, we photographed their wedding formal portraits as well as an intimate and private first look by the water among the Chestnut trees. Their wedding […]
An Intimate Autumn Wedding in Nanoose Bay Laurie and Stan married at the beach in front of their Nanoose Bay home among an intimate gathering of family. On October 19th, their Autumn wedding was blessed by a break in the rainy weather. During their ceremony and afterwords for family portraits, the sun shone through the clouds creating an incredibly dynamic and beautiful sky. They married at Blueback Drive Community Park, […]
Family Photos at the Beach, Qualicum Beach This beautiful family hired me to take family photos at the beach in Qualicum Beach at Christmas while they were all in one place. Throughout the session, a couple of people commented, “I don’t know when or if we will all be together again.” Some family was travelling from California, another from Kamloops. The great grandparents live in Qualicum Beach and had everybody […]
Ben & Jenny’s Romantic and Rainy Qualicum Beach Wedding Ben and Jenny celebrated their wedding within 1 km of their ocean-view home in Qualicum Beach. It was a rainy and slightly chilly day in April but that only added to the romance. The ceremony and reception were held at Eaglecrest Golf Club’s Thalassa Restaurant with formal photographs taken at the Heritage Forest and the beautiful historic Crown Mansion. They had the […]
Engagement Photos at Longwood Brewery, Nanaimo Craft Beer in Hand Brooke and Adam love a good craft brew beer; they met over beer, she was employed by craft beer, and have gained many friends and memories due to it’s social tendencies. We decided that shooting at the Longwood Brewery in Nanaimo for their engagement photos was a perfect storytelling setting. We shot part 1 at the brewery where Brooke worked […]
Family Photos in Qualicum Beach Dave’s family spent a few nights together in Qualicum Beach over the summer, and he decided it was a great opportunity to have family photos taken since it’s not too often that they are all in the same place anymore. The day we got together was a sunny August 4th, 23 degrees and NO wind! Being on the hot sand and wading in the cool […]
Married on the Beach, a Qualicum Beach Elopement Wedding Trisha and Ken married on the beach in Qualicum Beach, a small and intimate wedding elopement among a few family members. The spot they chose was very specific; Trisha’s grandparents built a small house on the waterfront and lived there for many years. Trisha remembers her grandpa throwing fish heads onto the beach and watching the eagles swoop in to eat […]
Indaba Trading Company, Celebrating 30 Years in Business with a Mother Daughter Photoshoot Irene and her daughter Aly are celebrating 30 years in business with their company Indaba Trading Co. With a mother daughter photoshoot, we wanted to portray their vivacity for living and working on the West Coast. They feel incredibly fortunate to have a thriving business that supports their lifestyle of living beside the ocean. To them, work […]
Networking with the Young Professionals of Oceanside at the Mount Arrowsmith Brew Company The Young Professionals of Oceanside held a networking event at the Mount Arrowsmith Brew Company in September with the focus of promoting the group and gaining more members. The group is known as the YPO and is comprised of 140 members from the Oceanside region, there is a diverse mixture of professionals within the group that help […]