We Met on the Mountain & Made Magic on the Mountain This view. Oh!!!! I regularly hike up the local Wesley Ridge mountain near Cameron Lake for the amazing view and incredible health benefits of a steep hike. I joke that this mountain is the place to look if I ever go missing. In fact, I did come home really late from a date once and my folks were concerned […]
I had recently purchased a clawfoot bathtub to install in my home, but the photographer in me wanted to take pictures in it before it was put into place! I offered bathtub boudoir sessions out to my following, and booked a few gigs. My dear friend Brenna turned the big 3-0 this year, like all of us in my core friends group, and so I offered her a session to […]
From Marrying in the Backyard to Carrying their Baby in their Arms at Home ~ Jack & Charlotte’s Next Chapter Jack and Charlotte married each other at their Victoria home in 2019. I had the honor of photographing their wedding memories, and was invited back into their home in 2021 to photograph their newborn baby girl! As we spent a couple of hours together, I was reminded of similar images […]
Golden Hour Engagement Photos at Pipers Lagoon Matt and Faline’s engagement photos were taken at Pipers Lagoon in Nanaimo during the dreamy, warm light of golden hour near sunset. They brought their pug Hamilton to take some cute photos with their adorable fur-baby, and also Matt’s dad to distract Hamilton while Matt and Faline became a little more romantic. The session allowed us to get to know each other before […]
During a BC Heatwave, Let’s Go Swimming For Our Engagement Photos! Paulo and Torill were scheduled to have their adventurous engagement session during one of BC’s 2021 summer heat waves. It was a HOT day. Very hot. These two were visiting Vancouver Island from the big city on the mainland and we couldn’t reschedule the engagement shoot. They wanted an adventurous, nature-rich setting and we had decided on Ammonite Falls […]
Eloped on Christmas Eve, a Tigh Na Mara Wedding Natalie and Steve enjoyed a magical Tigh Na Mara elopement on Christmas Eve. They had originally planned on marrying at Tigh Na Mara in the summer, with a large guest list that involved their family and friends from across Canada and even Scotland, where Natalie is from. But as they began to plan and juggle the constant Covid-19 regulation changes, they […]
On a smoky summer day, Cayley and Riley eloped at the beautiful Rathtrevor beach in Parksville. They eloped barefoot on the beach among their closest family members, a couple of friends and their two-year old son. They had been engaged for one year and suddenly decided that they didn’t want to wait any longer to become married. So in just two weeks’ time, they planned a destination elopement in Parksville, BC, at the beautiful Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park.
Little Mountain Would-Have-Been-Married-If-Not-For-COVID Photos :) Sabrina and Ian would have been married this year, however COVID-19 would postpone their wedding plans to the following year. I offered to photograph them on their original wedding date on top of the local Parksville gem, Little Mountain. They said yes! We spent the evenings golden hour on top of the scenic mountaintop enjoying the views while capturing playful portraits of them happy, in […]
Sunset Beach Photos, Portraits in Puerto Vallarta I was elated that my very good friend Jen could join me while photographing a destination wedding in Puerto Vallarta in February 2020 just before the COVID pandemic made world travel complicated. I have known Jen since middle school, and we’ve been friends ever since. It was lovely spending a week with her in Mexico, drinking blue margaritas and boogie boarding every day. […]
Nourish Kitchen & Cafe, a Unique Victoria Wedding Venue Artemis and Tim married in the small garden at Nourish Kitchen and Cafe, downtown Victoria, BC. This is a unique wedding venue in Victoria that focuses on providing nourishing food as a cafe and restaurant, and is available to rent for events. The 1888 heritage house was converted into a restaurant and is absolutely stunning inside. Artemis is a major food […]