Tess & John’s Coast Bastion Hotel Wedding

Nanaimo’s Coast Bastion Hotel Wedding Tess and John’s Coast Bastion Hotel wedding will forever be legendary in the history of my career as a wedding photographer. In our third email, Tess mentioned their theme was “post-modern neon jungle.” Further explaining, “There’s going to be a lot of colorful lighting and other neat stuff…  trying to create an ironic tension between the formality of the event and the silliness of the […]

Megan & Tanner’s Arbutus Ridge Golf Club Wedding

An Arbutus Ridge Golf Club Wedding Megan and Tanner booked their venue, and myself, at least 2 years in advance. They chose Arbutus Ridge Golf Club as their wedding venue, held over the Canada Day long weekend. All of the advance planning was well worth it, as 79 family and friends committed June 29th to celebrate the happy couple. Throughout the day, a light rain sprinkled and didn’t dampen the […]

Tigh Na Mara Wedding

Emily and Dylan’s Intimate Tigh Na Mara Wedding

Emily and Dylan’s Tigh Na Mara Wedding Celebration Emily and Dylan celebrated their marriage at the beautiful Tigh Na Mara Resort in Parksville on September 12th, 2024. These two live in Alberta with their one year old daughter, and took a rapid road trip to get to the Island to marry by the ocean. Tigh Na Mara is a fantastic setting for destination weddings since everything is in one place- […]

Pender Island Wedding

Courtney and Joaquin’s Pender Island Wedding ~ Wildflowers, Sunshine and Sailboats

Courtney and Joaquin’s Sunny Pender Island Wedding July 8th, 2023 would turn out to be a beautiful sun shining day for Courtney and Joaquin’s Pender Island wedding. Their theme was wildflowers, which happened naturally with the incredible glow that day and blossoming florals throughout the island. Completely saturated in sunshine and absolutely glowing with happy people, I had a very hard time narrowing down which photos to share in this […]

Black Brook Lodge Wedding

Ciara and Erwin’s Cozy Black Brook Lodge Wedding

Ciara and Erwin’s Black Brook Lodge wedding took place in mid-February on a mild Vancouver Island winter day. Held at the Black Brook Lodge in Deep Bay, this spacious venue was able to accommodate their intimate group of about 25 guests. The living room wedding ceremony just oozed coziness. Guests were seated on both comfy couches and regular chairs, near and close to the couple as they exchanged vows. Both […]

Tigh Na Mara Wedding Photography

Terra and Ben’s Tigh Na Mara Wedding

A Vibrant and Floral Tigh Na Mara Wedding Terra and Ben’s Tigh Na Mara wedding was yet another unforgettable celebration of love. Held at the reputable resort in Parksville in late June, not only was the day beautiful and romantic, but also easy! Having everything in one place makes things logistically simpler, and the staff put on a truly seamless wedding experience every time. From ensuring that the bridal party […]

Errington Hall Wedding

Alicia & Michael’s Bangin’ Errington Hall Wedding

Alicia and Michaels Errington Hall wedding was a day I will forever cherish. I met Alicia way back in grade 1, and reconnected with her shortly after high school. Infiltrating her circle of friends, I am grateful to call her a bestie and all my other gals too. ♥ It started with my wild ask to road-trip across Canada in my 1991 Honda Civic. I invited my coworker Willow, who […]

Nanoose Bay Beach Wedding

Brooklyn & Travis’s Stormy Nanoose Bay Elopement

A Stormy Nanoose Bay Elopement in July Brooklyn and Travis set the date, July 24th, 2023 for their Nanoose Bay elopement. Typically, late July is sunny and hot on central Vancouver Island. Not this day! This particular day would turn out to be incredibly windy, sprinkled with showers and sunshine, with a chill in the air. The air was moist and smelled incredible, with the earth saturated in rain after […]

Parksville Wedding Photographer, Whimsical Elopement

Whimsical Lakeside Elopement with Wild and Cozy

Wild and Cozy’s Whimsical Lakeside Elopement Ashley and Braeden are both the hosts and models for this Wild and Cozy whimsical lakeside elopement. This content creation day was hosted by the real-life lovers and business owners of Wild and Cozy. February 10th, 2024 would turn out to be a cloudy, moody day with a sprinkling of rain and a mild 7 degrees or so. Absolutely perfect weather for a flock […]

Parksville Wedding Photography

Laura & Brad’s Spontaneous January Wedding at Rathtrevor Beach

Rathtrevor Beach Wedding in January with Five Sons and Great Grandpa in Attendance! I received an email on January 1st asking if I was available on January 6th to photograph a small wedding taking place at Rathtrevor Beach. I was! In less than one week, Laura and Brad planned their intimate beach wedding among close family. Laura’s five adult sons were in attendance, as well as her grandpa who is […]