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Alert Bay Road Trip, Another North Vancouver Island Adventure ~ an Autumn Exploration

Exploring Alert Bay, a Northern Vancouver Island Road Trip Adventure In November, myself, my two great friends and their young daughters loaded up the Subaru and hit the road for a Northern Vancouver Island road trip adventure. Our destination was specifically Alert Bay, where beach combing and exploring are plentiful. We could only squeeze in this trip over a weekend, so we spent just one night in the little town […]

Lady Rose Marine Services | Lady Rose Bamfield | Port Alberni Adventures

Bamfield Day Trip via the Lady Rose ~ Port Alberni Things to Do

Day Tripping to Bamfield via the Frances Barkley, Lady Rose Marine Services, Port Alberni Day tripping to Bamfield is usually done via 90 km of logging roads from Port Alberni- or even further if starting from Victoria and travelling through Lake Cowichan. A less-common but well-loved way to get to Bamfield is via boat. The Frances Barkley, operated by Lady Rose Marine Services of Port Alberni, travels to remote West […]

Port Renfrew Cabins | Port Renfrew Girls Trip Ideas | Port Renfrew Storm

Power Outage Snowstorm Party 2019 ~ Majestic Elk, Beautiful West Coast Beaches, Candles and Spaghetti ~ Our Annual Girls Weekend Getaway in Port Renfrew

Our Annual Weekend Getaway Girls Trip; Power Outages, Snow Storms and Majestic Elk in Port Renfrew, BC I am SO fortunate to have two incredible circles of close girl friends. Every year, I enjoy an annual girls trip with each group. That means two trips a year for me- I am so effing blessed! In 2019, we decided to rent a fully-equipped cabin in Port Renfrew in early February. We […]

Parksville Family Photographer | Rathtrevor Beach Park Photos

Rathtrevor Beach Family Photos ~ Blossoming Cherry Trees in Parksville, BC ~ Parksville Family Photographer

Family Photos in the Cherry Blossoms, Rathtrevor Beach, Parksville A local Springtime favorite in Parksville and all across Vancouver Island are when the cherry blossoms bloom! In March, April and May you can see the white and pink flowers in the parks and city landscaping. I was lucky to have photographed this family in March at Rathtrevor Beach shortly before COVID-19 pandemic restrictions became the norm in 2020. The white […]

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West Coast Portrait, Nanoose Bay Beaches

West Coast Portrait in Nanoose Bay Michaela and I got together to photograph her West Coast portrait at Moorecroft Park in Nanoose Bay. Michaela grew up in Nanoose and was raised by the ocean. She is an Instagram influencer, promoting the body-positive movement and self love. Check out her work here; Michaela Marie. She is 6’1″ tall and loves every inch of her body. It wasn’t an easy accomplishment to […]

Parksville Wedding Photographer | Little Mountain | Weimaraner Portrait

Little Mountain, Parksville ~ Family Photos with a Weimaraner Puppy

Family Photos with a Weimaraner Puppy on Little Mountain, Parksville Alicia and Micheal became puppy parents when they adopted Vera, their Weimaraner. To document this exciting new chapter in their lives, they hired me to photograph their family on Little Mountain, a popular sunset destination in Parskville. The summit of Little Mountain is accessed either by trail or a short and steep drive with a small parking lot at the […]

Parksville Family Photographer | Englishman River Trails | Top Bridge Park Family Photos

Parksville Family Photos at Englishman River ~ Siblings in Top Bridge Regional Park

Englishman River Siblings Photoshoot Crystal and her three younger brothers hired me to photograph them as a surprise birthday gift for their mom. Englishman River is basically their backyard, and they wanted to have their siblings photoshoot taken in a location that had meaning to both them and their mom. They grew up with this river, and so did I actually. I have so many memories here it genuinely feels […]

Rathtrevor Beach Family Photos - Parksville Family Photographer

Family on Vacation~ Rathtrevor Beach Family Photos~ Celebrating Mom’s 60th!

Family Vacation Photos, Rathtrevor Beach Toni and her family traveled from Ontario this past summer for a vacation on Vancouver Island. They decided to have their family photos taken at Rathtrevor Beach in Parksville to capture this memory. It was a celebration of everyone being together as well as her Mom’s 60th birthday and her sisters birthday as well. We spent some time in the Douglas Fir forest and the […]

Nanoose Bay Wedding Photographer | Parksville Wedding Photographer

An Intimate Nanoose Bay Autumn 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, […]

Qualicum Beach Family Photograph~ Qualicum Beach Wedding Photographer

Photos With Great Grandparents~ Qualicum Beach Family Photography

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 […]