Beautiful on a budget, Amazon styling items for your wedding detail photos. Perfect for your wedding day or for a styled shoot if you’re a planner or photographer! Beautiful amazon styling items to amp up your detail photos Antique trays make gorgeous backdrops for detail photos. It will really increase the wow factor of your […]

8 hours: A Wedding Photo Timeline: Ceremony & Reception at the same wedding venue  1:00-1:30 – Groom Getting Ready First I’ll start my day off by getting photos of the guys getting ready. When I show up, everyone should be showered, groomed, and 80% dressed. Pants on, shirts on but unbuttoned, and all details ready to […]

The week we started planning Jason and Cassandra’s engagement photos at the Red Tin Barn in Spruce Grove was similar to every other week in the Edmonton area this summer. Pretty windy. Sort of cloudy and mostly overcast. And quite cold. Ideal for taking photos, outdoors?? Not really. We had a date and location set […]

What do I say? What can I say about this stunning wedding at the Old Timers Cabin wedding venue in Edmonton, Alberta? I mean COME ON. The bride is stunning. The groom and groom’s men were so much fun to hang out with, and the whole wedding party, relatives, and other wedding vendors made the […]

Happy Morning of Your Wedding! OH MY GOODNESS. The day is FINALLY HERE (or maybe it’s a week before and you’re trying to be organized). You are getting married. Maybe you’re starting to feel some nerves, your heart is racing with excitement. You don’t really know where to start. From one bride (me) to another […]

So, you’re engaged. You’ve spent lots of time looking for a wedding photographer who’s photos you love. Now, you’ve booked your engagement photos (or are going to) so that you get to meet this photographer before your wedding. But you are SO NERVOUS. Maybe you’ve never been in front of a professional camera before. Or […]

During the year when I am not shooting weddings, I spend my evenings and weekends documenting the pregnancy and infant-hood of my pretty brides’ new babes and expanding families.   The big difference between documenting weddings and maternity, is that weddings are usually at a specific venue. How does is that a big difference? Well, […]

There are so many posts like this out there. And this won’t be my first blog post about this, guaranteed. But it still needs to be here. Engagement Outfit Tips: So, for all of you ladies (and gents) out there worrying about what to wear for your engagement photos… This one is for you! 1. […]

Are you getting married soon? Have you been working so hard to perfect all those little details? Are you worried that you’re forgetting something? I love all of my brides!! We become acquainted, spend hours emailing back and forth for months on end, and ultimately become really good friends. They all give me lots of […]

Being a wedding photographer, I have heard HUNDREDS of engagement stories. HUNDREDS. I have seen some of my friends get engaged, watched hours of flashmob proposals on YouTube, and even photographed one or two. But my favourite one is still MINE. Before I dive into it, let me set the stage. A week before, on […]