Favorite of the month: August

On time! Look at that! I can hardly believe it.

On with the picture:

This was taken on vacation out at "the lake". My husband was kind enough to indulge my desire for a photo of a water lily, so a-huntin' we did go. Thankfully, there were lots of lilies around or my kids may not have been so good about it.

Now, why is it my favorite? Um...because I like flowers. Because I like the reflection in the still water. I like how the water looks so dark. I also like the smell of the lily - not that you can see that in this photo. (Have you ever smelled a water lily? I just LOVE the smell of water lilies! I want to have that smell all over me all the time.) And did you notice how it looks a little bit like the flower on my logo? So it had to be a favorite!

Matt & Alicia: Part 2

So here's the rest of the fabulous Matt and Alicia's Georgia wedding! The first few pictures of Matt and Alicia were taken somewhere down the road (seriously, not a particular location, just a really fun "found" spot) and the ceremony pics were back at the picturesque Burnt Pine Plantation.

Matt and Alicia - Thank you so much for choosing me to photograph your day. You are a beautiful couple and I wish you a beautiful, love-filled life.

Favorite of the month: July

Growing up, I can remember being rewarded at the end of the school year for a job well done. It was something Jonny and I wanted to do with our kids. This being our eldest son's first year of school, and seeing as he did well, we all headed off to Tinkertown to celebrate. We had FUN! Jonny and I discovered we aren't the fearless kids we used to be (the ferris wheel made me queasy). But we found that the boys, even the 2 year old (!), more than make up for our weakness. (I blame mine on the changes occured by giving birth 3 times. Though it could be age...)

This favorite was taken on the Spin the Apple ride. We were spinning crazily and I was plastered to the wall, so I didn't get to compose the shot or anything, I just snapped from shoulder height. And here it is, full of fun and life and happy memories.

Matt & Alicia: Part 1

I'm FINALLY getting around to this post!

I've been excited to share these with you. I'm excited about all my weddings, naturally, but this one has a little extra twist to it because it was my first travel wedding. These were taken in the bride's home state of Georgia. And it was beautiful! Beautiful location, beautiful people, beautiful couple... beautiful.
The couple chose Burnt Pine Plantation as the location for their wedding and so the families were all out there for the weekend. It made it a real fun and warm atmosphere and I am so thankful to them all for including me.
The girls spent a couple of hours getting ready - as all brides do - and it was a fun, but intense time. The guys on the other hand I think just had a fun time. I won't post any pictures from that.
Matt and Alicia wanted to have their pictures done before the ceremony (perfect!) and so we arranged what we in the wedding photography crowd refer to as a "first look". That's when the bride and groom get to see each other for the first time and they get to take a few special moments to take it all in in privacy. Except for me, of course. :)
Anyway, so today's pictures are of the "getting ready" and the "first look" which were taken at Burnt Pine, and some from our time with the wedding party taken just down the road.

Side note: The bride's dress and the brides maids dresses were all made by the groom's mother!!

Chris & Roxanne

I do engagement pictures with all of my wedding couples now just as a little "get to know you" session. I find it helps us be a little more comfortable with the process so that come wedding day, hopefully there's no camera shyness.

I am so honoured to be shooting Chris and Roxanne's wedding next month! They were so easy and fun to work with - I'm really looking forward to wedding day!

Here are a few samplings from their session:

to whet your appetite...

...literally.

I've got a few things waiting in the wings for you - an engagement, a wedding, a grad, maybe some pictures from our jaunt to the cabin last week - but in the meantime, here's a little taste of something I whipped up for Canada Day. ("Whipped up". I say that like it was so easy. It took me all day because I had to pick the berries first and it was made during the frenzied rush of getting everything ready for a week at the cabin. Because really, I wasn't busy enough getting 5 people packed for a week that I had to throw in strawberry picking and tart making. Why do I do that to myself?! Okay, rant over.)

Add a dollop of whipped cream and they're ready! (And totally worth the craziness.)

Favorite of the month: June

I doubted myself on this one. I knew I really liked it. I chose it as my favorite. But then, when I was looking at it in Photoshop, I started picking it apart: "it doesn't look technically right; it's confusing; the water looks like it's flowing up; no one else will get it".

So I left it alone.

But I kept coming back to it. I like it - water flowing up and all! So here it is - June's favorite of the month.