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I got to meet little Ava just before Christmas. She was an absolute doll. I got to spend the afternoon with Ava's mom and grandma, chatting it up and stealing some baby cuddles every chance I got.
I loved this fresh girly color pallet, I think it is one of my favorites to use.
As always, I had a hard time narrowing down my favorites, but scroll down and see the cuteness for your self!
-A
A little while back Jamie and Chris contacted us to do a cozy in home anniversary shoot with them. They had a real cute place, lots of personal touches, clearly they love each other, and by the looks of it they love their coffee as well (Bonus points to them for grabbing me a coffee too!)
Really enjoy doing these in home shoots, they are so personal, and couples are so comfortable being in their own surroundings.
Enjoy.
Couldn't really ask for a better day for this one.
Amazing couple, super fun wedding party, fantastic vendors, and one of the most beautiful venues!
The day started off at the Fort Garry hotel, and from there we made our way out to Cielo's Garden. The weather was as good as it could possibly be for September.
The day was full of fun, and the ceremony was sweet. Im pretty sure I shed a tear at the reception during speeches. And wow did the party get going, the dance floor was full of all kinds of fun!
Holly and Sam, thank you guys so much for including us on this amazing journey of yours. Its been one heck of a great time!
Second Shooter: Michelle Blais
Vendors:
Makeup: Justine Barry Artistry
Florist: Stone House Creative
Venue: Cielo's Garden
Videographer: Prairie Film Co
Well... here goes!
First things first, Paris and George were actually the second couple to book us for an elopement in Iceland, but they managed to be the first that we shot in the 3 days we were there. We had already been booked to shoot another elopement (It will be posted soon) and crazily enough Paris and George were looking to elope in the same time frame that we were going to be there.
Now with that out of the way, this might be a long post, so grab a snack, maybe a tasty beverage, and enjoy.
We left Winnipeg Sunday afternoon, after shooting a wedding on Saturday. We flew through the night to get to Iceland, and neither Amanda or myself are much good at sleeping on planes. We arrived at 9am, grabbed our sweet Dacia rental car, and a delicious coffee and sandwich from Joe and the Juice and got on the road. We headed straight to Paris and Georges AirBNB, had a quick change of clothes and quickly freshened up before starting the day of shooting.
They did their first look pretty much across the street from the AirBNB, and once we did that we hopped into the car and headed East!
Here's the thing about Iceland, every where you look there's an epic spot to shoot. First stop was off the side of the highway after making our way over a mountain range. Second stop was just a few minutes from there in what appeared to be some kind of mining operation.
We finally found ourselves at the office of the Wedding Officiant and were back on the road to our first Iceland waterfall Seljalandsfoss (try and say that, good luck!) This is where they had their official ceremony. It was wet, very wet, but 110% amazing in every way. We even got to sign as witnesses! We also had a crowd of people around that of course let out a big cheer for them.
Next stop was another side of the highway location, we spotted an old grass covered house, or barn, or whatever it was. It was perfect!
Waterfall number 2 for the day was Skogafoss. You may have seen it before, its pretty much the most amazing waterfall you'll see. Yet again, we got soaked, but let me tell you it was worth it. We took a few photo's of Paris and George there, and then handed one of our cameras to them to take photo's of us! haha.
With Skogafoss done, we got back on the road and made our way to Vik, home of the famous Black Sand Beach. It was cold, super windy, rainy, and there was a lot of tourists, yet somehow we managed to make some magic there and get some beautiful photo's.
By this time it was starting to get pretty late in the day, and we had a pretty long trek back to Reykjavik ahead of us. So we started heading back, but not without stopping in a few more of those off the side of the highway spots! Seriously you could just skip all of the super popular locations and just find places off the highway, its amazing out there.
That pretty much sums up day 1 in Iceland, once we got back to town we had quite the adventure of finding our AirBNB and getting in there (thats another story in itself). Grabbed ourselves some Fish N Chips for supper and got some much needed sleep, as we had to be up at 5am for Day 2's elopement.
Thank you so much Paris and George for taking us on this adventure with you. You guys were amazing, and we couldn't be more honored to have been part of such a special day for you both. Looking forward to the day we cross paths once again!
Our first wedding of what was probably the craziest month ever for us! Carmen and Ben got married the first weekend of September, the day was absolutely gorgeous! The weather, perfect. The ceremony in Carmens parents back yard was simply beautiful. The reception at the Lower Fort Garry was full of fun, good laughs, and great friends and family. It's been a fun adventure getting to know the two of them, Ben as ginormous and as intimidating as he may be is pretty much the worlds biggest teddy bear and you just want to hug the guy, and Carmen is a total sweetheart full of smiles and laughs!
A big thank you to our good friend Kurtis Laframboise for spending the day second shooting this one.
Enough of my chit chat, have a good scroll through the pictures!
I don't think i'll ever get tired of adventures! Stephanie and Derek had a great idea of heading out to the Seven Sisters Dam for their engagement shoot. Obviously I was down with this idea. We wandered through bush, climbed rocks and chased tiny waterfalls. Also contemplated walking through some questionable water (we didn't go through with it)
These two were a lot of fun, and we all had a pretty great evening with this adventure!
I said it before and i'll say it again, Olivia and Maciej are two of the nicest people you'll come across. You can really tell these two have their hearts in the right places. There was some very kind words said about them throughout their wedding day, and the two of them were nothing short of amazing with us. Its been an absolute pleasure getting to know them over the past couple years, and we wish them all the best!
Now, go ahead and enjoy some photo's from their day!
Amanda and I drove out to Sioux Narrows for a wedding adventure this summer! The setting was stunning and the weather was perfect. We had an amazing day with Stephanie, Dan and their family and friends. Lots of thought went into the day and you could really tell just how much they love each other. Thank you so much for having us for your big day!
- Michelle
Back in August we shot Kayla and Jarrods wedding. We started out with their first look at Aspire Studio's and then made our way out to Birds Hill Park for some more photo's with the two of them and their wedding party. Then back in to the city for the ceremony, and wrapped things up at the Best Western Plus for the big celebration! The day went perfect, the weather treated us well, and we really did have a lot of fun!
Sometimes its actually difficult to put into words how much I enjoy shooting weddings and working with wonderful couples, this is one of those times! Getting to know these two over the past few years has been fantastic, and it's always difficult for me when it comes time to blog a wedding, as in a way its almost a goodbye, and I don't much care for goodbye's.
Before I get too worked up about this stuff, why don't you all take a scroll through the photo's below and I hope you enjoy them.
- Corey. :)
Andrea and Eric are pretty much neighbors of ours, which made it pretty easy to head over to their place to start shooting her and the girls getting ready. A few quick pics with the guys after and we were all on our way out to La Lune to get the day going. This was my first time out at La Lune, and I was blown away at how beautiful it was there. They certainly made my job a bit easier with such a great venue.
After a sweet ceremony we shot a few pics around the grounds, and then got the party started. Once the sun dipped down I snuck out for some more photo's with Andrea and Eric and caught one hell of an amazing sunset with them. Sneaking off with the couple around sunset is something I try to do as much as possible, so if you can sneak 15 mins into your wedding day for a few extra photo's please do it!
Enough of my rambling, scroll on down through the pics and enjoy!
