Hendrik & Lisa | Wedding Day Sneak Peek

Hendrik and Lisa's day was a fun one. The climbing theme was evident and their vehicle was my favourite one ever! Hendrik's sisters decorated it with magnetic climbing holds, various ropes, and caribeaners. The picture where he is kissing her while on a pole? He climbed up the pole to get there! So, just a little sneak peek for you while I work away on the rest of them...

Alyssa, Lexi and Danae | Family Photos

I love it when families can have their sessions in fabulous yards like this one! We met at grandma and grandpa's house and just wandered from place to place getting some photo of the three beautiful sisters, their mom and dad, and even some of grandpa and grandpa. They had two great barns, flowering gardens and apple trees. I think the apple tree shots might be my favourite.

First off, sisters Lexi and Alyssa. These two spent a lot of time running around and what a great place to do that!

{Big sisters Alyssa (4) and Lexi (2.5) did fabulously with baby sister Danae (8 months)}

{Then, off to the apple trees. I love how it adds some more colour to the photo!}

{Sisters!}

{I got some pictures of each kid with mom and dad, here are just a few...}

{Danae wanting to walk!}

{Had to get grandma and grandpa in a few shots!}

{Okay, the window in the barn might be my second favourite spot there.}

{Usually I take about 500 pictures in a one hour session. In this one, it was over 700. I think that's what happens when you have a little one in the group:) Always trying to get the baby looking at the camera:)}

{All the girls did a fabulous job and enjoyed just playing outside.}

Thank you for having me capture some photos of your family! It was great being at a new location and I enjoyed meeting you. Enjoy!

Makayla's Cupcake Smash | First Birthday

I met this lovely family when they had a session on Father's Day. Mom, Chelsea, had asked about doing a cake smash for Makayla's first birthday and I said I would LOVE to! I've never done one and it was a lot of fun. I am now kind of sad that I never did it with my own boys. I think I will be letting my son have one for his second birthday:) It was just a mini session (less than half an hour) and Makayla did a fabulous job eating her cake like a lady! Just think of all the fun things you could add as variations...bubbles, balloons, birthday hats...the possibilities are endless!! There were a ton of pictures but I will just show you a few of them here.

{Cutest shoes and tutu!! Now, for the actual (Cup)Cake Smash. I'll tell ya, I sure was hungry editing these photos!}

{Makayla needed a little help from mom and dad to actually do more than just dip her finger in the top. She was so sweet:) I love the little purple icing footprints in the last picture. She kept trying to run off of the background and no one really wanted to grab her because she was covered in icing! Thank you for suggesting the Cake Smash, it was a lot of fun and something I may need to do more of!}

Kim & Steve Sitting In A Tree | Engagement Session

Kim and Steve met while doing training for the military as they started just weeks apart. They started dating long distance over a year ago, are now engaged, and planning on a December wedding! They love what they do and have adventurous spirits. Here are some pictures from our time together....

{I'm thinking Steve's best smile is when Kim kissed him on the neck, we'll have to remember that for the big day!}

{Kim and Steve sitting in a tree....K-I-S-S-I-N-G!!!}

{They didn't really want any pictures in the field, and understandably so, when you've crawled through a field or two! Kim wanted bridges, water, and a red building so Campbell Valley worked well.}

{Congratulations you two! Hope the long distance wedding planning goes well for you and we'll see you in just a few months!}

Annelise & Rylan | Wedding Day Part II

Annelise & Rylan's big day has another post for the first part of the day, so if you haven't read it, click here. And now, for the formal session and the reception. I love Clayburn Village. It offers so much variety and I'm sure we didn't even use half of what it has. Ready for some variety?

{I love what the guys were wearing. They guys did fabulously in the 35+C weather! Usually for a wedding, either the bridesmaids are freezing or the guys are sweating...in this case, the bridesmaids had it easy:)}

{We actually did shots of the groom with his groomsmen and the bride with her bridesmaids before the ceremony. This allowed them to save half an hour in between the ceremony and reception but still not see each other.}

{You'll see this slow walk again. And, what about the heel click? Not bad!}

{Picture above is Annelise with her sister, Jaclyn. Jaclyn had a great speech at the reception. You'll see Annelise's reaction to it further down. }

{There's a great old playground behind the school house which the wedding party had fun on. Thankfully nobody got hurt...or too dirty!}

{I think my favourite location in Clayburn Village is the chapel. Add a vintage car and it's perfect!!}

{I realize there are a LOT of kissing pictures below. Six in a row actually, but they are just so cute!}

{I LOVE the picture above! Totally them and totally different.}

{The bridesmaids suggested lying down and I love the result! No one was afraid of messing up their hair because well, I guess we were done taking pictures and it was just off to the reception.}

{My other favourite location there is this cute little door on the side of the candy shop. Bricks. Greenery. Awesome.}

{Annelise and Rylan really wanted some mountains in their pictures, and we were planning on possibly going up Eagle Mountain, but alas, there was no time. However, I would like to point out that there is a mountain in the background of this picture. Then, it was reception time! The reception took place in the old schoolhouse but after eating it was pretty hot so we ventured outside for the speeches. In order to kiss a guest had to pick a jenga block and do whatever it said on the block. If the jenga pile fell, well, then they had to kiss someone. My sisters ended up singing a song about love and it was...um...interesting.}

{We have at least 10 great pictures like the one above. It's Annelise listening to Jaclyn's Jane Eyre inspired speech. It was a gooder! Then back inside for cake and dancing}

{Congratulations Annelise and Rylan. All the best to you as you begin your lives together in northern Alberta! Annelise, hope this school year goes well for you and thank you for having us capture your special day.}

Sami | Family Photos

Sami (Samantha) is my super adorable niece. She is 5 months old and such as sweetie. She rarely cries, actually, I've only heard it once. She is definitely daddy's little girl. When I look at her, I see her daddy. When she smiles, I see her mommy. Jantina, my sister, is the third girl (out of five) in our family and she was our monkey. I can see Sami being a little trouble maker too. I love having this bundle of cuteness in my life and look forward to being able to capture pictures of her over the years to come.

{Jan, good thing everyone is looking at your cute daughter instead of your lovely nail polish job!}

{Sami has inherited the lovely bald gene that exists in our family so Jantina is forever covering her head in various hats and headbands. Enjoy the outfit changes:)}

The picture below and to the right deserves some sort of caption but I just don't feel witty enough. Something like `Can you believe the size of the flower on my head?'. Just bugging you Jan:))

{Sami can't quite sit up yet so you can see Jan holding on. I love the angle of this shot.}

I hope you like the pictures! I think you guys are adorable. Thanks for the salmon, Doug! That's what happens when you're family, you switch photos for salmon:)

Justin & Alicia | Engagement Session

A few weeks ago, Justin and Alicia were star gazing while lying in the back of the truck. During that time, Justin got down on one knee and proposed! Justin says it was actually more like cloud gazing as they couldn't see any stars and Alicia had no idea he was going to propose at that time. They have a pretty short engagement (so did we!) and we are looking forward to their wedding in January.

{They have a great playfulness with one another and are willing to try anything.}

{During the course of the engagement session, we discovered that we have many more connections than we first thought. I guess that's what happens when you have a few people with dutch backgrounds:)}

{Right away I noticed Alicia's gorgeous smile...can you tell she's a dental assistant?:)}

{Justin is from Smithers and so they were looking for more of a rustic look with fences and barns. Campbell Valley is a great place for that!}



{I really like these pictures taken with an old piece of farm equipment. It may have been a manure spreader, but it looks great!}

Congratulations on your engagement! It was great getting to know you and we'll see you in just a few more months!