Cheryl

We visited Salmon Arm last week, and  I took advantage of the scenery to do a session with my cousin Cheryl. She recently became engaged to a really nice guy named Dave, and they seem really happy with each other. Cheryl and Dave were kind enough to drive us up to my hometown to visit my grandfather, who is 95. It was a pretty emotional journey for me, wonderful, and incredibly sad at the same time. Cheryl wanted a shoot to capture the moment she is in now, a lovely reason to celebrate. This really resonated with me after seeing my Gramps. All we have are these moments, we must enjoy and celebrate each and every one. Cheryl was a little nervous in front of the camera, but as you can see she had little reason. We even managed to convince Dave to hop in for a few!

Caitlin and Jeff

While on Vacation in Vancouver I got to sneak in a session with my beautiful sister and her husband Jeff. It was so wonderful to see them, it had been a year and a half since we last had the chance. It's so expensive to fly across the country, and life has a way of keeping you busy. It did me wonders to see my family! Cait and Jeff weren't too happy with their wedding photos from a few years back, and wanted to capture some good shots of the two of them together. I wish I'd had more time, and I wish we had been able to do our second planned shoot with cowboy boots and guitars... next time :)  They really are a great couple, they compliment each other well. Cait and Jeff wanted a casual shoot to reflect their fun, laid back personalities, so we headed down to Kits beach to snap some pictures. I hope I earned my stay in their guest room, lol.

Jayden's Dedication

Yesterday I had the pleasure of working with the Lim family again. It was their son Jayden's dedication, a ceremony at church, followed by a big party at home. Jayden is very fortunate to be growing up surrounded by so many loving friends and family- and many cousins! I am also lucky to have such wonderful clients- they welcome me to their home and treat me like a member of the family. They even sent me home with leftovers, lol. The food was incredible and plentiful, and everyone had a wonderful time.

Here are some selections from yesterday's session, enjoy!

Perfect little Princess

Early in the week I had the opportunity to work with Sheina for the second time. Child photography is much more difficult than photographing adults, that's for sure. They are distracted easily, and you have to be quick on your feet. Thank goodness for Mom and Tita! Still, it is hard to miss with such a perfect little princess. I just adore her expressions and her giant sweet eyes. Sheina already loves jewellery and sparkly things, and will be turning one soon. Here are some excerpts from the session.