Phew! We just finished our annual website update. It gives us a great feeling of accomplishment to look back at our work and see so many favorite photographs in the same place. I’m feeling a little sappy after it all and want to tell you that we are incredibly privileged and blessed to do what we love. Behind every picture you see on the website there is a story. We are thankful to the hundreds of people who have shared a part of their life and story with us.

Be sure to check out several new galleries under the “features” section. We have added some quotes and a home decor section with sketches Jason drew overlayed with potential portrait displays for your home. Imagine coming home everyday to a beautiful art display of the people you love most.

The weather has been beautiful and after taking a break from shooting, we are ready to get back at it. I am starting to call people to set up Imagine Kids sessions and if you want to book a session for something else, please give us a call at 604-864-6339.

Here’s a sample from our home decor section …

Erin + Jerome have been married a month + a few days. Here is their wedding slideshow …

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To celebrate Gloria + Henry’s 33 day anniversary as Mr. + Mrs. Nickel, here is a slideshow from their wedding ….

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We’ve been patiently waiting for the right person + place to do a trash the dress session. When we photographed Jenn + Elger’s wedding this summer, we knew Jenn was the right person!

We met up with her by the Veddar River + just so you know the water was freezing and full of fish. I think there were about 100 people fishing a short ways up the river from us. Jenn was a trooper + climbed a tree, scaled some rocks, stood on a log, stood in the freezing river + floating in the icky, black part of a stream.

Jason did some post production of the images to bring out the blue tones. I think they have a bit of a moon lit look to them which suits Jenn. Here are the favorites …

Here’s a link to a behind the scenes video of Jenn, Jason + oodles of fish in the Veddar River. Please leave a comment + let us know if you’d like to see more behind the scenes clips of our sessions.

As promised here is Natalie + Dean’s slideshow from their wedding at Fraser River Lodge in Agassiz, BC.

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Erin + Jerome got married at Harrison Hot Springs Resort in September. It was a lovely day even though it did rain + drizzle at times. Only in BC can you get alternating sun, clouds + rain all day!

Jerome is from Georgia and Erin grew up in Abbotsford. They met by chance in Florida + made a connection that grew. Erin was a bridesmaid in Jen + Andy’s wedding that we photographed last year and Jen was in her wedding this year.

There are tons of great photos from the wedding + it’s always hard to narrow it down to a few to share on the blog. Here are a few of our favorites + we’ll be posting a wedding slideshow of more soon.

Erin + Jerome were our last wedding of the year and something interesting that I noticed with all of our couples in 2009 was we had no parents of the bride or groom who were divorced. There were several who had passed away but otherwise everyone was still married.

Gloria + Henry Nickel were married on September 5th. We were excited about their wedding as they had put a lot of thought and effort into making things unique. From shoes with heart shaped heels and photos in a favorite Redwood forest to beautiful feathered center pieces and seven adorable violinists they made their day special. We were so happy that the rain mainly held off so we were able to do photographs outside and then enjoyed a fun celebration at Hazelmere Country Club in Surrey. Here are a few favorites …

Natalie + Dean had a great wedding day that was uniquely them. From the bride getting ready to ACDC music to the gorgeous ceremony at the foot of Mt. Cheam to hiking up Bridal Falls we had a blast documenting their day.

They love nature so the location at the Fraser River Lodge in Agassiz was the perfect place for them to get married. I think it’s one of the best kept secrets for wedding venues in the area. I loved how Dean met Natalie and their daughter as she walked up the aisle.

It’s not every wedding that we get to go on a hike in between the ceremony and the reception. We hiked up to Bridal Falls with the entire wedding party and then Natalie + Dean went with Jason up the mountainside to the actual waterfall. Natalie was thinking ahead and wore runners under her dress for the hiking part.

Here are a few favorites …

Thanks to Twitter, Jason was able to hook up with Amber Hughes of Amber Hughes Photography recently when she needed a 2nd shooter on very short notice. Jason went out to Granville Island and the Sun Yat-Sen Garden for Doris + Trevor’s wedding. Here are a few of Jason’s favorites …

As promised here is Jenn + Elger’s wedding slideshow …

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