Abby The Bride

Planning an autumn wedding in British Columbia is the truest definition of “big risk for big reward.” Rain? Probable. Gorgeous colors? Guaranteed. I find the beauty of the autumn colours make it all worthwhile (hellooo gorgeous photo backdrop!) even though the ever-present threat of rain is a sometimes stressful gamble. However, if you’re going to…

Ah, weddings. The giddy excitement that pervades the day. The abundant beauty, the overwhelming beauty, the awe-inspiring beauty.  The way the groom smiles at his bride, and the way she lights up when she sees him.  The bridesmaids as they continually prove their love for the bride-friend.  The groomsmen goofing off waiting for the party…

My milestone (of this week):  previewing this year’s year-in-photos before the year actually ended. My stresser:  rushing to finish compiling these photos by midnight EST.  My triumph:  realizing my target audience is all back in my west coast time zone, extending the deadline by three hours. Instead of stressing, I went out for chai latte’s…

It was like dress up. Only so so so much better. Let me say that again: it was better than dress up! (Which, for those of you who are girls, is a fairly outrageous statement: what could possibly be better than dress up?)  But there we were. Curlers and hair spray. Foundation and mascara. Eye…

She a Chevy-driving, cowboy-boot-wearing, wilderness-loving bride. The kind of bride who drives her Chevy to her wedding, pulls on her cowboy boots before walking down the aisle, and bounces (and bounces some more!) up the rutted forest service road for her Sumas Mountain bridal portrait photo session. “Twirl! Just twirl!” And so she did. Each time I asked for a twirl, those…