Aside from everything else I love about being a photographer, wanna know my favourite part of being a wedding photographer? It’s the clients that turn into friends. Almost six years ago, Bradley & Jill entrusted me with their engagement photos in Leesburg, VA and then their wedding photos in New York State. Four-ish years ago we did an anniversary-ish session. Somwhere along the way, Bradley started his own photography pursuit, they guest posted on my blog about how to take better iPhone photos, and this summer they came to explore the PNW!
Bradley assisted me at Chloe & Christan’s Point Roberts Wedding, I wore them out trying to see all my favorite corners of the Lower Mainland (sorry, guys! there’s just too much to see!), and I got to photograph their cozy love at Alouette Lake. My word, you guys. I know I’m not supposed to pick a favourite photo session, but I really really really am tempted to pick this as my new favourite! I specifically took this photo to mimic the sun flare of their engagement session. How’s that for full circle? (No pun intended.) He loves her so good! I especially love how well Bradley makes Jill laugh…and how willingly Jill leans into him. Good grief, guys. Can you get any cuter?! I think not. Using the same boat as Meghan & Jason’s Jones Lake love story, we watched the sun set over the glacier and cuddled in the canoe.
(Funny story, though: we forgot to bring the paddles for the boat, so I had to position them manually….and had to drag the boat through the water to the spot I wanted it. No cameras were harmed in the process, but I’m awfully thankful for my Keen water sandals.)
She wanted to climb high, reach higher, find a new path, forge her own way. One handhold at a time, from ledge to ledge, inching her way up the barely scale-able wall of red crusty rock. She tried to do it on her own, she really did. But she couldn’t: she couldn’t do it on…
I’ve been asked several times recently “do you still do family photos?” because I so rarely show any non-wedding-or-engagement photos on my blog or Instagram or Facebook. But, YES! I love photographing family photos, maternity pictures, lifestyle sessions, headshots and branding photos and have been having the time of my life stepping in to the…
One year ago (almost exactly), I was emerging from my six weeks of hospitalization and embracing the beauty of life renewed after so many days of illness and so many surgeries and so many questions and so many doctors. In the aftermath of The Summer of Hospitals, my goal for Summer 2015 has been to…
It all started on a beautiful spring evening. A walk in the woods. A camera. A beautiful dress. Then my lovely assistant saw an opportunity. Ran back to the car (through thorns and poison ivy, mind you). Returned with the perfect prop. And there it was: the Alice in Wonderland pocketwatch. Except her name isn’t…
A rainy photoshoot might not be your first choice, but sometimes it’s the only choice. (Like when your photographer has traveled from Vancouver, BC to Greensboro, NC for a ten day holiday and scheduling simply doesn’t allow for re-dos.) And sometimes your photographer (*cough, cough* – me) refuses to believe the forecast (isn’t it always/typically…
We stood on the solid ground, looking up at the flight of rickety stairs waiting to be climbed. She halfway rolled her eyes, trying to convince him she didn’t really want to climb up there in her heels. Oh, she convinced him alright. He knew full well that she was stepping out of her comfort…
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Love this engagement session!!! Such a great location and beautiful genuine photos.
These are fabulous. Much depends not only on the rare quality of their love, but also on the rare ability of the photographer to capture that beauty. Your additional adept and gentle skill with words was also necessary to sweetly portray this love amidst such natural beauty. Part of the whole beautiful package. Thank you, Jennifer.
Love this engagement session!!! Such a great location and beautiful genuine photos.
These are fabulous. Much depends not only on the rare quality of their love, but also on the rare ability of the photographer to capture that beauty. Your additional adept and gentle skill with words was also necessary to sweetly portray this love amidst such natural beauty. Part of the whole beautiful package. Thank you, Jennifer.