Grouse Mountain Proposal

Grouse Mountain Proposal

A weekend adventure in Vancouver to celebrate her birthday, he said.  Let’s bring our best friends along, he said.  I’m taking you for dinner on Grouse Mountain, he said. Let’s go ice skating, he said.  Let me hold your hand, he said. All the plans, all the words actually said (in between the lines, unspoken for…

Abbotsford Newborn
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Abbotsford Newborn

Not too many years ago, I determined (harshly) and announced (loudly) that I would never do newborn photos. ‘Babies scare me,’ I said. ‘They’re too floppy,’ said I. ‘I won’t be able to do babies justice until I have my own,’ I said. Marrying into John’s family, though, produced (no pun intended) ample opportunity for practicing…

Hope & a Facial
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Hope & a Facial

I giggle to admit it, but everything I know about hope I had opportunity to remember in a recent spa day gone horribly wrong. As I surrendered to the aestheticians control, I quickly realized that she was not one worth trusting. In a series of mis- and non-communications, my relaxation splurge (don’t judge: it was…

Styled Family Shoot

Styled Family Shoot

It started as a Pinterest conversation.  Meghan and I swapped inspirational images last summer in preparation for their annual family photo session  and – somehow – our inspiration became reality. We dreamed and schemed for months, we planned and hoped (and stressed) in the final weeks, and somewhere along the way the reality was so much more…

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