I had the joy of photographing this UBC Wedding with Mikaela Ruth Photography. The on-and-off-rain couldn’t dampen the joyous festivities at the Rosemary Heights Retreat Center and just mingled with the tears of joy and love that blanketed the reception.
Confession: I overuse the word “magical.” I use it for beautiful days, for emotion-full moments, for glorious sunsets, for mountaintop scenery. But when I say “magical farm wedding,” there is NO DENYING it’s the proper use of the word. From the moment I first read Lexi’s email describing their vision for a family-filled farm wedding…
I love the tender beauty of a small wedding, and this backyard wedding in Abbotsford was everything perfect. The sentimental joy of having a wedding at the childhood home, the delight of being able to enjoy an unrushed visit with every single guest, the calm that comes with casually welcoming guests, and the ease that…
Counting down to this Loft at Earls Yaletown wedding day was a journey of trust, hope, faith, and fear — Trust that the rain would hold, hope in backup plans, faith to believe in good weather, and fear that rain would dampen our plans. 😉 It takes courage to plan for outdoor portraits on a…
Life has happened in this room. In this room, she’s painted her fingernails and applied mascara and talked on the phone and read many a book. In this room, she has prepared for recitals and partie and high school dances. In this room, she prepared for her last day of high school, her first day…
With a blur of safety instructions and a whir of the blades, the SKY Helicopter wedding celebration rose gently from earth and ascended into the golden beauty of a Fraser Valley sunset. Soaring through a golden sunset on the wings of anticipation, if you’ll let me paraphrase Anne Shirley, and flying high on the excitement…
The day started with a few clouds, their bleak grayness looming over the decorated lawn at Rockwood Manor. The Manor, its stately elegance poised against the gray sky, watched silently as the preparations continued. The coordinator bustled in and out of the great hall entrance. The drive was filled with a constant stream of cars…