Love in Port Hardy...

Mandy... what a sweatheart. Shawn... told me he had been ready for this day for a long time. The two of them together... seamless. The sun was shining... even though we thought it may rain (somewhat of a theme for this summer)... New venues, places, and faces always bring waves of inspiration over me. A very good thing!!! Everything was perfect!! (another theme for this summer)

On another note...I am so pleased to announce that my little blog world, has roughly about 100 hits daily... WOW!!! Thank you for stopping by!!! Some of you have let me know that you want to leave comments, but get scared or that you don't know how... DON'T BE AFRAID... comments don't bite! Plus if you hate what you say, you can delete it later!! At the bottom of each post it will say "no comments" or "2 comments" etc... just click on that, enter your name, email address and comment, tell me what you think, what image you like... etc... click submit comment, and voila.... you've made my day!!! Now.. onto Mandy and Shawns images...

Introducing Joanne and Tom

Well, I'm running behind this morning for what should be a SUPER fun shoot, out on the water (more details to come later) then photos of twins, then a newborn, and then another family tonight... and I've just moved into a new home... (which is awesome). And I'm so very behind on editing, and getting out wedding packages, and family discs... (what I need is my fabulous assistant Shannon to quit school and come back to help me) But for now, I will avoid what needs to be done, and do what I feel inspired to do, and that is.... share some of Tom and Joanne with you.

What an amazing couple.

We first met in Courtenay, along 5th street for their engagement session a few months ago...(see image above) and I fell in love with them.  They were (are) highschool sweethearts and just work so well together...

Their wedding party was certainly wild and energized, and riding in the 'party' bus with them proved to be rather entertaining.... All in all, an amazing day.

Here are a few of my favorites from their beautiful wedding in Victoria.

oh... boy...

It would be cruel of me not to share a few of these with you.Stephan... you are absolutely beautiful. The above image, is for sure, among my 2008 favorites. How cute is he!!!! What a beautiful family. Happy Thursday everyone... I'll be packing an entire house today.... FUN!

Sheri and Rick....

What do you get when you have....

A perfect wedding at Painters Lodge, in Campbell River...together with a fabulous down town newly wed session, and a picture perfect reception in Granny Painters Room @ Painters Lodge... a happy photographer, and these images!!!

I hope you enjoy them!!! Big thanks to my fabulous assistant Shannon for catching this moment between Sheri and her father, as he walked her down the isle.

Fabulously Fifty.

I just have to say.... are you this awesome???What defines you? Your age, your size, your hair? Likely not, and why on earth should it. Be amazing. Do something fabulous. Why not.

What is most amazing, is that a few years ago fabulously fifty Jeannie, decided she wanted to take up belly dancing. So she did.

People... look at her now! Beautiful. Just beautiful!!!

My favorite moment during this shoot, was when a gal out for a morning jog, while running past us, slowed down to say..."you just never know what to expect on Vancouver Island!"... so true, and Thank God!!! Wouldn't life be boring otherwise?! More posts to come... stay tuned!