I couldn’t believe that this was my first Saskatoon wedding of the summer!  I’ve been traveling around so much this summer that I almost forgot what it was like to do a wedding in my own city!

Dana is another nursing school friend who I also traveled to Africa with.  It was fun to spend the day with her and her friends and family and though we had a super bright sky to contend with for photos, we managed to get some great pics.  With the help of a little DQ stop to cool everyone off of course!

Thanks guys for asking me to do your photos, congrats on being married, I wish you all the best!

Can’t wait to catch up on my work and share some more!

This is a sneak peak from Sarah and Jarrod’s awesome Saskatoon wedding.  We had a great time August 14th with this chill couple and their friends and family.

Looking forward to posting more eventually!

Brenton and Alaina got married at a great lodge just outside of Edmonton so Britt and I got to do yet another wedding road trip, which of course we always enjoy!  We had a fun weekend of shopping and going to the water park but when Monday came around it was down to business for this wedding!

We were fortunate enough to have the rains stay away as soon as we started shooting (super close call!).  Even though the ceremony had to be moved indoors, it didn’t take away from the beauty of this special day.  You may remember Brenton and Alaina’s engagement session which I posted way back before Christmas…It was one of my favorite couple shoots so I was looking forward to photographing them on their wedding day.  Of course, they did not disappoint!  They are complete naturals in front of the camera and made my job very easy!   They also did an amazing job of including my engagement photos in so many parts of their day, from table centerpieces to awesome invites to a great coffee table guest book and even the water bottles had my photos on them!  So thanks for that you two!

This is a huge post but I wanted to include all my favorites from the day and I know this couple LOVES looking at their photos…So please enjoy!

More to come!

Erin contacted me late last year when I had already booked myself pretty solid but I couldn’t resist this girl’s sincere compliments on my work and the thought of doing a wedding that I had always dreamed of capturing.  The wedding was to be held at their family cabin at Weyakwin Lake.  Only 18 guests were to attend and the afternoon would be spent taking photos of just her and her groom, Tyler.  Incase you haven’t figured it out yet, this type of wedding is a photographer’s dream…

Anyway.  I only met Erin about a month before the wedding but even based on our email communication, I already felt like she and I shared a special connection.  I love when that happens!  I took a friend with me for the wedding and we camped for a the weekend at Weyakwin.  I had never been before so it was a new adventure (which I am always up for!!). We went running on the gravel roads and swam in the deserted lake, made amazing campfire meals and even played crib under our carefully crafted tarp when the rains came down and the thunder boomed.  The wedding day was totally relaxed and even though it rained for a time during photos, we still came up with some amazing ones.  And the 1/2 an hour Tyler and Erin and I just sat in the truck and watched the rain on the beach while we chatted was one of my favorite parts of the day!

The ceremony itself was simple but still very touching.  There is something so special about a marriage that takes place in a very sentimental setting.  Being that Erin and her siblings pretty much grew up at their family cabin in the summers, it meant a lot to her and her family that she chose it as her venue.  And if all this wasn’t perfect enough, Tyler and Erin also had some surprise news up their sleeves for the weekend.  They found out they were expecting a few weeks before the wedding and had the amazing idea to announce it to everyone after the ceremony! But there was a twist, they wanted it to be a sweet surprise and they wanted my help!  For the group photo, instead of saying my usual ‘1-2-3 look at me’, they wanted me to take a few photos of the entire group in attendance and have everyone say ‘Tyler and Erin!’…but once I had taken a few keepers, I was to switch it up to “everyone say ‘Tyler and Erin are pregnant!’”  It took a few repeats of this for everyone to catch on but the reactions were simply priceless and I absolutely loved that I got to spill the beans for this couple and their awesome news!  It was so fun!

So needless to say, this wedding is going down in the books (seems I have had a few of those this year…).  There’s more exciting stuff that came out of this wedding that I’m not ready to share quite yet, but trust me, it’s totally fantastic!

Without further ado, meet Tyler and Erin and enjoy the photos of their beautiful wedding.  Thanks you guys for your amazing hospitality.  I can’t imagine having not said yes to this wedding!

Like most of my destination weddings, I try to make them a bit of a holiday for myself as well and usually take extra time to explore and adventure about and this was no exception.  My brother, Brittni and I set out on a road trip towards the valley about a week before the wedding so we would have time to hang out a bit before the work began!  Though the unusually rainy weather and less-than-stellar tent sort of ruined our camping plans for the week, we still had a great time wine tasting and enjoying the laid back atmosphere in this quaint little valley town.  Josh and Erin and their families were very hospitable and even took us on a couple awesome wine tours!  Josh once worked at TinHorn Creek Winery and so that was a special destination for us during the photos.  What a fabulous view and such friendly staff!

Coincidentally, a photographer based out of Osoyoos, Erika Pfahl of Element Photography, contacted me about a year ago through my blog and we have become emailing buddies.  When I found out I would be doing a wedding out west without the help of my assistant, Brittni, I asked Erika if she was interested in helping me.  Being that we both have similar styles and life situations (She is a pharmacist in her other life, I am a registered nurse), she enthusiastically accepted!  It was neat to meet her and have her help for the day.  We got along great!  Head over to her website and check out her stuff, especially if you are thinking about getting married in the Okanagan!  Thanks again Erika!

There were so many special details about this wedding that I loved and it was seriously elegant and classy.  The meal was catered by the amazing staff at Dolci Deli & Catering and their amazing flower arrangements were designed by Kelly-Anne at Polka Dot Door.  It was cool to see theses local talents shining through at this wedding.  And all of Erin’s special graphic design touches were amazing as well!  Josh and Erin have wonderful chemistry together and I love their high school sweet heart love story.  I enjoyed getting to tear up the dance floor with some old high school friends and it was a once in a lifetime wedding to photograph.  And who doesn’t like coming home with a few bottles of wine to try out?  So many great things about this wedding.  Congrats Josh and Erin on your marriage, I was so glad to share the day with you!