It’s no secret that we love adventures. And, the ocean. Luckily for us, Julia & Amiel love those things too and when they first wrote to us and shared about themselves, their wedding and some of their favourite things, I knew we were going to totally hit if off.

“We love driving on to boat ramps at low-tide, deep conversation, staring at the stars, quiet moments, having beach fires, spending time with our family and friends that are basically family, being in each others company, watching Downton Abby, eating delicious food at our favourite local restaurants, making beautiful music, appreciating beautiful music that others have made, and expression. Yes. Expression. Oh, and laughing. Yes. Laughing. #lol”

Haha! Don’t you just love that?

Julia & Amiel wanted to tell a little more of a story about themselves with their engagement portraits and had us photograph a Choose Your Own Adventure session for them. They were so laid back and up for anything, so we planned an afternoon of wandering through trees and along the ocean’s shores. We ended the day with an unbelievable cotton-candy sunset and then a beach fire and star-gazing. It was just so them. So full of joy and laughter. The kind of day when you can’t believe this is your job and how you get to meet such awesome people. A lovin’ life kind of day. I can only imagine all the great adventures that are in store for these two.

This was the best afternoon. Janessa & Ian took us on a bicycling adventure around Stanley Park, stopping casually along the way at some of their favourite spots. These two are really lovely, awesome people. After our first meeting with them, we were smiling ear to ear. Needless to say, our afternoon with them left us even more excited for their wedding day-cannot wait to witness the pure joy and celebration of these two!

One day, out of the blue, an e-mail popped up in our inbox. It was from Emily who worked for TED and they were looking for a photographer for the TEDActive conference in Whistler. I really thought it was a spam e-mail, but I replied and the next thing I knew the Senior Photo Editor was e-mailing to formally offer me a spot and I was booking a hotel room in Blackcomb Village and texting a friend to see if she would come along for the week, share my room and snowboard all day long. She didn’t say no and on Monday morning I hugged Graeme goodbye and left for one of the most inspiring and exciting weeks of my life.

Photographing the TEDActive events and attendees was a huge joy for me. The TED community is a vibrant, welcoming, innovating, and fun one and I got swept away in it all, documenting the week and these beautiful people with my camera. I took thousands of photos. You can see a few below.

Event coverage & working for commercial clients is a lot of fun. Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have a project or event you’d like us to photograph.

It’s been a foggy fall, which I am very pleased with. I have a bit of a love affair with the fog. It rolls in, it rolls out, it hides the downtown core from me on my morning walk. If you follow me on instagram, you’ll find loads of posts every-time it gets foggy here. Seriously, obsessed.

Well, the fog didn’t stick around as thickly as I was hoping for Elim & Riley’s portraits in Steveston, but that was all good, because they are clearly awesome enough all on their own. We went on a long walk together, retracing the steps of the day Riley proposed to Elim. The shoot ended at Pajos for some fish & chips which is one of their traditions… and maybe one of ours too! It was my first time in memory trying fish & chips (don’t laugh… I have this thing about fish) and I have to say that Pajos did not disappoint. Getting these photographs ready to post actually made me really hungry and seriously contemplating the 45 minute drive to Steveston to get some.

Enough about Fish & Chips. Meet Elim & Riley-two of the nicest people we’ve photographed, ever. Elim works for Lululemon as their brand stylist. Cool job, for sure. And, she has wicked awesome fashion sense. I have texted her about the 7/8ths ankle pant trend and all. Haha! Riley is a Materials Engineer. He did his thesis on Titanium. He knows loads of cool things and he loves Elim loads and loads. Stay tuned for photos from their upcoming November wedding!

Tasshia & Garrett’s wedding was one of the most joy-filled days we have witnessed. I loved how they were soaking everything in that day, fully present and connected to their friends and family and each other. Soaking in the fact that they were finally husband and wife and over-the-moon about it. About starting a life together. About moving in and venturing out, together.

The morning they woke to was overcast. The mist hung low in the mountains. But, slowly, it all faded away as a brilliant sun rose high in the sky. It was like the weather knew that the joy wouldn’t be snuffed out if it decided to rain. It was as if the joy that was in every breath of the day lifted those clouds and sent them onward.

It was a day of paper flowers, of lace dresses, of handwritten signs, of a cake made by a friend, of a vintage car parked on Love Road. It was a day of pink and polka-dot ribbon wands, of a very fine waxed mustache, of personal vows, of local food and local wine, of jam made by the wedding party and of a Kate-Spade necklace that said “mrs”. And even if all these lovely and personal details were missing, it would have been the best day ever. A day of celebration, joy, encouragement, prayer, thankfulness, and the biggest surrounding of love for the start of a marriage.

And that is what it is about. A wedding is the start of a marriage. The continuation of an adventure that has already begun. A promise to see that adventure through, no matter where it takes you. Tasshia & Garrett know that and we wish them all the best and all our love.

You can see Tasshia & Garrett’s slideshow here.

Their wedding was featured by Ruffled Blog over here.