Mexico

I'm heading to Mexico first thing tomorrow morning and I doubt I'll have a chance to keep up with my blog. If I don't immediately respond to your emails or phone calls, it's probably because I'm out shooting or catching some "me" time.

When I get back I'll DEFINITELY share some of the images from the wedding!

OLE!

Jayna Bussiere

Remember this name! Jayna has done all the makeup and hairstyles for all my Fashion-inspired Bridal Shoots the past few months and she is AMAZING! There is nothing she can not do! Very rarely do I meet someone who can do both makeup and hair as well as Jayna. AND her personality makes her SO MUCH FUN to work with! Jayna always stays during the entire shoot and is ready for touch ups, runaway hair spritzes, a complete "look" change and a LOT of cajoling!

PLEASE check out her site www.jaynamarie.com and call her RIGHT AWAY! Jayna ROCKS!

Kirsten & Greg - Engagement

Kirsten is a fellow photographer here in Vancouver and is planning a very small, intimate wedding in January. I LOVE intimate weddings and I jumped at the chance to work with someone in the industry! For their engagement photos we went to the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club where most of their time is spent. Kirsten has been into sailing since she was a child and Greg shares her passion so it was a propos to be around the water and a multitude of boats. I can't WAIT until January!





It was a chilly day, to say the least, but both Kirsten and Greg were troupers and they managed to stay both warm AND dry! There was a slight drizzle but nothing that we couldn't handle.

Jacklin McMynn - Bridal Shoot

Hycroft Manor is ALWAYS an amazing place to photograph highly sophisticated and gorgeous brides. Jacklin definitely falls in this category! These images really bring out Jacklin's beauty, warmth and inner joy.




I think both Jacklin AND Graham were a bit surprised as she was getting her hair and makeup done. Graham had never seen her so 'done up'! I think he was a little worried (hee hee) but he LOVED the final results! Jayna Bussiere did an AMAZING job (as usual)!










At this time of year in Vancouver, it's difficult to find much greenery let alone greenery that isn't soggy. But we found some beautiful ivy that contrasted well with the outside wall.

a new surprise coming...

I was hoping to keep this a secret but I just have to give you a little hint... there's something new on the horizon and I'm just doing some tweaks here and there before the big 'launch'... stay tuned!

Barack Obama

It's official! Barack Obama is the NEW President of the United States of America. I realize I'm stating the obvious - who doesn't know the results of last night's election... But I'm compelled to verbalize it, in any form, in order to wrap my head around the vast significance of this event. We all the know how many "firsts" this involves so I won't bother with the redundancy but it will be very interesting in the next 4 years to see what actually evolves compared to the 'change' Americans have been promised. I'm excited to witness all the events (whatever they may be) and watch how Obama handles what he has been dealt.

I have been quite impressed so far with how he conducted himself and handled his campaign; with dignity, integrity and good old fashioned hard-working ethics. Although I am not American and had no say in the election, I will be affected indirectly and the fact that a real man of character and principles (in my humble opinion) now presides over the nation south of our border, instills a sense of optimism that the world could actually become a better place. Barack Obama is only one man. But if one other person emulates the same level of tenacity with a high sense of propriety as a result of studying the methods used by Obama, it creates a positive chain reaction.

That being said, (all emotion aside) it still remains to be seen how much actual influence Barack will have in the Nation's Capitol...