Adventure Session // Mountain Elopement Photographer// Calgary

This mountain session with Samantha was ridicously FUN! In our conversations during the shoot, she told me that she was from South Africa!! {Super cool} It was especially awesome for me because my man is from SA as well. To chat with someone else whom shares the same accent as my future hubby was so neat. We laughed back and forth chatting about how we both said "tomato" and "dancing" so very differently! Haha

As you look at the images below...you will see lots of them involved getting into the glacier fed water, brrrr! As Samantha said..."I'll totally get into the water and even swim out to that rock if you want me to." Then she really got me when she said..."I'm adventurous and up for really anything!"  Sam, you rock. ;)

Barefoot and free, the best way to be. <3

Ok ok, here are the pictures....

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Barefoot BC Elopement- Calgary Elopement Photographer

Taylor and Katie flew in from Toronto, for one BIG adventure…To come for their mountain elopement in the Canadian Rockies. ( Insert excited fist pump here. ;) )

Connecting with my clients is so, so incredibly important to me. Since elopements are usually destination based for my couples, I don’t often get the opportunity to meet them before hand. 

I sent out a little questionnaire to learn more about them, and guess what they love…TEA! I myself am a daily tea drinker, so I was pretty happy about that. Not to mention they are outdoorsy, super easy going and up for pretty much anything! {Including getting into glacier fed water.. Say what?? I’ll fill you in on that below..haha}

Katie told me that they were 100% flexible with whatever time I suggested to shoot. {Yay!}  I met them during golden hour at Emerald Lake Lodge, BC, Canada, and off we went for photos! I started off by taking them to a waterfall nearby where they threw off their shoes, and rock hoped to the middle of the the river and said their vows to one another. There they stood, in a brand new place, on a brand new adventure of starting their lives together as a married couple. <3

We eventually headed back to Emerald Lake Lodge to finish up shooting. As the sun was setting behind them across the lake I instantly though, gosh wouldn’t it be amazing to get them in the water with the sunset reflecting off the mountains/water behind them. It’s didn’t take ANY convincing to get these two to kick off their shoes and walk right in. Talk about an incredible ending to an unforgettable day. <3

I get to meet so many wonderful people who share the same passion for life and adventure as I do, and often it leaves me truly wishing I had more time to spend with them. I am so thankful for all the beautiful, unforgettable moments people trust me to document for them. {Taylor and Katie, make sure you get in touch with me if you guys ever visit again. <3 }

SNEAK PEEK of the photos below, enjoy!

Dress by-  Boohoo.com

Charles and Brittany- Calgary Wedding Photographer

You know those moments when you meet someone new, and instantly you get along, almost as if you have known them for years? This was 100% the feelings I felt when I met Brittany and Charles to chat about their Calgary wedding. 

I have a funny little story from their mountain engagement session. Ok so not very funny but, also hilarious at the same time. haha We both showed up for their session in rental cars. Yup, both of us showed up in almost the exact same rental car from accidents the previous week. Not only did we both end up in the same situation, BUT Charles told me about his own car, and guess what, he had the same car as me. It was just one thing after another for the entire session we continually found out so many similar things we shared. So many genuine laughs, giggles and great conversations. I knew at that moment, their wedding was going to be nothing short of incredible, and we were going to get along so well.

Their gorgeous wedding day was held at the Calgary Zoo. Filled with gorgeous spring flowers, exotic animals, and a whole lot of love. There are so many things I could share about the day itself, but I am a big “let the photos speak for themselves” kind of girl so I am going to just share them below for you to look at. I hope you all can feel the beautiful emotions through the images of Brittany and Charles incredible wedding. 

Thank you SO much to all of the incredible vendors who put this beautiful wedding together. <3 

Makeup > Beachbeauty.ca

Florals> http://www.floralarchitects.ca

Hair- http://www.cavabienspa.com

Venue- https://www.calgaryzoo.com
 

Willow the adventure pup!- Calgary/Banff Photographer

Alex and Celestine are a newly married couple who had a void in their life, and that void was a puppy. They had wanted one for awhile, but just hadn’t found the right one yet. One day they went to their local shelter to see if they could find a little one to complete their family.  They walked around, looking at all the little bundles of fur, and there she was… Little miss Willow, a sweet little Shepard mix pup just waiting to be adopted from the Cochrane Humane Society.

You know the saying…”You just know when you know?”. Well that statement couldn’t have been any more true.

When Alex and Celestine laid eyes on her, it sure didn’t take long to know that she was the one for them.Theyquickly placed a hold on her, and came back soon after to pick her up. <3  

Now what better way to start off with a new family member, then to get family photos??  I don’t think there really is a much better way. ;) 

Here is a peek at a few of my favourite photos from their session with me.
 

A Magical, Wanderlust Helicopter Elopement you have to SEE with your own eyes...

So, here is the whirlwind, crazy, amazing story of this incredible Mountain elopement.

Less then 2 weeks before Ray and Chay’s Elopement date, I got an email from them eagerly searching for an adventure wedding photographer to come with them, jump on a helicopter and capture their love for one another standing on a cliff overlooking the Canadian rockies… 

The chances of me having a weekend date free so last minute is extremely rare, but this particular Saturday I was available. So of course I gladly agreed to it! Not only did they book me 1.5 weeks before hand, but they also planned EVERYTHING else in the same time frame. Now usually one would assume with it being a spontaneous (amazing) idea, Chay wouldn’t have been able to find the dream dress, florals, and a makeup artist to tie it all together. Boy oh boy was I surprised when she showed up with an incredibly beautiful flowing dress, a perfectly made bouquet with stunning florals, and her hair and makeup done up like a movie star. 1.5 weeks to plan you guys, it was a PERFECT dream.

I loved this day, because it was all about them, and their love. There was not a dry eye on that mountain top as they said there hand written vows to each other…

I could go on and on about how amazing this day was, but I feel these photos can do the talking instead. I will leave you with this. I am so thankful for incredible couples who share the same love for adventure and wanderlust with me, and ask me to be there on the most special day of their life to capture all the emotions. 

Thanks to all the other amazing people for making this day happen!
Helicopter-http://www.rockiesheli.com
Commissioner- http://www.graememorton.ca