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Jenna + Brent | Wedding

Amber — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:08:42 +0000

Jenna and Brent are a couple that always keeps me laughing – their smiles are infectious and the ease and warmth they have for each other is beautiful to be around.
I had a lot of fun on their engagement session last year and their wedding was no different! There were so many moments of laughter and warmth from the beginning of the day to the end – we even had a wedding day surprise that kept us all entertained for hours, but that’s a story for another day.
For now… enjoy the wedding of Jenna and Brent!

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I started out the day with Jenna and her bridesmaids at her parents home – loved the looks Jenna gave me as her hair got done!

hee hee

I <3 accessories!

Jenna…. you are SO beautiful!

Meanwhile, my second shooter Karen Dyke was with the boys as they got ready…

Time for the ceremony at Redwoods Golf Course

I can’t remember what was said here, but this shot cracks me up every time!

Portraits!

Cue the ring shot bonanza….

Reception time!

Now THIS is how you make an entrance!

Jenna and Brent had custom dilly bars as an after dinner treat… what a cute idea!

I always love the first dance

Jenna and Brent – it was such a wonderful day filled with laughter, surprises (hehe) and love! It was my pleasure to be there with you!

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Out of the office

Amber — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:06:20 +0000

Just a quick post to let you all know I’ll be out of town until Monday July 26th for a wedding in Victoria.

And… because no post is complete without a photo… here’s a quicky of my nephew doing what he does best… goof around!

See you on the flip side!

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Recent Work

Amber — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:38:56 +0000

Hi everyone! Well, no doubt you’ve noticed my blog hasn’t been updated nearly as often as one might expect – I’ve been a bad bad blogger, but with good reason.
The last two months have been the busiest of my entire career and in between shooting and delivering final images I haven’t found a lot of time left over!

Well, I give you my solemn pledge to turn that around and start the blog machine back up. Cross my heart!

As I know everyone is waiting to see their photos (and I really appreciate your patience) here are preview images of each session waiting in my blog queue at the moment – keep your eyes peeled for all of them to hit the blog soon!

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Jenna and Brent | Wedding

Kendra and Jon | Wedding

Jessica and Corey | Wedding

Gabrielle and Jordan | Engagement

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Martine + Brett | Harrison Hot Springs Wedding

Amber — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:38:23 +0000

The day started out at the beautiful White Album Chapel – if you’ve never seen this venue before you definitely have to check it out!

I think you’ll agree – Martine is simply stunning!

Martine’s beautiful bouquet

Both of Martine and Brett’s children were there… they couldn’t be any cuter!

Ceremony time

Seriously loving the look on Brett’s face as Martine walked down the aisle

Yay!

There was a little mingle time after the ceremony – Martine and Brett had Dutch peanuts and custom water bottles for their guests. So fun!

We headed to Harrison for some portraits

Looking good ladies!

I <3 flower clips for brides! So lovely

The reception was held at the Executive Hotel in Harrison Hot Springs

Each table had to send up a representative to play musical chairs – the better you did the earlier you got to serve yourself dinner at the buffet. Love it!

The first dance

Everybody party!

It was such a lovely day Martine and Brett – thank you for having me there with you to capture it!

Special thanks to Karen Dyke for being my awesometastic second shooter that day!

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Shanaz + Nick | Featured

Amber — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:10:05 +0000

Shanaz and Nick’s beautiful London engagement session and Hampshire wedding have been featured over on Destination Inspirations, a blog dedicated to destination weddings. Yay!

Here’s the links to each feature:

Engagement Session

Wedding

Be sure to hop on over and give Jess (the blog author) some love!

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Shanaz + Nick | Hampshire Wedding

Amber — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:00:33 +0000

When we awoke that morning in the English countryside, the weather forecast was promising us a typically British day… rain, rain, rain! However, by some strange miracle the area surrounding Warbrook House seemed to be spared of it – instead the day was filled with warm sunshine and fresh sweet summer air. The perfect backdrop for such a wonderful day!

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Shanaz and Nick’s nieces and nephews were all a part of the wedding – it was cuteness overload!

Shanaz’s dress was so lovely!

Oh how I love the red soles on Christian Louboutin’s shoes!

Time to get ready…

Shanaz… you looked SO stunning!

A few quick shots of the boys before go time

Nick, you were GQ all the way

Ceremony time!

Loved the look on Nick’s face as his bride appeared…

I had some competition

Yay! Mr and Mrs!

A little pre-dinner mingling

We managed to squeeze in a little time for portraits

Reception time!

The first dance

After the first dance we set off sky lanterns… it was nothing short of magical!

Get down everybody!

Of course, some gratuitous ring action!

Shanaz and Nick – words can’t even describe what an amazing experience it was to travel to England and photograph your wedding! Thank you for choosing me to be there with you – I will treasure the memories as long as I live!

HUGE thanks to Dave Purton for being my second shooter for the day! You rock!!

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Shanaz + Nick | London Engagement

Amber — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:01:57 +0000

Fresh off the plane from Canada I met up with Shanaz and Nick to shoot their engagement session in the streets of London. I’ll never forget meeting them for the first time – Shanaz was all smiles and Nick was immediately showing off his quick wit keeping both Bryn and I laughing. As we walked through town I was amazed at how much they both knew about their beautiful city and even more so how incredibly open and relaxed they were with two complete strangers.

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We started out at Westminster Abbey – I would KILL to have a location like this in Vancouver!

Dear Big Ben: I <3 you!

Stay tuned for the wedding photos!!

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Jessica + Corey | Engagement

Amber — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:19:54 +0000

I recently spent an afternoon with Jessica and Corey exploring Granville Island – about half way through the rain started and we ducked into the market for a few shots. What a lovely afternoon!

Vivian + Doug | Engagement

Amber — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:49:08 +0000

Vivian and Doug threw down the guantlet for me with their engagement session – they wanted me to brainstorm a location I’ve always wanted to shoot but never had the chance to and we’d try something completely new and different. Am I ever glad they did! The result was SO much fun to shoot

Vivian and Doug – I can’t even begin to tell you how much fun I had on your session! I can’t wait for your wedding day!

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Kendra + Jon | Engagement Session

Amber — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:27:18 +0000

Vancouver was it’s usual unpredictable self the day Kendra, Jon and I were set to get together for their engagement session – rain one minute, partly cloudy the next. It didn’t seem to bother either of them though… as you can see their love brought more than enough warmth and light to the day!

Love these next couple of shots… makes my heart squeeze

You know me and shoes

You’re so cute together!

We went on the aquabus! How awesome is that!?:D

The clouds started rolling in… made for some nice moodiness

Kendra and Jon – I had SO much fun getting to know both of you better… and overcoming my fear of little boats. hehe

Looking forward to your upcoming wedding!

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