Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Diamond Alumni Centre Wedding: Patrick+Amy Just Married!

We were really looking forward to Amy and Patrick's wedding at the SFU Diamond Alumni Centre. You see, Amy and Patrick are both from Toronto and have only recently settled in Vancouver and have easily adapted to the West Coast lifestyle. For their wedding, what they wanted the most is to showcase the natural beauty of British Columbia and the Diamond Alumni Centre, nestled in the heart of Burnaby Mountain was the perfect venue. While the view outside is one of the best BC has to offer, Patrick and Amy made sure to bring a lot of the natural elements inside DAC and complete the look of the place. The best part about it is the fact that they were all natural fruits of Amy and Patrick's (and friends and family's) labour and love. It was indeed inspiring to see it all come together.

The shoes in just the right shade of green!


Yeah... This is just how the guys roll...

I love, love, love the look of Amy's flowers from The Flower Box.

OK. How hard can it be to pin a boutonniere? While going through the photos, I found 4 different individuals try to pin this on Patrick.

The reveal! Amy was just giddy with excitement!

The shoes in action!!
Smokin'... no, sizzling hot! Tttsssssss! This will look good as a big print on top of... er, the fireplace.


I got really excited when I saw the ring. From one of my favorite collections from Tiffany, The Frank Gehry Torque!





Check out these details!


Great, great speeches throughout the night! LOVE Amy's jewelry by Canadian jewel designer Elsa Corsi.
It's really an honour for us to be chosen as their photographers. Both Amy and Patrick are photographers themselves and Patrick's dad, below, used to be a wedding photographer himself and Patrick would help out at weddings.

Yes, she thinks she can dance!

We also had a great time catching up with Angela and Domi of Photobooth Vancouver!

Patrick and Amy, we hope Costa Rica was blast and we can't wait to hear about it and see your photos!

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Summer Wedding at Hycroft: Hao+Karen Just Married!

Four weeks ago, we shot the lovely summer wedding of Hao and Karen at Hycroft, the gorgeous Edwardian mansion which serves as the house of The University Women's Club, situated at the beautiful Shaughnessy neighborhood in Vancouver. While Hao and Karen have settled into married life in Massachusetts, USA, they decided to still have the beauty of Vancouver serve as the backdrop for their wedding. We're glad they did and we were there to preserve the beauty of their day.

Everything about Hycroft is just exquisite. Every nook and cranny is perfect and we could photograph there the entire day!



I loved Karen's shoes from J. Crew! Michelle Obama is not the only one who can look good in J. Crew, brides can too!

How about a ring bearer bowl by Paloma's Nest?

Check out the detail on Karen's veil!

A different way of exchanging rings... the rings are passed from Hao to Karen via ceremonial ribbon.

Time for portraits!


Karen in a Judd Waddell wedding dress.





The cake by Ganache Patisserie in Yaletown.





Hao and Karen, thank you for having us and we hope you're enjoying Massachusetts as much as you would've enjoyed staying in Vancouver! :)

Here's a rundown of some of the details from Hao and Karen's wedding:
Ceremony - The University Women's Club at Hycroft
Wedding Dress - Judd Waddell
Shoes - J. Crew
Flowers - Flowerz Vancouver
Ring Bearer Bowl - Paloma's Nest
Wedding Cake - Ganache Patisserie in Yaletown
Reception - Kirin Seafood Restaurant in Vancouver West

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Engaged in Vancouver: Jay and Kim

Jay and Kim is yet another couple who was referred to us by a past bride and groom, Garry and Minette. Jay was one of Garry's groomsmen and I believe Garry is also going to be in the bridal party when Jay marries Kim in a few weeks!

I remember it being a hot afternoon when we did this engagement session in early July. Little did we know that the heat wave was going to continue for quite a while and we hope that we'll continue to enjoy the summer weather until late September! Even though it was quite uncomfortable in the heat, it never showed on Jay and Kim's images. Even Jay, who was quite nervous, did really well! No signs of the jitters in a few of our favorites from that fun afternoon.

Love shooting at the Vancouver Skate Park!
Graffiti everywhere!




We're looking forward to your wedding in a few weeks!