Big Sisters :: Brooks, Alberta Family Photographer ::

I'm pretty luck to be part of the Heal family (officially). They made me feel like family years ago, but now I can actually use the word aunt, nieces and.... nephew. This beautiful family grew yesterday and we are so excited! If you're new to my blog, this is my family. You can also see the girls here.

These photos were done just a few weeks ago to capture the 4 of them before they became 5. My oh my they are a beautiful family aren't they. I'm so glad they were into my 'couch in a field' idea. Sometimes I think they look at me with eyebrows raised.
Olivia and Sophie will be the best big sisters!

I thought it was a good day to share these!

Carl & Shelley :: Brooks Alberta Engagement Photography::

You already saw one of my favorites of Shelley and Carl. They won a gift certificate at the Wedding Show in Brooks in February put on by Angela's Wedding and Things.

I also mentioned that I got to head to Gem, Alberta for their session. We played around in their garden, their yard, canola fields and then out by their horses. We also had to wear 3 inches of deet in order to avoid swarms and swarms of mosquitos. Despite their constant bites we had an awesome evening and I can hardly wait for their February wedding near Canmore.



I just have to say that I work with the absolute BEST people. Creative, outgoing and happy. I love the fact that my job involves hanging out with happy people all day (except when me and my computer have a 10 hr editing date... details.)




Shelley mentioned that she wanted some pictures done in their saskatoon berry orchard and I was all like "okay, cool." When we got there I was totally taken by how weighed down the bushes were with berries and I just couldn't get over it. Shelley then casually mentioned that she had picked me a big bucket to take home with me. Like I said, I work with the BEST people. What a gift it is to receive fresh picked berries.... especially since she picked them in and amongst all the mosquitos, I was so grateful.







And then came the sunset and the horses.



Whooooeeeee...

I'm Back! :: Alberta Wedding and Portrait Photographer ::

Phew! We are finally caught up on sleep and back into life.
We had the most wonderful and amazing wedding last weekend with just a little sprinkle of rain for good luck.
Once our photographers post some images I will be sure to share them with you all. I'm pretty excited.

Being on this side of the wedding fence was a little overwhelming. I just have to give a shout out to all the brides and grooms who take off for a honeymoon right away... I don't know how you do it! I was so happy to come back to my own bed and sleep for days. It felt like days. Today is the first day I feel like I'm back.

We had the best night of our lives and I promise to share some images soon.

As for this one pictures, I just found it in my editing of a wonderful family of 21 from several weeks ago. I love the birds on the lines. I may blow this one up. Lots and lots more pictures to hit the blog in the next week. I've got lots of work to catch up on!

Happy Weekending!

Weddings :: Alberta Photographer ::

This is a bit more of a personal post. I have been having the most fantastic summer with just the best brides and grooms and the sunniest of days and the greatest of opportunities. Some days I just burst with all the greatness that life tosses at me and I can't believe what a lucky girl I am and the great person I get to spend it with (insert Geordies name here). Luckier now that I only have 10 sleeps until my very own wedding. I get to be a bride too! I have the best families and the best friends who have poured hours and hours of sweat and tears into helping with our wedding. This is mostly because I have been so busy working on other people weddings (AND I LOVE IT) that I haven't had much time to focus on my own. So, if my posts seem a little weak in the next few weeks or you don't really hear from me at all it's because my Mom has ordered me to stop working, in the most loving and happiest of ways. I'll be back to share the rest of the summer with you soon!

A post is never a post without a photo. Here's a sneak at Shelley & Carl's engagement session.

Shelley and Carl won an engagement session at this years Bridal Show in Brooks in January, and we finally got together for their session out in Gem. I'm going to go off track for a second, but I love knowing about towns like Gem and Princess and Wardlow because whenever we play the "say a town with the last letter of the last town named" game I get to use them. Is there an actual name for that game?

Gem was beautiful (I had never been there before) and it was also so very full of mosquitos, though it didn't seem to bother these two. This photo thrills me. They are getting married at Rafter Six Ranch on February 20th. I'm so excited for their winter wedding.

Anna :: Brooks Alberta Photographer ::

Michelle and Rob called me and invited me to Michelle's parents place on a Sunday morning to photograph the sweet little miss. Anna. Michelle's parents place had old buildings and tall grasses and fences and it was like my eyes were drooling. You know that mouth watering feeling you get when you think of eating a pickle wrapped in blackforest ham.... anyone? That's what it was like for my eyes. I had met Michelle and Rob before but never Anna and what a thrill it was!

Nothing like Grandma's fresh peas.


I love her happy smile here, walking confidently with Mom and Dad.


The sun was pretty warm, but Anna stuck it out for the photos and was such a good sport.






Life is always better with no clothes on!

Danielle & Robin :: Lethbridge Wedding Photographer ::

This is my 101st post! I feel like doing a bit of a dance in my little office. I should have done it on the 100th but if went by me without even a smidge of acknowledgment.

But now onto more important details....

Danielle and Robin were married in June at the Norland in Lethbridge. It was a toasty blue sky day and perfect for a garden wedding! Danielle and Robin were so happy and their infectious happiness spread through their bridal party like wildfire. We had a lot of fun moving around Lethbridge snapping photos with them.


Oh the flower girls were so darling.






They had a lot of fun up there.


The pictures from the balcony are some of my favorites. I also posted on as a Sneak Peak a few weeks ago.


I just can't resist a good reflection.




The wedding has a great fairy-tale appeal.

Hanging with Grandparents :: Medicine Hat & Brooks Alberta Family Photographer ::

I am lucky enough to get to spend more time with this awesome family. You might remember them from the COLD photo session we did in January in Banff. This time though Deon and Cecil came from South African in the summer and had a much warmer visit and we took sometime to get some images of just them and their grandson, Deon. The canola was blooming to boot. Aunt Nanda was also out with us so we included her in some photos as well. :)

I absolutely LOVE what I do, I get to create great memories with people over and over again and explore fun setting and have a creative license with all of my clients. How much better can it get, seriously.



What a handsome little man!



I didn't always love canola fields the way I love them now. I used to not like the bank calendar prairies scenes with canola and haybales... eek. The real things is pretty out of control. I drove home from Calgary on Friday and my eyes were drooling, the fields, the sky, the the the... everything, it was pure beauty and the flax fields... well that's another story.