Category Archives: Calgary Wedding Photography

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Jennifer & Jason 06.26.10. | Calgary Hyatt Wedding Photography

July 22, 2010 – 10:54 am

Jennifer and Jason finally got married on June 26th at the Hyatt in downtown Calgary.  The day started as usual with the boys prep, where I met Jason and his boys in their hotel room.  Jen had surprised Jason with an Apple iPad as a gift.  She told me in advanced she wanted me to get photos of him reading the note she left him on the iPad.  It was such a sweet note that I think made Jason’s heart melt.  I think he wanted to cry, but his boys were there and you know…. guys don’t do that in front of other guys.  After shooting the boys, it was the girl’s turn.  I met them a floor away in their room.  Their room was a buzz as all the girls were getting ready.  I shot Jennifer’s portraits right there on the hotel room bed.  She looked absolutely gorgeous with her birdcage veil and her specular dress on.  I didn’t want to stop shooting her, but we had to wrap up.

The wedding ceremony took place right at the Hyatt in the same ballroom where the reception would be held.  Jason came in like no other groom I have ever seen, giving low fives to all the people sitting in the aisle.  Awesome!  Jen of course walked down the aisle with her father and you could see the happiness in Jason’s eyes.  The ceremony was short and sweet and they left and the same grand way as they entered.

It was a beautiful day on this day and the sun was shining.  We walked along Stephen Avenue and it was packed with people.  Of course Jen and Jason turned a lot of heads and received a lot of congrats from random strangers.  Our first stop was Murietta’s restaurant for some drinks and snacks.  We shot some photos of them and their crazy wedding party while we were there.  But after that it was down to business.  Ryan and I took Jen & Jason away from the chaos that was Stephen Avenue.  We saw 4 other weddings down there on that day, and if any of you know me, I always avoid other weddings and crowds of people. We found our own secluded quiet spot downtown that was perfect for some romantic portraits.

When we came back to the Hyatt to shoot the reception details, we saw the most creative seating assignment “chart” we had ever seen.  The pictures say it all!

Congrats you guys.  I had such an awesome time getting to know you both and being a big part of your day.  Your wedding was fabulous and you both looked stunning and gorgeous with each other.

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Jen & Jason | Sneak Peek | Calgary Hyatt Hotel

July 6, 2010 – 1:18 pm

Here’s a sneak peek of Jen & Jason’s super fantastic wedding photos a few Saturday’s ago at the Hyatt in downtown Calgary.  Much more to come once their set is done, so make sure you check back!

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Amber & Aaron | Fairmont Palliser | Sneak Peek

June 29, 2010 – 10:55 am

Amber & Aaron are probably sipping mai tais on the beaches of Thailand right now. As promised, I said I would have a sneak peek up for them while they were on their honeymoon in Asia. They will be back in Calgary in a few weeks and I can’t wait to see them again to show them their wedding photos!  Their wedding was a Cirque De Soleil inspired wedding.  Wait until you see the details Amber and Aaron put into their wedding!  It was spectacular.

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Jennifer & Paul | Sneak Peek

June 2, 2010 – 11:05 am

Here a couple photos of Jennifer and Paul who had their wedding near De Winton just south of Calgary.  Paul and I go way back and there’s lots of history with us.  More of that when their full wedding set is ready for the blog.  For now, enjoy these 2 shots.  We got some really good stuff of these 2, plus we debut our HootBooth at their wedding.  A user controlled photo booth that the guests used and took hundreds of hilarious photos.

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Michelle and Shaun 02.06.10. | St. Mary’s Cathedral & Calgary Petroleum Club

March 16, 2010 – 2:34 pm

Michelle and Shaun decided to stay in the Bahamas for their honeymoon for 3 weeks!!  Lucky ducks!  I don’t blame them at all for not wanting to be in Calgary in the middle of winter.  When they did come back, we were finally able to get together to see their wedding photos.  Michelle told me she had not seen any photos from their wedding yet, even from their guests.  I was more than thrilled that my photos were the first ones they would see.  I had to get some tissue ready for Michelle.  Love it when that happens.

Michelle and Shaun had their ceremony in the amazing St. Mary’s Cathedral close to downtown Calgary.  I have never shot inside this church before but heard so many good things about it.  As soon as I walked in, I looked over at Alicia and said “right on”.  There was tons of natural light flooding in from everywhere and the ceiling was just plain awesome.  It’s definitely one of the nicer churches in Calgary.  The ceremony was a wonderful ceremony attended by many family and close friends.

Once the ceremony was over, Alicia and I decided we would shoot some of our creative portraits right inside the church.  It was a setting that had to be taken advantage of.  Afterwards, we headed to the Calgary Petroleum Club in downtown Calgary.  We shot as many photos as we could without freezing.  The windchill on this day was just bitter cold.  The Petroleum Club was also a great setting for me to finish of our portraits as Alicia went off and shot wicked details photos of the club.

Alicia Price assisted me on this wedding as Ryan was away on a destination wedding of his own in Mexico.

Thanks, Michelle and Shaun, for trusting us with your special day.  I am very lucky to have met such a beautiful couple like yourselves.  You both are the reason why I love my job so much.  You were so easy to work with because it’s obvious how much you both love and respect each other.  I would love to go to another Flames game with you guys before the little one arrives and takes up all your time.  What an huge year 2010 is going to be for you both.  I am so blessed to have been the one chosen to photograph and create these memories for you for the rest of your lives.  I can’t wait to meet the little “mini me”.  Congrats again!!

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JT Images Best of 2009 | Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer and Banff Wedding Photography

February 17, 2010 – 2:07 pm

2009 was an amazing year personally for me and for JT Images.  We had the honour of photographing 21 weddings and also did 2 trash the dress and a day after wedding session.  We shot weddings in Calgary, Edmonton, Banff and Red Deer.  Somewhere in there I also did 15 engagement sessions.  On top of that, I hosted my own “Just to Inspire” wedding photography workshop for the first time ever, here in Calgary.  All of this wouldn’t have been possible without the support of my family and friends, and especially Ryan, who assisted me on 95% of the weddings.  Muchos gracias, mi amigo!

My biggest thanks goes out to all my wonderful and amazing clients.  I am truly honoured to have been chosen to photograph such an important event in your lives and to be a part of it.  I really hope you will cherish all the wonderful images we made together, for all eternity.  I know I will!

Once I finished the last wedding of the season, I couldn’t wait to get started on my yearbook and this slide show.  My book hasn’t arrived yet, but when it does, I’ll be sure to share that with you all.  But for now, here are the images that made it in the book in a slide show presentation.  It was hard to narrow it down to 140 images, out the tens of thousands that I shot last year, but I did it.  Well, what are you waiting for???  Hit play!

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