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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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Jennifer & Mark | Calgary Wedding Photographer

September 3, 2009 – 3:28 pm

It seems like forever now since Jennifer and Mark booked me and we did their engagement pictures at Confederation Park in Calgary.  Mark found me on a forum that I frequent more than I should admit.  That awesome forum is Calgary Puck where us hardcore Calgary Flames fan gather and talk hockey.  These 2 are the one of the sweetest couples I have met and after our e-session in the fall, I couldn’t wait for their big day.  Ryan and I started the day as usual at the groom’s house.  We found a cool backdrop that was pretty much a roof on ground level.  I know it sounds weird, but when you look at the photo, you’ll see what I mean.  Once we finished shooting the boys we headed to Jennifer’s place.  When we walked in, she was visibly nervous.  Who can blame her?  It’s about to finally happen in a few hours!!

The outdoor ceremony was held at the Red Deer Lake Community Centre on a cloudy Saturday afternoon.  It had rained all week and I was worried my no rain streak was going to be in jeopardy.  But, my “4 year never had to shoot a wedding in the rain” streak continued.  The overcast sky gave us beautiful soft light all day.  The ceremony was short and very sweet.  When it was all said and done, we headed over to Spruce Meadows to do our portraits and we got so much good stuff of this sweet good looking couple.

Congrats Jenn & Mark.  May your lives be filled with happiness and good fortune (omg I sounds Asian).  Thank you so much for having me be an important part of your special day.  I can’t wait to take to you guys to a Flames game when the season starts! Go Flames Go!

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“Just To Inspire” Calgary Wedding Workshops with JTI

March 26, 2009 – 10:14 pm

Due to huge demand, I have finally decided to do my own workshop here in Calgary.  I am very confident I can help those established, new or struggling photographers take it to the next level with their business and skills.  I will cover topics like branding, selling, albums, lighting, posing and much more. Right now I am looking at May 9th and 10th, a 2 day workshop.  A high end venue has been picked and hot models have been confirmed.   Everyone will have time to shoot the models on their own and also watch me shoot.  This is also a great opportunity for you to add something amazing to your portfolios. If you want to take your business and skills to the next level, please send me an email and I will add you to my list when more information is available.
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Toronto Wedding Photography Workshop – Calgary Wedding Photographer

March 17, 2009 – 6:37 pm

So I had a great time coming out to Dave and Charlotte’s workshop and getting to know 7 photographers.  The flight from Calgary to Toronto didn’t come without any bumps though.  Westjet lost my bag, but that’s the risk when you fly standby.  Westjet promptly delivered it the next morning and made things right for me with a nice credit.  I love Westjet, so it was easy to forgive them.  This was the first time ever I had ever lost my bag flying in my whole life.  The feeling sure sucked, but I was pretty confident I would have it back.

Our models for the day were Erin and Angela who were married about 6 months ago.  Of course D+C shot their wedding.  Angela seemed more than happy to get back in her wedding dress to have more photos.  Angela looked stunning as did our 2 other models.  Alana and Vlada.  Alana is new on the scene and this was great opportunity for her to build her portfolio.  She looked great in our wedding dress and was a trooper all day.  We also had professional russian model Vlada.  Vlada is in a league of her own when we did our bridal fashion shoot.  Her posing, look and attitude is what you would expect from a professional model whose resume includes L’Oreal, Diesel, Pure, Coors Light and the Venetian Hotel to name a few.  Without further ado, here are the images.

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calgary wedding bridal fashion photographer

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calgary wedding bridal fashion photographer

calgary wedding bridal fashion photographer

calgary wedding bridal fashion photographer

calgary wedding bridal fashion photographer

calgary wedding bridal fashion photographer

calgary wedding bridal fashion photographer

calgary wedding bridal fashion photographer

calgary wedding bridal fashion photographer

calgary wedding bridal fashion photographer

calgary wedding bridal fashion photographer

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Jonas gets his first haircut!

January 29, 2009 – 11:49 am

Jonas hit another milestone yesterday.  He got his first every real haircut.  I say real because when he was about 5 months old, I buzzed his hair with some clippers to get his messy hair evened up.  Since then, he has not had his haircut and he’s 16 months old now!  Ok, so finally I decided, he really needed a haircut.  I didn’t know how he was going to react, but usually he’s a pretty chillin kid.  Every thing was going well, until the hair dresser sprayed his hair and that when he started to cry.  But all in all, he was a trooper and his haircut looks great.  He looks like a little boy now….. but even more bratty!

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Our one day tour of historic Washington D.C.

October 25, 2008 – 6:02 pm

When the workshop ended Friday afternoon, it was go time for Michelle and I take see as much of DC as possible.  We went and saw the White House (from a forced distance) when we arrived on Saturday.  Since the workshop ran morning till night during the week, we didn’t get to see much.  We walked quite a bit and Jonas was a little trooper.  Here he is waiting for the metro.

washington dc subway pictures

We decided to take advantage of the free walking tour of DC.  It was voted the #1 thing to do in DC.  Our tour guide was awesome and very energetic.  He taught us a lot about the history of the United States.  He works for tips and was worth totally worth.  It was hard trying to stop and take photos while trying to keep up with the group.  One day of site seeing was not enough.  We will definitely go back to DC sometime because we really enjoyed the city quite a bit.  The people were surprisingly friendly and there was just so much to do.  I was disappointed we didn’t get to hit as many museums as I wanted.  The only one we managed was the crime and punishment museum which was awesome.  We have to go back one day soon and bring friends along as well.

The Washington Monument is impressive to say the least.  555 feet straight up to forever immortalize their first president.

washington monument pictures

Here is the World War II memorial.  All 50 states and their territories are represented and each star on the wall represent a fallen solider.  I believe that’s what our fast talking tour guide said.

world war i memorial

The Vietnam War memorial was amazing.  The design, the look, the feel and the impact.  Of course it touches home a bit knowing these soldiers died for my people for our freedom.  I paid my respects with a moment of silence and read as many names as I could before losing my tour group.

vietnam war memorial

vietnam war memorial

The most impressive monument we saw in DC was definitely the Lincoln memorial.  So much history was made here including Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech.  The monument is definitely greek inspired.  But the statue of Abraham Lincoln was a sight to be seen!  WOW!!  It was magnificent.  I could feel his presence when I was in there.  I didn’t know too much about what all Abe did, but after doing some reading, I must say he was quite the man.  Americans could use a man like him again in power.

lincoln memorial pictures

lincoln memorial pictures

Here’s where Martin Luther King stood when he made his historic speech on August 28th, 1963.

lincoln memorial pictures

Time to hop the metro again and go home!!

washington dc subway pictures

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