Tag Archives: Edmonton Wedding Photography

Shanley & Tam | Marriott River Cree | Edmonton Wedding Photographers

September 1, 2010 – 11:53 am

Shanley & Tam got married back in July and had their wedding at the Marriott River Cree Hotel and Casino, just outside Edmonton.  They have finally seen their wedding photos and now we can share it everyone.  The wedding started out with the tradition Chinese tea ceremony at both Shanley and Tam’s respective parents’ homes, as they both donned the traditional Chinese wedding clothing.  After that we headed to St. Charles Catholic church, located at the edge of north Edmonton, for the wedding ceremony.  The church was huge and wide open.  The ceremony was nice and before you knew it, it was time to sign the documents.  When the ceremony was completed, we headed to an industrial area near the church to do their creative portraits.  We found a very cool area and also had a business owner there graciously offered us the use of his warehouse.  We had no problems with that and took that offer immediately.  On this day we got to work with our good friends Ryan & Luke from Imago Weddings again, so we had to share S&T to make sure we both got what we needed.

When the shoot was all done, we had the reception to look forward to.  We all had a feeling these guys were going to throw a big party!  And they sure did.  When we walked into the room, it was beautifully filled with Tiffany blue every where.  The room was the result of the hard work of Renee Chan and her crew from Get Wed.  They did a fantastic job.  The reception opened with a high energy Chinese Lion Dance.  That got the party started!  The Calgary Photo Booth, Hoot Booth, made it’s first official appearance and it was a huge hit all night with people waiting in line to use it.  The photos from the Hoot Booth gallery says it all!  The speeches were filled with laughter, lots of crying and excellent toasts!  After the speeches, Shanley sang a beautiful Chinese song to her father that tugged many heart strings.  The rest of the night was an awesome celebration with friends and family.

Ryan and I are so honored to be part of your amazing union.  Thanks for having us at your wedding and giving us the important job of capturing it all for you guys.  Shanley you were absolutely gorgeous and so easy to photograph.  Tam, you are just a stud and you know it!  I want to be there to help break your bad luck on the Bow River, so don’t forget, we have to get out soon!  Congratulations again S&T!

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Shanley & Tam | Sneak Peek | Edmonton Wedding Photographers

August 2, 2010 – 9:48 pm

Here is an overdue sneak peek of Shanley and Tam’s wedding from July 10th at the River Cree Hotel and Casino in Edmonton.  Stay tuned for their full post later this month!

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Introducing Shanley & Tam | Calgary Engagement Photos

June 18, 2010 – 6:31 pm

Shanley and Tam came to me last year and told me about their big plans for their wedding at the River Cree Inn and Casino just outside Edmonton. I have never shot a wedding there, but I have been there before and it is pretty sweet. Shanley and Tam told me they both just got into fly fishing during dinner before we went to a Flames game. Little did they know I would go off and talk about it the rest of the night! Some of you may or may not know, but I am a huge fly fishing fanatic. I promised them I would take them to a few of my favourite spots along the Bow this summer and we did! Tam was quite itching to catch a “hawg” but it wasn’t meant to be that night. We’ll have to try again soon!

During our e-session I really saw the connection they had with each other. These 2 look really good together and I can’t wait for their big day. It should be one heck of a night! So without further ado, here are Shanley and Tam.

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2009 was amazing! 2010 is shaping up to be even better.

January 4, 2010 – 2:52 pm

I have been told I need to blog more often, and basically I agree.  I don’t blog as often as I want to, because, well…. my writing sucks and sometimes I just don’t know what to write about that pertains to my work.  But I know it’s going to be good for my rank on google and also to keep my faithful followers and fans interested in me.  I have tried to keep this blog strictly for photos and weddings, but I am finding a lot of photographers also use their blog as an extension of themselves.  Talking about everything and anything.  This year I will make an effort to blog as much as I can even if I don’t have wedding photos to share.  I might share with you some cool things I have found on the internet or even some cool iPhone apps.  You might even hear me rant about hockey, we’ll see I guess.  Also, please ignore my frequent incorrect spelling and grammar.  It’s not that I can’t spell or have bad grammar.  It’s just that sometimes I type so fast and proof read even faster that I miss things.

2009 was an amazing year for JT Images and we got to photograph so many beautiful weddings in Calgary, Edmonton and Banff.  I am happy that it is over, because I have been dying to design a year book of my favorite shots from 2009.  This book could end up being 200 pages since I am going to want to include so much.  It will be an awesome book that I can’t wait to share with clients who come see me.  I also would love to make a few copies of this book and give away a few as prizes for my faithful fans out there.  Is this something you guys would like to see?  Please do tell me!  I’ll think of a contest we can do.

So to ring in the new year, I have updated the galleries on the main wedding website.  If you go look in “their stories” you will see 5 brand new stories.  All the stories are some of my favorites from 2009.  The formula is still the same.  I love showing full weddings so that potential clients (maybe you) the consistency of our coverage.  I don’t want to just show you some of my best shots like everyone else.  Anyone who photographs a ton of weddings will always have some nice shots.  I am giving you a look at most of my shots throughout the whole day.  I hope you enjoy them, it was hard to just pick 5 new stories to share when I could have shared about 20!

There… 2 blog posts in one day!  :)

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Sowon & Dean 10.10.09. | Fantasyland Hotel Wedding in Edmonton

October 24, 2009 – 9:45 am

Sowon & Dean were one of the few couples I booked this year over the phone.  Anytime I can book a couple over the phone, its a really flattering experience.  Sowon did say she was pretty much sold as soon as she found my website.  When I did finally meet, Sowon  & Dean in Edmonton, I felt that we were going to work very well together.  It sure turned out that way!  I had never photographed a wedding at the Fantasyland Hotel in West Edmonton Mall before, so I was really looking forward to it.  Since their ceremony and reception was at one venue, we had a lot of time to create photos for them.  We pretty much shot in and around West Edmonton Mall and got some great images of this gorgeous couple.

Thanks for having me come up from Calgary to cover your big day.  I wish you both the best.  I look forward to seeing you both again next time I am in town.

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Sowon & Dean – Sneak Peek – Edmonton Wedding Photography

October 13, 2009 – 8:04 pm

Sowon and Dean got married on Saturday at the Fantasyland Hotel in Edmonton.  They had a same day slideshow and here are a few from their slide show as a sneak peek.  Check back next week for more from their wedding photos up in Edmonton.

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