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Queen Elizabeth Park Engagement Session – Veronica and Tony

Laura — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:41:14 +0000

After nine years as a professional photographer, I’ve seen most of the best photo locations and photographed there multiple times. Queen Elizabeth Park is one of those places, but with Veronica and Tony, I discovered it all over again! We found all kinds of nooks that I had never photographed before, making for interesting and creative images. Veronica and Tony were up for anything – climbing trees, sitting on fences, lying in the grass – I love couples with adventurous personalities! Can’t wait for their big day in July!

Engagement session at Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver

Anjali – Child Portrait Session

Laura — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:57:06 +0000

Beautiful little Anjali was the perfect subject for a photo shoot – just look at those amazing big brown eyes! Anjali is not quite two yet, and though that age can be notoriously tricky to work with, I have to say Anjali was a dream. All she wanted to do was run around the park, cuddle her stuffed animals, and munch on the occasional Cheerio – this is how I love to photograph children – letting them do what kids do and thus capturing their true nature. This portrait session was made extra-special in that Anjali’s parents are Ian and Jocelyn, whose wedding we photographed back in 2006. It was so great to see them again, and to meet the new addition to their family. I love that sense of continuity that comes with my job – photographing people at one life-stage, then following them through to the next one, and so on – truly rewarding! Thanks to Ian, Jocelyn, and Anjali – I had a wonderful time with all of you!

Kristina and Chris – Queen Elizabeth Park Engagement Photo Session

Laura — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:24:34 +0000

We had the most beautiful evening for Kristina and Chris’ engagement session – warm and sunny, just like them! These two are seriously in love and it really was a pleasure to photograph them – their happiness and joy at just being together was so genuine and true. All that mushy love made them easy to photograph! What was especially rewarding was the email I received from Kristina when she saw her online gallery of engagement photos (I hope she won’t mind if I post it here!):

“THEY ARE GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they totally capture our love for each other and how much fun we had that day! eeek!!! i have been checking my email like 20 times a day for the last few days cuz i’ve been so excited! and they were so worth the wait! i am so confident that we picked the right photographer for our wedding, the search was well worth it to find you!!!!
thank you again so much Laura!!!”

Wow. That really warmed my heart! Thank you to Kristina and Chris for choosing us to be your wedding photographers – we can’t wait for your big day in October!

Ley and Len’s Queen Elizabeth Park and Richmond Country Club Wedding

Laura — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:25:55 +0000

Ley and Len are a wonderfully sweet and sincere couple, and it was a pleasure to share their beautiful day with them. Their ceremony was held at the always lovely Celebration Pavilion at Queen Elizabeth Park, with many family and friends in attendance to show their support. After photos with the family, it was off to Locarno Beach for some windy photo fun (gosh I love long veils and wind!) and then a nearby heritage site, with a final stop at Richmond City Hall. Ley and Len both looked amazing in their wedding attire, and their wedding party looked equally fabulous – I loved the colour scheme of black, silver, and red – it came together particularly well with the bridesmaids’ ensembles. The reception was held at one my favourite venues, Richmond Golf and Country Club, with the very cool decor conceived by Ley and Len and then created by friends and family. After an evening of emotional speeches (and a very, very funny video!), it was time to party – and wow, do these folks know how to get down! In fact we were amazed, impressed, and well – blown away – by an impromptu hip-hop dance performance by Ley’s brother, Marvin, and Len’s sister, Lana – definitely one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen at a wedding! The photo doesn’t quite do it justice, but let me say these two were burning up the dance floor! Ley and Len also spent some time grooving with a few moves of their own, and in fact performed their own little dance routine earlier in the evening. Ley and Len, it was a fun and fantastic day – thank you!