Jen & Marty - Small Town Lovin'

The blog has been getting an nice increase in traffic lately, despite those who visit more often, you've probably not seen much going on. Admittedly, the blog had been neglected as of late. I finished a streak of weddings that I had so much fun with, as well as a recent trip to Seattle (pics to follow as well). So no excuses! Post following in the coming weeks will showcase the awesome couple I had the pleasure of working with this summer, starting with Jen and Marty.

Jen and Marty live in St. Laurent, which is a rural municipality about 45 minutes north of the 'Peg. It was not my first visit to St. Laurent though. My sister, Melanie, used to live there and teach at the high school (how I got together with Jen and Marty) a few years back and I had made the trek before.

The wedding was held at their home in St. Laurent. A great piece of property to have a wedding. We did most of our shots just out and around their huge yard! We used a vintage truck that sits in the front yard of the house (it currently doesn't run) as a great prop for some of the shots we did. We had an opportunity after that and before the ceremony to head out to a secluded part of the beach for a little bit and took some shots by the water.

I could tell that Jen and Marty have great family values when I had the opportunity to attend the reception and capture some shots. Just the great things that people had the chance to say during speeches. Several people came up and said a little bit about each of them. It was great to see.

Thanks Marty and Jen for a great full day and an awesome home cooked dinner!

~Blair


Some pictures from their day below:

Amanda & Jason - Wonderful and in Love

Anyone watching Hell's Kitchen on Tuesdays? This is my first season checking into it and I gotta say that's given me a new found respect for Chef Ramsay. Yeah he has got a colorful vocabulary, but he is sharp and the chefs respect him. You can also always expect some sort of catastrophe in each episode, but what would reality television be without it? Great, now I am hungry...

Jason is a friend of mine, and I am shooting the wedding of him and his lovely Amanda this October. We headed out recently to do some shots. One thing I realized is they are not shy around the camera, which is a photographer's dream. As you'll also see, Jason and Amanda know how look good! They don't lack style or charisma. I can't wait to see her wedding dress, and the tuxedos.

Thanks for good times guys and we'll see you soon.

~Blair

Karen et Cory - Un match a fait dans Niverville

No, this won’t be a French post. In fact, I don’t really even speak French. This title came courtesy of a translation. I know you really thought I was “multi-talented” though.

I was never really good at "speaking" French. I just took mandatory classes in school and never really advanced much farther than that. I am pretty sure I understand it more that I think at times. The accent gets me though...I'll never learn that.

So Karen and Cory are good friends of ours. Truth be told, Karen was actually the MC at our wedding. (And did a wicked awesome job.) It was no surprise to me when they got engaged last year. Cory popped the question on her birthday. What a guy.

Karen is a meticulous planner, and down to the finest details, it showed on her wedding day. Everything was near perfect. (And I don’t say that very often.) Even the fact that the rain stopped at all the right moments during the day, was almost mysterious and well-orchestrated, although I can’t say for sure.

As such the day was awesome. We took every opportunity for photos that we could during the day, which is why I ended up taking more photos than I even have before, a sampling of which you will check out below.

The wedding and reception were both held at a definite diamond in the rough. The Niverville Heritage Centre is about 25 minutes from the city and is terrific venue for both events. They have a great space for the ceremony, which is all pine with a fantastic looking, two-tiered staircase. But of course, Karen picked it, so I wouldn't imagine anything but.

So alas, they are now married. Karen and Cory, I was thrilled and honored to shoot your day. Thanks so much, and we can't wait to see photos from Europe!

~Blair


The slideshow from the day:

Check this out!

Just doing a little multitasking....watching Jimmy Fallon and working on some images. Fallon's a repeat so I'm ready to call it a night. But first, Karen if you are out there, here's a sneak peak for ya!

Lots more to come VERY soon. Stay tuned...

~B

Hey Chrissy and Ryan, I love candy!

There's is a satisfying moment as a photographer that I am experiencing more and more often now. It's takes place after the dust from the shoot has settled, the editing is completed, and you are about to upload the finished product. It is a moment when you can sit back relax for minute and realize that what you are looking at will be part of peoples lives for a long, long time.

Two posts in one week so far! This is epic for me in my career. But I can't get carried away yet; there is such a thing over blogging.

Chrissy and Ryan's wedding was sweet. Figuratively and literally. First mother nature was absolutely on our side. Clouds flirted above the entire afternoon, but not one drop of rain, NOT ONE. We had a great shoot. Then at the reception, came the candy. Yum! Nothing like filling up on the good stuff. I'm surprised my teeth didn't hurt afterwards.

A great couple to work with, and a fun, fun wedding party, left no dull a moment. Thats what makes for some great images, always.

~B

Tina and Jim's Wedding in T'cona

The weather has been pretty sad as of late, although I can say that my brides have been fortunate to not have the wet stuff too much. It seems it rains, pours sometimes, en route to wherever it is we are heading, and then BOOM, it goes away as soon as we get to our destination, and it's time to shoot!

Tina and Jim were a referral of mine through a previous bride. They are a fun, relaxed, go-with-the-flow kind of couple and totally great to work with.

We were back in my ol' stompin' grounds of Transcona for the ceremony and reception which were held at the Transcona Country Club. Great place for getting all the services for both the ceremony and reception (and a great buffet too).

It was one of our few nice warm days of the summer, and it was a great day for a wedding, especially for their little one. Here are a few of my favs: