Sandra & Don {Married} Part II

If you missed Part I of this beautiful wedding you can find it here.

I am feeling a little short on words tonight and the pumpkin seeds I have in the oven need a stir so this post is going to be short and sweet.

Feel free to love Sandra and Don some comment love below!

Sandra arriving in style.

A couple final portraits.

Thank you to the following vendors…

Venue: Sea Cider Farm and Ciderhouse

Flowers: Kenmar Flower Farm

Hair and Make-up: Sharon Rai Artistry

Officiant: Peter Scales

Dress: Allure Bridal

KimNovember 2, 2011 - 6:56 pm

Lovely photos Kim, I love the one where the Bride and Groom are holding a photo of their parents! Great!

Our Little Monkey

It was Hayden’s first Halloween today! He was a monkey and it was an appropriate costume for him. I think he loved the banana the best. I love all the ‘firsts’ we are getting to celebrate. Yesterday he learned how to clap and it is pretty much the cutest thing you have ever seen. My little monkey, mama loves you. xo

And here is our pumpkin. Well the good one at least. I picked out the template (thanks Jenny!), scraped the pumpkin guts out and roasted the seeds and Darren carved it. So obviously I did all the hard work.

Denise JuryNovember 14, 2011 - 1:31 pm

Kim…. so cute!!! Love Hayden’s monkey suit and all of his expressions…you look fab too! So nice to see you again yesterday! Can’t wait to see more of your amazing work!

JenelleNovember 1, 2011 - 11:19 am

The first photo is great!! You must be loving your new property! Your owl pumpkin is awesome…nice carving!

JennyNovember 1, 2011 - 9:35 am

The pumpkins look awesome! You guys did a great job Kim! Cutest first Halloween costume ever!

Sandra & Don {Married} Part I

I knock three times.  Sandra comes to the door in her cute tank top and jean shorts, but done to the nines with her hair and make-up looking so super glam. She is completely at ease and relaxed and I am not surprised for a second. Sandra has been one of the most easy going people I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I knew that her wedding day would be no different. She chose to get ready at the Brentwood Bay Lodge Resort and Spa which was such a treat for shooting lovely detail and getting ready images. As I moved around shooting I chatted with her lovely TWIN bridesmaids. How awesome is that 🙂 I thought it was so cool to have not only two sisters as her bridesmaids, but twins!

When we were all ready to go, Sandra’s brother came and picked her up in style, in a firetruck. You could tell the guests at the hotel were wondering what was going on, and were relieved to find out that it wasn’t a fire, but instead cheered for her on as she climbed aboard.

We arrived at Sea Cider and quickly set up their first look. Sandra casually picked up her dress and strolled past the apple crates towards Don. His reaction is priceless as you will see. I think he may have liked what he saw!

Then we moved on to the ceremony. One of my favourite moments was when they passed their rings around to all their guests for them each to bless them, or think positive thoughts for them and their marriage. Loved that!

On to their portraits.

As Sandra and Don looked out over the orchard he squeezed her tight and whispered in her ear. She giggles and her face lights up with so much happiness. There is so much sweetness and adoration with their love. I get the feeling that they both feel so lucky to have found one another.

Conversation comes so easy with these two. As we wander around shooting portraits we chat about our love for Maui and snorkelling and how jealous I am that they are heading to Hawaii for a fabulous honeymoon. My body misses the heat already.

Don and Sandra it was a treat to be a part of your wedding. Thanks for having me!  Feel free to leave them some comment love below.

I have the coolest brides.

Thank you to the following vendors …

Venue: Sea Cider

Flowers: Kenmar Flower Farm

Hair and Make-up: Sharon Rai

Officiant: Peter Scales

Dress: Allure Bridal

Dillon Gauteng PhotographerOctober 31, 2011 - 6:19 am

Great work, love the blue shoes!

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A Questionable “To-Do” List

My mom swears she was a farmer in a past life. I believe her. She LOVES compost, manure and the smell of a good barn. She is an amazing gardener and I’d like to think that her inner-farmer may be rubbing off on me. Now it may be because since becoming a mama I have been a little pressed for time, but if you happened to visit my home a few days ago around 8pm you would have found me in my veggie garden sporting Darren’s headlamp pruning my raspberry bushes. This was my first sign I have inherited some of my mom’s love for gardening. The second reason made me chuckle. As I peered down at my “to-do” list for October I have written “get manure.” Yep, it’s official, I am my mother’s daughter and proud of it.

Just how I share my mom’s passion for good dirt and a healthy compost I think Hayden may be following in his daddy’s footsteps with a love for drumming.  His auntie Deb and uncle Mal bought him his first set of bongos and he is loving them!  Now that he can sit up by himself I can prop him in front of them and he wails away and has a great time.  Daddy is pretty impressed 😉

Isn’t his little toque the cutest thing ?? I had to get a picture of him in it 🙂

Sweet Words

I am so fortunate to receive some truly beautiful thank you cards from my clients. With their permission I will be sharing some of them on here. First up is from Claire and Ryan.

“Kim,

Before I had much else planned, I knew I wanted you to photograph our wedding day. Of course, you did not disappoint! Your beautiful images will be displayed in our home always, and you’ve give us precious family heirlooms! Thank you for your professionalism, your humour and your awesome camera skills!

Love,

Claire and Ryan Blackburn”