Sunday, July 19, 2015

I'M NOT AS YOUNG AS I USED TO BE

I have finally recuperated after my trip to Vancouver after sleeping the majority of yesterday.  We decided to spend the night after the concert at the ferry terminal so we would be guaranteed the first ferry back home.  Yes you heard me correctly, we slept in the car.  At the ferry terminal.  Surprisingly, it wasn't as bad as it sounds.  Then we slept through the whole ride on the ferry.  We spent some time shopping in Nanimo before we made our way home and slept some more.  If this trip has taught me anything, it's that I'm certainly not as young as I used to be.

I didn't bring my camera for the trip, it's just too much to carry when I have a handy dandy iPhone already in my pocket.  Here are a couple from our trip.


At the concert, it wasn't a completely filled stadium, so the section for the tickets my friend got way at the very back (for twenty dollars mind you) was closed and they moved us down a level just above the floor.  SCORE.  Except, I haven't been to many concerts in my day - an introvert thing - and I forgot how loud they are.  My ears are still ringing.  But on a plus side, while in Nanimo, I bought Go Set A Watchmen...a book I have been waiting for forever to come out and it's finally here!  To Kill a Mockingbird is my all time favourite book, so when I heard they found the lost transcript to Harper Lee's first unpublished work I was giddy with excitement.  She wrote this book before To Kill a Mockingbird and it was just never published.  It tells the story of Scout some twenty years later returning back home from New York City.  I can't wait to get my greedy little eyes all over this book!

Happy Sunday!

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

LONG BEACH LODGE RESORT ELOPEMENT: NICKY + CHRIS

The rain lightly tapped the sides of the cottage at the Long Beach Lodge Resort in Tofino as we walked inside.  Nicky was sitting beautifully by the window as the make-up artist applied the finishing touches.  The atmosphere in the room was hard describe...it felt calm, it felt safe and it felt relaxed.  So much so that I often found myself forgetting that I was there to shoot a wedding.  Although I had just met them that day, Nicky and Chris felt like old friends which is why I feel that much more lucky to have bared witness as they committed their lives to one another.

A special shout out to Adina from Wren and Rook Photography (click HERE to see her blog post for Nicky + Chris) for allowing me to join her on such a magical and enchanted day.  You have generously awarded me with opportunities I once thought were never possible and you have made me a better person and a better photographer.  I am so happy to call you a friend and I cannot wait for the adventures we have in store for the rest of this wedding season.  We photographed this elopement back in April (it was the second wedding I have ever photographed) and I am so, SO thrilled to finally be able to share the images with you.


Nicky getting the finishing touches to her hair and make up by Salty Dolls Hair Salon in Tofino.


 The rings.



Nicky's gorgeous Badgley Mischka shoes...and something blue!



There was something truly special about Nicky and Chris getting ready together.  



That view though.



I think they like eachother ;)



Husband and wife.



After the ceremony we decided to walk down to the beach for some portraits.



They are so in love.



The thing about Chris, he was always there to help his new wife.  I don't think he left her side once the whole day.




This is one of my favourites.



Long Beach is a pretty amazing place.



And one last one of them looking extra fierce.  



Happy Wednesday!

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

STORY OF MY LIFE

Heeeeelllllooooo Internet World!  Guess who got last minute tickets to the One Direction Concert?!  That's right...this girl!  I was heading over with my sister and niece (who was already going) to see my dear friends, Brock and Ric, when they told me they had seen them on Groupon for super cheap, and just like that, I'll be going too.



Unfortunately for them, I don't think they realize how much I like them, so they're going to be in for a BIG surprise!  There's just something about boy bandz (yes, the z is necessary) that triggers the thirteen year old girl in me.  Growing up in the age of the Backstreet Boys and N'Sync, my life was destined for that of one filled with boys in matching outfits dancing to choreographed songs they sing with their sweet, sweet voices.  Forgive me as I sit here and day dream for a while.

Harry, Niall, Louis and Liam - See you soon!

Monday, July 13, 2015

FIVE REASONS WHY I WANT ELTON JOHN TO SING AT MY WEDDING

Let me start off by saying I am in no way getting married anytime soon...buuuuut, big plans, such as let's say, getting Sir Elton John to sing at your wedding, require lots of time to plan.

When I first brought the idea to my best friend, Brock, instead of laughing in my face like everyone else, we locked eyes as he told me very seriously We're going to make this happen.  And if we can't make it, I'll just dress up like him and take his place, he added.  Now that's a true friend right there.  Willing to dig deep into my creepy EJ fandom and make this dream become reality.  And I am very pleased to add that when I visited Brock a couple of weeks ago, he informed me that we finally have a connection with the the one and only.  Whaaaa?!  Turns out Brock became friends with this guy who dated a guy who was Elton John's manager!!  Or something like that.  I was too excited to be listening AND remembering everything he was saying at the same time.  But all that matters is that we've found an in.  BOO-YAH, BABY!


In light of this wonderful, fantastic news, I thought I'd share with you my top 5 reasons why I want Elton John to sing at my wedding:


No. 01.   He's Elton Freaking John.


No. 02.   He was knighted by the Queen.  THE QUEEN.  Like helllllo!! 


No. 03.   This.  'Nuff said.


No. 04.   His great fashion sense.  Anyone who can rock feathers like that gets and A+ in my books.  And that headpiece tho.


No. 05.   He's very good friends with my homegirl, Lady Gaga, and perhaps maybe they will come together and sing me a surprise duet.  I think that would be very nice of them.


...And then I would die.  But I would die happily.

Happy Monday!