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Lia & Bryan {TTD in Mexico}

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:31:27 +0000

It’s official. I could look at the images from Lia and Bryan’s “Trash the Dress” session all day long. In fact, I have today. I keep wanting to come back to them. As an artist I think it is common to not be completely satisfied with ones work. To see the flaws and the “imperfections”. However, every once in awhile I finish a shoot and just feel proud. Where I am not picking my images apart and being a relentless self-critic. Lia and Bryan’s wedding and trash the dress images have been one of those experiences for me. I just feel so satisfied with how their images have turned out. Like I said before, in their post HERE, it doesn’t hurt that these two are so photogenic I probably couldn’t have taken a bad picture if I tried. But still, in this instance, I am going to take a little credit and give myself a pat on my back, because I think these images are some of my best all year.

Now I just hope that Lia and Bry just love them as much as I do

Lia & Bryan {Married in Mexico} – Part 1

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:05:16 +0000

You know when you are having “one of those days” where something bad happens and it seems to set the tone for the entire day ?? Well, that was my yesterday. I woke up and went to check the mail, something I quite enjoy doing. I think I like it because there is always some form of anticipation around it. I am one of those people who absolutely loves getting fun things in the mail. Cards, packages, you name it – I love that stuff. I love sending those too Anyways, yesterday I got something in the mail that I did NOT like. It was a bill from BC Hydro for $605 !!! WHAT ??! Our typical Hydro bills have always been between $100-$200 at the most. We just moved into a brand new house that is built to entirely ‘green’ energy efficient standards AND Darren and I were away for two weeks during this billing period. So at first we thought this HAS to be a mistake. There is no way we used this much power. But after waiting on hold for an hour to talk to a very sweet gentleman at BC Hydro, he assured me that in fact our bill was correct and that we are still using that much energy RIGHT NOW. AYKM (are you kidding me?!) for those that aren’t quite up to date on the ‘hip’ acronyms these days.

Darren and I like to pride ourselves on being relatively ‘green’. I am a recycling guru and am always getting after him for putting anything that could be recycled into the garbage. We use energy efficient lighting. Un-plug any appliances when not in use (with the exception of our computers). We keep our heat around 15 degrees and rarely use our electric fireplace. All of our big appliances (stove, fridge, washer dryer etc) are all energy star rated. I even compost for crying out loud !! Sooooo I am baffled. Unless Darren has a secret ‘grow-op’ that I am unaware of I am not sure what the heck is going on. By the amount of type real estate and capital letters I have given to this topic I am sure you can tell I am a bit worked up about this. So thank you for letting me vent

Now on to something much more exciting than my energy woes – more images from Lia and Bryan’s destination wedding in Mexico!! I posted some teaser images for them a little while back, HERE. But because I have fallen insanely in love with their wedding images, I decided to post some more. In two parts as a matter of fact, as there is just that many images that I heart big time.

As you could probably tell from their teaser pictures that Lia and Bryan are not the most attractive people, in fact the camera really hated them. Eeeeeeew – look at their perfect teeth, hair, complexions, smiles … YUCK! Heee heee heeee !! I am being completely sarcastic !! Lia and Bryan are a GORGEOUS couple, inside and out. Anyone can tell from looking at these photos that I couldn’t have taken a bad picture of these two if I tried

Lia & Bryan decided to see each other before the wedding and do a “first look” which I am a HUGE fan of !! You can read more about ‘first looks’, HERE. I will post images from their “first look” in Part 2 of this post. Soooo cute !! In this post I am just sticking to the getting ready shots as well as a few of the wedding party shots.

I’d love to know which shots are your favourites. So feel free to leave me some comment love below. Enjoy!

Lia you are the cutest !!!

Dave & Colleen {Married in Maui}

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:49:39 +0000

I have been fortunate enough to wrap up 2009 by shooting three fabulous weddings in December. Two of which were destination weddings in tropical paradise. As I sit here at my desk with my decaf earl grey vanilla tea, cozy blanket and kitty on my lap and a fresh dry pair of socks *up until a few minutes ago when I got home I had been experiencing one of my biggest pet peeves of having to wear wet socks with not a dry pair in sight* I can’t help but fantasize about powder sand beaches and ocean of the turquoise persuasion. I may also have to wipe a bit of drool from my lip as I can salivate the instant I think of my new favourite frozen beverage, Tamirind Margaritas, while lounging poolside in Mexico. The pouring rain on my windowpane snaps me back to reality. Ahhhh yes I am back in this rainforest climate I call home.

Darren and I spent Christmas in Maui shooting Dave and Colleen’s dream wedding. Their wedding took place on a secret beach, surrounded by some of their closest family and friends, complete with a beautiful guitar serenade and butterfly release. Tropical leis and palms which were so loving placed by Colleen’s aunt framed the spot where they would say their vows and become husband and wife. Now not that in itself wasn’t spectacular enough but during their traditional Hawaiian ceremony they had somehow arranged for grey whales to breech in the background !! I am not even freaking kidding ! Un-flipping-believeable.

For their formal photos we spent some time on the beach where they were married and then moved on to an equally breathtaking black sand beach that Darren and I had discovered a couple days prior. After we had our fill of sand and sea we headed to the Wailea Golf Course where we were wined and dined in a stunning setting. Of course I had to sneak a few more shots there as well. I love me some photographic variety

Before I display their first teaser images below, I would like to take a moment to say thank you to all of those who participated in the “cans for comments” fundraiser I was participating in along with many other photographers. You helped me more than DOUBLE my contribution from last year and I will be donating 63 cans of food to my local food bank on your behalf. Thank you THANK YOU thank you for all of your support to this amazing cause.

Lia & Bryan {Married in Mexico}

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:12:08 +0000

Darren and I had the honour of flying to Mexico to shoot a fabulous destination wedding for Lia and Bryan. Where do I even start ?? This wedding was one of the most intimate, fun, exciting, and happy happy happy celebrations I have ever attended. This couple was surrounded by so much love that you couldn’t help but smile all day week long.

The close family and friends who attended their fabulous wedding treated Darren and I like we were their own family. They included us in everything they did and were so grateful and appreciative for us being there, which was just the sweetest. Sometimes I just can’t get over how lucky I am.

On the day of the wedding I would describe Lia and Bryan as so completely content and calm and peaceful about the wonderful day ahead. They definitely set this wonderful tone and their day unfolded in an amazing relaxed manner and it was such a pleasure to be apart of. I am only posting a small teaser of some formals and a few from their trash the dress session and I promise there is much more to come. I have to pack tonight as we fly out tomorrow for Dave and Colleen’s Maui wedding.

Lia and Bryan, I am so grateful that you chose me as your wedding photographer and that you allowed Darren and I to document your incredible wedding in paradise. I hope these photos bring back some of the special memories of your day.

Lots of love,

Kim

Baby it's cold outside ….

admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:07:25 +0000

With the weather being (hmmmm, how should I put this) … CRAPPY, the past couple weeks all I can think about is the last trip I took back in September to Maui. Darren and I were there to shoot a fabulous destination wedding for Megan & Aiden.

It was our first time in Maui and won’t be our last! We just loved it and I have been thinking about it non-stop for the past few days. From the balcony of our condo we sat for hours and watched sea turtles swim in the ocean right in front of us! We sat and sipped great Hawaiian coffee, ate delicious pineapple and soaked up some good Vitamin D. Happy hour occurred everyday. We enjoyed yummy lime and strawberry margaritas while we sat and read our books. We spent hours and hours exploring the island in our rental car and saw some stunning scenery.

Here are a couple images from our trip that take me right back there. May these pics brighten your day!

Matt this post is for you. Hope you enjoy and have a great vacation

{Kim}

Maui-Wowey !

admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:41:31 +0000

So just so you know I pretty much have the coolest job in the world ! I was lucky enough to be apart of Megan and Aiden’s destination wedding in Maui – well actually they eloped so it was just them and me and my finance (my pack mule / assistant – and yes he knows I call him that!). Darren (my fabulous fiance) and I spent the first day scouting locations. We managed to find 5 really really cool spots that we wanted to use for sure. As you can imagine this is not a hard thing to do in Maui and I literally could have spent days and days photographing them. Narrowing it down to five was a feat in itself let me tell you ! The next day we ventured around the island stopping here and there, removing ourselves from our air conditioned haven of a rental vehicle to snap some photos. We got a full day of photography in before their ceremony even started ! Megan and Aiden were such good sports ! Darren and I were both extremely honoured to travel with this fabulous, easy going and incredibly photogenic couple and to be apart of their intimate traditional Hawaiian ceremony on the beach. It was an amazing trip. I have just scratched the surface of their photos but here are a few of my favs thus far. Megan and Aiden, thank you again with all my heart for such a wonderful wedding experience. You were my first destination wedding and I hope the beginning of many more to come!