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.

Here’s how it works ….

For the next 10 days I will be blogging my little heart out and all you have to do to is leave me a comment.  Maybe one, maybe two, maybe twenty!  Maybe you want to comment on something recent, or perhaps browse through my archieves and leave me some comment loving on an old post that catches your eye.  Comment as often as you like!  The deal is that for every comment left to me on my blog over the next 10 days I will donate a can of food to my local foodbank!   How cool is that ?!

Now in order to leave a comment all you have to do is click on the link (it is on the bottom of every post) that says “Comment Please”.  Just fill out the necessary info and voila that will do it !!

In order to help spread the word, I will be posting about this on Facebook and Twitter and feel free to do the same with a link to my blog

Looking forward to hearing your comments and I hope that together we can raise a huge pile of canned goods for my local food bank!

As now post is complete without a photo … here is a quick teaser for my best friend Kristan and her beautiful family.  Seriously is she not the cutest thing you have EVER seen ??!  I could squeeze those cheeks for days!

More to come!

Her  team has organized a community raffle and silent auction with proceeds going to the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver and Canuck’s Place Children’s Hospice.

Her team will be at Mayfair Mall on January 31, 2009, starting at 11:00 a.m. to sell raffle tickets.  There will also be a tradeshow at Mayfair Mall February 7, 2009, starting at 11:00 am. Come check it out and support the various causes.

You do not have to come to the tradeshow to support their cause. You can check our their Facebook event and contact any team member for tickets.

Ticket Prices $10 for 1 ticket or $15 for 2 tickets

There are some AWESOME prizes to be won.  Including a {Love Bird} session from yours truly

Prizes:

Tourist In Your Own Town Package (1 night and dinner at Oswego Hotel, $25 Gift Cert Milestones with Umbrella, 2 Whale Watching Passes for Emerald Sea Adventures, 4 Golf Passes at Glen Meadows Golf Course, 2 Passes for Butchart Gardens, 2 year Passes to Western Speedway) Value $1600

Comox Valley Package (4 Golf Passes at Crown Isle Resort, $50 Gift Cert at Blackfin Pub) Value $410

Qualicum Beach Package (2 Golf Passes at Pheasant Glen Golf Course – 18 holes, 1 night stay at Casa Grande for 2 people, $60 Gift Cert at Shady Rest, and $100 Golf Putter) Value $350

Tofino Package (1 night stay Pacific Sands Beach Resort, $100 painting by local artist Lucas Copplestone) Value $400

LoveBirds Package ($180 Style Boutique, $225 Love Bird Photography Session with Kim Kalyn Photography, $100 One-Hour Optical, $100 Wine Package, $25 London Drugs, $50 Market on Yates) Value $600

Please come out and show your support

What’s a post without a picture …..

{Kim}

I would truly like to thank all of you who took the time to leave a comment on my blog this past week and participate in my “Cans for Comments” fundraiser.  I received 30 comments on the button and will be donating the cans this weekend to my local foodbank.  I really appreciate all of your thoughtful, sweet, and inspirational words.

Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you!

{Kim}

Thank you again for all of your wonderful support for this great cause !

{Kim}

The concept behind “Cans for Comments” is just that simple….for every comment left on my blog in the next 7 days, I will donate a can or food item to my local food bank. This is such a great cause, so please leave me a comment, or two or three and please encourage your friends and family to visit my blog and do the same!

I appreciate your support

All the best to you and your family over the holiday season!

{Kim}

My thanks go out to Stacie for organizing such an awesome event. Way to go Stacie !!