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Melia & Cam {Engaged}

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:15:03 +0000

Two of my favourite people are engaged and getting married this March !! So very exciting and I am thrilled that they chose me to be apart of their wedding to capture this special time in their lives.

We were so lucky to get one of the most beautiful winter days for their session. And I loved the outfits they chose. Not only are they beautiful people but super stylish too!

Love you guys xo

Claire & Ryan

admin — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:02:23 +0000

Just one shot. I keep coming back to this image. I love how calm Claire looks. And her smile makes me wonder what sweet words Ryan was whispering in her ear. More to come.

As of late …

admin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:31:43 +0000

Here is just a taste as to what has been keeping me busy as of late … besides having a newborn, wedding season and oh yeah selling our house and moving in three weeks!

Elaine & Chris {Engaged} Part II

admin — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:24:28 +0000

I couldn’t help myself. I had to post more of this adorable couple. If you didn’t catch part I just scroll down below.

Elaine & Chris {Engaged}

admin — Wed, 25 May 2011 01:41:59 +0000

*sigh* this session just melted me. It was one of those sessions where everything came together perfectly. Elaine and Chris were visiting from Calgary, working on finalizing some of their wedding details for their fabulously romantic wedding at the Affinity Guesthouse this coming July. We met on a day that called for rain and got nothing but a wonderfully warm Spring afternoon with the most magical light.

I hit it off with Elaine and Chris from our very first meeting. They are the couple that you meet where you instantly want to be friends. I am so thrilled to be apart of their wedding and I know that without a doubt it will be one of my favourites of the year.

Elaine and Chris you two are truly a pleasure to work with and I feel very lucky that you chose me to document your day. It’s going to be a blast!

Feel free to leave a comment, I’d love to hear from you.

Lisa & Steven {Engaged}

admin — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:12:21 +0000

Maybe it’s the pregnancy hormones, but I was melting behind the camera at how sweetly Steven looks at Lisa. Seriously so much love in their eyes. I feel privileged to work with couples who share such a love.

Lisa and Steven both said they felt a bit nervous having their photo taken. Um, are you kidding me?! These two rocked it out like they do this every Saturday afternoon just for fun. I think that so much of creating naturally beautiful images comes down to the comfort and closeness between the couple. And with a sweet love like this I knew they would have an easy time looking fabulous.

True love is also wearing a purple sweater when it wouldn’t have been your first choice Steven you are the man and you look awesome in purple!

Can’t wait for your wedding in May!!

Lisa you look so beautiful.

Heeeeheee!!

Mr. Murphy made an appearance for a few snaps. So cute!

Happy Day of Love !! {Published}

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:40:07 +0000

What better way to celebrate love on the blog than with this adorable romantic breakfast Valentine’s Day inspired styled shoot. I am SO excited that it was chosen to be published today on the awesome wedding blog Rock and Roll Bride!! This has been an amazing start to 2011 for wonderful publications and I just can’t wait to see what the rest of the year has in store.

And because this is the day of love. One of my FAVOURITE days of the year I might add. It’s a day when I am almost 100% guaranteed to get flowers from Darren, and I LOVE flowers. I hope he’s reading this And it’s a great excuse for us to have a romantic and fancy night out at one of our fave restaurants before baby is here. Can’t wait for tonight! I am already drooling at the thought of il Terrazzo’s olive tapanade.

I figured that today would also be the perfect day to announce the winner of two tickets to the fabulous Inn Love high-style wedding event on March 5th. Drum roll please! And the winner is ……………. Nikki P !! Congrats Nikki

Here are the rest of the images!

The shots above and below I just love

All these images were edited using Red Leaf Studios actions.

A big thanks again to all the vendors that came together to help create this fun shoot.

Styling & Florals: Rook & Rose

Venue: Fairholme Manor

Hair & Make-Up: Stella Haute Coiffure

Cara’s Wardrobe: Charlie & Lee

Alex’s Wardrobe: Levis

Sweets: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Contest Giveaway for Inn Love !!

admin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:18:09 +0000

Some of you may have already heard about the fabulous high-style wedding event that will be happening at the gorgeous Inn at Laurel Point Hotel on Saturday, March 5th. If you haven’t now’s your chance! My good friend, and fellow photographer Karen McNeil has coordinated this incredible event that is brimming with so much Victoria talent that you won’t want to miss it. Some of my favourite wedding vendors will be there including: Red Leaf Studios, Verbena Floral Design, Bella Boudoir, Rook and Rose Floral Boutique, Alida’s Gowns, Jenna and Tristan, and Spin the Black Disc, to name a few. It will be a huge event !!

I am excited to be giving away two tickets for this event !! To enter you will need to visit and “LIKE” my Facebook page, Kim Kalyn Photography. If you are already a ‘fan’ of my page than simply get 1 of your friends to do the same and comment on my page saying “entry for _________ .” And that’s it !! The winner will be chosen at random on what other day than the day of looooooooooooove, February 14th. Good luck !!

“Leap and the net will appear”

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:17:31 +0000

This quote from John Burroughs is one of my favourites. It is something I try to live by. As one of my good friends Kelly is moving and starting an exciting new chapter of her life I was reminded of this quote and how some of the most amazing opportunities are born from taking a risk. Kel, I am going to miss you millions, but I’m excited for what this new chapter will bring for you!

To complete this post I wanted to share just one shot from my latest session with such an amazing couple, Lisa and Steven. This couple is full of so much sweetness and love. Can’t wait to share more and to photograph their wedding in a few short months.

Something Sparkly and Bright

admin — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:48:23 +0000

Amber had the most beautiful engagement ring and I was SO happy that I brought along my new 100mm macro lens to get a couple up close and personal shots of this beauty. Careful, the sparkle might hurt your eyes! Well done Jason, it is a breathtaking ring.

If you missed the images from their engagement session you can find them here.

Amber & Jason {Engaged}

admin — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:36:12 +0000

I don’t know if it is fair for two people to look so good together !! Amber and Jason came to our shoot looking so fabulous that I swear we could have been shooting these images for any fashion magazine spread instead of their Christmas cards. I am NOT complaining. I think that they look just incredible and their outfits really worked so well for creating some stylish winter images.

They even brought along their adorable pups Wilbur and Lily for some fun family portraits. Love that !

Hope you guys like your first few teasers. I think you rocked it out.

PS – I couldn’t decide which one I liked best from these first few, so I posted all three.

Wilbur wanted to join in the fun.

Jen & Erik {E-Session}

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:00:29 +0000

Erik proposed to Jen during a romantic road- trip along the Oregon Coast. Tucked away in a private cove on a beautiful beach Jen said YES. And so here we are. I was so flattered when Jen contacted me right after their engagement to start talking about the wedding photography. My kinda girl! I am always so lucky to get clients who value the photography as a very special part of their wedding day. Jen is one of those brides

You will see in a moment or so, but these two are just so flipping adorable together. They cuddled together perfectly in front of me and my camera and despite it being a rather busy day at Hatley Castle, they didn’t even seem to notice.

Erik even brought along his ‘other woman’ for the session. You’ll spot her. She is also wearing blue, and has two wheels. I completely understand the ‘other woman’ concept. Darren has one. She doesn’t have a name, but she does have four wheels and for periods of time in our relationship I am pretty sure he spent more time with her than me. Building, fixing, maintaining, polishing and just generally loving her. It’s a good thing I have come to love her too.

Erik and Jen, I am so excited about your wedding! Looking forward to creating some beautiful images on your day.

I couldn’t pick a fave between the above or below shot, so I added both. What one do you like best?

Jen you look fierce!

Jen is a serious salsa dancer, so a dip shot was a must!

The below shot was a special request. Think it turned out pretty darn cute!

Katelyn & Paul {E-Session}

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:30:24 +0000

These two lovebirds are getting married next Summer and they have chosen me to be their wedding photographer !! I have known Paul since high school, so getting to be apart of their wedding will make it that much more special.

Katelyn is an avid runner and often jogs along the Gorge Waterway. So when we were deciding on a location with lots of gorgeous Fall colours and leaves, we knew this was the perfect spot. We completely lucked out with the weather too, considering my other two sessions for that weekend had to be rescheduled due to the rain. But for their session it was a beautiful day!

One of my favourite moments from their session was when Katelyn would stare so lovingly at Paul and when I would have them move in even closer she would look at him and giggle the cutest little laugh. Just adorable.

I also want to give a huge thanks to the very talented Melanie Baird for doing such a fantastic job on Katelyn’s make-up. It is always such a great idea for brides to time their make-up trial for the same day as their e-session. Thanks Melanie! You can check out her website here.

Katelyn you are soooo pretty !!

Krista & Karl {Engaged}

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:37:03 +0000

He holds her hand as she walks along the log and tells her to watch her step to avoid the sharp branch poking out of a piece of driftwood. We can still hear Sophie, their beautiful puppy, whimpering in the car as we walk further away. Once she knew we weren’t going far she relaxed and curled up on the seat and waited patiently for our return. Karl looks so lovingly at Krista and they laugh as she continues to whisper “I love you”, over and over. It really is too cute!

I am a sucker for love and these two had me ooohing and ahhhing at how stinking adorable they are together.

Here are just a few of my favourites. I hope you like them!

Karl set up the above pose and I love it

Amber + Justin {Engaged}

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:39:47 +0000

Oh I was soooo excited to post this session! Amber happens to love Market Square and so do I. It was the perfect location choice for their session. All the yummy light, colours, floral decor and interesting features all worked in our favour to add a fun flair to these engagement images. Amber described her outfit as having a bohemian / hippie vibe to it. With Market Square being an artsy district of town the style of this session really came together. I love it when my clients have a ‘vision’ for their photos. I believe that it really helps enhance the overall effect of the images. We can run with a certain idea and really dive into the details that would bring this vision to life.

We started our shoot at 9am which is typically a rather quiet time in Market Square. It can become quite the ‘place to be’ later in the summer days, so we wanted to beat the crowd. We succeeded, sort of. There were only two other men there when we started shooting. They were taking pictures as well, but of random things. Apparently Amber and Justin were just so beautiful that they invited themselves along on our little photo venture. They followed us around shooting shots of Amber and Justin over my shoulder and then pictures of me taking pictures of them. Weird. This was funny at first, but became quickly annoying. I put my camera down a couple times and gave them ‘the look’, but that didn’t stop them. We politely asked what they doing, and the one gentleman replied, “shooting images for my private gallery,” which was our cue to leave and FAST. We moved spots and they followed. The one man proceeded to give me “pointers” and critique my set up of the poses and also claimed that I apparently missed a million dollar shot. Sorry guys! My bad. We had had enough of these weirdos so it was time to go. It was one of those things that was creepy and annoying at the time, but we had a good laugh about it afterwards.

I have to say that these images are some of my favourites of the year so far ! I think these two have incredible chemistry and a really FUN energy and I believe that comes through in their photos. So much of capturing the essence and dynamic of a couple involves them feeling perfectly comfortable in front of my camera. Justin and Amber had no problem getting comfortable and easily worked their magic.

Sorry about missing that ‘million dollar shot’ guys. I hope you still love these as much as I do ;)

Alicia & Skye {Engaged}

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:16:04 +0000

Alicia and Skye invited me to their new home. Boxes were still being unpacked, walls were being painted and new places for their treasures were being discovered. As much as moving is a giant pain in the a** there is something about having a clean slate and new possibilities that always ignite my inner interior designer. So while some hate the chaos and change, I always look forward to a move and getting organized. While they were smack dab in the middle of this process it was easy to see why this home captured their hearts. Imagine waking up to have your breakfast at kitchen nook that stared across the street into a beautiful farmer’s field. I would love it ! There home has beautiful wood beams and a cozy wood fireplace that will keep them toasty warm on blustery winter (or Spring!) days, I am sure.

I loved Skye’s idea of starting the session at their home to capture some special images to document this new chapter. And with the rain starting to come down, their lovely trees provided the perfect bit of shelter. Jack joined us for a few before I stole mom and dad away for some shots just of them, and their love.

I am HOME !!

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:05:48 +0000

It feels so flipping fantastic to be home. We had such an amazing honeymoon, but coming home always feels so sweet. Our little kitties Lucy and Dezzy were happy to have us home too and hearing their little motors going purring away just makes me melt.

I won’t reveal too much about our trip as there as many pics and stories to come. I will say that if I could eat greek food everyday I would die a happy woman. My god the food there was incredible! I think I will be dreaming about Baklava for months to come.

Now I have several blog posts to catch up on, but first and foremost I wanted to post a quick teaser for a very patient family. I am shooting Alicia and Skye’s wedding this August and for their fun e-session we included their so-cute-I-could-eat-him son Jack for a few. You may remember Jack from when he was a wee little babe, here. This shot just makes me smile. How cute are his jeans, seriously ?!

Kyla & Derek {Engaged}

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:07:42 +0000

The internet can be such a wonderful thing. Kyla was viewing a friend’s wedding photos on my lovely friends Amy and Richard’s website for Red Leaf Studios and happened to keep browsing along and stumbled across the shoot Darren and I had done and subsequently my website as well. The internet makes the world just that much smaller, doesn’t it ?! Kyla checked out my work and I am really glad that she liked what she saw. We had a great time wandering around the grounds of Hatley Castle and eventually made our way into Charlie’s Trail, which I had never explored. I am so glad they showed me this little gem!

The two of them are getting married soon just outside Halifax, Nova Scotia. Unfortunately for me they already have a wedding photographer booked. I just want to put it out there that I would LOVE to shoot a wedding in Nova Scotia

Kyla and Derek thank so you for finding me and for being so much fun to work with!

Kyla you are STUNNING !! … and I LOVE your hair

Ayla & Matt {Engaged}

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:05:54 +0000

The weather has been so hit or miss lately that I wasn’t sure what to expect for Matt & Ayla’s e-session. The sky was gloomy grey and it even smelled like rain as we walked along the paths at Thetis Lake. You know that smell when the rain is coming? Growing up on the west coast it’s almost a comforting scent. It is one of my favourite smells like after the first rainfall after days or weeks without rain.

We walked through the trails stopping here and there to admire the Arbutus trees and the few geese that swam by. We stopped to capture photos and memories here and there enjoying our walk along the way.

Matt and Ayla are so comfortable with each other. When I asked them to get cozy together Ayla would curl right into Matt as he opened his arms to her like it was “her spot”. Their effortless ability to naturally fall right into a pose was a complete treat. And despite the gloomy grey skies and drip drops of rain we captured their love in one of their favourite places. How perfect is that ?

I look forward to shooting these two on a very special day in their lives in June, and I can’t wait !

I am totally bribeable … if that’s even a word ??

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:08:45 +0000

I was at dinner last night at il Terrazzo with some of my bestest lady friends Chelsey, Lindsay, and Kelly to celebrate our friend Kristan’s birthday. I swear I am still full. I had the Fresh halibut filet baked with blackberries, green peppercorns, asiago cheese and white wine. Served with seasonal vegetables and fusilli pasta tossed in a three cheese sauce. YUM !! We shared some amazing wine as well as Creme Brule and a Chocolate Hazlenut Torte that was to die for. Are you hungry yet ??

I have taken shots of all of these pretty ladies at one point. I took headshots for Kelly who is an amazing realtor and if anyone is looking for one you can contact her at: KellyLeach@royallepage.ca. I took photos at Lindsay’s gorgeous wedding in Strathcona Park Lodge and I recently shot Kristan’s first family photos. Most recently I got to work with Chels when I shot lovebird photos for her and Geoff, as you may have seen in the previous post below.

Our friend Teneel joined us towards the end of our dinner and I have to give her a huge thank you as she did an awesome job with Chelsey’s hair and make up. If anyone is in need of hair / make up services for their wedding Teneel does fantastic work – 250-818-6626. I am getting my hair done by her next week and I CAN’T WAIT !!!

Well last night at Kristan’s dinner I may have been bribed by Chels with a fabulous Rebar Cookbook to post the second series of their session.

Well folks, apparently I am totally bribeable. Here they are …

This is not a typical black and white for me … but I love it !!