I asked Jamie and Colene to tell me their three favourite things about each other.  Colene said “his caring nature, loving affection and his brilliance and drive.”  Jamie said “Colene is easy going and up for anything.  She is loving and loyal yet can be fun and crazy when the time is right.”  They both described their style as a couple as easy going, social, energetic, loving and family oriented.  I think their wedding was a perfect reflection of their personal style.

I know it was their goal that everyone just have a blast at their wedding and I can say without a doubt that they achieved this goal.  They have an amazing family and hilarious friends that love these two like crazy.  It is easy to tell why.  Jamie and Colene are such a fabulous couple and they elevate all of those around them.

Here are just a few more photos to tell a bit more of the story of their day.  If you missed the first post from their wedding, you can view it here.

One of my favourite shots of the day taken by my second shooter Sean Norman.  Colene is laughing because we were driving behind her screaming like idiots for her not to get in the car yet, because we loved this shot and had to get it.

I am driving and Sean is shooting out the window.  Big props to Sean!

Here is a little information about this magical island I gathered from these two sites dedicated to Santorini, here and here.

Santorini is the southern most island of the Cycladic group in the Aegean Sea.  The entire center of the circular island sank into the sea during the tremendous volcanic explosion 3.500 years ago. The eruption caused tidal waves which virtually wiped out the advanced Minoan civilization of Crete 70 miles to the south. Some scholars believe that the island is part of the legendary lost continent of Atlantis which supposedly slipped underwater during the disaster.  What remains today of Santorini is a large crescent-shaped island enclosing a vast bay, the largest caldera on earth (7X14 miles).

The volcanic rock that covers the island is an eerie reminder of just how active this volcano has been.  The colours of the rock it created and the layers you can see almost everywhere are so incredibly beautiful.  Not to mention the insane drops into the sea with homes built right to the edge.  Darren and I had a fun time exploring the island.  We were staying in Imerovigli, but were easily able to walk to some of the neighbouring towns.  I particularly loved Fira.  They had all the cute donkeys, need I say more

Most of these photos were taken on a fairly overcast day and I think they provided a bit of a moody feel.  We ended up having a wild storm that night and we lost power for the whole night and up until noon the next day.  I thought our adorable villa was going to blow right into the sea!

Now on to the photos!

All of the above photos were taken from our hike to this amazing lookout.

I know my last travel post was all about kitties, but here is another cute one I overlooked.

]]> http://www.kimkalynphotographyblog.com/travel-snaps-tuesday-santorini-part-ii/feed/ 7 http://www.kimkalynphotographyblog.com/amber-justin-married/ http://www.kimkalynphotographyblog.com/amber-justin-married/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:40:47 +0000 admin http://www.kimkalynphotographyblog.com/?p=2211 I really really can’t wait to share more images from this incredible wedding of my friends Amber and Justin.  But for now just a quick teaser for them to peek at while they relax at the cabin soaking up the sun!

The wedding party was a flipping riot.  Love these guys!  I knew almost everyone in the wedding party which made my job super duper easy and extra fun. These are some of the funniest and sweetest people on the planet.  Here are their lovely faces.

** Huge huge thank you to the lovely people of Orange Blossom Farm for letting us use your amazing property! **

You guys are ridiculously good looking!

This mama was a warrior for her kittens.  A minute after I took this shot we watched her attack a dog that got too close.

This is just a quick teaser with a full post to come.  I have to give Skye a huge thank you for being such a trooper through the photos, broken collar bone and all.

Hope you like them!

So let’s start with the Japanese Village.  I am embarrassed to admit that if I was stranded on a deserted island and could only eat one thing that I would die a happy woman if it was the rice and sesame sauce from the Japanese Village. Seriously, it is that good.  And if you throw their hibachi shrimp in there it is almost too much goodness to handle.  Anyone who has been there before knows what I am talking about!

Now it would be a very very hard decision, but if I had to pick a favourite restaurant in town it would be il Terrazzo.  I have raved about it on my blog on more than one occasion.  Anyone that loves food as much as I do always has ‘that’ restaurant that they go to for celebrations, for a romantic evening, for a special night out.  Il Terrazzo is mine.  The fact that I could eat my weight alone just of their olive tapenade and fresh bread means I am off to a good start.  I can salivate at the thought of their menu and have dreams where I own a wine cellar just like theirs.  They don’t have a wine list, they have a book.  A heavy book.   That is my kind of restaurant.

Living on the west coast we are spoiled with insanely good seafood.  And with fresh seafood comes AMAZING sushi.  I am a huge sushi lover.  It is a relatively new food favourite of mine, only within the past five years.  But now that I am converted there is no stopping me.  Darren and I eat sushi almost once a week.  And although I have attempted making it, it is a meal I prefer to dine out for.  In my humble opinion the best sushi restaurant in Victoria is Ebizo, hands down.  I have sampled a LOT of different restaurants but there is something about Ebizo that is just unbeatable.  I am also a big fan of Kuma Sushi on Bear Mountain too.  Their tempura spicy crunch roll is out of this world !

Darren and I love local beer.  He claims that he could personally keep Phillip’s Brewery in business with his business alone.  I wouldn’t disagree  Their chocolate porter beer is amazing!  So one of our favourite restaurants with great local beer is the Canoe Brewpub.  I love this restaurant.  The view is incredible.  The building has a ton of character – think exposed beams, brick walls and gorgeous chandeliers.  They have awesome pub fare as well as fantastic west coast cuisine.

The Tapa Bar has to be one of Victoria’s most popular restaurants.  Like Il Terrzzo it is always PACKED.  Anytime.  It has incredible food for sharing, a crazy energy and is decorated with amazing art by Luis Merino.  Any restaurant that can make me crave carrots (even if they are smothered in butter and brown sugar) is in my good books!

I could go on and on.  But these are my go-to faves.  What are yours ??!!

There are quite a few restaurants on my list that I still really want to try: Cafe Brio, Sooke Harbour House, Camille’s and the Roseameade to name a few.  Anyone recommend what I should try first ?? Drop me a comment and let me know what I should try next

No post is complete without a picture.  This stunning arrangement was sent to me by my great friends Amy and Richard.  The lovely ladies of Verbena Floral Design really create pieces of art.  This bouquet made my jaw drop. Thank you Amy and Richard for making my week.  You guys are amazing.

I was thrilled that Sean Norman came all the way from Van city to help second shoot this wedding for me.  He did such an awesome job and I hope I have the pleasure of working with him again.  Thanks SO much Sean !!  I also have to give a huge thank you to the lovely lady that lent us her farm for some of their portraits.  You have an amazing amazing property and we are so grateful you shared it and your beautiful horses with us

Now I will be doing a full post on this amazing wedding later, but for now just a quick teaser of the hotness that is Jamie and Colene.

And guys enjoy every moment in Greece.  I know you will love it !  Please have lots of Baklava, gyros, dolmades, mousakka, and spanokopita for me

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

If you missed part one of this fun session you can find it HERE.  I had so much fun working with Vanessa and Jenny of Verbena Floral Design on day two of their session.  As we had covered the bloom and bucket part of this series in session one, part two was all about the beautiful bouquet and some fun shots of these awesome ladies along the way.

We started the day at their gorgeous studio which is located right on the water just off of Beach Drive.  With views like that I have no idea how they get any work done, honestly!

A tip for their brides – they are easily bribed with Diet Coke, deluxe cheesy popcorn, and cupcakes  Ladies after my own heart !

As always, I love hearing your comments so feel free to leave some comment love down below.

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  ;)