Here are a few favorites that I made for Heather & Dave’s recent session:

My very favorite…I’ve been waiting for the perfect images to use this design, and I love how it turned out!

Love the vintagey and eclectic feel of this one:

An overview of the session:

You will also notice that I had fun playing with some vintagey colors for these photos. I thought these images were perfect for this look. However, like always, Ialso  always have the standard color and/or black and white options to choose from as well.

I have so many favorites I didn’t even know where to start, but with almost 200 (! crazy, I know. But these two were good!)  final images from their session, I had lots to choose from . Enjoy your sneak peek Heather and Dave, I’ll be in touch with the rest of your images in a few days.

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The ferris wheel pics are my absolute favorites I think.

So thankful that the guy working the ride was able to get me in the right spot, and gave us lots of time to grab the shots I wanted.

I love that we were able to sneak in some nature shots at the end of the session…a perfect juxtaposition to the more urban style from the fair!

One of my favorite parts about having the opportunity to photograph friends and family, is really getting an inside peek into them and their relationships. I feel so honored that they chose me to do their pictures, and I loved the time we got to spend together. Seeing my little sister so happy and content is awesome. She is one of those people that is just an absolute gem. Sweet, always thinking of others, generous with her time, as loyal as they come, an inspiring faith, and one of the nicest people that you’ll meet. I’m so glad that she found an equally wonderful guy to share the rest of her life with.

Thanks Elsa & Derek for a fun evening and for the yummy dinner too, can’t wait for your wedding in September. And a special thank you to Joni for coming along and watching Hudson!

I can’t share all my favorites, because some of them are being used in their wedding invites, but once they are all mailed off, I will share the invite here, I love how it’s turning out.

We started out in Fort Langley:

Love their expressions…both so totally them!

Some beautiful flare:

Isn’t she gorgeous?

Some grass whistlin’:

I think upside-down shots are one of my new favorite things:

They then switched into their western gear for some shots in the long grass…

Elsa works at Timberline Ranch, and that’s actually where they met, so it was fitting to capture them in their cowboy/cowgirl stuff!

The Pioneer Woman is always gushing about her hot cowboy…Elsa is lucky enough to have her very own to swoon over :

Two people wearing cowboy hats and kissing…it’s harder to do than one might think Check out that delish light!

Regular readers know that I always have to include a foot shot:

We then headed over to Derek’s property and where the newlyweds are going to live. And let’s not forget The Tractor!:

I am so looking forward to our trip out to Ontario this summer to celebrate (and shoot!) their wedding. Jeremy & Julie, I so enjoyed hanging out with you both, and we look forward to seeing you in July! Enjoy your sneak peek, I’ll be in touch with the rest of your images soon.

Julie’s sweater matched her eyes perfectly, check out those baby blues:

More of those fabulous smiles:

A little romantic and a little steamy all wrapped up in one:

We were lucky enough to be right in the midst of cherry blossom time, and they just happened to pack the perfect color coordinating clothes.

I love springtime in BC, it’s so beautiful here at this time of year:

A little vintage lovin’:

Only a smidgeon of a height difference! haha. I love Julie’s little eye roll here :

I just love how happy and in love these two are!:

We finished off the shoot with some coffee to warm us up, and grabbed a few urban shots too.

In typical Rachel fashion, the feet shot was one of my faves:

Katy is Tim’s youngest sister, and she just happens to be getting married to Anthony, who is such a fabulous guy. Katy was a huge help this summer and did some babysitting so I could get work done. She may never have kids after dealing with my two rugrats (LOL!) but my kids absolutely love her. Arden calls her “T” and screams her version of Katy’s name excitedly whenever she sees her. Anthony completely wowed Ethan with a ‘magic’ trick involving a dish-towel and toothpick…so he’s officially cool in Ethan’s eyes now. Do aunts and uncles get much cooler than that? We’re looking forward to their wedding next April!

On a different note, I still have some more pictures to share from Darlene & Larry’s wedding and of course some more baby Hudson pictures too. A big thank you to all my clients who have been so patient with me during the last few weeks of my pregnancy and now that Hudson’s here.

Here are some of my faves from Katy and Anthony’s session. I’ve been eying this location which happens to be right near by house. It had a bit of everything all in one spot, which was so handy for my 9-month pregnant self (less walking!!). I don’t know why I hadn’t gone their before…I guess I was saving it just for them

When I told them to head out into the field, Anthony took matters into his own hands when Katy got worried about what might be hiding under all that grass

One of my faves:

How perfect was this location? I love all the color and texture:

We were in my truck and ready to leave when I spotted this sign…I’m so happy we stopped!:

Dar, I’ll be in touch in the next few days with your slideshow.

Another ice-cream shot….

Apparently I was really into foot shots on this shoot

I love the natural texture the driftwood gives this shot:

Darlene and I went to school together for a good portion of our school years, and it’s so neat to see her happy and in love with a wonderful guy! I can’t wait to shoot their wedding in September (at 8 1/2 months pregnant!).

Here’s just a few from the shoot, I hope to have some more to share next week:

I love capturing shots like this…just so real.

There’s this great ice-cream shop there that my kids insist on going to every time we visit the beach…I managed to persuade these two to get a cone as well. Dar put the pressure on Larry by asking him to pick out a flavor for her…I think he got the right one!

A little bit of steaminess:

And one of my favorites…this was just as the sun was setting. I added a bit of vintage lovin’ to the image:

Tricia and Bryan like tattoos and rock ‘n roll, and we were looking for a bit of a location that represented that. This location was perfect for what they wanted, and I love how the images turned out, I hope they do too! I can’t wait to shoot their wedding at Harrison Hot Springs in August…I know it’s going to be fabulous!

Here’s a few more favorites. Isn’t the graffiti fabulous?:

Yes…there was lots of kissing

I love all the lush greenery here:

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And with that, I’m outta here!

I was thrilled when Jen asked me to do an engagement/family session. It was a pleasure to spend an afternoon together, and seeing this new family of four being together just made me so very happy. Nothing quite like witnessing the happy end to a story, right? A big congrats to all four of you on this exciting new phase in your life!

One of my favorite parts about this session is that they are all avid photographers and all four of them have their own cameras. And the fact that they are die-hard Canon owners like me was icing on the cake. I tell you, their camera bag almost rivaled my own!

Jen and her handsome dudes (Mikah was still warming up to me after a nap in the car…I love how he’s peeking at my somewhat suspiciously here!)

Feisal is a pro with his camera! He was using all sorts of different angles, and loved posing everyone. A boy after my own heart

Andrew brought his camera along too, and we had fun incorporating the paparazzi into the session ha. Just kidding!

Jen has the BEST smile/laugh. I was able to capture a few shots with it, and they are some of my faves from the session. I can’t help but smile just looking at this!

Feisal knew exactly what he wanted from this shot (told ya he was a pro!)

Andrew knows all the tricks to get Jen grinning from ear to ear…he’s definitely a keeper!

One of my faves….love the texture from the concrete.

Mikah showing off a little bling.

And who can resist adorable alligator (or is it dinosaur?) boots on the wrong feet? So darn cute!

These two are one good looking couple!

And a storyboard with a little hide-n-seek going on: