Stairway to Heaven?

Last night we went to Party in the Park in downtown Chilliwack. It is always such a nice evening out with the family :) Well...to be honest, last night wasn't as good as the last time, but I am more than certian that was because everyone was feeling pretty tired. It was still a nice time though. I, of course had my camera along with me and was taking pictures of whatever caught my eye hehe. I captured many of my baby girl dancing away to the music...her little body groovin' away, bending over backwards in awkward positions...she's just too darn cute!
At the end of the night just before we were getting ready to leave and walk home...I caught what is to me, one of the most spectacular photos I have taken thus far (landscape wise)...

When I got home and loaded the images on my computer I was so proud of this one shot...does it not look like the stairway to heaven?



The "steps" are actually the roof of one of the buildings at the park...funny what a camera can do :)

Baby J | Surrey Newborn Photography

Remember the maternity session of B a few posts back? Well, she had her baby! A sweet baby boy :) He made a fashionably late arrival into this world...and I was so glad to have met him. Family is doing well and oh so happy!

Here are a few of my favorites from the session...

S + T & Kids | Chilliwack Family Photography

This session was a lot of fun! They were full of energy and ideas; I had a great time :)
In this session we got some shots of S + T together, some family ones, and some of them individually. Here are a few from the shoot.
I'll start off with the group shots...











Love these shots!! :)













And I absolutely love this one...I think it really shows the emotion of their relationship...the strength and caringness (is that a word? haha...lately I seem to have a thing for making up words!)
Anywho....here's the shot ;)

A + K are MARRIED! | Gwynne Vaughan Park Wedding (Continued)

Ok, so here are more photos from the day, as promised :) Sorry for the delay! I've been super-duper busy lately. I'll start the post off with photos from the bridal prep. K had 6 bridesmaids there for her on her special day!
I thought it would be interesting to find out a bit more about the history of the "bridesmaid" and to know what their role was and what it has evolved into in the present day.

Here are some facts that I found at "The Dessy Group" Wedding Planning Tips:

• In early Roman times, bridesmaids formed a sort of "protective shield", dressed in similar outfits, as they accompanied the bride to the groom's village. They were to intervene if any wayward thugs or vengeful suiters tried to hurt the bride or steal her dowry.
• The Western bridesmaid tradition seems to have originated from later Roman law, which required ten witnesses at a wedding to outsmart evil spirits believed to attend the ceremonies. The bridesmaids and ushers dressed in identical clothing to the bride and groom, so the evil spirits wouldn't know who was getting married!
• In Victorian wedding photographs it can take a bit of inspection to identify the bride and groom from among the other members of the bridal party!
• Today, the bridal party continues to support the bride, but not by warding off evil spirits or thugs and vengeful suiters, but by providing support staff and an advisory board. They are also an honoured member of the bridal party, a special guest at the reception, as well as the brides "special assistant".
• They are said to be caring helpers and thoughtful organizers :)

I thought it was pretty interesting! You can read more about it (if you're interested haha) at the link above...

K had a lovely set of bridesmaids, I'll start the photos off with them, in no particular order. These were taken just after they had their hair + makeup done:

And getting in her dress:





The lovely Karen de Nevers of de NEVERS EVENTS did such a great job in coordinating the event! Be sure to check her out if you or someone you know is getting married :)

The ceremony site:



The beautiful bride and her dad...















And some detail shots from the reception...

C + K are getting married!! | Chilliwack Engagement and Wedding Photography

This was a great shoot. We started the session in downtown Chilliwack. K proposed to C under the clock tower so we thought it was a must to start the session downtown and of course get one under the clock!! We also included their awesome dog, Charlie for some family photos :)
Wish you guys the best, and can't wait for the wedding!!