Posts in Category: BrownDesign
Swan-E-Set Wedding – Marian & Jason
“April showers bring in May flowers.”
Rain showers is definitely something I’m getting more and more comfortable (and used to seeing) this time of the year. Maybe not so much when you have to take photos for a wedding. A lot goes through your mind and how many things can go wrong when you’re dealing with mother nature. But those worries fade away once you start pressing the shutter button on your camera to snap those special moments of the amazing people you’ll be working with such as Marian and Jason.
A week before the wedding, I had a meeting with Marian and Jason to quickly chat about and finalize their wedding timeline and of course, the weather topic came up. As I have always advised my clients, it’s always a good idea to have a plan B if the weather doesn’t cooperate – meaning, let’s get some umbrellas in hand. Wedding day came and we were right about the weather not being too nice, but luckily, we got some rain breaks when it’s needed most. I’m so proud of Marian and Jason, as well as the entire bridal party for sticking out the wet weather to get their shots in. None of them didn’t mind the rain, and from what Marian, Jason and I agreed on, a little rain on your wedding day means that it’s a nice blessing from our Father up above 🙂 Here are some snaps from their day. Congrats again to Marian and Jason.
Grandview Homes Grand Opening Event
A few months back, I did some real estate photography for Adera Homes. They have been developing and building world class homes and commercial spaces for over 45 years in BC. And about a week ago, I was happy to say that they reached out to me to cover their grand opening event on their last development phase – the Grandview homes, located in South Surrey, BC. The event started with a handful of influencers, alongside with a special guest chef, Matthew Stowe, who you’d remember, the winner of Top Chef Canada 2013. Matthew and his team from Joseph Richard Group demoed and showed off their cooking skills to start off the special VIP lunch for our guest bloggers and influencers. This delightful lunch was prepared in the show home’s amazing kitchen, and later served at the rooftop patio on a beautifully designed dining table by Aly Armstrong from Events by Aly. Here are some snaps from that amazing grand opening event.
Redwood Golf Course Wedding – Jackie and Matt
Summer has come and gone, and lots has happened in between. My family from NYC visited, got to check out Osoyoos, BC again, and of course weddings. Just a few weeks before Jackie and Matt’s wedding, we did a part two of their engagement session. It was a session we originally planned in the winter and by the beach. Little did we know, it was going to be freezing and super windy as heck. Even though I managed to get some shots of Jackie and Matt during the very brisk hours in that early afternoon of December, we all thought of one thing – let’s do another shoot when it’s a little warmer. So fast forward after the part two engagement session, Jackie and Matt finally said their vows to one another in front of their family and friends. I don’t want to spoil any surprises, but let’s just say that their grand entrance to the wedding reception is such a bad ass!!! Check out the images from their day and you’ll see what I’m talking about 🙂
Vancouver’s Winter Wonderland
Ok, so things haven’t really looked up weather-wise, but, because Mother Nature has been kind enough to give us more snow to shovel this week, I finally took Joen and her family’s offer to do a quick portrait session during the snow fall. With our schedules working out and getting some sort of a break from the shovelling, we headed to a nearby park and did some happy, fun, ‘winter wonderland’ type of family pics. Here’s how they turned out:
Thank You 2016 Clients!
To all of our clients who supported us throughout 2016, you all rock! Thank you, thank you, thank you! We wish everyone a safe, healthy and loving New Year’s!
