P H O T O B O L I C - Calgary Wedding Photographers

yvonne and tim {rustic wedding at the ranche)

Wei — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:44:39 +0000

Yvonne and Tim were originally from Calgary but have moved to a WA for their work. When they first contacted me, Yvonne and I spent hours over MSN instant messenger chatting about our work and her wedding. We didn’t meet in person until just three days before the wedding.

Tim wore a set of cuff links with a map of Calgary and Toronto. Calgary was where they first fell in love and Toronto was where they got engaged. Before heading out for pictures, Yvonne gave Tim a harmonica but warned him not to play it during the reception.

Their wedding was exactly how Yvonne had described. A simple intimate affair at The Ranche with just over twenty of their closest family and friends. Best man Mark played “All I Want Is You” by Barry Louis Polisar on a portable MP3 player. We all had a few laughs watching him try to cue the music with the remote.

After the ceremony, Diane had the Polaroid Reporter out and we took a Polaroid mug shot of everybody and gave everyone a print to take home. This is something we can’t really do in a larger wedding. We love watching everyone wait the 90 seconds for the film to develop and seeing them peel open the paper to reveal the image. =)

Yvonne had in mind an elegant and rustic feel for her wedding, channeling our western and cowboy roots. The Ranche was perfect for them. The stone and wood beam construction went quite well with the coral, peach, pink and brown colors. She had made letterpress menus and laser cut name tags for the favors, which were chocolate cowboy hats. Everything was tied together by the floral arrangement by Occasional Bloom

Ceremony: The Ranche
Bride’s Gown: J.Crew
Groom’s Suit: Armani
Hairstyling: Hedkandi
Floral Designer: Occasional Bloom
Officiant: Blair Collins
Cake: Crave Cupcakes
Reception: The Ranche

kevin and kyoko {album design}

Wei — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:02:26 +0000

Finished a huge engagement album last night for Kevin and Kyoko. Here are a few of my favorite spreads (all triptychs!). Their images will be up next week.

jennie and shane {coral and green mountain wedding}

WEi — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:31:57 +0000

Last weekend kicked off our first 2010 mountain wedding at the Chateau Lake Louise. We have been looking forward to being in the mountains again, especially because most of our weddings are in the city this year.

The event was designed by Terra Law of Inspired Occasions. She helped Jennie and Shane come up with this incredibly vibrant coral and green theme. The bridesmaids wore coral dresses and the boys had brown suits paired with coral or green ties and brand spanking new brown shoes (guess who forgot to take his tag off). The centerpiece, though, was clearly Jennie’s Vera Wang dress, which had a layer of pink detail. It’s subtle but you can see it in the images below.

The ceremony was held in front of the Chateau facing Lake Louise. It was witnessed by 150 guests and I think 200 tourists (we lost count). Reception was over at the new part of the Chateau called the Mount Temple Ballroom. Terra had built a seating chart using lollipops, which also became their wedding favors. It went well with the candy bar that featured custom M&Ms with Jennie and Shane’s pictures on it.

What a great weekend! We are so lucky to be able to enjoy such an awesome venue just 90 minutes away from our city. Thanks to Jennie, Shane and Terra who made this all happen!

Ceremony: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
Bride’s Gown: Vera Wang
Makeup Artist: Karen Malcom
Event Design: Terra Law@Inspired Occasions
Floral Designer: Willow Haven
Officiant: Klaus Ohlhoff
Cake: Barb@Cake Creations
Reception: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise

jennie and shane

Wei — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:52:10 +0000

Just two frames right now. More coming from this Lake Louise wedding. Can you spot the pink hue in the dress?

michelle and bowen {rustic urban engagement}

Wei — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:39:00 +0000

Featuring Max the Brittany Spaniel!

shannon

Wei — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:47:09 +0000

Two of my favorite frames from the short session Shannon and I had south of Calgary.

michelle and bowen

Wei — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:09:00 +0000

Loving this shot right now. More coming soon!

featured on the loveliest day

Wei — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:19:21 +0000

Kirsten and Dave’s DIY wedding at Teatro was featured last week on Melissa’s blog The Loveliest Day. In the feature, Kirsten goes into great detail about her ideas for the wedding and all the fabulous details she had put together. Click on the link to find out more. Melissa’s blog features a tonne of DIY and vintage inspired weddings so go check that out too!

Link to Kirsten and Dave’s Lilac + Grey Wedding on The Loveliest Day
Link to Kirsten and Dave’s wedding pictures

featured on lucy dylan weddings

Wei — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:08:53 +0000

Thanks to Lucy for featuring Carrie and Gergely’s engagement session on her blog. Lucy’s out of Denver and her blog is a great resource for wedding ideas. Check out her Real Weddings section.

Link to Real Engagement: Carrie & Gergely on Lucy Dylan Weddings
Link to Carrie & Gergely’s engagement pictures

heather and bob {baker park wedding}

Wei — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:12:39 +0000

It’s quite true that people often attract like minded people. Heather and Bob are on the goofy side of fun and there’s no surprise that their friends and family are the same as well. We had a hoot spending last weekend with them and their wedding party, watching them break out in an impromptu umbrella dance and other less mentionable antics during the reception! =)

Heather did everything for this wedding except make the wedding gown and cook the food at the reception. We are not really sure how one can do so much but Heather is amazing like that.

Ceremony: Baker Park
Reception: Edgemont Community Association
Bride’s Gown: Beautiful Bride
Groom’s Suit: Moore’s
Event Coordination: Veronica King
Officiant: Lynn Cook-Stanhope
DJ: Jason@Dance Shout Productions
Catering: Sunterra Market
Photobooth: Silly Booth