Archive: April, 2010

What a beautiful name this little one has!  

I loved working with her parents as we did their pregnancy pictures – and then finally meeting this little beauty just over a week ago!  She is absolutely precious! 

One of my favorite features about her is her hands….how she folded them together as she was just relaxing in the image below – and then how she softly held her dad’s shoulder.  She often just looked comfortable and oh so loved – which she most definitely is!

Congratulations on such a beautiful girl and your new family!

Christine

The natural beauty of Hawaii is so apparent… from the gorgeous plumeria blossoms to the never-ending shades of blue in the ocean and with so many other elements in between.  We had a week to enjoy the island of Oahu and there was a lot to see and do.  I don’t think that I ever got tired of looking at the water and the magnificent color that it was! 

Hawaii is definitely at the top of my list of favorite places that I have visited!  The following are just a few of my favorites from this trip.

May the travelling and exploring never cease….no matter how great or small the adventures are!

Christine

 

The gorgeous blue water of Hanauma Bay

 

A demonstration of an old Hawaiian net fishing technique

 

The talented and brave fire dancer

 

Shell and flower leis

 

Lighthouse – taken from the top of Diamond Head

 

The USS Arizona Memorial (Pearl Harbor)

 

What is Hawaii without a Hawaiian sunset?…

 

 

…and a few pineapples !

 

This week my brother and sister-in-law are celebrating their 4 year wedding anniversary!

When we were in Hawaii a few weeks ago and I had the chance to do a mini shoot with them.  Here are a few of my favorites.

I’m so thankful that my brother has found someone that loves him so much, just as he loves her.  They are best friends and love sharing life together.

May this just be the beginning of many amazing years to come.

Happy Anniversary!

Christine

In February we ran away to Vancouver Island for a few days, escaping the snow and cold temperatures and in search of green grass, flower blossoms and warmth!  We found just that – and it was absolutely perfect!  We did a quick overview of the Island as we travelled from Victoria to Tofino, back down the coast, over to Sooke and concluded by venturingon the crazy road to Port Renfrew!  Oh how it was worth it! 

I was amazed at the variety of beaches throughout the Island.  From the soft sand and sand dollar covered stretches in Tofino to French Beach which was rock and made such an incredible noise every time a wave crashed on the shore and then pulled back out to sea.

Here are just a few of my favorite shots from that adventure.  I can’t wait to go back some time in the summer and explore it further!  

Christine

One of the things that I love about being a photographer is that there are so many favourite moments and highlights to this profession. Every shoot is memorable for different reasons and each wedding comes with unique elements that set them apart from the next.

There was this one wedding last year that by far is my favorite. I travelled to beautiful Canmore, Alberta to be a part of this so called “fall” wedding, which was wonderfully transformed, the day before, into a winter wonderland….complete with -15 Celsius temperatures and a lovely chilly wind (perfect for outdoor pictures!). The setting was intimate and classy, with a peacock theme creatively woven through the day and the girls in beautiful long eggplant dresses.

Thinking back to this day and weekend, it all seemed absolutely perfect and exactly how I would want a wedding to be (without the chilly temperatures mind you).

I’m glad I feel this way because this was my/our wedding! It was on this beautiful wintery day that we were surrounded by close friends and family and that I married my most perfect man. He is the one I love deeply, love to go on adventures with and share life together, he challenges me to be all I can be and is a never ending blessing.

Falling more in love as each day passes,

Christine

The following pictures were taken by Kelsy Neilson Photography