Category: Edmonton

I love shooting engagement sessions and capturing two people that are in love and almost overflowing with excitement for their approaching wedding day. The way that they look at each other is special and is unique to just that time in their lives.

This Edmonton session was extra special to me as I have grown up with Dimitri for years. How wonderful it was to meet the woman that he has fallen in love with and that he is about to wed.  Jamie is absolutely beautiful and has these gorgeous blue eyes that were just stunning!  I can’t wait to see these two on their wedding day! 

So excited for you two!

Christine

check out how strong this girl is!….

Oh I am excited about this blog!  It is going to be bigger and better than ever!  Not only is it featuring images that I took during this family session – but it is going to also have images that they took of me during this shoot!  Crazy! – but I love it! 

When I photographed Ruth & Derek’s engagement pictures in St. Albert, I knew that I needed to come back to that spot and photograph my uncle & aunt and cousins.  They live in St. Albert and with a lot of our family heritage taking place on the farm…the elevator was a must!  The trestle I absolutely love with the dark rich colors and the assortment of textures.

You have heard me say before about how much I love family and it is so very true.  Having the opportunity to photograph members of my family is absolutely amazing and such a gift.  I am so thankful for them and will take any reason to spend time with them! 

As I was editing this shoot there were times when I laughed out loud at different images and expressions – and also times where I was reflective and feeling so very blessed by this family and my family in general. (tears are filling my eyes as I write this).   I thought about the pictures that we have done over the years and how much my cousins have grown and the incredible people they are with hearts that I am so very proud of.  I thought about the many movie & latte nights – that I know several of you have heard me talk about – and how I spent the majority of my Friday nights for a few years with this amazing family.  Oh how they have poured into me, encouraged me and blessed me. 

And lastly, I tried not to think about the distance that seperates us and how much I miss each one of them.

Love you guys so so much!

Chris 

And just because we like to have fun…..   : )

How wonderful it is to watch two people fall in love! 

It is even more special when you know one of them and can watch as just the right person enters their life at just the right time and their life love begins to grow. 

This has been the case with Ruth & Derek and I have loved watching them fall in love and grow in excitement for things to come and their future together.  These two just seem to be absolutely perfect for one another.  It was an honor to meet Derek for the first time as we got together for their engagement session in Edmonton. 

How fun it was to watch these two together!  The love that they have for one another is so obvious and evident in all that they do.  May that love continue to grow and flourish in the days, months and years ahead! 

Derek, you have one amazing women (as you are well aware) and she is a blessing and joy to so many.  Thank you for adding an extra sparkle to her beautiful blue eyes  : )

73 more sleeps until the big day!  Can’t wait!

Christine

“Hi, my name is Christine and I am a flower-a-holic”. Its true. I love them! I never grow tired of giving them, receiving them, picking a bouquet, watching them grow or trying my hand at floral arranging. I have had this addiction since I was a little girl and have no plans of ever attending a FAA (Flower Addiction Anonymous) meeting any time soon!

In 2005, I had the opportunity of creating and organizing a fundraising gala for the Stollery Children’s Hospital called The Masterpiece Gala. Through this amazing event I had the privilege of meeting and working with one of Edmonton’s finest floral artists, Kristi Kingdon of Off Whyte Floral Studio.

With my love for flowers, creativity and people that are passionate about what they do - Kristi quickly became a friend. She played an intricate role in making The Masterpiece Galasimply stunning and I have since witnessed arrangement after bouquet after arrangement of her talent at work that simply is stunning, uncontained and where each piece that she does truly is a work of art.

I had the honor of photographing her store a while ago for a magazine feature that she was chosen for and also got to sneak in a few shots of this beautiful woman while I was there!

Kristi, you never cease to amaze me with your talent and abilities!

One of your many fans!
Christine

 

How does one adequately express 5 days of sights, sounds, tradition, symbolism and emotion in one simple blog?  I have struggled with that idea and still am not quite sure how to manage it. However I will dare to make an attempt.

I was absolutely blessed to be a part of the 5 day wedding celebration for my dear friend Ameeta and her now husband Danny.  With each day having a special event and meaning – it was touching to be given the opportunity to capture it all – not to mention to be a part of it.  The pictures below are simply scratching the surface of thousands of images from this special week.

Ameeta – you looked absolutely radiant and were so exceptionally beautiful.

I am SOOO happy for you two newlyweds and wish you both years upon years of smiles and joy.

Christine

Day 1: Mehndi / Henna…. The creativity, art and beauty of this is amazing!

The groom’s name is written on the bride’s hand….

The groom’s mom displaying her henna…

Ameeta’s henna is done!

Day 2: The Sangeet

The evening begins with the women in Ameeta’s family giving Danny a hard time..

 

Day 3: The Bracelet Ceremony

 

Day 4: Wedding Day!

This is the first wedding where I have taken more pictures of the groom’s shoes than the bride’s!

They privately exchanged rings at the end of the ceremony…

Day 5: The Reception

The theme for this event was “ice”.  There were diamonds sprinkled on each table, their wedding cake had snowflakes on it, the room was lit beautifully with blue spotlights and Ameeta was wearing a gorgeous blue and silver sari…..complete with the following….

Their wedding outfits from the day before…

Ameeta (isn’t she gorgeous?!) with her two beautiful new sisters…

Now…any reception (at least not in Ameeta’s world) is complete without a tribute to Michael Jackson. Yes, there was a glove!  What an amazing job these two did!!

 

And that concludes the 5 days of wedding celebration for an amazing couple!