It’s been a goal of mine to connect with other local wedding vendors, and also gain further wedding photo experience. I first blogged about it here. Last month everything came together to reach and work toward these goals. And in the process, have a fabulous time doing so, working with A LOT of talent, found in some amazing women! It started with an idea and one by one, the pieces that made our shoot successful materialized. First of all, I was SO thrilled to have Colleen Sawatsky of Vintage Home come on board with her designer touches and eye for fabulousness. She was able to pull my ideas that were dancing around in my head and make them come to life. A styled wedding shoot wouldn’t be complete without some sweet treats…Whitney Barkman, my sister and student at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, whipped up these pretty concoctions. On the menu? Macaroons with raspberry ganache, and chocolate cupcakes and chocolate layer cake with vanilla buttercream frosting. Whitney has also started making specialty cakes and desserts for parties and events so shoot her an email if you want to advantage ;) whitney_barkman@hotmail.com Our bride and groom. Bethany and Derrick Swallow. I love them. Know why? Not only are they stunning and so in love you can feel it, they faced the morning’s bitter cold winds with grace and style. They were a dream to photograph… I was also lucky enough to get to work with Kari of Confetti Floral. Ohhh does she ever put together the most stunningly unique flower arrangements! It was so fun planning with Kari and Colleen, but honestly, I pretty much just sat there and took in their back and forth on colours, flower names and designer terms that were foreign to me. But it all sounded really good and sure enough, what they provided was nothing short of eye candy delightfulness. Kari puts so much heart and passion into her work. I’ve already told her that she’ll be doing my flowers one day! You can also find her here on Facebook. Ashley King of Wedded Bliss came out with her magic touch to add polished prettiness to our beautiful bride. Her on site services include a fabulous hair and makeup team. Check out her website for the details and more of her work, and find her on Facebook here. More of Colleen’s wonderful pieces that you can rent for your special occasion… Of course, a major task was to find…
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