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…
….again, thank you. To everyone involved :) Looking forward to connecting with you again in the future!
colleen says
…BEAUTIFUL!…wonderfully done!…Thanks for all the time you have put into this Mikaela!
Jennifer Rodriguez-Cruz says
Wonderful, Mikaela! The ones in the barn are my favourites :)
kelsey loewen says
Did you post this on the plane or what!? Crazy woman.
Sure does look fantastic though! I love everything about all of these pictures. That barn would be killer for a wedding reception/ceremony. Sigh…if I could do it all over again I would in a heartbeat!
Lovely photos!
Mikaela says
thanks all! :) lay over in Calgary paid off ;)
Emily says
Mikaela, this is absolutely stunning. I love your pictures, I love your style. You obviously had a lot of talented people working with you…… BUT you have some SERIOUS TALENT girl! These are like pages out of a Martha Stewart magazine…. maybe even better. You captured B&D so beautifully. I especially love the shots of them in the barn.
Melanie says
Absolutely gorgeous! I love the location and all the little details.
Andie says
Wow! Absolutely stunning. It came together so beautifully — nice work! Thanks for sharing all this loveliness…its making my eyes bounce all over the place from one gorgeous thing to the next. ;)
Kim Spears says
Way to go Mikaela !! This turned out SO amazing. You rock girlie :)
Maren says
WOW WOW WOW….these are super fabulous! Gives me so many ideas and resources that I want to use for my sister’s reception now :)
Risa (Mom) says
Beautiful job! I’m glad that THIS dream came true for you, and I’m sure there are many more to come! I’m proud of all the work you are doing, and happy that you are enjoying it. And that we get to enjoy it too!
Rose Dykstra says
These are fabulous! Those deserts make me hungry tho! =)
jonda spurbeck says
beautiful mikaela! love al the details, and love white pumpkins!! nice work woman!
Courtney Norris says
Hi Mikaela! Wonderful job on these photos! The colors are my favorite part, you really mastered a compilation of the arts through this shoot.
On a side note, I was wondering if you could tell me who designed the dress? When I saw it, my heart stopped…:-)
Mikaela says
Thanks so much, Courtney! I just love the fall colours too! The girls did such a great job of bringing them into the shoot. I checked with the bride and here is the dress info (I know…I absolutely love it too!)
It was made by a New York based designer, Romona Keveza. It is from her Spring ’09 bridal collection, and I bought it from Bella Sposa Bridal in New West. It is a discontinued dress, from what I know.
Corinna says
I love Kari’s work too… she and I went to high school together… funnest girl ever!
Nice pics!
~Corinna
Vince says
These are stunning! You did such a wonderful job Mikaela!!!!
heather says
Where is this barn located? Is actually available for rent? thanks!
Mikaela says
Hi Heather, unfortunately this barn is no longer available for rent. I so wish it was!