Over the past year, we gathered quite the collection of wedding day photos that don’t make it on the blog. Looking at these pictures, I imagine telling my 20 year old self that in five years you’ll be successfully shooting weddings full time, with your husband at your side. I would have thought that was a crazy, far-fetched idea, and gone on questioning what my future looked like. So this post is as much of a personal journal entry as it is a post for those brides who may wonder what we wear to a wedding or how we work, etc, etc. It’s a fun way to share what goes on behind the scenes as Shane and I work together documenting incredible wedding days and each other, at our best and sometimes at our worst. Because it’s not always as lovely as it sounds. The day is intense, and often full of blood, sweat and tears, minus the blood part. Except! That one time my other second shooter had a mishap with a saw and her hand of all things. She was okay but clearly unable to shoot so, my gracious and ever helpful husband came straight from a meeting to help. Which makes this also a thank you to Shane for always being there to support me in a myriad of ways. And a lesson in using dangerous weapons on the day of a wedding…I kid! ;) Besides providing water, moral support, and strong arms with which to carry bags, Shane is excellent with posing suggestions… and the above resulted in the below and a few of my favourite wedding photos…perhaps ever… If you let me whisk you away briefly during your reception to snag some lovely sunset photos, I will love you forever… Our mantra this day, the hottest wedding day EVER, was “smile through the sweat”…because it was still a truly beautiful day… The Virgin Islands. They stole my heart. I promise this was the only time we ever wore our bathers while photographing the bride and groom…I mean, we were on a yacht! The first time we got a beach break in the middle of a wedding day. 10 points if you can spot the photographer… We were lucky enough to get to work with the guys of Wedding Films by Cassiar on a couple different occasions. Brides, book them now! That’s me. Shooting from the helicopter. With no door.…
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