vancouver family photographer / spanish banks family session

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Okay, so where do I begin?!  This family's level of awesomeness was so great that it was simply not measurable on any scale of awesome.

They met me at Spanish Banks Beach with huge smiles, handshakes, and Italian accents.  And a soccer ball.  And three adorable children.  Oh, and very stylish clothes.  And - last but not least - a sense of adventure!

Cristian & Carmelina (see? even their names are so very Italian!) took everything in stride, from a sandy baby to a water-drenched son.  (Carmelina's response to this last event very much impressed me: she smiled at him, pulled out an entire second outfit from her purse, and sent him back out to play!) 

Talk about wonderful.  They had me laughing the entire session & I can't wait to meet them again in the fall!

 

Vancouver family, maternity, newborn & engagement photographer

 "The time has come," the Walrus said,

"To talk of many things:

Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--

Of cabbages--and kings."

I've met so many wonderful people and had so many fun sessions in the past couple weeks - so many that I haven't had time to put them up on the blog!  So here are some sneak peeks of sessions I've done and the beautiful people who have put up with my crazy ideas, laughed only minimally as I lay down in the middle of the street, and managed real smiles for the camera!

I feel so blessed to be given the opportunity of witnessing so much love :)

 

vancouver couple's photographer / meadow-twirl & wave-splash

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From the first email Christina sent me, I knew that she and Chad were going to be a fun couple to photograph.  I love couples like them, that are unafraid of crazyness (like scaring away Canada geese by twirling in a field filled with goose droppings) or getting their clothes dirty (like walking into the shivering ocean in bare feet).  

For all the days leading up to this session, the forecast had been uncertain and moody, and the day was moody too - but suddenly, near the time when our session was to begin, the sun apprehensively stepped out from behind a cloud.  The sky looked stormy still, full of blue-purple clouds, but there were patches of sunlight, and we took advantage of that.

Christina and Chad told me that a large part of their relationship was based on a mutual love of food (which is something my husband & I resonate with), so they brought along some bubble tea and strawberries, and they got dizzy from twirling, and they laughed, and Chad poked Christina's adorable little nose, and they sat on logs and kissed.  It was beautiful.  And fun.

Here is their meadowy, oceany, sun-dappled session!