Twyla and Kerry had a beautiful sunny day… windy… but sunny.  They got married in Rose Blanche.  It was my first time visiting that part of the island, and boy was it ever beautiful there.

Another sneak peek for my very patient, and very beautiful cousin whose wedding I had the pleasure of photographing in early August.  Megan and Boyce were married on family property in Burnside, Nl on a beautiful summer day.  The seaside ceremony was performed by her grandfather, and was quite lovely.

The reception was held in the old Burnside school house.  I think it was my first ever meal of steaks on the BBQ (at a wedding that is), but it sure was a treat!  The location was especially nice for the first dance photos, as the close quarters meant that everyone crowded around to make a wonderful background to the dancing couple.

I have only had the opportunity to meet Boyce once before the wedding, but I know that he is perfect for Megan.  He didn’t even flicnh when after letting me drive his car to out final location for photos, I left his keys in the ignation of his Mustang, locking them in…….. Burnside was a long trek for Triple A.  Two weekends in a row locking myself out of a car, however, is not a very good record.

The second last photo is one of my all time favourites…. just because I am alwyas on the lookout for moments to occur, and when they do you just know that they will make a great photograph… these are are moments that tell a story, and are moments that you simply can not create……..

It has been a long time since I have logged in to write a blog post, I almost forgot how.  I did however promise Lorie a sneak peek, and here it is!  It was hard to decide what to show here as I had many favourites from this day.  I have known Travis’ family for a long time (his big sis is a good friend of mine, his dad my highschool teacher, and Travis a friend of my brother), so it was very enjoyable to photograph this wedding.

Lorie and Travis had a beautiful day.  Lorie was gorgeous in her oyster dress – a new favourite for me.  They were even willing to head out to the old runways in town to try out a location that I have been wanting to try for a while.  I am sure they thought I was crazy at the time, and even crazier when I locked my keys in the trunk of my father’s car….. but the results were fabulous.

And to any of Travis and Lorie’s friends who may be viewing this sneak peek in say Yellowknife, who may be getting married in say 2010…. I would love to have a reason to travel up there and se my baby brother and nephew.

Angela and Kris were wed on a glorious day in August.  The last of my August weddings before crossing over the gulf for our annual summer vacation in New Brunswick.   I have had the pleasure of travelling to Port aux Basques a number of times the last few years, and every time I go I discover a new part of it that I love.  Grand Bay beach provides a stunning backdrop for wedding photos, and the lighting on this evening was just right.

I always love photographing the children who participate in weddings, however when I caught a glimpse of these three girls playing in the ocean while I was photographing the bride and groom, I instantly turned my attention to them for a few moments, knowing right away that I would capture an image that I would love for a long long time.

I am still pretty far behind in my editing, but am slowly catching up.  This week I have made a lot of progress making up from my previous weeks of back to school madness.  I am jumping ahead a little in my sneak peeks as  Jillian and Steve would like to view a few of their photos together before Steve has to go away.  Jillian looked lovely in her gold coloured gown, while Steve looked dapper in his top hat.  Enjoy your sneak peek guys, I hope it doesn’t take me toomuch longer to catch up and finish the rest of your wedding!

I had the pleasure of photographing April when she was pregnant with her daughter two years ago, and again when her daughter was born.  I was thrilled to be asked to photograph her wedding as well.  April and Keith had a beautiful day.  There was a whole lot of love and laughter between these two as well as their family and friends.   April was a beautiful bride who was just beaming all day long.  It was a fun wedding, complete with a visit from Elvis himself.

Jen and Dwayne were married on August 1.  The day started out in a downpour of rain, but as you can see from the blue skies below, turned into a beautiful sunny day.  As no wedding is complete without a minor disaster, Jen took her dress out of the bag only to find a pen mark down the front of her dress.  Luckily a friend knew that Tide to Go was in order, and the mark disappeared (after a few applications). 

We took a few photos in front of the old elementary school here in town.  The girls in fact ended up standing on the faded yellow lines where they used to play square ball as children.  I love locations like this, and even more so when it has a connection to the people I am photographing.

Riesha and Steve had a beautiful warm sunny day for their wedding (a rarity it seems in Newfoundland this summer).  Riesha looked beautiful in her cathedral train that was passed down by her mother and also worn by her sister.  Jennifer’s once again was responsible for the decorating and the flowers (which were lovely shades of green).  Their reception took place at the Glynmill Inn in Corner Brook, and we took adbantage of the lovely grounds there for their photos.

This wedding took place on July 4th in Green Island Brook, near Flower’s Cove.  It was a cold windy day, with a temperature of only 8 degrees, so we had to get creative with our photo session on the beach, and used the colourful fishing sheds as our shelter.

I had planned to start my “new blog” back and April and this was to be my first post.  Well, time does go by rather quickly, and luckily Melanie was still willing to allow me to post even though I am 4  months behind. 

I received the phone call to photograph this wedding during the Monday of Easter Holidays, and was happy to say that I was available for Saturday.   After plans to get married down south were changed, their wedding was planned in about 6 days!  Everything came together well, and it was a joy to witness this marriage.  A big thank you to the Riverwood Inn in Springdale for providing the backdrop for the photos.  There may have been snow still on the ground, but the sun was reminiscent of their beach vacation, hence the shades.