Rachels Family

BRRRR!!! What happend to our nice warm okanagan weather? A big thank you to Hannah and Jenna for being very good girls when it was so darn cold! You have a beautiful family Rachel and Jeff!

The Story of Curtis, Melissa and Kaiden

Today was a beautiful day. A truly beautiful day. I got to photograph this adorable new family. It was a gorgeous sunny day, hardly a cloud in the sky! It wasn't too cold, the light was just right, and love was in the air...

While the baby slept, I got some photos of Curtis and Melissa.

They are too cute for words. It is very apparent how much they love each other.

One of my favorite photos...awwww....I made them kiss a lot.
But wait! Curtis had a trick up his sleeve!!! Curtis called me an hour before the shoot to tell me he planned on proposing to Melissa at the shoot!

I showed up to the orchard about 20 mins before they did. I ran around the orchard like a mad woman trying to find a nice spot for photos that was really private. I found this little patch and it turned out to be a very romantic setting.

Curtis and I had a code. When he told me "Where would you like me to stand?" that was the signal and I was to say "How about on one knee?" What followed was one of the most romantic moments I'd ever seen.

The first moment he bent down

These photos were not set up! This really is how perfect the proposal was.

Showing her the ring :) I love the look on Curtis' face in this photo.

She said yes!!!!!! You can tell in this picture she's smiling as she's kissing...awwwww (Again, this picture was not set up!)

Soaking up the moment

She was very surprised

Awwwwww This is about the part I started to tear up. I can't help it.

Yay! Mommy and Daddy are getting married!!!!

After the proposal we took some more pictures :) Kaiden however had other plans!





Mommy Loves Kaiden



Kaiden got sleepy

THE RING!

The mister! All because two people fell in love.....

A huge thank you to Curtis (and Melissa) for letting me be there to capture such a special moment. It was an absolute pleasure.

"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible." -When Harry Met Sally

Wishing you all the best!

Just wanted to show them off :)

SHHHHHHHHH!

Shhht! Keep it down! Layla and Nono are sleepin!

Micah turns 1!!

Wow how time flys! I can't believe Miach is one! Here are some photos of Micah gettin into his first birthday cake :)

My favorite photo of the mini man :)

Time for a little Before and After folks!

I think I'm really starting to get the hang of this photoshop thing and wanted to show it off ;)

Here is a picture I took of Layla today. You can see her face is really dark, and the exposure and temp are way off.
First I edited the picture in CameraRaw. I fixed the exposure, added some warmth, added some fill light, and voila! A nice clean picture.
Then it was time for some creative editing. I think the end result turned out pretty well!

For my second Before and After we will take a look at my good buddy Heidi.

I took this picture in the middle of the afternoon on a very sunny and hot day. At first I thought I was stuck with blown out skin and dark eyes.

Thanks to a little Yin/Yang, some skin polisher and an eye popper (there could be a little gaussian blur in there too...) we have this adorable picture of Miss H! Look at those beautiful blues! I am very proud of that photo :)

Little Ben :)

What an awesome kid this little guy is! If he hadn't told me "I am done taking pictures" I would have followed him around all day! Thanks Lianne for having me :)