Painted Rock Winery Wedding - Penticton, BC - Brieanne + Jace

Anytime I think about attending a wedding without shooting it, at first I think "That would be so fun! Not sure what I'd do with myself, but how relaxing!" But then you shoot a wedding like Brianne and Jace's and you immediately change your mind and could never imaging simply attending. 

We had the honour of filming their intimate first look (which is already one of the huuuuge bonuses of shooting vs attending) but they also decided to read the personal vows they had written to each other at this time. This was one of those instances where while we were shooting we thought to ourselves "whoa... this is a moment". We were so blown away by how these two poured out their hearts to one another while they reflected over their entire relationship. It was so beautiful in fact that I was almost able to completely ignore the wasps that kept landing on my camera (...almost) 

These words were the perfect through line for their story. And because we got to film it, YOU get to experience it too (you're welcome). So grab some Kleenex and enjoy :)

We love working with incredible talent and this wedding was full of it. Check out the amazing team of vendors...

Wedding Planner: Created Lovely Events
Venue: Painted Rock Winery
Photographer: Heart and Sparrow
Florals: A New Leaf Floral Design
DJ: DJ Spinal Shift
Live Musician: Sally Wallick

Cheakamus Centre Wedding - Squamish, BC - Danielle + Paul

Remember summer camp? Like when you were a kid? Wasn’t it the best!?! 
Staying in cabins, playing games, minimal supervision, (sneakily) staying up as late as you wanted, eating far too much candy and easily making lifelong friends. Remember how much fun it was?!?

That’s exactly what Danielle + Paul wanted for their wedding. 

They brought their friends and family from all over the world to Vancouver for a summer-camp-like weekend called “Camp Veggie Burger” (Danielle’s last name is Leaf and Paul’s is Burger. Get it?!)

And it was exACTLY like summer camp! 
Staying in cabins, playing games, minimal supervision, staying up as late as you wanted (without having to sneak), instead of eating far too much candy – substitute drinking, and easily making lifelong friends. So fun! 

Then to top it all off, on the last day, Danielle + Paul shared their vows in front of all their family in friends in the middle of the forest – and THEN had a haka! Have you ever seen a haka? Its powerful to watch. 

This wedding was the perfect combination of being relaxed while also being crazy fun. Danielle and Paul you nailed it. Watch the film to experience the fun and feel all the feels. 

Photographer: Shari + Mike
Venue: The Cheakamus Centre
Officiant: Jef Young
 

Riverlands Red Barn Wedding - Pemberton, BC - Kate + Sayed

We get so lucky with our couples. Like so lucky. Like Kate and Sayed lucky.

We met these two on Skype initially (as they live in San Francisco). And while I usually find its not quite as easy to really connect with people over the internet, I remember when the call ended looking at Mac -we were both smiling so big and said ‘Oh my gosh I LOVE them!’ at the same time!

We loved their personalities (oh you’ll see in the film).
We loved that they wanted to get married in the mountains.
We loved that they wanted to do their first look on top of Mount Currie in a helicopter. (Mac especially loved it as he yelled ‘dibs’ first… Dang it Erin!)

But above all we loved their passion for life and each other. We hope you enjoy the film.

Christina + Eric || A Surprise Wedding

It usually takes what, a thousand years to plan a wedding? Something like that. Its hard to make decisions! How can you know exactly what you want? But it was not hard for Christina and Eric (well, lets be honest, for Christina). This girl KNOWS what she wants, in work and life - in the best way possible. And what Christina (and Eric) wanted was to surprise all their friends and family! They somehow planned an unreal wedding in just a few months all while keeping it a complete secret from everybody! We were pretty honored to be in on it and even more honored to tell the story. This couple is the absolute best. Just watch it – you’ll see 

Cinematography: Hello Tomorrow Films 
Planner: Filosophi
Photographer: Shari + Mike
Celebrant: Michele Davidson of Modern Celebrant
Venue: Tea House in Stanley Park
Makeup: Denise Elliott