It's Family Photos Season!

Fall arrives with a vengeance in Winnipeg! It seems like overnight on September 1st someone decides to turn off the Summer Season and announce the arrival of Fall...

And with the arrival of Fall, there's also the arrival of Family Sessions, Engagement Sessions and you name it!

The fall leaves are just so beautiful!

Here's some highlights from last weekend:

Lisa & Marty, who got married last year called me for a family session and not only was it soooo awesome to see them again, it was great to see the whole family, even Fanner who just LOVES to have his picture taken!










Then I headed over to Elaine's and made sure that she had some awesome family legacy to hang on her walls!

I love how she and Rick are having a little moment here in between shots...





All 3 kids, looking gorgeous!


I was just blown away with Elaine's front yard... So gorgeous!










Funny thing is, I almost didn't upload Rick's image by accident. Wouldn't it be funny if he didn't make it to the blog but their dog did?

I'd be in big TROUBLE!



Thank you everyone!

If you're wanting family pictures done before the snow flies, call me asap, I only have a couple of spots left!

Jessie & Hazel: MARRIED! September 13, 2008

Jessie is a teddy bear. No two ways about it. Loving, caring and so kind!

Hazel is a barbie doll. But a real barbie doll. Gorgeous, gorgeous, GORGEOUS! And loving and caring and so kind toooooo!!!!

They had the wonderful privilege of having their daughter Kayla at the wedding. She is the sweetest kid and soooo behaved!

When Jessie and Hazel hired me almost two years ago, I was so excited (surprise!) and I'm truly grateful that they picked me! Their wedding party was so awesome and they really cooperated to make sure the day ran smoothly! Their family was ever so sweet! It's no wonder they turned out to be such wonderful people!

Thank you Jessie and Hazel! It was such a pleasure spending the whole day with you two.

Here's the shots to prove it!









I love this series:


















I don't remember if I told you .... She's (you guessed it) GORGEOUS!




And this one comes by it honestly...


I just love the feel of this shot... even with her eyes closed...





















By now, you've realized I was a little obsessive...


And the ever so yummy cake by Belle Cake and Candy! YUM!


Here's the best man's car... on loan for a few shots!




Here's the MAN!

Going Green All The Way

Going Green is a big deal for me.

It's hard to go COMPLETELY Green in this day and age, but I feel I need to do as much as I can, as often as possible. So with that in mind, I have been making changes in the way I do business, to decrease my carbon footprint: I've changed all my packaging, proofing methods and several other things in order to make a positive impact on the environment.

So when Monika & Mike contacted me and asked me to photograph the Very Green wedding, I was ecstatic! This is before I even found out that we're related. Far removed cousins, but cousins nonetheless...

Monika & Mike have traveled the globe together and have planted trees together and are very actively seeking greener options in their lives. So a green wedding was the only way to tie the knot!

So green in fact that they'll be growing their own flowers, making their own food (yum!), getting gold bands made of recycled gold (no diamonds) and Monika's dress will be made of Fair Trade Silk!

Aren't you so excited about that? I certainly AM!!!

So I will be documenting their progress here and there, and I ask you to join me on this little adventure! I think we can all learn a little from these two!

I went over to Monika's parent's house yesterday as they were preparing to plant some of their flowers. This is how I knew that I had arrived at the right place. Monika's bumper sticker:


This is what their flowers will look like next year! They will be varieties of Echinacea.


Here Mike starts getting the ground ready. (Note: I am all thumbs, but none of them are green as far as gardening goes, so I won't even try to get the gardening terms right!)








Being from Brazil originally, and seeing flowers blooming year round, never ever dying, I am always amazed at how nature can die like this and then resuscitate in the Spring.


Monika even looks gorgeous in her gardening outfit!


Don't you love the way they're looking at each other? They might have been saying "Isn't our photographer nuts?" Yes, yes and yes!


I love Mike's sweater! He's studying to be a Massage Therapist, so yes, he'll be reading a lot allright!


Awww, the love birds...




I couldn't resist.


Congratulations you two! All the best with your planning! I'm looking forward to doing your Engagement Pictures soon!