Last summer, we photographed engagement portraits at beautiful Jericho Beach, in the Kitsilano area of Vancouver, BC. It was a warm, sunny day, the scenery was beautiful, bunnies were running wild and the couple, Kylie and Jay, were climbing a wooden structure within the first 5 minutes of arriving in the park. They had very laid back personalities and a great energy about them. At one point during the engagement shoot, we jumped a fence to take photos in a marked off area…I couldn’t help myself. I took one of my favorite photos that overlooked the north shore mountains and had a railing with tall, yellow grass surrounding it. Apparently that area of Jericho is not around anymore so its good we got the photo while we could! It was an incredible engagement shoot at Jericho Beach, full of climbing obstacles, jumping over fences and on each other. They will have a blast on their destination wedding in 2012!

Heres what they had to say!
“We chose Will to shoot our engagement session and are thrilled with our decision. His style is unique and his laid back personality really put us at ease and encouraged us to have fun & be ourselves. He and his partner Lauren had a way of capturing us at our best and the lighting was fantastic. The pictures really reflected who we are as a couple, our silly sides as well as an element of romance. We definitely recommend Will and will treasure our pictures!” – Kylie & Jay

Here is a special wedding photography post that took place in Melbourne, Australia. The entire wedding took place at Montsalvat just oustside of the city. This venue was probably one of the best places I have ever been to in the world. Montsalvat is Australia’s oldest artists’ colony and is home of some of Melbournes best practising artists. This wedding was especially special for me because I grew up with the groom for more then half my life. The bride and groom, Adam and Tereza, are some of my best friends in the world (and live on the other side of it!). I am so happy to have been able to make it all the way to Australia for this one! Here’s a few photos from the day.

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Jesse and Irene had the ultimate downtown Vancouver wedding on a Wednesday afternooon. The day was full of amazing art deco and Vancouver heritage locations…and lots of cab rides. The day started when I dropped Lauren off with the groom at their Yaletown apartment to capture the guys getting ready. I then headed off to the Century Plaza on Burrard where the girls were getting ready. When I arrived, Irene was full of excitement, laughing and bouncing all around the room. She looked beautiful. She reminded me of a modern day Audrey Hepburn. I captured a few more stunning photos of her, and then we headed down to the ceremony at The Sutton Place Hotel in Vancouver. The hotel was luxurious and the ceremony was very intimate and small, filled with their close family and friends.

After the ceremony, we were just about to head out to our first location, when I noticed this great fireplace located in the lounge in the hotel. Since it was midweek, the lounge was full of old businessmen sipping on midday whiskey’s all watching the newlyweds put on a show, and pose for some intimate photos on the couch.

We took a few fun photos of the bridal party near the Vancouver Art Gallery, and then we sent them on their way, to get maximum amount of time for the Jesse and Irene.

We hopped into a cab with the couple and went to the Vancouver Marine Building. I think the art deco style architecture of the building complemented their style perfectly. That place is a photographer’s dream, the attention to detail is stunning. We then hopped into another taxi to the Holy Rosary Cathedral, taking dramatic shots of the photogenic newlyweds with gothic architecture as the backdrop. The Vancouver Heritage Buildings are my new favorite things to photograph weddings at.

For the final location, we hopped into yet another cap and drove off to False Creek to get some intimate night shots. Eventually Jesse and Irene had to call it quits because they were late for their own party that was held in their apartment.

Jesse and Irene are a fun couple, full of energy and definitely knew how to the work the camera all day long. This was an amazing start to our 2012 weddings!

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