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I'm a Fraser Valley wedding & lifestyle photographer (est. 2014) based in Langley, just west of Vancouver BC.
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We are surrounded in our day to day life by technology. We work with it, we connect with it – it’s a part of every aspect our life.
As a part of that, almost everyone has a decent digital camera, whether it’s a digital SLR, point & shoot, or a camera phone – everyone is always looking for the next post for Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.
I recommend couples consider unplugged ceremonies. It can be easy to ask your MC to advise your guests to please put away their smartphones, iPads & cameras and enjoy the moment + ceremony. You hired a professional photographer to take photographs of the ceremony and will be sharing their photos with everyone.
But WHY do I recommend you go Unplugged??
It’s easy!! Guests can be unaware when they’re taking a photograph during the ceremony. They’ve been known to block the middle of the aisles, lift cameras up above their head blocking shots, or have bright flashes going off mid-ceremony – eek!
I’ve attended many-a-wedding where guests got up mid-ceremony and walked right up to the alter blocking everyone’s view with their iPad during vows! This can not only take away from the moment of your day but they can also become caught in otherwise important moments, blocking the photographer & camera lens. As a wedding photographer, it’s sad to see so many weddings where the guests are up wandering around trying to get the “best angle” instead of listening to the words you two say to one another.
These are all things that at the end of the day can also affect the outcome of your photographs as it not only can make a photographer’s job harder to do when “Uncle Bob” is in front of us taking photos but limits the amount of usable photographs you walk away with.
Not only that, but when your guests are worried about getting their perfect shot, they forget to pay attention to the real reason they are there – to witness your love! This day is about celebrating the commitment you two are making to each other and we want your guests to enjoy & embrace this moment along with you as much as possible!
Still not sure? I totally get it! Here’s a few words from a 2017 Groom about how they felt about going unplugged – post wedding:
“A few people were sort of perturbed they had to return their several-thousand-dollar cameras to their vehicles. These guests were much happier in the end after realizing that they too had been candidly photographed mid-ceremony.
I pointed out that these inpromptu photos of themselves turned out much better when they werent manipulating bulky or flashy devices with furrowed brows trying to get the focus right or whatever.
It also meant they could really take it all in and express their emotion, making their photos much more organic and natural.
As you scroll through our gallery, you find stunning images of guests crying, laughing, whispering and really enjoying the ceremony rather than just watching it through a screen.” – Diego & Kerstina Kane
I love it! Without taking the risk and requesting their guests put down their devices, they wouldn’t have these cherished memories of their guests taking in the moment. So tell Uncle Bob to put down the camera, your photographer has your back. 😉
All Photos here by Meg Kristina Photography.
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It was the weekend before Valentine’s Day and Taylor & Chelsie had made their way up from Central Washington to downtown Vancouver, the heart of BC’s west coast, for a quick romantic getaway. The sun was out but so was the wind and so, as these two walked along the seawall encompassing downtown, they stopped in at a little coffee shop to warm up before continuing on their way.
The Proposal
Once they arrived at the beach, the cold breeze off the ocean picked up and Chelsie teetered on the edge of the beach, trying to hide, sheltered from the wind amongst the trees. She couldn’t understand why Taylor was so insistent on venturing just a little bit further down the beach. Soon they stopped their stroll, overlooking the ocean – a perfect photo op… Taylor bent down to her bag to grab the camera as Chelsie waited ready for the shutter to snap on the camera. Instead, Taylor emerged from the bag with not a camera snapping memories but a little black box, snapping open, creating its own unique forever memory. Taylor fell to one knee, the box slowly opening, & Chelsie’s face broke into the biggest smile as Taylor’s burst into excited laughter. This was not going to be a getaway they would soon forget.
Reflection
I had the time of my life capturing this proposal for these two lovebirds. Taylor & Chelsie met years ago in a bar where Chelsie was working in Washington. Taylor was there with friends and from the instant, Chelsie saw her, she could not look away. No matter what she did, she couldn’t shake the thought of this gorgeous blonde from her mind. The rest is history as they say & it was such a pleasure helping to document these two taking the next step forward in their relationship. A big congratulations again Taylor & Chelsie!!
Here are a few of my curated favourites from their Kitsilano Beach engagement.
Kitsilano Beach Proposal Gallery
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Check out another recent waterside proposal at Rocky Point Pier
It’s hard to believe the 2018 wedding season is almost here! It seems like forever ago that the ’17 season wrapped up (even though I shot a wedding in at the end of December just a few short months ago!). I’ve been anxiously awaiting the start of this years weddings – I’m so excited to share them with you on the blog! I’ll be photographing around Langley, Abbotsford, White Rock, Surrey, Whonnock Lake, & beyond this summer and I can’t wait to bring you along on the adventures.
For now, I couldn’t resist but share this cute quaint wedding from last summer with you. I shot this with the ever so sweet & talented Leanne Sim and I had such a great time with her capturing some special moments for Hanna & James. These two were so sweet with each other. I loved watching the tender moments between these two as well as the soft laughs that were abundant throughout our time together.
Their wedding was at one of my favourite wedding venues in Abbotsford, within Clayburn Village, Hanna & James wedding day was split between the church and old schoolhouse there & it couldn’t have been more perfect. Check out a few of my curated favourites from the day & head over to Leanne’s blog (link above!) to see more from the day.
Want to see more like this? Check out Kerstina & Diego’s Morgan Creek Golf Course wedding!
All Photos here by Meg Kristina Photography.
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James & Emily are the sweetest couple. We first met up quite a few months back and I absolutely loved hearing their story about how they met & fell in love. These two help run the Lazy Bear Lodge in Churchill, Manitoba and are also working on settling their home in British Columbia. I can only imagine falling in love in a winter wonderland, surrounded by polar bears by day & the Northern Lights by night and that’s just what happened with these two.
Whenever I plan out engagement sessions with my couples, I always ask them if there’s anywhere around that holds a particular significance for them – whether it’s the place of their first date, where they first met, or where they got engaged – I love photographing their portraits in a place that’s important to them and who they are together. For James & Emily, that place was Cypress Mountain, west of Vancouver. It was the place, for them, that they truly fell in love and were able to express that with each other. That’s something you’ll never forget.
The day of their session, I arrived at Cypress to less than ideal conditions. In and around Vancouver, you never know what kind of weather you’ll get in the winter for engagement photos! The best part of all is when you can embrace it and have fun with it, and that’s just what we did! Between the mix of rain, darkness, slush & heavy snow, we snuck in an epic snowball fight, maybe trespassed a little (by accident – oops!), & more.
I had such a great time exploring with these two, and they were absolute troopers! Their time up north in Manitoba well prepared them for the rough conditions of their engagement session. I cannot wait to celebrate their marriage this May with the sun shining it’s warmth & happiness down on them!
Here’s a few of my favourites from our time together..
All Photos here by Meg Kristina Photography.
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