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When Koren contacted me a couple months back regarding an extended family session, I was instantly excited! Not only do I absolutely love working with children, but having the opportunity to capture lasting memories of their reunion with Grandpa + Grandma is such an honour.

Karen suggested we meet at Sardis Park in the heart of Chilliwack. Sardis Park is absolutely beautiful, but as most of you know, BC has had an EXTREMELY dry summer – practically half of BC is on fire! As a result, even in Chilliwack, we have lost our beautiful lush green grasses, and the beautiful weeping willow trees that are scattered around the park were hurting for some rain. Lucky for us, not two days before our session we were blessed with some rain finally!! You could practically feel the trees and ground sucking up the water and coming back to life!

Thank you to the entire extended Palmer family for having me be a part of this day!

        

 

Up on the blog today is a unique post! We were invited to Indulgent Doggilama’s quaint Tutt Street location in Kelowna, BC last week to get a behind-the-scenes look at how they make their doggie biscuits in-store by hand!

Meet Michelle Bell – the lady behind Indulgent Doggilama! 

 

Michelle hails from Australia (aussie aussie aussie, oi oi oi!) and was trained at the University of New South Wales in 1988 as a part of a comprehensive pet nutrition course. She is also a Certified Executive Chef (for people, not just our pups!)! Not only that but this lady has a heart of gold – more often than not, she can be caught giving away way too many “trial” biscuits to the pups, but her commitment to bring awareness to proper pet nutrition is inspiring!

This store is seriously amazing, and Michelle’s experience and knowledge in pet nutrition is astounding! Everything at their cozy Pandosy area location is locally sourced, locally made & locally owned! Let me tell you, my fur babies go absolutely bonkers when they realize they’re about to get Indulgent’s treats! If you’d like to place an order or book a nutrition consult with Michelle for your pet, head on over to their website at indulgentdoggilama.ca! Till then, get the napkins ready because your mouth will be watering by the end of this blog post… Did I mention everything is human grade and there’s bacon involved?! Sounds like trouble to me…. 😉

   

“I just married you!!” Leo whispered to Ligia as we strolled through Williams Park in Langley, British Columbia. The sun was softly being filtered through the trees, casting a magical feel on the already beautiful day. Their ceremony had just finished at the beautiful Milner Chapel, and with no bridal party, it enabled Hannah (Hannah Cummins Photography) and I to have an extended amount of time for bridal portraits with Ligia and Leo. What photographer doesn’t love some extra quality time away with just the bride and groom helping them to escape the chaos of their day for just a few moments?!
Ligia was radiant, and Leo could not help himself from gazing at his new bride the entire time, he could not keep his eyes off of her in amazement that she was now all his!

You two were absolutely beautiful and I had an amazing time second shooting for you on your wedding day. <3

 

second shooter for: Hannah Cummins Photography

ceremony: Milner Chapel – Langley, BC

reception: Sunrise Executive Golf Course – Surrey, BC

catering: 5 Star Catering – Surrey, BC

 

 

 

Last Thursday, I met up with Naomi + her friends Ali & Julie to take some graduation photos for them. They looked absolutely beautiful, and kudos to them for killing it in the 34 degree heat in the middle of the day! Congratulations Naomi + friends as well as all the other 2015 graduates celebrating this summer!