Down by the Bay…

It's been a long time waiting for this beautiful milky end-of-summer light and I'm so thrilled to have captured this light with Shannen and her crew of beauties.  Shannen contacted me almost a year ago, having seen my work through a mutual friend.  Turns out, she also attended the same highshcool as one of my very best friends.  It's a small world after all….

A few of my favourites below from last week's session at Centennial Beach, Boundary Bay

Two of  kind
Twin Heartbreakers Wyatt + Cypress

Jojo

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I've got a handful of these with her face in focus
but I am hopelessly in love with the blurred one

Possibly one of my Top 10 Faves of the year

The most beautiful backdrop for the loveliest little family 

 

xo

 

Summer Round Up

A few favourite shots from the summer...

The Dente Princes

Better late than never, I invited Maria and her family out to Centennial to fulfill my end of the bargain from last year's head shaving: mini session for anyone who donated $200+ for the Change Your Hair Change Your Life Fundraiser.  Had a riot with these three naughty but very handsome scoundrels.

Marcellus, Alessandro and Little Ilario below.

I can't believe it's been yet another year since last year's end of summer light: so beautiful, milky and full of lively colour.

 

Thank you once again to the Dentes for their generous donation that helped make last year's fundraiser such a success.

 

xo

 

 


Beach Bump with Alvaro, Stephanie + Emilia

It was a sunny afternoon when my cousin Nik introduced me to Stephanie at The Beach Grove Cafe here in Sunny Tsawwassen.  It was 2010 when our bellies met, Stephanie pregnant with her first, Emilia, and I pregnant with my second.  We drove into Vancouver on Saturdays to attend Prenatal Yoga and 4 years later here we are with our daughters in the same dance class and once again... both pregnant!  She is due in two weeks and I am 9 months behind her.  We seized the beautiful sunny weather and headed to Centennial Beach for an evening Family Session.  

These last days as a trio are coming to a close and, soon, will be nothing more than a distant memory.  As my family will soon grow from 4 to 5, it was a beautifully surreal experience to capture some memories of their last days as a family of 3.  As difficult as it is to imagine what the mysterious little newcomer will bring to the family, it quickly becomes just as difficult to imagine your family living without this tiny new life.

 

Flower Girl

Chloe is going to be a flower girl this summer.  Her first gig was almost 2 years ago, but she was so young she no longer remembers.  The wonderful thing about these two gigs is that they were not for weddings within family, but weddings for two girlfriends that have really been a really huge part of my life, especially since I we started our little family.

18 month old chloe at Renée + Matt's wedding.  Half her life ago!

Caela + Brian will be getting married in August.  Caela was the 17 year old girl that interviewed me for a receptionist position at Westbank back in 2008.  We eventually became friends.  Like many of my most favourite people, she also really enjoys food.  She planned my baby shower at work and has been spoiling both my kids ever since.  5 years later, my 3 year old baby girl is going to look so heartbreakingly beautiful in this ballerina-inspired flower girl ensemble.  

These tutus will all be handmade by Caela.  This was the tester.  She did an amazing job.

As you can tell, Chloe totally adores the gratuitous amount of soft, long, fluffy tulle.

There is a good chance I will be printing a copy of this one

Chloe receive her first dye job on Wednesday from my good friend Taryn.  She did the tips of her daughter's hair and upon seeing the smoky deep magenta in Hanna's tight blonde curls, I immediately requested to have Chloe's ends done.  It should fully wash out in about 3 weeks.  She loves it, but probably not as much as I do.  With the blackest black hair, I never had the desire to suffer through maintaining bleached/dyed hair.

I LOVE THIS PHOTO.  This was the first tutu Caela made.  Although the colour is drop-dead gorgeous, it was too intense for what she was going for.  Fantastic!  Now we have the prettiest tutu ever to add to our collection!

I love this girl.  LOVE HER.