Meet Shannon and Adam. Though from Newfoundland they just arrived from Grand Prairie, Alberta for their big wedding next Friday! And I’m the lucky photographer that gets to hang out with them all day.
Adam proposed to Shannon last summer after a summer hike in his home town. Quickly jumping past the romance Shannon discribed it as, “He’s an engineer and as a rule I think they have a 10 year rule for getting married!”
I just loved it when Adam said, “This is the first time I’ve had my picture taken where I didn’t have to smile” To me that’s a compliment! They both quickly warmed up to the camera and to each other. Adam couldn’t pull himself away from his bride to be, can you blame him? Look out wedding dress, Shannon’s going to look great on you!
In his words…
Once upon a time in a land not so far away there was a prince who longed for someone to love and to be happy with. He lived in a land called Paradise.
Paul proposed by giving Julie a book about their love story. I wish I could write it all here but it is just that, a book, and it’s amazing. Later it says…
“She was beautiful, his gaze was fixed upon this woman. Too shy to walk up to her and ask her name, he sat quietly and admired her beauty from afar. How could he catch her eye he thought, what could he do to make this woman notice him.”
The second last page said, “Will you marry me”? Julie said yes and here they were yesterday, their wedding day!
Congrats Julie and Paul! It was a fun filled day full of love, friends and family…and bling!
This girls were crazy! All I said was ‘work it’ and even in the church they struck a pose (check back for the slideshow to see more).
The last page of the book…
Julie and Paul, thanks again for inviting me to be part of your day. I can’t wait to meet your next beginning!
Welcome to the second installment of Trevor and Denise. For the first installment click right here.
Trevor and Denise were married on the 27th of June after being together for 8 short years! I know I was having a good time when half way through the day I heard the wedding party calling, “Get in the limo Charla and finish your drink!” (how could I say no when they offered me a nice cold lemonade?) Sitting in the limo I felt more like part of the wedding party rather than the photographer!
I hope you enjoy their images as much as I enjoyed their wedding day! Congrats Trevor and Denise and thank you so much for trusting me with your photos.
This is placed just above their bed, of course the shoes were placed by me 
The doors are closed for the brides entrance.
Are you sensing a trend here? Trevor and Denise rarely looked into my camera as they preferred to look at each other…at least that’s what my camera captured. And we all know camera’s don’t lie!
It’s not a lie when I say just about every wedding I go to manages to bring a tear to my eye at some point in the day. Even this morning as I told Ryan about the father/daughter dance last night I welled up. And I’m not a sap, it take a lot to make me cry. Yesterday’s wedding of Denise and Trevor was nothing short of fantastic. They put off a great celebration and made me feel like a long lost friend!
Here’s a sneak peek of their day as Denise dances with her dad.
I LOVED HER FIRST
Artist: Heartland
Look at the two of you dancing that way
Lost in the moment and each others face
So much in love your alone in this place
Like there’s nobody else in the world
I was enough for her not long ago
I was her number one
She told me so
And she still means the world to me
Just so you know
So be careful when you hold my girl
Time changes everything
Life must go on
And I’m not gonna stand in your wayBut I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she’d find you someday
But it still hard to give her away
I loved her firstHow could that beautiful women with you
Be the same freckle face kid that I knew
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
And tucked into bed all those nights
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
It was only a matter of timeBut I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she’d find you someday
But its still hard to give her away
I loved her firstFrom the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
Someday you might know what I’m going through
When a miracle smiles up at you
I loved her first
And not to be outdone is the mother of the groom. PASSION is the word that flashed in my head when I saw this photo. This is the moment when Trevor greeted his bride-to-be at the front of the church. His mom grabbed him in the last moment he would be just hers!
