Friday, June 27, 2008

Jonathan and Jennifer

Jennifer and Jonathan and I spent some fun time together at Spanish Banks and made these portraits. Their wedding is in August and I'm really looking forward to it; they are such a wonderful easy-going couple!

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

E & M

M&E were married out of the country but had a beautiful Reception at Brock House Restaurant with a string quartet and great food to celebrate with some of their Vancouver friends and family.
Erin and Sam of DreamGroup Productions made sure that the evening went smoothly with great decor and ambiance.

E&M are a very private (and photogenic) couple and asked that I not publish any images of them. We made some really FUN images together at Vancouver's gorgeous Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens beforehand. Here are some detail images that set the theme for their day. Congratulations to both of you!


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Sunday, June 22, 2008

2008 North Shore Canadian Cancer Society Relay 4 Life

A lot of people with big hearts turned out for this year's Relay 4 Life at Mahon Park in North Vancouver on June 14th. Thanks to them and the hard work put in by the organizers and the volunteers, the event raised over $300,000 for this life-saving charity. Congratulations to everyone, and especially to my friend Tamsyn Morote who lead the team and organized the event!

I've made two slide shows that show some "tip of the iceberg" highlights and people at the event. While I typically prefer to use bigger images in my slideshows, I made these smaller, so that hopefully people with slower internet connections can still enjoy these!

Just click on each one to play.

















Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Brian Noppe Photography is in WedLuxe!

Oh Ya!

The new edition of WedLuxe is out and it is HOT!
WedLuxe is an invite-only publication... check it out to see some of the very best companies in the world of weddings!


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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Anita and Howard

Anita and Howard just had a beautiful wedding with 30 close friends and family at their summer home on South Pender Island.
Their ceremony was officiated with lots of humour by a friend of theirs on the bluffs overlooking the ocean and their own private beach on a perfect sunny Gulf Island day.

Howard is a very talented architect. When he, Anita and I first met at Caffe Sciué near our studio office, they told me of the circa 1920's home they had shipped by barge from it's original location in Fairview Slopes to their property on Pender. And then did a lot of work on it, while keeping it's original charm. Turns out that it is a gorgeous home that I passed by every other day... it was 2 blocks away from a condo I owned for 16 years. It was touching to see it revitalized in it's new and breathtaking location!

After their official ceremony, Anita's father said some heartfelt words and they performed an Indian ceremony by circling a small fire to complete their nuptials.
Then it was lots of laughter and hugs, followed by freshly-shucked oysters and cold and effervescent Veuve Clicquot ... and lots of other great catered cuisine by Laurence Kolf.

Later, we all headed to North Pender Island for a tremendous meal and stunning views at the Hope Bay Café. Two of their guests, Barbara and Jim, said "Hello", when they realized that I had photographed their wedding 12 years ago! So great to see former clients and fondly remember their weddings, too.

Congratulations, Anita and Howard. Your warmth, humour and intelligence are wonderful to be around. I wish you a long and fulfilled life together!


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Thursday, June 5, 2008

Meagan, Logan, Dexter and Maisie

We had so much fun, laughing and taking pictures!

Meagan and Logan are getting married in July in Whistler. We made these fun family pictures on a quintessentially soaking wet June Vancouver day at Kits beach. The rain gave us a beautiful soft light and we ran and crawled around for about 40 minutes until the kids had had enough.

Afterwards, they treated me to a nice lunch as we warmed up and dried off. Thanks, Meagan and Logan, I'm looking forward to shooting your wedding!

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