Jo and John in Victoria

I have been so busy and just haven't bothered blogging in quite a while. So many shoots have come and gone since my last post. Bad blogger, Brian!

Anyhow, that has to stop. Especially since I have some delicious images to share!

A month ago, I took the ferry to Vancouver Island for the weekend, bringing Regina and Saphira with me. Mission: to photograph Jo and John in Victoria. We stayed at the Empress and enjoyed ourselves. The next day, which turned out to be beautiful, Jo and John joined me and my friend Nicole, who was my assistant for the shoot (Thanks, Nicole!).

We went to Beacon Hill Park, University of Victoria (where Jo and John met) and ended up at Cowichan Bay. Jo and John were a bit shy at first, but opened up a lot during the shoot. They were so much fun to photograph and obviously in love! Plus you cannot beat Victoria for photography; it absolutely has it all!

In a couple of weeks, Jo and John will be getting married at the Fairmont Pacific Rim downtown. I am really looking forward to the wedding! See you soon, J&J!

Annette and Dan Elope to Victoria!

Ah, I just want to HUG these two! Ah, I guess I did. :-D

So glad that Annette and Dan did their homework! Most people find me through word-of-mouth but Annette must've googled her head off last March to find me.

They live in London, Ontario and wanted a low key but romantic wedding, so they decided to stay at the lovely Abigail's Bed & Breakfast Inn in Victoria. It is a charming boutique Hotel, downtown near the park, and they were well taken care of there!

We actually did their engagement shoot in a torrential April downpour in London ( check older posts for that ), then met again for the wedding this summer. The day after their beautiful wedding (it was just us, the minister and two witnesses from the hotel), we went to a couple of locations for my first-ever Trash the Dress sesh. What fun... they endured the mess in the Daddywagon while we drove around to locations and were especially courageous in the freezing currents of Cowichan Bay.

Thanks, Annette and Dan. I was very touched by your love and sincerity... you are truly special people. I feel blessed to call you my friends. Please come back out West soon... the beer's on me!









































































Here is a slideshow of some wedding highlights: