first comes love, then comes marriage...

one of the many things I love about my job is keeping in touch with my wedding clients.  I first met Leanne & Matt when I had the pleasure of photographing their gorgeous Kelowna wedding back in September of 2008... six

when I heard from Leanne they were expecting a baby in the Spring, we headed down to the beach in West Van to do a little impromtu pregnancy shoot to capture her beautiful belly.  I forgot how easy it was to photograph these two.  they certainly make my job an easy one...

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and then... their beautiful baby girl, Ella was born in March of this year!  newborns are so precious to photograph and Ella was no exception.  she slept through most of our shoot and I used the opportunity to capture the beautiful bond between Ella and her very lucky parents...

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Leanne and Matt, it has been such a pleasure to document and share in your amazing journey  and I wish you both a lifetime of joy and happiness with your gorgeous new daughter!

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road trip, anyone?

ONE when I was a kid, I loved a good road trip.  getting in the car and driving, the road in front of you and no particular place to be... now that I HAVE a kid, I love a road trip even more!  what a great way to get away and have fun and explore.  my daughter and I took off for 10 days over Spring Break and flew into San Francisco.  what a gorgeous city!  so much to see and do... our plan was to spend a few days doing the tourist thing and then rent a car and drive south on the scenic Pacific Coast Highway and see where it took us.  but first, San Fran!

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between shopping and sightseeing and sleeping and eating, we rode the cable cars and even visited Alcatraz.  we soaked up the feel of the city on the streets of San Francisco.  although I have to say, Haight Ashbury was quite a trip... in more ways than one!

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stopping to stock up on tunes for the road trip portion was also a must... and what do you know?  we just happened to find a great music store in the neighbourhood.

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stay tuned for the second, and more scenic part of the trip!  so many photos, way too many to choose from...

sweet pea photography brand new website!

things that make me happy:

  • American Idol
  • taking my dog to the beach
  • booking (and shooting!) weddings
  • watching my Spring bulbs bloom in the garden
  • road trips with my daughter

and, lastly...

sweetpea

it has been months in the making and  I'm thrilled with how it turned out.  my web designer, Stephen at Blender Design did an amazing job!  thank you, Stephen for all your hard work.

a huge thank you also, to all my wonderful clients who put their trust in me and gave me the opportunity to create these beautiful images over the past few years.

feel free to sit back, turn up the volume and take a look through the site.

enjoy!

Lori