Sometimes opportunities present themselves in unexpected ways. These pictures are from a wedding that I shot with Halifax photographer Emma Poliquin. I came across Emma online and had been following her work for a while before I figured out that her mom and my mom are cousins. So then starting from a quick ‘isn’t it a small world’ e-mail, Emma asked if I could help out with a wedding. It happened to be for a Saturday that I had a cancellation and needed to be in Halifax the next day anyway (for Dane Sanders’ excellent workshop). The reason Emma needed someone shooting with her is because she was the maid of honour for her sister Anne. It’s a bit tricky to both be in the wedding (and family pictures) and cover the whole day. I was happy to help out. It was an absolutely beautiful day all around. Anne and Matt are the definition of hospitality. Every wedding day is a bit of a whirlwind but in the midst of it all they were both focused on making sure that everyone around them was comfortable. I quickly lost count of how many times Anne asked me if there was anything I needed. It’s also really clear that they extend the same generosity to each other in their relationship. I was really pleased to have been able to be there. These are a few of my favourites from the day. Here’s a link to Emma’s post for more pictures and her perspective.
I’m still in review 2011 / plan 2012 mode and am enjoying going through some of my pics that I haven’t shared here yet. This session with the Hanfs was from October (if the pumpkins didn’t give it away). We went through a couple location changes leading up to the session before deciding to do them at their house. It is the perfect spot with an apple orchard, grassy fields, and gorgeous trees. I could be happy doing every family session from now on there. It was a very fun session with cartwheels, tree climbing, and me getting hit on the head by an apple (My fault, I asked Quynn to toss it over my head with predictable results).
I hope everyone had a great Christmas Day yesterday. We had a fantastic morning. I think P forgot what day it was and the boys mercifully slept until 7. We opened our stockings and then had some delicious overnight french toast that I had made. Then we took our time opening the rest of the presents, letting the boys play with whatever they opened. It was great. After lunch we headed out to Sherrie’s parents’ place and spent the afternoon with family and had a delicious turkey dinner. My family arrives today so we’re having another turkey dinner today. It’s going to be a full house with 10 adults and 3 little ones. Just the right amount of Christmas chaos.
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Nicole and Steven highlights – Yarmouth wedding video
I had the opportunity to try out some video for Nicole and Steven’s wedding back in October. They’re an awesome couple and were really welcoming. Nicole is really sweet and quick to laugh, which puts everyone around her at ease. Steven is clearly just as warmhearted and they complement each other really well. It was a great day and I learned a lot in putting some video together for them. Huge thanks too to Suzanne for setting it all up.
I love being able to do these ‘then and now’ comparisons from year to year (but if you get tired of it, please tell me). Last year I did a bit of a fusion session with Luke to get my feet wet with video (I’ll embed it below the pictures). He’s as adorable now as he was then. We hit a few different spots, taking pictures at their house, the old railroad tracks, the building with the Yarmouth sign (which is for sale, if anyone is interested), and out at Cape Forchu lighthouse.
I find sometimes it really takes comparing two pictures to get a sense of how quickly kids change (even my kids). The Hideibs are friends of ours (and you couldn’t ask for better) and we see them almost every week but I couldn’t believe after I snapped the first couple pictures how much their kids have grown over the past year and a bit. Here’s the link to compare. I was really glad that we got the weather for the beach (in the middle of October) because they spend so much time there in the summer.
I hope everyone is enjoying this balmy pre-Christmas weather. If you hear me complain about the cold this winter just say, “Remember December?” and I’ll be quiet. Anyway, I wanted to let you know that I have these Christmas cards available for purchase this year. They’re $30 for a set of 10, $10 for a set of 3, or $4 each. You can get them either by getting in touch with me or at the Waterfront Gallery (90 Water St., in the Killam Bros building next to Rudder’s). The gallery is open weekends until Christmas. We also have a table at the Farmers Market on Thursdays (4-7) until Christmas.
Things are changing around here with my site. I’m in the middle of this redesign so I appreciate your patience (and feedback). Much more of my recent work should be appearing here soon. If you have any questions or comments don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Yesterday I had the very cool opportunity to get up in the air in a little plane. For Sherrie’s birthday earlier in the year I promised to get her into a flight over Yarmouth to see what this beautiful place looks like from above. The timing worked out for yesterday and, thanks to some great friends who watched our kiddos, I was able to tag along and ride in the back. It was a new experience for both of us and we both had a great time. You can see some of Sherrie’s shots (including one of me crammed in the plane wearing my headset) over on her blog.
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