Baby B!!! My newest niece or nephew to be:) Peter is my little brother and I am so excited for him and his wife, Jen who hope to welcome their first little one in the next few weeks:) Yes, we definietely waited until the last minute to do these pictures. . as always things got busy and before we knew it we were saying we BETTER do thi sor the baby will be born before we get any pictures. . so its official the pictures are taken you can have the baby now Jen. . I love these its amazing really how many awesome locations there are so close to home:) I got to see a little sneak peek of the baby’s potential names depending on whether he or she is a boy or girl. . and I can’t decide who I want the new baby to be, theyare both so CUTE:) Peter and Jen may God give you the strength as you you prepare to become first time parents. . its no secret that you are already VERY excited to have the new little one join you on the “outside” . There is not a more amazing task on earth and I can’t wait for you to meet your little bundle!!
Jen and Peter have decided to surprise themselves with whether new baby is a little boy or girl. . . but this doesn’t mean Jen can’t enjoy the fun of shopping for itty bitty clothes. .Can’t wait to see who fills these adorable cowboy boots. . .
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So excited to post these pictures:) My final wedding of the year. . bittersweet because I love the fun of capturing these special occasions but nice to be able to relax and enjoy the holidays and the quieter months of the Winter.
I am sure the Hopman family is feeling much the same as me. It was a busy year for them as well with two daughters getting married, first Yvonne and Jim in July and then Andrea and Kevin this October!! A busy year but such a blessing to add two new son in laws to the family:) A huge thank you to Janneke Brakke who got some really fun shots in the morning of the guys as they got ready 
Andrea and Kevin it was a pleasure spending my final wedding of the year with both of you:) All the LORD’s blessings as you begin your life together:)
I love how most members of this wedding party seem to have NO problem at all, dumping their leaves on the bride and her white dress:)
Note to all groomsmen out there: If you get sick of thebride, just throw her in the dumpster!!!
Well its December.. so far we have avoided snow but the holiday season is upon us and here I am still blogging weddings!! And thi sis not even my last one for the year. . Janelle and Brent thank you for being so very patient with me. . maybe your wedding feels like it was so long ago you forgot you even had a photographer . . lol .. but never the less here they are. . and I hope you will agree that they were worth waiting for
Janelle and Brent had an amazing day!! Once again , a Friday wedding – MY FAVE!! – we had so much time for pictures . For awhile I almost felt like I was running out of ideas!!! but all this time was amazing. . .we had a lot of fun with the wedding party , were able to get tons of variety with different locations for the pictures and still enough time to get back to the church and freshen up. . the weather was reasonably warm although Steff and I had to lend out our mittens and blankets to keep a few bridesmaids from getting too cold!! Yes, I would have to say that aside from a run in I had with a bit of doggy doodoo it was a great day!!
Thanks to both of you and your terrific wedding party for making my second last wedding of the year such a blast!! May the LORD bless all your endeavors as you live your life in Him!!
Oh this one makes me laugh. . every time I look at it!!
The tunnel was amazing. . and worth being almost run over several times:)
Adorable . . right!!? Mr Sullivan was so cute all dressed up and ready to go for his three month session!! We had to work pretty hard to get his smiles at first. . I guess he just wan’t in the mood. . but persistance paid off and we were able to get a really great range of expressions form this little guy!! As the youngest of four he must be used to lots going on but we still managed to tire him out. . midway he fell fast asleep in mommy’s arms which turned out to be the perfect cat nap before round two when mommy and daddy and his brothers and sisters joined him for pictures. Sullivan’s older brother Blake was quite the ham and kept a running conversation the enire time I was doing pictures. . so when I gave him the chance to star in front of the camera he was pretty excited and did a great job!! Everyone smiled great and naturally . . it was hard to choose my favourites. . !! And the best part was that when we were all finished I got to bring home with me a fresh homemade loaf of bread that Andrea had been baking during the pictures. .it was still warm and so delicious. . and I have to be honest I couldn’t resist and ate more than a little on my car ride home. . lol. . so thanks Andrea for your talented bread making skills:)
When I was a teenager I actually lived on this same road. Seeing the kids getting off the bus and walking home it brought back such memories of my own days doing this very same thing. And then as I get older and more interested in photography dressing up my brothers and sisters and taking them down the road to practice my photography skills and finally my own wedding day where we had our pictures taken on the road with a really cool old fashioned car which is still hanging in my living room. . so like I said this road definietley took me down memory lane:)
Mike and Miriam are so cute!! It took awahile to find a date that worked for both of us to have the engagement pictures taken but it was worth the wait because the afternoon we finally picked ended up being glorious and sunshiny. When Mike proposed he hid the ring in a box of ice wine and took Miriam on a picnic. . like I said . . too cute!!! We had a lot of fun roaming the ruins of Darnley Grist Mill, my new favourite photography location!! The wedding will be a Friday in June and I am so excited to spend it with such a great couple. Thanks to both of you!
I stole my title from Katherine’s Facebook page. . it was something she wrote a few weeks before the wedding and it made me smile!! How fitting a description too!! Everything was very formal , complete with floor length bridesmaids dresses, gloves, hats on all the women , an Anglican ceremony that closely followed the old liturgy and a veil that was longer than Katherines was tall. These were the details that were paid special attention and it was beautiful:) Katherine and Michael were smiling and happy all day, and although the rain made everything a little damp and cold we had a great time with pictures, how could you not with that long veil and the amazing architecture of the church building!! Thanks to both of you for a wonderful day!! May you live a long happy life together!! Enjoy!
Come on out this Saturday to help support John calvin School Smithville at their annual Winterfest Bazaar. there is lots of food, games for the kids, a bake room, candy room, book room and toy room as well as a mom to mom room !! I have a gift certificate for auction to be used towards a photo session next year!! Come check it out:0
This session was a lot of fun:) I am very familiar with the family as they are members of my church, but also the two girls Crystal and Chanelle are my kids babysitters!!! And let me say , they are the BEST!!!! My children absolutely adore these girls. Its the highlight of their day or night if they know Crystal or Chanelle are coming “to play.” The girls bring crafts , take them for bike rides to the park and play an amazing game of hide and go seek:) Both have put in many a long day at my house while I am off shooting a wedding and my husband has something on the go at the same time:) Please note however, that just because theyare amazing baysitters does not mean you can have them, so please no stealing. . lol!! When they asked me to do some family pictures for them I knew exactly where I wanted to do them, a place I had been wishing to do pictures for a long time:) Their “backyard” . Over the years they have turned their far field into an amzing little camp area complete with two sheds full of bunk beds, two huge firepits, a pond and a trampoline. They call them the shacks, but they are definietley not run down. I understand this has been Dads project and so I was very happy to finally get to see it and take pictures there as well:) I love when pictures can be taken in a place that holds meaning and memories for a family, it makes them that much more special. Thats why the first family picture below is one of my favourites. Standing in their field with the buildings of their home and business in the back ground:) So neat!! Thanks Deboer family for giving me the oppurtunity to spend time capturing this time in your family’s life:) It was a lot of fun ( even with all of Corey’s monkey business!! ) lol:)
