On the ferry ride over I remember thinking to myself “Jeez, I come up to Rockwater so often, we may as well MOVE there!”…and seriously, if it wasn’t for my insane love for the White Rock area where I live, I would definitely consider it. Every time I blog about a wedding at Rockwater Secret Cove Resort I mention how much I love it there, so really why should this one be any different? :) I love it there.

Now, onto Carla and Kevin & Co. :) These guys…well, what can I say about these guys? I can write about how much they are in love with each other, and how great they were to work with…but really, it won’t do any lick of justice to how amazing they truly truly are. I covered their day for only a few hours, (it was an intimate wedding of just over 20 people), and in those few hours there were SO many beautiful moments…the kind that we all would live and die for. One of the most vivid and memorable moments of the entire day was after the ceremony, I was standing behind Carla and Kevin at the receiving line, shooting all the hugs and congratulations, and I looked off-camera and noticed just out of frame was Carla’s dad, who was next in line. He had a little twinkle in his eye and I remember anticipating a tear or two but as I composed the shot I didn’t realize that some of those tears would be my own! I kept as composed as I could (pun-intended) but when he got to Carla I was a mess! I remember after the moment passed they looked up at me and were wiping their eyes as I was wiping my own. I remember someone saying “Hey, you just met them a few hours ago, you’re not supposed to be doing that!”. Something magical happened next…after seeing what was happening and feeling that energy in the air, some people waiting in LINE started even hugging each other and getting teary eyed! It was such a great moment to be laughing and feeling connected with this amazing group of people..they truly are the perfect definition of Family.

Every. Single. One of them.

From the bottom of my heart, Thank You.

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Last week I had the pleasure of spending a little while with the very sweet Baby Liyana. She is just a month old and the amount of facial expressions she has is simply adorable. I just love the little bow! :)

Happy Monday everyone!

So I have been running around all day today getting ready for Mexico tomorrow (will be back in the office Wednesday May 19th)… it always seems that no matter how prepared I am for travelling, I always end up feeling rushed! (I was sitting down eating supper tonight, and felt like I was wasting time haha). Yup, I’m odd like that.

Anyhoo, Grit has decided to make a lil’ somethin’ for baby boy, and I can’t wait to see it when it’s done! I pulled out the camera and did the ‘daddy documents everything’ thing, and thought this pic was pretty cool.

I will be checking emails as often as I can while in Puerto Vallarta, so any questions/concerns should be answered within a day.

Cheers,

Michael

On Thursday of last week I met up with Shana for a portrait session in Pitt Meadows. She was looking for newer, fresher headshots for use on her website http://www.shanaleegibson.com (she is an amazing intuitive!) and for media packages etc. Shana has a killer smile and is such an amazing person with great energy, I had so much fun shooting with her. We even headed to Pitt Meadows and found a fantastic Cranberry Field to shoot in just as the sun was going down!

Hope you like the images! Happy Monday, Y’all! :)

Cheers,

Michael

Shana Lee offers one on one mystical (intuitive) mentoring for adults and teens, an online ‘Seership’ course for psychic and spiritual development, spiritual healing, crystal healing and psychic/ mediumship readings. If you are interested in speaking with Shana, please visit her contact page.

Hello Friends! I shot another newborn session today and I’m REALLY starting to love it! Its obviously quite different from being a wedding photographer … its kinda like…. shooting still life…that pees. :) No, its not that bad actually, especially with the amazing babies I have shot in the last little while, I honestly could snap photos away all day and love every minute of it! This little guy, Xavier, is an absolute doll and is actually only around 2 weeks old! A photo-session must seem pretty strange! All these people fluttering around him and this one crazy guy with a HUGE camera taking pictures… Xavier loved every minute of it :) He also loves chewing on shoulders, and drooling. Its a pretty sweet life! :)

Newborn Portraits are VERY new to me (like… I can count on one hand how many I have done…ever), so I really hope you enjoy these images because they are very dear to my heart! (yup, kind of a baby lover over here) :)