Ryan and Katelynn were such a joy to photograph. I met Ryan in grade 8 when I started attending the youth group at a local church. We later ended up going to the same high school (even performing in a musical together!) and eventually university. Katelynn + Ryan also met at that same university, and […]

completely and perfectly and incandescently happy. [jane austen] this is my fifth summer watching + photographing couples as they make this commitment to love and choose each other for the rest of their lives. the most beautiful choice. but this is my first summer standing beside those nearest and dearest to me as they make […]

Looking back on this past year, it has been pretty dang good. Like I shared in my last post, it has been one of the most challenging but in the midst of all of that there has been so much grace and goodness. Being a full-time student and working a couple of other jobs, I […]

“Happiness, not in another place but this place. Not for another hour, but this hour” – Walt Whitman This past weekend winter came to the west coast. The temperature dipped and on Friday the snow fell. On Saturday we woke up to sunshine and below freezing temperatures. This season is one of my favourites. Christmas […]

“I could make you happy, make your dreams come true. Nothing that I wouldn’t do. Go to the ends of the earth for you, to make you feel my love.” Adele Okay, let me tell you a little story. Christine and I have known each other for years. We were homeschooled together in our early […]

“Cause I was waiting a long, long time for a boy like you” She + Him Meet David and Erin. They are two of my very best friends. And last weekend David proposed. It’s a pretty fun story. Erin and I had been speculating that David was going to propose sometime over the weekend. Okay, […]