hello, my name is Michelle...
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BEGAN TO BUILD MY BUSINESS AS A BRIGHT EYED TEENAGER. IT STARTED WITH SAVING EVERY PENNY I HAD TO BUY MY FIRST CAMERA: A CANON REBEL XSI THAT I BROUGHT EVERYWHERE. MY DREAM WAS ALWAYS WEDDINGS. AT 17, I HAD THE CHANCE TO SECOND SHOOT ONE. I CAN STILL REMEMBER THE BUTTERFLIES I FELT ALL DAY LONG, AND THE AWE AT EVERY JOYFUL FACE AND PERFECTLY IMPERFECT DETAIL. WITH EACH PASSING YEAR (AND A LOT OF HARD WORK) CAME MORE WEDDINGS, TRAVEL, AND GETTING TO MEET SO MANY INCREDIBLE PEOPLE. TO BE ABLE TO CALL MYSELF A WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE.
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WOULD ONLY EVER BE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY. THAT WAS ALL THAT WAS ON MY RADAR. I FINISHED MY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN 2015 AND INSTEAD OF TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS PLANNED, I JUMPED INTO WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY FULL TIME. IN 2018 I ENTERED INTO A SEASON OF TRUST AND GROWTH WHEN THE LORD CALLED ME TO MOVE TO A TINY TOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES TO PURSUE A MASTERS DEGREE IN CHRISTIAN MINISTRY. JUST AS I WAS ADJUSTING TO LIFE IN THE SASKATCHEWAN, I MET MY HUSBAND DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC IN 2020 AND MOVED BACK TO BC. WE GOT MARRIED JANUARY 23 2021 AND GOT RIGHT TO WORK, LITERALLY BUILDING A HOME FROM THE GROUND UP (JOSH IS A CARPENTER). WE ALSO WELCOMED OUR FIRST BABY BOY, RHETT, TO THE WORLD THIS PAST FEBRUARY. WITH THE PASSING OF TIME, I'VE COME TO REALIZE THAT MAYBE WEDDINGS AREN'T MY BE ALL, END ALL. LIFE IS MORE VIBRANT AND COLOURFUL THAN I EVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED. YES, AS A WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER, BUT ALSO AS A WIFE, MOM, PASTOR, AND FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER.. WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT WEDDINGS WILL ALWAYS HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART AND FOR THAT REASON I STILL TAKE ON A CERTAIN AMOUNT EACH YEAR. WITH THE PASSING OF TIME, I HAVE DECIDED TO OPEN UP MY CALENDAR MORE FAMILY PHOTO SESSIONS EACH YEAR AS WELL,
WHAT HASN'T CHANGED FOR ME IS THE STRONG DESIRE TO CAPTURE TIMELESS, JOYFUL IMAGES FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE DEEPLY.. MY SENTIMENTAL HEART'S DEEPEST HOPE IS THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE GENUINE MAGES THAT REFLECT YOUR MOST CHERISHED RELATIONSHIPS, JUST AS THEY ARE, RIGHT NOW.
SOME OF MY STORY
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MY HUSBAND AND I MET, FELL IN LOVE, AND GOT MARRIED DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. THE DAY WE MET WE BOTH HAD THIS SENSE THAT WE HAD MET OUR FUTURE SPOUSE AND WITHIN 8 MONTHS I HAD A NEW LAST NAME. WE LOVE BACK COUNTRY ADVENTURES, BUILDING THINGS (LIKE OUR HOUSE), GOOD FOOD, AND SUNDAY DRIVES. JOSH IS THE KINDEST MAN I HAVE EVER MET AND I LOVE BUILDING THE LIFE OF MY DREAMS WITH HIM.
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I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF BEING A MOM AND IN THE SPAN OF 18 MONTHS WE WELCOMED TWO BEAUTIFUL BOYS TO THE WORLD. RHETT AND EASTON ARE THE SWEETEST, MOST DELICIOUS LITTLE MEN AND THEY ARE THE LITERAL JOY OF MY LIFE. .THEY HAVE CHANGED ME IN WAYS I COULDN'T HAVE IMAGINED AND I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT I HAVE THE HONOUR OF LOVING AND CARING FOR THESE SWEET KIDS.
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I AM HALF JOKING WHEN I SAY THAT I LOVE CONSTRUCTION BUT IT IS A HUGE PART OF MY LIFE. MY HUSBAND IS AN INCREDIBLY TALENTED CARPENTER AND WE BUILD OUR OWN HOMES. WE RECENTLY SOLD THE HOUSE WE BUILT AS NEWLYWEDS AND THIS YEAR WE ARE EMBARKING ON ANOTHER ADVENTURE AS WE BUCKLE DOWN AND DO IT ALL AGAIN. THERE IS SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL ABOUT SEEING IT ALL HAPPEN FROM THE GROUND UP!
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I AM SO HAPPY TO BE LIVING IN BC BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THIS PROVINCE HAS TO OFFER OUTDOORS. I LOVE HIKING, SWIMMING IN THE LAKE, CAMPING, AND JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE THAT ALLOWS ME TO ENJOY FRESH HAIR AND SUNSHINE. RECENTLY JOSH HAS INTRODUCED ME TO AN AREA I HAVEN'T EXPLORED MUCH... THE KOOTENAYS. HELLO BACK COUNTRY HOT SPRINGS!
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I SPENT A GOOD PORTION OF MY EARLY TWENTIES SQUEEZING IN AS MANY ADVENTURES AS POSSIBLE. I DIDN'T GROW UP TRAVELLING, SO I HAD A LOT OF FUN EXPLORING EUROPE, THAILAND, BALI, HAWAII, AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOTH HERE IN CANADA AND IN THE UNITED STATES. IRELAND WAS MY ALL TIME FAVE BUT I WILL NEVER SAY NO TO SOMEWHERE WARM AND SUNNY.
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I LOVE TO COOK. I GREW UP IN A HOME WHERE HOMEMADE FOOD AND DINNER AT THE TABLE WAS VALUED. IN ADULTHOOD I'VE SPENT MORE AND MORE TIME IN THE KITCHEN TRYING NEW RECIPES TO SHARE WITH THOSE AROUND ME. THE FLAVOUR, THE COLOURS, THE TEXTURE - I LOVE IT ALL. NOTHING MAKES ME HAPPIER THEN A GROUP OF PEOPLE LAUGHING AND TALKING AROUND THE TABLE, ENJOYING A MEAL TOGETHER.
