Kitsilano Beach Engagement | Lana + Chris

After a coffee talk and scouting the venue together with this couple, Lana & Chris, they trusted me on the photography of their engagement session and wedding. We met at Kitsilano Beach,  a place where we can enjoy the sunset while taking the pictures. That day was a little bit cloudy, however, it did not block the sun. Instead, the sky has become more dramatic.

I chose a zoom lens for this day, which allowed me to keep a distance from the couple while they could have fun and enjoy the moment without me interrupting. 

The difficulty of having a sunset engagement session is that I have to make sure to retain the detail of the background like sky and sea, and to properly exposure of the face. No one wants to see a blank white background or dark faces in the images. I had to post-process the photos so that the images could have a closer look to what we saw in our human eyes. 

This was a fun engagement with Lana and Chris. I was glad that they took my advice to make this happen before sunset :) 

Patricia & Edwin

After attending the rehearsal, the real wedding was finally here. It was a romantic wedding located at the back yard under the big willows. The backyard has been nicely decorated by a friend of the bride who travelled all the way from the US. It seemed everything has been set and the wedding should run as we expected at the rehearsal. 

After all, everything was not real until you were on the real wedding. The groom really couldn't help to cry like a baby during the ceremony. I was touched by the scene too. I was about to cry and could not hold my camera steadily. The groom looks like a tough man. However, no one can hide their tears of joy when their soul mate officially become the wife. 

Granville Island Hotel Wedding | Lana + Chris

 “I belong to sea” , Lana once said that to her mother. I did both engagement session and wedding for this lovely couple. One thing I can remember most was that Lana likes the sea so much. She specifically pointed out that she would like to do her engagement session by the water. Without surprise, she would have her wedding by the water, which is Granville Island hotel. 

On her wedding day, it happened to be the boat festival. This was such a bonus for this couple. There were many boats in Granville Island. I could tell how happy she was on that day. After knowing that we were allowed to take photos on the boat, Lana really could not help to smile. 

“This is so Lana", she said, happily.