As a native Calgarian, I’ve been to the Calgary Stampede many a time. Year after year, a lot of things remain the same, right? The rodeo, the grandstand show and fireworks every night, a colorful display of city folk decked out in Cowboy hats, corn dogs and of course, mini-donuts. Don’t get me wrong, this is all what makes the Stampede great. This year was a little different though. First of all we had some Royal visitors and secondly, Kristin & Jon put away their boots & hats and embraced the 1950’s for a love shoot on the midway.

Calgary wedding photography Stampede

I had such a fun evening documenting them while they took in the Stampede sights. I love it when couples put a personal stamp on their session. It leads to so much more than pretty pictures.

Thanks to this lovely lady who saw us shooting and ran out with a candy apple for Kristin and Jon. Sweet!

Calgary wedding photography Stampede:  Tara Whittaker Photography