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Happy Mother’s Day to all of the Mama’s out there.  To honour the Moms, I thought it would fun to share a few of my favourite, family portraits from weddings I have photographed.  As I began sorting through my archives, I discovered that my favourite images are usually the stolen moments.  I still take the […]

Family portraits at Weddings

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A Vintage Affair is a local boutique filled with vintage wedding ideas.  I recently teamed up with Bonnie and Theresa from AVA on a photo shoot featuring three gorgeous gowns, perfect for today’s bride with a love of yesterday’s fashions. If you’re looking for fun and sassy, this 1960s lace short sleeved wedding dress is a perfect candidate!  This short […]

Vintage wedding ideas

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I’ve been blogging for quite a few years now and recently I spent some time browsing through some of my popular posts.  Although it was published 3 years ago, this article on wedding guest book alternatives still gets daily visitors.  I styled and photographed a vintage mountain shoot at Lake Louise and included a DIY wedding […]

Wedding guest book alternatives

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After The Pop-up Wedding, I sat down with Kari Bedford from Knot Planning for a debrief on the event.  Kari said something really interesting that stuck with me.  Wedding blogs today are filled with styled wedding shoots, designed to inspire brides when planning their own weddings.  Kari mentioned that she frequently has to “talk brides down” from […]

Calgary wedding shoot

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I know I’m not the only one that’s so tired of seeing forecasts like this.  Maybe the Corsette by Nine West will cheer you up?   Colourful fun wedding shoes   Photo of colourful fun wedding shoes:  Tara Whittaker Photography

Colourful fun wedding shoes

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Yesterday I posted images from The Pop-up Wedding and today I thought it would be fun to show some of the fun and more candid photography from the event.  To kick things off, let’s get a little silly!  Sometimes a photographer just needs to break the ice with clients and keep the camera ready.  Here I […]

Candid photography at The Pop-up Wedding

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