Three ferries, four islands. One intimate ceremony. Amongst the smoke, we celebrated love. Lisa and Kaelin held their wedding ceremony and reception at Lisa's mom's house on Pender Island. It was my first visit to Pender Island, and amongst the forest fire smoke, the islands we crossed had an eerie yet beautiful feeling. Their ceremony was perfect and intimate, held in her mother's garden, just surrounded by flowers and immediate family. Natalie and I both had an awesome tim

One of my favourite things about photographing weddings is meeting people with similar life experiences to mine. Laura and Garrett are Vancouver Island born and raised, but moved to Alberta as adults. I have spent half of my life in Alberta and the other half on Vancouver Island. This meant that we had lots in common and their wedding was such a beautiful mix of the Alberta country life and BC's incredible forest beauty. And to top it all off, these two had their dogs inv

Question: What's better than being with someone you love? Answer: Being with someone you love on a mountain in the snow so they have no choice but to snuggle up to you rreeaaallllyy close to keep you warm :D We had so much fun with this engagement session, chasing wind and stomping through the snow! Mount Washington is so beautiful any time of year and definitely did not disappoint. #adventureelopementphotographer #adventureweddingphotographer #irelandelopementphotographer

A few weeks ago something occurred to me. We pick the time of year with the greatest amount of death, With the least amount of creation, And the greatest amount of cold To call our New Year. We celebrate it as a new beginning, only a week and a half after the day of the year that holds the most darkness, and most often before the coldest day of the year has even hit. This realization brought me back to a truth that is never far away- Every beginning also comes with an ending,

Words cannot describe how perfect and beautiful this wedding was.  The people, the venue, the incredible dress...