Sometimes, you make a rad friend and she shows you a really awesome spot that you have never seen before, even though you grew up 10 minutes away. And sometimes, before she shows you the spot, you convince her to wear a pretty dress so you can take beautiful contrast-y fall photos of her looking amazing on the tracks. Thanks so much for modelling Lucia, and thank you Natalie for being an awesome assistant and location scout! P.s. this trestle is no longer operational but is v

I love every wedding I photograph, but I especially love the ones that have a great story behind how they found me (haha)! A couple of months ago I made a post in a travel group about buying a sailboat. Alex ended up creeping my Facebook page because of that post and finding this website! So long story short, that is how I ended up in Courtney on Star Wars Day, photographing their beautiful back yard wedding. Both the ceremony and reception were held and homes on the street

I'm sure everyone who has been following my photography knows by now that I am a sucker for nature. But, did you know that I'm also a sucker for classic style, old home and english-ish style gardens? No? Well now that you know, it won't be hard to understand why I loved photographing this wedding so much (on top of, of course, how lovely Andrew- king of sarcasm- and Brianna are to be around). First look and getting ready photos were done at Brianna's mom's home/ her neighbou

This styled elopement was originally posted on Rocky Mountain Bride. If you want to read more about this styled session. please check out their blog feature! All I will say here is nature + wedding dress + river rock= a happy Taryn :D haha. And the story behind this session is cool, so I recommend clicking the link above and reading it there! Vendors Photographer: Innocent Thunder Photography Style & Planning: Heartwood Weddings Floral Design: Vertgen Farms Hair Stylist: She

Little mountain. Rain. A gorgeous couple in love. These two found one another a little bit later in life, but have not wasted any time since they discovered eachother. It is very easy to see how in love they are with one another and how well they fit together. The afternoon started off with their intimate wedding ceremony in the rain at the top of little mountain, followed by a beautiful and intimate wedding reception at the McMillan Art Centre. Have you ever seen a pizza pa

One of my favourite parks on this beautiful island is Jack Point Park. Right next to the Duke Point Ferry, it is a great place to stop if you are on your way back to the mainland, or if you wanna do an engagement session! It took us about two hours to hike to and from the point (I use hike lightly... it's a mostly flat walk), and that was with quite a few photo stops along the way. These two were great models and lovely to take a two hour walk-hike with as well! #vancouveri

A few months back I ran a contest for a free photo session to celebrate reaching 1,000 likes on my Facebook page. these two lovely people won that contest and I was over the moon! Spending time photographing great people is always such a treat, and I knew these two were not only great people but would be up for an amazing adventure as well. I was camping out near Lake Cowichan the weekend we scheduled our shoot and they were lovely enough to drive out and meet me at the lake

So I decided to do something a little different this year for my end of year blogs. This year was a big one for me. It was my first year as a "full time" photographer and I learned so much, got to try out so many incredible things and met so many amazing people. I want to showcase and recap in a way that showcases the life growth that this year has brought instead of just showcasing my "best" photos of the year. These are all photos that I am proud of and excited about ev

My favourite thing to do with my wedding or engagement couples is to take them out into nature on a hike....

The fall colors were so bright this year that I was beyond excited every time someone wanted to shoot in the leaves.

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

So in case you haven't noticed, I really like to convince people to step out of their comfort zones when they are in front of my lens...

I love hanging out with people from other parts of the world!  Most of this lovely, large family had come over from England to spend time wi

On the last warm weekend of this summer, we decided to head out to Sproat Lake with a couple of friends, two dogs, our snorkel gear and a co

Oh, the Ho's.  What can I say about this bunch except for the beauty of this wedding was matched only by the amount of fun had here!

One of the coolest things about doing this job on Vancouver Island is that people from all over the world come here to vacation, and sometimes that means that they also want family photos taken on our beautiful beaches! This family was one of those cases and I was not disappointed when they contacted me and asked me to capture some photos of their family of four (mom, dad, baby + doggy). We had so much fun walking around the beach and discovering the sea life that was all ar

Flashback to last year. We decided to makes some empowered, witchy magic in the forest. Skull found on my property. Mushrooms appearing right at the right time. Perfection. Model: Cassandra Wolter #halloween #witch #skull #magic #parksvilleweddingphotographer #qualicumbeachweddingphotographer #irelandweddingphotographer #scotlandweddingphotographer

Halloween is my favourite "holiday". All of the dark and spooky things feel closer to the surface. Days are getting shorter and cr

I'm kind of obsessed with forest weddings. If you've been following my work, you might know that already.  When Ashley and Brady, wh

Taylor and Michael decided to tie the knot at one of the prettiest places in town- Crown Mansion right next door to the Qualicum Heritage fo