Happy 2012 to everyone!  It is a New Year and one I am very excited about… there are a lot of beautiful weddings on the roster this year and lots to look forward to.  My first wedding of the year will be this fabulous couple, Erin and Jeff… I had the pleasure of photographing their engagement shoot awhile back and as you can see, not only are they a gorgeous couple and absolutely adorable together, they are also very much in love.  I just love it when my couples make my job so easy…

Erin and Jeff are great friends of Kim and Keith, whose wedding I photographed back in September.  I look forward to seeing them again at Erin and Jeff’s wedding next month at Swan-E-Set.  I just KNOW it is going to be a fun and fabulous wedding day!

Oh, and Happy Birthday, Erin!  I hope you’re having a wonderful birthday… see you soon!!

xoxo

Lori

I have always said that one day, I will see this girl up on stage somewhere, accepting a major award… but for now she’s just enjoying being a teenager.  a very talented teenager, mind you.  one who not only sings and plays piano, but writes her own music as well.

I have had the pleasure of knowing Asha since she was a little girl, dancing around in her tutu with my daughter, Maddi… and it has been a blast watching her grow up into the fabulously talented girl she is today.  she has been performing and writing her own original music since she was eight years old, she even held court performing in Robson Square during the 2010 Olympics this February.  she followed up that success this summer by releasing her first CD, Jumpin’ Off.

Asha’s most recent endeavour is competing in CBC Radio’s contest “Best High School Singer/Songwriter“.  her vibe and her music reminds me of a young Sarah McLachlan and I know you would love her music… so, take a minute, have a listen and VOTE (between October 14 – 17th) at this link to help make Asha’s dreams come true!

GO ASHA!!

xoxo

Lori

this summer has literally flown by… with gorgeous weddings and portrait shoots and even some precious vacation time snuck in there, I can’t believe it is already August.  I just returned from a glorious week of fun with the family at a house in Pender Harbour.  not just any house, but a huge house, set on a cliff on the ocean with stunning views and spectacular sunsets.  we rented it with a few other families and together we all enjoyed long days of coffee on the deck, day trips to the beach, kayaking in the afternoon, huge feasts for dinner and then evenings spent leisurely watching the amazing meteor showers in the night sky.  it was a week to remember, for sure.  I wish I could share all of the beautiful photos from our week, but this one in particular caught my eye when I was uploading last night.

we were coming back from the beach on our way to the rope swing, which was about 5 mins. from the house.  I’m having a blast driving my friend’s convertible (I know, poor me!) and my daughter Maddi and her friend Asha are in the back seat complaining because they are in their bathing suits and the wind is too cold.  we quickly pull over and thrown them a few towels and a sweater from the trunk to put an end to the whining.  the rest of the drive, I keep looking at Maddi in the rear view mirror to make sure she’s okay.  she has this old brown sweater pulled up tight and her hair is blowing like a banshee all over the place and I can’t help but notice how unbelievably beautiful she is.  first thing I did when we stopped at the rope swing was take her photo to capture the moment.

and then it was gone.

I hope you’re enjoying your summer as much as I am.