Merridale Cidery & Distillery Wedding Sam & Neil had a unique Vancouver Island winter wedding! They came up from Portland, Oregon to tie the knot at one of our favourite island venues, Merridale in Cobble Hill! We have never been part of a destination wedding that had so many guests come to celebrate! There were over 60 guests who came from thousan...

Merridale Cidery Wedding {Matt & Michelle} Cold winter days are great for reflecting...on HOT SUMMER DAYS spent with awesome couples! Matt & Michelle's day was a beauty! Their ceremony was at one of our favourite spots in Cobble Hill, Merridale Cidery! If you haven't had the chance to check this magical little spot out - its a must! From Fairy tra...

Why We Love Winter Weddings On Vancouver Island We know what you’re thinking...brrrrrr! Winter is so cold, but winter weddings also have so many perks! Vancouver Island is an amazing place to celebrate your winter nuptials! There are storm watching opportunities, intimate indoor ceremony locations, and even snowy mountain top vistas to help really...

Englishman River Engagement {Bria & Theo} We love the bright colours of Fall...oranges, reds, yellows - there is just something so spectacular about them! The cozy colours of Fall tend to bring feelings of warmth, a need to snuggle and desire for hot beverages! We are in LOVE with this season - it is the perfect time for engagement photos! Bria &...

Rathtrevor Beach Couples Portraits {Rick & Sherry} Its entirely doubtful that you will believe us when we tell you these two came to the island to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary!! I mean seriously...Rick & Sherry #COUPLESGOALS We are already excited for them to come back and celebrate 35, 40, 45, 50...we had a fantastic time with them - a...

Nanoose Bay Engagement {Tanner & Danae} We have wandered Brickyard Park in the past, but until Tanner & Dane's engagement session - we discovered we had never really properly wandered and taken in Brickyard Park! The light on the day of their session was stellar! The way it drifted through the trees, settled on the oceanfront rocks and warmed the s...

Tigh-Na-Mara Wedding {Bryan & Jo-Lynn} Bryan & Jo-Lynn are down to earth, funny and easy to chat with! We knew the day was going to be great...especially when I heard the colours she chose were some of my personal favourites, and their cake & cupcakes were made by Coastal Cake Co.!! If you've never tried one of Marieke's treats...they're the best!...

Chateau Wolff Estate Winery Wedding {Joe & Lailah} In the last couple of years, we've got to attend a few really extra, awesome weddings for former classmates...and they're always heaps of good times! I played soccer & baseball with Lailah growing up, I'd go to her parents house for firework shows out of the wheelbarrow in her backyard on Halloween...

Black Rock Oceanfront Resort Wedding {Ryan & Chantal} We had one of the most beautiful days with Ryan & Chantal! The weather was amazing...seriously. It was so hot that we didn't need our jackets...in APRIL, in UCLUELET!! If you're unfamiliar with a typical Ucluelet day, it usually looks moody, is rainy or blustery, cold and unpredictable...and def...

Fraser River Lodge Wedding {Eric & Jenna} Eric & Jenna had the most incredible wedding at Fraser River Lodge...and we were THRILLED and BESIDE OURSELVES that we had the immense #blessing to photograph such a fabulous couple, and such a great venue, with the best view of Mt. Cheam around! J&E are the bee's knees...incredibly sweet, and sweeter toget...

Mt. Washington Engagement {Jenna & Eric} When we suggested the mountain for their engagement session - we definitely thought these two would be wearing parkas...but we were insanely & pleasantly surprised when they arrived in style, and trooped it like nobody's business! Little did we know that they would bring that same zeal to their amazing day..

Qualicum Beach Wedding {Ron & Jackie} 6 Ingredients to making a fantastic wedding day: A Family Heirloom. Something like a Mustang. Or a Hand Carved ring box that's been passed down. An uber crafty Mom to help make all your decor. #wow. A talented bride willing to design, sew & make custom dresses for each of her bridesmaids. A groom that loves...

Fairmont Empress Wedding Editorial!Exclusive! 😲 💖 We had the exciting task of crafting both a "Behind the Scenes Video" 📽️ 🎬, and photographing one of the sets at the Fairmont Empress Editorial this Year! Award winning photographers & vendors from the Vancouver Island Wedding Awards were asked to collaborate & photograph 📸 the editorial event...

Pipers Lagoon Engagement {Kevin & Megan} Kevin & Megan came for their West Coast engagement session all the way from ALBERTA!! WHOOT! Kevin grew up on the West Coast (aka BEST COAST) - so what better place to spoil Megan with when it came to their engagement? BOOM! We met up with these two just before their session for a beer and a session debrief...

Nanaimo Wedding {Sarah & Mike} Sarah & Mike's day was our first official HOT SUMMER wedding! We all thought we would melt...and we did, but just a little! Following their ceremony - we made off for the cool, ocean breeze at Piper's Lagoon & some gorgeous portraits! Sarah & Mike were nothing but smiles, and we loved photographing them on the best da...