Status Update

I have almost completely abandoned this little blog. This past summer was a very busy time of weddings and family photography and as it ended my other new project, The Grassroots Wedding Fair, began again in earnest.

I am in the process of switching over to a new blog that will be less about myself as a mom and a photographer and more about the business and creative side. It is up, kind of, but still needs some work. Keeping up with the wedding fair blog and trying to get my new site up is very time consuming, and oh yes, I am still the mother of two amazing children, wife to one very patient man.

The Grassroots Wedding Fair

I forgot to take photos of my own booth. I spent months organizing this event and I actually forgot to acknowledge my own lovely space!
Here are a few of my favourite images. There are more on our website and the facebook page.

Thanks to all my wonderful vollunteers!

My lovely new friend and graphic designer lifesaver, Alizeh of Fancy Ink Designs.

My number one vollunteer and love of my life!

Wooohoooo.... the most excellent banner, but I have since been told I did not make the Wedding Fair big enough...but I really like the design.

The most talented sister-in-law in action.

The most lovely cousin in action!

I forgot to take photos of my own booth. I spent months organizing this event and I actually forgot to acknowledge my own lovely space!

Here are a few of my favourite images. I am related to two of the lovely models.

Thanks to all my wonderful vollunteers!

Grassroots Wedding Fair plans in order.

The wedding fair plans continue. It really is quite an exciting pursuit. I am on the greatest learning curve of my life, well maybe not, I am mother of two after all....but I digress.

I am meeting so many amazing and creative people on this adventure. Everyone I talk to is also so excited about this event. I have a team of volunteers ready to go at the calling and the exhibitors are...wow...so helpful, so inspiring and ingenious with their ideas. I almost have all the tables booked which is a relief and now will work gathering all the bits and bobs that will decorate the hall and bring order to this event. Insurance and liquor licenses are not that exciting, but oh so necessary.

I will be very pleased to watch the evolution of this event over the coming years. My mind is constantly ticking away with ideas and what about a province wide event with stops on the Island, in the Okanagan....the Kootenays? We shall see where this event takes me.

November Wedding

I was lucky enough to be asked to shoot a wedding for a couple who are only just in Vancouver and who are not used to such dark cold days. Amazingly enough the ceremony occurred on the one day that the rains did not come. It was cold, but the reprieve from the wet was well met by us.

sweet earth is coming up on the big 1.

I am coming up on my company's first anniversary. This past year has been the greatest learning curve of my life, after my entryhood into motherhood of course. This summer has been a bit overwhelming but amazing at the same time. I have had so many wonderful photographic experiences. I am excited for the fall and my plans for the wedding fair.

I am a little tired tonight, but I have a lot of photos from my latest recent wedding to post. I will have them up in the next few days.

I will have a special posted in the next week in celebration of my first anniversary. The actual day is the 15th. I am very excited to be celebrating this special date!! woohoo!!

Love in your own backyard.

I am organizing a green wedding fair in January 2010 at the Heritage Hall. It is quite the endeavor I am undertaking, but I am passionate about green choices and about supporting local artisans and business owners. I just confirmed the domain name and now I must get to work on the website. I am placing an article in the Green Zebra Guide, http://www.greenzebraguide.ca/, that will come out in September.

I have very grand plans for this wedding fair and I will just state for the record that this is not a high-end event. This will be about supporting community and the environment. It will be filled with homemade, handmade, and creative artists who can help bring more meaning to weddings. It will also showcase environmental business as well as associations. I am so excited!!!

I will update with any major changes, but this is the first post about this event and it feels great to have something to show for it. The above logo is a beautiful piece of artwork designed by April Lacheur who I met at a craft fair in the fall. To see more of her work check out her website at: http://www.yapespaints.com/.