Pineview Valley Park

Hallmark Inspired Christmas Photoshoot with Emily-May Photography in Kamloops, BC

This beautiful shoot, featured yesterday among other amazing creatives on Rocky Mountain Bride was such a dream! I am so excited to be able to share the photos with all of you.

Every year for the last 4 years I’ve run Christmas Mini sessions in November. Each year they’ve gotten bigger and bigger but by the end I am spent creatively. To combat that I brought my favourite vendors together to create our own piece of holiday magic! I think it is so important to create with your fellow vendors, when I work on styled shoots I love when we all bring something to the table and feed off each other’s energy. The models are a real life couple who just got their first puppy (Leo) together so I knew I had to include him in the shoot. The wardrobe was created with pieces in my client closet – we wanted to showcase a variety of styles from your rock and roll bride outfitted in velvet and leather, your boho sweetheart bride wearing lace & the statement piece, the non-traditional mauve tulle skirt bride. Fern and Frond always creates the most perfect bouquets – a lot of the colour palette we pulled from what she made for this shoot. So grateful as we planned this in just a week! Ginger Turley Artistry is my go to makeup artist in Kamloops – this natural glam look she created for Emily was one of my favourites to date. Amy from The Blondes Brunette brought us a romantic half updo that still allowed for movement. The rustic arch from Event Rentals Kamloops was perfect – I’m so grateful they brought it in for me! Everything came together just as I had hoped and I’m always so excited for our next collaboration together.

– Kamloops Photographer, Emily-May Photography 

Photographer + Designer: Emily-May Photography | Makeup: Ginger Turley Artistry | Hair: The Blondes Brunette | Bouquet: Fern & Frond | Arch: Event Rentals Kamloops | Models: Emily + Carter | Wardrobe: #emclientcloset | Velvet Dress: Reclamation Design Company | Lace + Tulle Skirt: Mr. Pretty Skirt

Christmas Mini Sessions 2020

A beautiful two days of Christmas Mini sessions! I love the memories that we created but next year I think I’m going to be doing something different. A lot of parents voiced their frustrations at 15 minute sessions - at them being the day after a time change & the day after Halloween. And truth be told I missed having that extra time with you and your kiddos too! (And I’d love less time headswappin’!)

I’m already brainstorming for next year! Thank you for choosing me as your photographer this year, I know there are so many amazing options and I’m always honoured to be yours.