It’s Engagement season! Chances are if you’re here you are recently engaged and you aren’t sure where to start. I had my past brides, clients and friends on Instagram create this JUST FOR YOU! I’m also including my own tips for successful relationships with your chosen vendors, how to find them and a few key tips for you on your Wedding day.
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
Absolute wedding goals right here! The best of both worlds - small, intimate family wedding and a beautiful & private beach location. The amount of times I cried editing these was too dang high. It was the perfect day with just the right amount of smoky haze to make things a little bit magical.
Vendor Love:
So much amazing decor was made by the bride!
Florals: Flowers From Sarah’s Garden
Makeup: Beauty Has Endless Possibilities
Tables/Benches: Belles and Bowes
After Covid pushed this wedding from their original date Karly and DJ had to change a lot of things - from guest list size to vendors (including their photographer!) it was a lot. But everything came together and it was an absolutely stunning day, filled with laughter, close friends and family. PLUS, they done did it! Married at last.
Vendor Love!
Venue: Epona Rise Retreat Centre
Flowers: Ranchos Los Andes and arranged by the Bride!
Most of these were taken by their youngest, pictured here! I think I’ll be out of a job soon!
