Danika’s uncle gave her a portrait session gift certificate last year for her graduation present and she wanted to schedule it for sometime this spring so the weather would be ‘nice’. The weather was spring-like at times with beautiful sunlight, followed by a massive rain storm and high winds….just another day in Victoria! Danika brought her best friend Lindy along for the session and we hit up a bunch of different locations around downtown Victoria.

Stephen and Paula were married on March 20th and wanted to use Fort Rodd Hill as the backdrop for their portraits. Back in January, when I shot their engagement session, we went to the little lighthouse at the end of the breakwater, so the big lighthouse at Fort Rodd Hill tied everything together on their big day. Congratulations Stephen and Paula!

On Sunday I met up with Stephen and Paula for their engagement photos around the breakwater. We forgot to account for the increased New Year’s Resolution foot traffic around that area…Victoria, you are an active city! We had a great session…even with wet feet, runny noses, and frozen fingers…but with an upcoming March wedding, these two don’t shy away from the cold! One additional image from their session was posted on the Photographer Network blog as my Photo of the Week. Congratulations on your engagement!

Jennifer and Jeremy were married at Fort Rodd Hill on August 1st. It was a hot day for an outdoor ceremony, but Jennifer (being super organized) kept everyone cool with the rice paper parasols she provided for all the guests. After their ceremony, we took photographs around all of the gorgeous buildings at Fort Rodd Hill. We ended up with time to spare before their grand entrance so en route to the reception, we stopped at the Four Mile Pub for a cold beverage where Jennifer and Jeremy had a chance to chill out and enjoy the company and comedy of their bridal party. Their beautiful reception was at the Chief and Petty Officers’ Mess in Esquimalt and a full night of dancing followed. Congratulations!

Jess contacted me for an engagement session for herself and Dusty. They got engaged on Christmas Day and are in the process of planning their wedding for next year. We started out on top of Mt. Doug and then made our way to a quiet little beach that they like to visit with their dog. Jess and Dusty were completely laid-back and were willing to do absolutely anything asked of them….even heading into the chilly ocean while looking fabulous the whole time.