Wedding Photography
Josephs Wedding Photography
I recently had the honor of photographing Ron and Brenda’s wedding. The formal pictures of the bride and groom (with their family and the wedding party) were at Carburn Park in Riverbend.
Trash the Dress Image Featured on 2 Popular Websites
Trash the Dress Photoshoot at the Summit of Cirque Peak Image Featured on SmartBride and MSN.ca The image above was featured today in an article over at the SmartBride Boutique website about wedding dress "Trash the Dress" photography sessions. (You should go there now to vote for your favorite image!) "Check out our new round of Trash the Dress photos on MSN.ca. From digging graves to crazy food fights, these brides opted to have some serious fun with what will likely be the most expensive dress they'll ever wear." The image was also included in a companion article in the Lifestyle section over at MSN Canada. "With all the engagements over the holiday season, and more coming with Valentine's Day, we're showcasing some brides who decided that great photos and an afternoon of laughs was worth ruining the most expensive dress they'd likely ever wear!" SmartBrideBoutique.com: Trash the Dress Photos: Vote for your Favorite MSN CA: How'd She Get Up There?! - 11 Amazing 'Trash the Dress' Photos The Story Behind the Image You may remember this image (or you should because I show it off all the time!) from a Wedding Dress "Trash the Dress" photography session that I did with my friends Lauren and Eddy a couple of years ago. To make a long story short, we hiked to the top of Cirque Peak in the Canadian Rocky Mountains for a photoshoot. The hike is a 16km round trip to the top of a 10,000 foot peak, and it is extremely difficult! Eddy and I carried lots of photography gear and Lauren carried her wedding dress in her backpack. She changed at the top of the mountain and we had a fantastic photoshoot. [...]
Charity & Bruce | Wedding Sneak Peek
The Wedding of Charity Derksen and Bruce Potter on August 20, 2011 I first met Charity this past winter a very cold day at River Park Dog Park. She brought her dog Lola to a pet portrait mini-session that I had arranged in partnership with Pawsitively Natural Dog Daycare. Although her session was pretty short (because we were all freezing), it was a beautiful day and the conditions for photography were great. I was excited by all of the images that I made for her. There was one shot in particular where everything came together with this incredibly soft and beautiful light and I knew that I had nailed it! I remember saying to myself "Oh... this could be good!" Fast forward a few months to the summer... I was checking my email one day when up pops a note from Charity asking for some pricing for photography for her upcoming wedding. I was instantly excited and very happy that she would consider using me for such an important day! I immediately thought back to that lovely winter day... We got together a couple of weeks ago for an engagement session. I love doing this kind of session because they are much more relaxed than the wedding day and it gives me and the couple a chance to get to know each other a little better before the big day. I love their engagement photos so much and it gave me some extra confidence that their wedding day was going to be perfect too! Thanks so much to both Charity and Butch, and to all of your family members, for allowing me to participate in this celebration. Your love for each other is easy to [...]
Derksen Potter Engagement Sessions
I had a beautiful engagement session with Charity and Bruce (and their dog Lola) at the Ranche recently. They are such a beautiful couple and the Ranche is one of my favorite places for photography. The place has so much going on that there ends up being a really wide variety of stuff to use as a backdrop for portraits. My two favorites are the walls of the red barn and the long grasses in the nearby fields. Charity and Bruce were both great sports and they were willing to try anything I asked for, which always makes my job easier! It was great to be able to spend a few minutes with the couple in a more relaxed setting before their upcoming wedding. Even though this event will be relatively small, weddings are always pressure packed and it's much nicer to get to know each other in a different atmosphere before the wedding. Thanks to Charity and Bruce for including me in their big day! I'm really looking forward to it!
Slideshow – Trash the Dress at 10,000 Feet
A Fusion video slideshow of photography and video from an adventurous Trash-the-Dress wedding photoshoot at the top of Cirque Peak in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The hike to Helen Lake is 16km (10 miles) up to the summit at 10,000 feet. It was a wonderful day in the mountains and the photoshoot was incredible.