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Tanya and Geoff – Sunshine Coast WeddingOctober 1st, 2011Tanya and Geoff’s wedding was another exciting exploration to a new venue. The West Coast Wilderness Lodge is tucked away past Skookumchuk Narrows in Egmont, and boasts an amazing balcony and view. I’ve been looking forward to this wedding since I had the chance to meet Tanya and Geoff in May to photograph their engagement [...] |
Tanya and Geoff’s wedding was another exciting exploration to a new venue. The West Coast Wilderness Lodge
is tucked away past Skookumchuk Narrows in Egmont, and boasts an amazing balcony and view. I’ve been looking forward to this wedding since I had the chance to meet Tanya and Geoff in May to photograph their engagement session. They have amazing close friends and family, and there was so much love and connection during the day!
Congratulations!
Cara and Jordy – Vancouver Island WeddingSeptember 7th, 2011Cara and Jordy were married at Kiwi Cove Lodge in Ladysmith. It was a fantastic setting. They met at a college Physics class and have been inseparable ever since! Cara is an amazing kickboxer on the Island and Jordy is a Martial Arts Instructor and their wedding with filled with love, laughter and happy tears. [...] |
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Cara and Jordy were married at Kiwi Cove Lodge in Ladysmith. It was a fantastic setting. They met at a college Physics class and have been inseparable ever since! Cara is an amazing kickboxer on the Island and Jordy is a Martial Arts Instructor and their wedding with filled with love, laughter and happy tears.
Congratulations!
Mike and Alice – Myrtle Point Golf Course Ever After SessionAugust 24th, 2011The sun was shining and there was a breeze coming over the water. I think that August 20th was truly the first real “summer” day that we’ve had this year! Their ceremony was full of laughter and stolen glances, and with Adam by their side they said their vows under the beautiful pergola on a [...] |
The sun was shining and there was a breeze coming over the water. I think that August 20th was truly the first real “summer” day that we’ve had this year! Their ceremony was full of laughter and stolen glances, and with Adam by their side they said their vows under the beautiful pergola on a heart of roses looking over our incredible ocean view. We found some amazing secret little places in the shade to photograph Mike and Alice after their ceremony for their Ever After Session. I love the little meaningful details that each couple chooses to incorporate in their wedding. Alice and her bridesmaids created the absolutely beautiful bouquets of orchids and Mike is wearing his Grandfather’s ring.
Congratulations!
Wedding Music provided by The Music Room
Kristen and Mike – Comox Valley WeddingAugust 3rd, 2011As a famous storybook character from our childhood would have said on Saturday, “It’s a blustery day”. I don’t know about you, but I love blustery! The wind kept the the rain away, brought in some big drama clouds for formals, kept everyone cool and it meant that we didn’t need to fluff the veil. [...] |
As a famous storybook character from our childhood would have said on Saturday, “It’s a blustery day”. I don’t know about you, but I love blustery! The wind kept the the rain away, brought in some big drama clouds for formals, kept everyone cool and it meant that we didn’t need to fluff the veil. Kristen, Mike and I met a week before the ceremony when they stopped through Powell River on their way to the Island. I’m not sure if it was the Powell River connection (I feel pretty confident that after 6.5 years, we are now official Powell Riverites), but I felt instantly at ease, as if I had known them for a long time. I know that we rode the ferry to and from the Island with some of the guests, and the word on the boat on Sunday was that it was one amazing night!
Congratulations Kristen and Mike!
Heather and Tim – Nanaimo WeddingJuly 26th, 2011With a dress that needs an entourage of bridesmaids to walk through the golden grasses of Neck Point and a lucky sixpence in her shoe, Heather met Tim at the end of the aisle for the beginning of a perfect day. Tim’s son Caleb was present as the best man to carry the rings, and [...] |
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With a dress that needs an entourage of bridesmaids to walk through the golden grasses of Neck Point and a lucky sixpence in her shoe, Heather met Tim at the end of the aisle for the beginning of a perfect day. Tim’s son Caleb was present as the best man to carry the rings, and add a little sparkle of humour throughout the day. I’ve been looking forward to this wedding since we met in October, with Heather’s stunning smile, and the laughter they bring out in each other. Oh, and I think I would wear those shoes every single day if they were mine! Congratulations, and have an amazing honeymoon in Thailand!
We’re going to be doing something fun now on our facebook page! Visit http://www.facebook.com/JenniferDoddPhotography to watch an extended sideshow of the amazing day! (I’ll be preparing slideshows for earlier 2011 wedding couples throughout this week!)
Take a peek at the custom guestbook we created for Heather and Tim above from our engagement session in the fall. I love that the first time they really will get a chance to peek through, it will be filled with comments of love and friendship from their guests!
Kevin reminded me that I intended to post the safety rules of the reception! Enjoy!
Here were the 3 Safety Rules of the Wedding Reception, which definitely needs noting!
1. Don’t Drink and Drive 2. The cats stay in the room at all costs. 3. Stay out of the Ravine. It’s not safe!
which was abbreviated to be to the mantra of “Driving. Cats. Ravine.” If you could remember that, it would all be OK!
Nicole and DougJuly 19th, 2011We’ve had the strangest July weather in years. Weeks upon weeks of rain had fallen leading up to Nicole and Doug’s wedding. They traveled to Powell River from Alberta to celebrate their wedding on the waterfront at Doug’s mother’s home. When I first peeked in the room where the girls were getting ready, there wasn’t [...] |
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We’ve had the strangest July weather in years. Weeks upon weeks of rain had fallen leading up to Nicole and Doug’s wedding. They traveled to Powell River from Alberta to celebrate their wedding on the waterfront at Doug’s mother’s home. When I first peeked in the room where the girls were getting ready, there wasn’t an ounce of tension to do with the weather. Instead of moving indoors, they performed the ceremony still outdoors, plaid(tartan!) umbrellas in hand. We were gifted an hour of dripping colour drenched light during our formal photos that highlighted the tartans that the men wore and the red that the girls wore. It was a fantastic day celebrating Nicole and Doug!
Brandy and Tor – Powell River Wedding Ever After SessionJuly 5th, 2011Two weeks before her Mom’s wedding, I was contacted by Darian about photographing their special day. The planning was spontaneous, and everything came together just beautifully. The girls were shopping for dresses the weekend before, and while the dinner lasagnes were cooking for guests in the oven, Tor’s daughter Amanda was busy putting details on [...] |
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Two weeks before her Mom’s wedding, I was contacted by Darian about photographing their special day. The planning was spontaneous, and everything came together just beautifully. The girls were shopping for dresses the weekend before, and while the dinner lasagnes were cooking for guests in the oven, Tor’s daughter Amanda was busy putting details on the cake before the vows. The wedding took place at the property where Tor grew up, which boasted one of them most amazing gardens I’ve seen. The wedding was focused on family, and was blessed with some amazing sunshine.
Congratulations Brandy, Tor, Darian, Amanda and Olivia!
Mischa and Aaron – June 25th weddingJune 29th, 2011I’ve been looking forward to Mischa and Aaron’s wedding since we first started talking about their plans in the spring. Mischa is an incredible artist and photographer and I’ve always admired her work. I knew that the details for their wedding would be beautiful and unique, and I couldn’t wait to get to photograph them. [...] |
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I’ve been looking forward to Mischa and Aaron’s wedding since we first started talking about their plans in the spring. Mischa is an incredible artist and photographer and I’ve always admired her work. I knew that the details for their wedding would be beautiful and unique, and I couldn’t wait to get to photograph them. The wedding and reception took place at the family’s Sea Breeze Resort amongst the beautiful woodland gardens. The couple involved many of their friends in the details of their wedding with music at the ceremony, the creation of their rings, a bellydance performance and a fire dance in the evening, as well as many others.
Congratulations Mischa and Aaron!
Justine and Phil – Strathcona Destination Wedding (after a long prelude…)June 27th, 2011I sometimes wonder what would have happened if Kevin and I didn’t decide to get married in the Comox Valley. We picked the location on the basis that it was a midway travel point for almost everyone who would be attending our wedding. We could have done it in Powell River where we lived, in [...] |
I sometimes wonder what would have happened if Kevin and I didn’t decide to get married in the Comox Valley. We picked the location on the basis that it was a midway travel point for almost everyone who would be attending our wedding. We could have done it in Powell River where we lived, in Victoria where we met, in Nanaimo where Kevin grew up, or in Langley where I grew up, but nope! I always feel that everything happens for a reason, and I know now why we stuck to our guns and chose Mount Washington.
Quite simply, I had to meet Karen.
For my wedding there was only two things that really mattered to me (besides the whole marrying thing). My dress, and my photographer. When I started searching for someone to capture the special moments for my day, the first page I came across was Karen’s of McKinnon Photography and that was that. She was going to photograph my wedding on November 26th up a snowy mountain, or I wasn’t going to get married. Thankfully she was willing, and photographed our wedding for us. When I was pregnant, just naturally she photographed my maternity photographs, and our daughter Avari at 6 weeks old.
Over the last 5 years, our relationship has gone from business, to assisting/mentoring, to a great friendship. I’ve attended almost 40 weddings with Karen over three wedding seasons, and I know for a fact that I would not be where I was today if we didn’t meet. She is all about the concept of a today present, but she gave me and nurtured a life gift.
So what is this all about? Well, even though I don’t get to spend every weekend anymore hanging out with her family and hauling around a ginormous bag for 12 hours at a time, I still insist that I get to head over in the summer at least a handful of times to work. Because really, you can never stop growing. (and sometimes when I’m really lucky, she’ll be cleaning out her closet 
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Last weekend was one of those weekends, and we headed off on an adventure to Strathcona Wilderness Lodge for Justine and Phil’s wedding.
Ending 2010 with Kim and Matt!January 4th, 2011I love getting to explore new locations, and I was most definitely excited to wake up to a beautiful morning for Kim and Matt’s engagement session! The river was amazingly fun and there were some spectacular waterfalls! I love this one, and especially that it shows off the gorgeous ring! We were able to venture [...] |
I love getting to explore new locations, and I was most definitely excited to wake up to a beautiful morning for Kim and Matt’s engagement session!
The river was amazingly fun and there were some spectacular waterfalls!
I love this one, and especially that it shows off the gorgeous ring!
We were able to venture to the place where they had their first date and the staff even let us inside for a quick few frames.
I’m very much looking forward to the upcoming wedding!!