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November 21, 2012 by Jayson

Tracy + Steve | Edmonton Wedding Photographer

On possibly the one and only rainy weekend we had all summer, Tracy & Steve got married. The tale of this day is one of perseverance, determination, love, and a helluva good time. Literally, as I was driving out to Tracy’s parents farm, west of Edmonton, the rain clouds started to roll in. After a couple of pithy texts and a bit of gravel road navigation (not my speciality as a city dweller) I arrived at this picturesque and perfect little farm, that was completely socked in with rain. And it was supposed to be an outdoor ceremony.

Steve, being more resourceful than I would have been in his place, had somehow found a beautifully white tarp to cover the ceremony location, and someone had found more than enough umbrellas for everyone. The ceremony itself was just a reflection of the two people getting married; simple, down to earth, full of humour and love and joy and laughter and family. The reception afterwards was in the barn, and was super laid back and easy going. There was a whole roast pig, potatoes, corn on the cob, and the whole barn was FULL of Tracy’s hand-picked and designed decorations. It was a DIY wedding planners delight! Plus, at the end of the day, just as the sun was setting, the clouds finally broke and we had a few (very brief!) moments of the most beautiful sunset imaginable.

I might sound like I’m going on a bit, but it was such a wonderful day to share and experience, and I’m so thankful Tracy & Steve asked me to be a part of their wedding.

 

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November 13, 2012 by Jayson

The Szuta Family | Edmonton Family Photographer

This is my friend Kristal, and her sister Kim. A couple months ago, Kristal & I started discussing Christmas present ideas, particularly, what should she get for her Mom? Moms are seriously some of the hardest people to buy for sometimes. They have everything they want, they never give you any good ideas, and you can only buy them so many knick-knacks and Body Shop baskets before they are plain tired of receiving them.

Here’s a secret, though: Mom’s love to receive pictures of their kids. Especially if they haven’t had a decent picture of their children in years and years. Pictures are the kind of thing that Mom’s will cry over. The kind of thing that they will put up on display and tell absolutely EVERYONE how thoughtful of a gift it was.

So, what I’m saying was, once I mentioned this idea, it was an easy sell. Kristal & Kim brought their men along with them (Eric & Jason) and we made a morning of it, on what was absolutely the last “autumn” weekend here in Edmonton. We had so much fun wandering around Whyte Ave and Old Strathcona, and then headed down into the river valley to explore the colours that nature had provided to us. Kristal & Eric even brought their “girls” along for a little run in the park.

Thanks for allowing me the privilege of taking your pictures, guys! I know your Mom will love them. :)

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November 5, 2012 by Jayson

The Isinger Family | Edmonton Family Photographer

This is my cousin Chantal, her husband Ben, and their two awesome little boys Samuel and Nathan. They needed some family pictures, and I needed to take some pictures, so of course things just seemed to work out for us. We caught probably the very last beautiful fall day here in Edmonton, and spent a fun hour out at the Strathcona Science Park (which, if you don’t know, is absolutely THE hidden gem in Edmonton’s river valley; no one goes there, there are virtually no services, but it’s got possibly the best views of downtown Edmonton that you can find anywhere).

It was truly a joy and a blessing to be able to spend some time with their family, and I totally look forward to spending time with them in the future, watching our four (!!) boys all grow up into little troublemakers like their fathers were/are.

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August 20, 2012 by Jayson

Tracy + Steve | Edmonton Engagement Photographer

Meet Tracy & Steve. These two are some of the funnest, more openly generous and awesome people I have met in just about forever. Their wedding is coming up in, oh, less than two weeks or so my calendar says to me. I am simply ecstatic to have the opportunity to photograph their wedding. All of the details and ideas that Tracy has been telling me about and sending me pictures of makes me just so excited to go out to Wildwood, AB to help document their wedding day. I could tell from our very first meeting that this wedding would be an event to remember.

But, lets not get ahead of ourselves, because THESE are their engagement pictures. We went out to the Wagner Natural Area, just west of Edmonton on the way out to Spruce Grove, and they were complete troopers all day, putting up with both the ridiculous wake-up call I put them through (bright & early, 7AM thankyouverymuch) and all of the bugs that a day in mid-June brings along with it. They came along, smiles, swatted where appropriate, and endured some pretty bitten up legs all int he name of beautiful pictures. I’m so excited to be able to share them, and to be hanging out with these cool people on September 1st!

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