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Location Ideas for Rainy Days in Vancouver

Location Ideas for Rainy Days in Vancouver

Rainy days in Vancouver are a staple of the city, but they don't have to wash away your photoshoot plans. Embrace the rain and find covered areas with beautiful natural light - utilize Vancouver's beautiful urban landscape while still keeping dry! The first thing I...

Heritage Hall Gay Wedding in Vancouver

Heritage Hall Gay Wedding in Vancouver

Kyle and Gary celebrated a big gay wedding at Heritage Hall in Vancouver.  The grooms started the day with a ceremony at Celebration Pavilion in QE Park. Their smiles radiated pure happiness as they met at the altar, hand in hand, and exchanged heartfelt vows,...

Sage Bistro Wedding Vancouver by John Bello

Sage Bistro Wedding Vancouver by John Bello

Jasmin and Arthur celebrated a Sage Bistro wedding in Vancouver in July 2023. Their ceremony took place at the beautiful UBC Rose Garden on the university campus. To celebrate Arthur's Filipino and Jasmin's Algonquin indigenous culture, the couple added beautiful...

Gay Wedding Anniversary in Vancouver

Gay Wedding Anniversary in Vancouver

Scott and Kirk chose me to capture help them celebrate their 28th gay wedding anniversary in Vancouver! They chose Spanish Banks as the backdrop as they spent a lot of their lives living in the area. Both have similar outlooks on life, appreciating the way humans have...

Vancouver Gay Wedding at Celebration Pavilion

Vancouver Gay Wedding at Celebration Pavilion

It was a sunny day in Sitges, a charming coastal town known for its picturesque beauty and welcoming atmosphere. Harro and Joe, both on vacation and worlds apart from their everyday lives, had no idea that destiny had something extraordinary in store for them. As they...

Gay Wedding at Vancouver Rowing Club

Gay Wedding at Vancouver Rowing Club

Darren and Alan's big gay wedding at the Vancouver rowing club had so much laughter, a few tears and a drag queen! (Whore-ia Estefan) For me, one of the most memorable parts of the day was during the ceremony when a poem by Leo Herrera was read aloud: “Cheers to...

Lesbian Wedding at the Teahouse in Stanley Park

Lesbian Wedding at the Teahouse in Stanley Park

One of the things I loved the most about Jamie & Sharon's lesbian wedding at the Teahouse in Stanley Park was how emotional they both got seeing each other a second time - even though they just saw each other moments ago for the first look. The energy of the day...

Family Session at Blackie Spit

Family Session at Blackie Spit

The Baird Family at Blackie Spit. Looking for photography in South Surrey? Here is a wedding in White Rock and an engagement session at Blackie Spit. Joseph and Claudia's engagement session at Crescent Beach is also worth checking...

Green Timbers Park Family Session with the Lummins

Green Timbers Park Family Session with the Lummins

I got to reconnect with Ashley and Elliott and meet their two new kids! A few years prior, I had a chance to shoot their engagement session at Whytecliff Park and their wedding at Brock House Restaurant. Here are a few frames from our family session at Green Timbers...

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A queer & POC owned wedding photography business in Vancouver, BC.