van Leeuwen Family | Aldergrove Park Family Photos

Family

Beautiful fall family photos in Aldergrove Park for the van Leeuwen family. Inspiration for what to wear for outdoor fall family photos.

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Emma & Michael | St Patrick’s Maple Ridge Wedding

Wedding

Emma & Michael’s beautiful and simple wedding at St Patrick’s Catholic church in Maple Ridge, BC. Portraits taken at Jerry Sulina Park.

Tied With a Bow

Becoming Gold

  We started hanging out over his Christmas break. It seemed that whenever we were both single, somehow we found ourselves back together. Not officially, of course, but we’d meet at a pub to catch up and talk and the electricity was always still there. He made me feel connected to a part of myself […]

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A Month of Writing

Becoming Gold

  By the time November 2016 rolled around, I’d been away from my new home in Calgary more than I’d been there. But November would be different: no weddings, no travel, no reason to leave my house except for groceries and coffee. Sounds a bit like 2020 (hah), except for the giant New Year’s Eve […]

Amber & Aurélien | St Clare of Assisi Coquitlam Wedding

Wedding

During the afternoon break, while Amber & Aurélien had a Zoom call with his family all around the world, I sat with the bridesmaids and we talked about how the newlyweds got to this day. Kate, Amber’s sister, shared her perspective on Amber & Aurelien’s fast-paced relationship, reflecting on how God speaks and works in […]

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Risabella & Justin | Sts Joachim & Ann Catholic Wedding

Wedding

Risa was with me at work when my husband texted me for the first time. A couple months later she moved in with me (and our dear Alicia!) and watched my relationship unfold. We shared a lot more than that together, commuting to work (in my car because we were constantly running behind even though […]

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