Harmony and Nicky got married on July 17th and it was a spectacular day! The girls got up at 4:30am to get their hair and make-up going…WOW! Troopers I tell ya, and they had so much energy throughout the day! Kudos ladies. When Dan and I arrived at Harmony’s parent’s house, extended family members were showing up to get ready for some Chinese traditional games and the tea ceremony. The morning went by so fast with another tea ceremony at Nicky’s parent’s house just down the street.
Their beautiful ceremony took place at the Knox United Church on 41st and Balaclava. Harmony’s family’s dog Sam was the ring bearer! Awesome! Great creatives followed were we stopped at UBC and the Museum of Anthropology, and then the Burrard Street Bridge.
Dinner at the Sutton Place Hotel is always superb, the people there are so great. After setting up a few lights in the room, we took a seat at our table, and soon after the first course, a waiter comes up to Dan’s seat with a full champagne glass. He points to Nicky and says it’s from him. Oh we had a good laugh! Right before leaving the Museum of Anthropology, Harmony and Nicky popped open a bottle of Dom Perignon. The plan was everyone was going to have some in the limo, but Dan and I were worried about our time and wanted to head to our next location, so we skipped out on the champagne. Kindly enough, Nicky thought of us and from across the room, he raised his glass to us as the waiter gave us a glass. Thanks man!
Here are some favs of the day!
Harmony wore a Qipao (chi-pow) for the two tea ceremonies that took place before the wedding ceremony at Knox United. Loved her red shoes to match!
Harmony got ready in her white wedding gown in a little room in at the church. Her dress was so classy! A favorite of mine so far this year!
Knox United Church has a beautiful sanctuary with a stunning green back drop behind the alter. 
Camera toss! Dan always forgets to smile…kind of hard to think about smiling when you throw your camera in the air, so I forgive him. Lol
Harsh sun makes cool shadows!
The pretty ladies!
And the studly men…
There’s this one spot at UBC that always has great light because of all the shade from the trees. We let the wedding party go to the limo first and did a few creatives with just Harmony and Nicky. They posed themselves up for these next few shots!
The Museum of Anthropology is a pretty sweet building. The only downside was that they had to face the bright sun! Thanks guys – we know it was a HOT day, but you all were great!
Shifty lens!
We parked underneath the Burrard Street Bridge and then walked up. Such a cool view!
Speeches were great!
The “shoe game” as we know it…slightly altered, but same concept. Some funny questions…one was, “Who will drop the baby first!?” And no…Nicky is not answering to that question in this shot!
For the bride and groom speeches and their first dance, Harmony changed into another red dress. Love the open back!
Thank you Harmony and Nicky for a wonderful day! You’re both such kind and generous people and it was a blessing to be part of your day!
Check out their slide show below!!
Cheers!
K&D
I didn’t realize the look Tara was going for until her make-up was being applied by Cynthia Martinez, who did a fantastic job! I snapped a whole bunch of photos through each stage, and eventually gave Tara a peek at an image of her on the back of my camera….she started crying!! Oh no!! I made the bride CRY on her WEDDING DAY! In the middle of her make-up being applied!!!! Oh Cynthia must not have been happy with me! Thankfully though, Tara was crying tears of joy!
Oh my…best ever!
Getting ready!
Tara and Jarrett wanted to keep it traditional and not see each other before the ceremony. But being really fun as they are, they wanted a shot of them “together” holding hands around a corner. So cute!! 
Tara and her father walking down the aisle!
Love Jarrett’s expression!! I was shooting him as Tara came down the aisle, and I could see Jarrett mouthing over and over, “Wow….wow….wow…”
Too good!!! First kiss has gotta be memorable!
After the ceremony and family photos in the cool shade, we did a few creative around the Celebration Pavilion. Thank you to our super assistant 
It seemed like the sun was in the perfect spot when we got the SFU. People always tell us SFU is so depressing, but we don’t get it! Love the architecture there!
The ladies being sassy!
The gents with attitude..
Just the two of us
This shot was a spur of the moment type. Dan was shooting primarily with off camera lighting as always, and I with natural light. But I saw the framing of the over hang, and had a trigger in my bag, grabbed it and Mark was standing in just the right spot…pretty happy with how it turned out!
I love the way Dan and I work together. This isn’t a “Dan” shot or a “Kat” shot, it’s a….”Dat” shot! (Little tidbit…that was our little nickname in school that was given to us by some classmates). Dan lit, I posed…et voila! Love it!
Tara and Jarrett had a pretty awesome entrance to their reception. Bagpipe! The guests had no idea either, so it was a great surprise for everyone!
The food at the SFU Diamond Alumni Center was fantastic!
The speeches for the night were great. 
The dancing was fabulous and fun, it was great to see almost everyone on the dance floor!
Our super assistant Julian helped us light this day, as well as shoot some background video. Thanks Julian!
Ealeen had THREE VEILS! So awesome! We started off with this gigantic veil, and it was SO windy at this location, it was GREAT!! Usually we’re begging for the wind to pick up to do veil shots, but this time, we were almost fighting against the wind!
Ealeen is so pretty! We can’t wait to see her wedding photos!
Since we were at Stanley Park, we knew we had to hit up the 
It’s truly amazing being on the Lions Gate Bridge. The view is phenomenal, and the mountains in the background are stunning. We’re so lucky to be in BC! Love this shot where they’re just about to kiss!
Ealeen loves the vintage look, and her jewelry, dress change, and even her wedding invitations all reflect that. After Stanley Park, we drove to 
Ealeen and Chris had their wedding invitations designed by a lady down in the States (with input from Ealeen of course), and she did such a beautiful job!
Gorgeous!!
Handsome!! We were so excited when we heard they had brought a huge photo frame as a prop! Ealeen explained that she was looking all over town for an antique-like frame, but they’re incredibly expensive! She nearly gave up until one day her father was digging stuff out of their garage for a garage sale and pulled out this massive painting with a beautiful frame around it. Ta da! 
Hycroft Manor is a beautiful house! 
Beautiful!
Our last stop: 
Ealeen changed back into the first dress she wore at Stanley Park. The sun was in the right spot, the clouds were perfect, the dress was stunning, everything was so great! Until the sneezing started!! Chris especially has allergies and walking through the fields and tall grasses was no fun for him! Oh we felt so bad! Chris was really good about it though, and he hid it well. Sorry Chris! But it was all worth the shots…right!!? Lol
We brought a ladder along knowing we’d shoot this shot. It worked out quite nicely!
Details! Oh how I love details! Lana gave me lots to work with! Her sister had the bracelet on the bottom left made from the pearls of their grandmother’s necklace. What a great keepsake!
Seriously, is that not a fabulous dress or what!?
Chris had nice attire too…lol! The boys were ready way before the girls, so they did a bunch of great shots outside on the dock. Chris’ groomsmen got him a flask! “We got your back” is what part of the engrave message says. Awww!
Lana and Chris had gifts for each other; Lana got Chris a 
STUNNING!! Just stunning!
At Minter Garden’s before the ceremony, the minister having a quick chat with the guys…
It was a beautiful and sincere ceremony, with a few tears here and there!
Officially married!!
Lana’s choice in everything was so great – the coral for the bridesmaids….such a great color!! And the flowers match perfectly! What a great bunch of ladies here, they were so nice and kind and FUN!
And the gentlemen! What’s a wedding party without a lil’ tequila, fireball, and vodka! 
Check out those clouds!! Super sunny days aren’t always ideal…!
There was this awesome waterfall and I was backlighting this as Dan shot a whole bunch of photos here. 
Minter Garden’s is beautiful garden, our first time shooting here! Just love this shot!
Although we were setting most shots up, we did grab a candid here and there…
We had planned to go back to the beach at 
I did shoot some natural light images as well…Dan and I were fighting over our Norman Flash
We ventured into the barn as well…kudos to Lana who crawled in with heels…and there were nails sticking out of some of those boards!! LOVE LOVE LOVE this shot!
Time for just a few more shots, and we did some in the field next to the barn. 
Harrison is so beautiful! 
Some quick details of the candy bar….drool….candy is my weak spot.
Everyone had a fantastic speech. It was great to learn more about Lana and Chris, who have been together since high school, and endured a long-distance relationship after high school. Lana and Chris are so great together!
First dance! 
Ok. So….best dance ever! This group of guys had a whole routine set and danced to it without hesitation! Song: 
Un-choreographed dancing resumed, and everyone got into it!
Key Shifting! Always a winner. Public Art! Not always a winner, but definitely yes in this case!!
I love how brides these days do something a little different and funky for their shoes, and I LOVE Yvonne’s shoes! Her favorite color is blue, we learned. Shoes, toe nails, maid of honor’s dress, wedding cake…bouquet, all blue!
A Dan shot!
A Kat shot!
The tea ceremony was held right before the wedding ceremony. Close family gathered before most guests started to arrive, to pass down jewelry and lucky money, and their blessings and wishes upon Yvonne and Victor. 
Here comes the bride! 
First Kiss!
After some family photos and some mingling, we snuck away from the Brock House and ended up in the sand at 
We couldn’t resist using the window space in the lobby area of the Brock House!
That cake looks so beautiful! 
As dinner came to an end, speeches started. Yvonne’s brother was the MC for the night, and presented Victor with this banner. Aww!
The best man gave an AWESOME speech! I am giving this speech first prize! Oh it was so funny, and everyone was laughing big time! 
Cake cutting! Boy it was a delicious cake!
The first dance!
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