Malinda & Dean: Beautiful, Quirky, and Classic ;)

We have been so richly blessed with family who support us, friends who cheer us on, and wicked awesome clients who let us photograph them on the biggest day of their lives! And we make them do silly, ridiculous, things ;) NOTHING compares to the joy we get from what we are so privileged to do. We get to witness and capture all the happiest moments and spend the best day of our couples lives with them.


Okay maybe one thing compares: when that couple are two of the nicest, funnest, and quirkiest people you've EVER MET! Malinda has been a long time friend of mine (Dan) ever since the good old Sunday school days and high-school jazz! And Dean, the quirkiest person on earth, once compared my facial structure to that of a banana. Never quite got that one Dean...lol

Here is their wedding day, enjoy!

The girls getting ready. On the right are Anna and Erica, more high school friends! And of course the beautiful Malinda (top shot) by the window. Malinda's mom has amazing talent and designed and made Malinda's wedding gown.

Dean was already dressed and watching the Olympics when I arrived, but we just needed to get a few dress'n up shots. Dragged him away from the TV for a few snaps.

Mother of the Groom with two cute little flower girls, Dean's little nieces!

Brian playing some sweet and mellow tunes as everyone walked in. He actually builds guitars and effects pedals too. Really makes me wish I'd dust off my ES-135.

There they are again!

A few shots of Malinda during the service looking so pretty.

A few candid shots the two of them right before the family shots....

After some family shots in behind the church, we all headed to a local park in Tsawwassen, Diefenbaker Park.

These guys just wouldn't stand still, and no normal smiles either! Look at the girls and how they smile so nicely! But who likes normal!?!? We want real expressions!

We thought this was cute, if you look closely, Malinda is wearing rain boots! We prepared for the worse, but thankfully we had amazing weather.

These two are squash players, so we planned a quick drop-in session at the Bayside Squash Club for an impromptu game.

Just down the street from the squash courts, Kat saw this field-ish meadow-like area. Whatever it is, we got some great images in tall grass, reeds....wheat things.

Also just outside the squash courts was the Canada/USA border. Half of this photo is Canadian, the other half is American! Dan was standing on the Canadian side while Kat was lighting from the US side. She's actually standing on the giant cement divider in the left of the photo. Yeah...Kat broke the law. Criminal at large!

Back to the South Delta Baptist Church for the reception and games and plate licking! The top left photo is of two contestants who had to lick strips of peanut butter and chocolate off a glass plate. The winner was the first table to serve up at the buffet. What a fun and messy idea!

Thanks Malinda and Dean for having us along. We're thankful to have been a part of your wedding! Our best wishes and prayers go out to you. Have an awesome time at DisneyLand!!!

Your friends,

Dan and Kat

PS.  We'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear your comments!

Jose & Veronika: Downtown, fun and colourful!

Downtown Vancouver Engagement Session

We started out with Jose & Veronika right in the middle of the downtown olympic fever at the colourful(ized) Art Gallery.



Some uber-wide and uber-lit shots that Dan loves.

Jose having fun, photog geeking out with spirals and lights.

These two are about as silly as us, we had a lot of fun with you guys.

The ceiling of Robson Square skating rink is really cool and very geometric.

The opposite side of the gallery, business rushing by.

Granville street, closed off from traffic...









You guys rocked it. There were hundreds of people around but you guys still were silly and had fun... We even had an entire group watching a street performer stop and watch us as the magician turned and posed for us....

See you guys soon.
Stay Classy

KD

Lana & Chris: E-Session on the peak of Vancouver!

Grouse Mountain Engagement Session


A sunny day, a sweet couple and a short gondola ride to this chilly e-session with Lana & Chris.



Kat's first shot of the day, cutesy and fun. Yepp they went skating.



Lana is an awesome skater, Chris too. ;) They could do some really cool moves and Chris would even hold Lana up as they skated around. Us... not so much, we slipped and almost fell a few times. :S


Oh yes, and the hockey sticks came out too.


Some more spinning and fun, in front of the sun...

Wooooshhhhh!

Dan was covered in ice after this shot. His favorite lens needed a good cleaning too, but it's all good, we love the shot.

And inside for a few intimate shots. Not skates here, no worries of photographers slipping either!

And then outside for a few view shots. And more spinning too!

Thanks so much guys for letting us hang out with you. Props to you two for great ideas and suggesting we all head up to grouse. We had a blast with you two and can't wait till your big day.

Good vibes your way

DK

Dan & Kat: Behind the Lens

Whoa! What a year it was! 2009 holds nothing but fond memories for us, and hopefully for our awesome newly weds too! All throughout our blog and site, there is almost nothing but images of pretty people, white dresses, and perfectly pressed suits...I mean sure, we are wedding photographers. But we thought for the new year we would show a bunch of shots that have been accumulating on hard drives all year long, and we are dying to do something with them.

It's a bunch of "behind the lens" stuff. Either Kat shot something of Dan dangling from a ledge over an ocean risking life, limb and camera to get the perfect angle, or Dan shot something of Kat making a bunch of groomsmen do something completely embarrassing and hilarious to get that perfect...ridiculous...shot! Or maybe you'll see a shot or two of our FANTASTIC assistants, playing with kids to get them to smile, holding lights or mountains upon mountains of gear and just generally being awesome. Speaking of assistants, thank you so much to Brent, Matt and Ali for such an awesome year... You guys really do ROCK!

You will most definitely see the occasional groomsmen, bridesmaid or even GROOM holding the light for us, cuz in a pinch, everyone's a trooper ;)

Enjoy this "not-to-often" seen perspective on what we do... And how we have so much fun doing it! Yes there are a few goofy/geeky shots in here too ;) ;) ;)

Enjoy

Happy 2010 all,
Rock ON!

DK

Top 20

As photographers, we are very attached to many images we've shot. Here are some favorites from this year... they may not be everyone's favs, but we're very fond of the 20 images below. It was very difficult to narrow hundreds and hundreds of images down to 20! These are our favs....maybe it's because of awesome hair, retro airplanes, or cute animals, but for some reason we just LOVE these shots. And we thought we would re-visit them on the first day or two of the new year to remember how much FUN we had in 2009.

We look forward to 2010 and so many more superfantastic couples and images to be made!

Thanks for taking a gander,

And best wishes for 2010

Dan & Kat