Mireille and Adam got in touch with us a few months ago after we shot Alicia and Matt’s e-session at SFU. Mireille and Matt work together, and our names came up during wedding planning conversations. After having to reschedule a few times due to weather (what is with this Junuary weather!?!) we were able to get together on a very nice Tuesday evening.
Mireille and Adam are getting married in Ontario next July, and Dan and I had the priviledge to shoot their engagement session in White Rock.
Here are some favorites of the day, enjoy!!
Finding shade on a sunny day on these steps. Love the framing by the leaves of this bush I shot through.
We came across a cool mural. Liking the vintage feel Dan gave to this shot and the next!
Candid moments – my favorite.
Even though we scout locations and plan for certain shots, we almost always stray from the plan and do something that we’re inspired by in the moment. Dan got inspired by the ocean and decided to go for a dip to shoot this. What a trooper…wet shorts for the rest of the session…but the shot looks amazing!!!
Can’t get over this one! The texture of the rock is so great.
Away from the ocean now.
The sun was just perfect on this Tuesday evening. This light on them here is so nice!
I love it when we find a location we want to shoot at and Dan and I have totally different visions of how to use the space. Dan’s shot is above and the framing around Mireille and Adam is exquisite!
This is how I shot the same spot and set up, with help of a scrim to create a softer light. 
Wow!! Mireille has seriously gorgeous eyes!! Dan went crazy and shot tons! To go along with a beautiful face, is a beautiful engagement ring!
Thanks for a great session guys and for sharing part of your wedding experience with us. We wish you all the best in your wedding planning and we hope you have a fantastic wedding day!
Their slide show HERE!!
Cheers,
K&D
Lenita’s hair and make-up ladies did an awesome job! Her dress was very nice and simple with a touch of beading here and there. Lenita, you looked gooooooood!!
After dropping me off in Burnaby, Dan drove to Mingo’s father’s home in North Van. 
The groom getting ready! 
It was smiles all around when Lenita and her father walked down the aisle. Check out those shades!! It was really cute when he realized he had them on, and smoothly took them off and handed them to his son-in-law as they approached the minister…!!
A nice bright sunny day! Time for the Norman to come out!! 
A beautiful sky to work with too!
Hello 
Mingo’s father Tony was the first to receive tea at the tea ceremony. He spoke to Lenita and Mingo in Italian. What a cool language!!! And what a sweet man Tony is! 
Lenita’s parent’s were next, followed by aunts and uncles. Tea ceremonies are a really cool Chinese tradition, and even though Dan and I don’t understand Cantonese (and Italian!), the emotions and interactions between the families spoke volumes, and it was very special to be part of that. It’s hard to keep back tears!!
To the 
Dan is so great at finding angles and getting that epic shot. Voila, LOVE IT!!
The reception was full of fun toasts, games and speeches and many little children running around! 
Cake cutting!! We were so busy shooting, we didn’t get to taste this yummy looking cake! Cake is the best part of a wedding!! JK……kind of!
Toasts all around the room at every table, after switching into a red dress! This little fellow Alexander, Lenita’s nephew, is such a sweetheart! When his mom gave a speech and got teary, he walked up to her with a tissue, and here he hands one to Lenita too. So adorable!
The first dance called for another dress change! 
While Lenita and her father danced, there was a surprise slide show presentation for her aunts and uncles. It showed clips of video taken when Lenita was just a baby! 
The rest of the night was full of dancing and photo booth! The crowd was great, especially the Tora Tora Tora girls! The bottom left photo are the ladies from Lenita’s volleyball team, and they’re a sassy bunch!!
Surprisingly, it wasn’t busy at this park in Burnaby. Gajing looks ready for summer! Love that dress!
Once again, photographers find beauty in anything, include this fence for ball games…
There was a zip line at the playground! Super fun!
“Purple haze all around…” 
After shooting in the harsh sun for a bit, we drove off a short distance to New West to find some softer light, straight to Antique Alley! Such a cool spot with awesome antique stores! 
After coming home from a shoot, it’s cool for us to see how drastically different we shoot. Dan above, Kat below
These guys are such a cute couple! We’re really looking forward to their wedding!
After some grit at Antique Alley, we drove to some train tracks that ran under the Pattullo Bridge. Some minor bruises and panic attacks getting up on this tall concrete ledge….thankfully Vic and Dan are two strong men! Sorry about the bruises Gajing, and hope you were ok up there Kathy! 
It’s funny how small of a world it is sometime. Vic and I went to elementary and highschool together, but never really knew each other, and Gajing knows Sarah, a good friend of ours from church!
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