The McIvers

It's a special year for Roger and Bev - they will soon be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary, and so when it turned out that the whole family was going to be together at the end of June (which is quite something for these guys), of course some family photos were in order (including a little extra time with the Axelson family)!

Thanks, McIvers, spouses, and grandkids, for a fun morning at the farm!

The next little McIver is scheduled to arrive this Fall!

Courtney {Graduated}

3 Diploma exams and an exciting helicopter rescue from rain-soaked K-Country... this was the precursor to Courtney's graduation banquet and ceremony last week!  Despite all the stress, Courtney was a vision in her bright blue iridescent gown.  I think she may be more comfortable in her lacrosse gear, but she toughed out the photos like a pro!

Congratulations, Courtney!

A & K | An Intimate Canmore Wedding

A and K were married in Canmore on a cool {COLD} day in May, in an intimate ceremony surrounded by close family.  K in particular was a brave bride, and obliging in every way.  I was told later that it took at least an hour for her to stop shivering once the photos were finished!  The only missing element was the couple's 2 beloved dogs - hopefully I can capture them all together soon!

Thanks so much for the privilege of being a part of your day!

Seniors - of the High School Variety

Grade Twelve.

That time when the future lies before you like a blank page waiting to be written.  You're excited to be finished your "required" schooling.  Excited to leave the nest.  Stressed out about everything from college application deadlines to diploma exams to that zit that showed up the morning of grad.

Now that I've started this post, I realize that I likely no longer have much of a grip on what it feels like to be a senior in High School.  What I DO know is that while most of us fit into a fairly predictable mould, there is a part of us that longs to be unique - to be one-of-a-kind.  We long for significance.

I will be the first to tell you that you're not going to get that from a photo session.

What you ARE going to get from a senior session is an experience that reflects YOU. The uniqueness of your smile, that way your eyes scrunch when you laugh out loud, that special bracelet you wore every day for the last three years.  Those little things you can't even put your finger on.  Those things that remind your Mom of that little girl in the pink hair bow or that little boy with his popsicle-stained shirt who's all grown up now.

This is not your graduation day photo.  This is YOU on the verge of the rest of your life!

Contact me to book your session - Grade twelves: it's not too late!  Grade elevens: it's not too early!