Wedding Photographer Vancouver - The Wink Photography Blog

You may remember Tyler & Amy from their engagement shoot at the firehall a few months back. Their January 24th wedding took place 10 years to the day since they first met, when Tyler was the firefighter who showed up to put out Amy’s small cooking accident.

The festivities took place at the gorgeous River Rock Casino in Richmond, and their penthouse was a great spot for a giggly girls morning. I warn you, this post is going to be photo heavy, but I had trouble narrowing it down.

Hair & Makeup were done by the fantastic Jinesa & Nicole from Pamper Me Pretty. www.pampermepretty.com
Coincidentally, I hired Pamper Me Pretty to do hair & makeup at my wedding almost 5 years ago!

The girls were stylish in silver heels, and the clutch was Amy’s grandmother’s.

I’m sorry Cathy, but this moment is just too precious to ignore.

Meanwhile, my lovely & talented assistant Andrea was chillin’ with the boys.

Their confusion in this photo is priceless. “What do we do with these”?!

Had time to grab a few fun shots with the family before the limo arrived. Makes it easy to do family photos in the morning when your bridesmaids are your sisters!

Gotta love window light!

The ceremony took place at Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Richmond. www.oursaviour.ca

Papparazzi! The adoring fans of the newlyweds.

I think my favourite thing about being around Amy & Tyler (and their families) is the laughter. No stiff poses for this group!

Think they might be related?

Off to the boardwalk with the wedding party for some photo time. One of my favourite shots of the day.

Such a sweet moment.

They were all such troopers even though they were shivering. These poor girls in strapless dresses in January didn’t let a little cold stop them, and had a great time taking some fun photos.

Caught a couple more little moments before we headed off to the reception.

First dance. I love to see this look on a groom’s face.

As a photographer, I get so excited when some sort of crazy group dance breaks out at a wedding, and this crew didn’t let me down. A little Ra Ra Rasputin really gets a crowd going!

I had a fantastic time, guys, and it’s been great getting to know you. I really appreciate being considered more like a new friend than a vendor. Congratulations!

Sidenote: Amy’s sister Cathy has her own rockin’ modern boudoir studio. ( www.boudoirbycathyempey.com ) Check it out!

As I mentioned in a previous post, while in Arizona, we got together with a bunch of other wedding photographers and did a shoot swap. This was a great way to put into action what we’d learned about making sure that we as photographers get in front of the camera once in a while. Even though posing for photos is one of my least favourite things - unless maybe I’m holding my little point&shoot at arms length and pointing it back at me - I already value these new photos so much, and the fact that they say a lot about our personalities and relationship.

So here we are, my husband David and I. He’s the foundation of the business/marketing side, and handles all the things I’m not good at that would drag me down. When I started, I thought all I had to do was meet some nice people and take some nice photos…turns out there’s a lot more to it.

These first few photos were taken by Rob & Lauren. (www.robnlauren.com) They’re one of the wedding photographer couples we met in Arizona, and it’s been so much fun expanding our network of friends & fellow photographers all over the world. David has also started 2nd shooting with me when he can, and we’ve learned a lot from Rob & Lauren about succeeding as a couple in business together.

Thanks for the fun shots, guys! Can’t wait til you move to Vancouver!

Luckily we were encouraged to get our sillies on, because that’s normally how I deal with nervousness.

Ryan Brenizer, a NY photographer (www.ryanbrenizer.com) took these last two photos. Once again, embracing the silliness.

And I just love what he did with this last shot. I’m a big fan of intense colour and silhouettes. Plus, I’m able to be in the photo without having to really be “in” the photo.

I’m so glad I’ve got all these photos now, and my advice to everyone is to do the same.
Even if you don’t hire me to do it…get your photo taken. You’ll be glad you did.