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  • Archive: ‘Engagement’



    Thua + UT | E-Session

    Monday, April 18th, 2011

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    When a connection that was meant to be misses an opportunity, there will be another one. Its like what they say “what’s meant to be will be”. That’s the story of UT and Thua. UT is from Ottawa. Thua’s hometown is Calgary. They both belong to the same faith. UT’s brother frequently travels out west and while attending church befriended Thua. Thinking that she would be perfectly suited to his brother back in Ontario, he decides to play match maker. A meeting was scheduled but of course life happened and their meeting was postponed. Life went on in their own world and they grew as individuals. A few years later, another chance presented itself to meet again. This time everything worked as planned. They met and instantly hit it off. They both claimed that it was literally love at first sight. Their search for the perfect partner ended just like that because in each other they found the “ONE”. Their love and relationship flourished even with miles of miles between them. After dating 1.5 years, UT proposed to close the distance gap of East and West. This July they will be tying the knot and making it official in Calgary.

    The weather has been a bit crazy in Calgary. The threat of a snow storm warning days leading up to their shoot, meant we had to postpone the shoot. We rescheduled a few days later, but the bitter cold lingering from the snow storm was sometimes unforgiving. We have to give the two of them credit for putting up with the weather and the conditions. UT and Thua, your love for one another is so effortless and enduring. You two couldn’t be any cuter together. Cuddling to keep warm? YES please!! It sure makes for great pictures! From the bottom of our hearts thank you for doing everything we asked even if it meant sinking into snow at time. We can’t wait until the big day and trust us UT, the weather does get warmer in Calgary…..eventually. =)

    Much Love,

    A + B

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    Thua….your absolutely gorgeous!!

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    We told UT and Thua to walk out onto a patch of undisturbed snow drift for this shot…..

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    Then the snow drift caved under them and they began to sink….love love the reactions from this sequence. Thanks for trusting us when we said “of course it’s sturdy enough” ;)

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    Teasers: Thua + UT

    Sunday, April 10th, 2011

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    ThuaUT Esession 002 Teasers: Thua + UTWow this year has just gone by, I can’t believe it’s April already!! April = spring time, right? What happened to Spring?!? We were out for an engagement shoot and believe me, it was nothing like Spring time. The icy wind was unforgiving if you stood in one spot long enough. But would you believe me if you saw these pictures. Our clients amaze us time and time again, as they do anything to get the shots. Snow? Wind? Cold? Where? They rocked it out like it was a balmy +0 temperature outside. Enjoy your teasers guys!! Can’t wait to show you the rest!!

    A + B

    The Olson Family | Lifestyle Session

    Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

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    Meet the Olsons: Scott, Eun Jeong, James, Quinton, and Christopher. What an energetic bunch as they ran all over the park. It was incredible to hang out for some family time with the Olson.We couldn’t have ask for better weather in November as the skies were blue and not a sign of old man winter around just yet.

    James, Quinton and Christopher are pretty handsome and good looking boys. Its was cute to see that they all did the same expression when we told them to give us their best “funny” poses.

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    Meet James..loves video games and helps keep the other two brother in line.
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    Christopher…is the energetic and daring one, nothing was too high or too fast for him
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    Quinton…the quiet one of the bunch, but when told to strike a pose, could outmodel everyone.
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    James brought along his geeky glasses and the boys took turning modeling them. Have I told you how handsome they were b/c they even rocked out the geek glasses.
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    We loved that we got to spend some time with Scott and Eun Jeong alone. They were getting married within 2 weeks of this shoot and with the amount of love around, it almost felt like a mini engagement session. It was great that we were able to capture their love in our lens. Congratulations Scott and Eun Jeong on your recent wedding!! If these pictures are any indications, I’m sure you guys looked dashing and gorgeous on your wedding day.
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    Simply Beautiful Eun Jeong!!
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    Congrats again guys on your loving family. We’re blessed you’ve entrusted us to capture your first family photos together.

    Our Best,
    A + B

    Tara + Marvin | E-Session

    Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

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    Meet Tara & Marvin. This session was UBER fun!! Marvin kepted Tara laughing which helps for great pictures and made our job super easy. They are an awesome couple to hang around with and we had loads of fun venturing the streets of Calgary together. They wanted something a bit more urban and we couldn’t wait to shoot in some of these locations that’s been put away for the right couple to give us the cue. If this session is any indication, we believe without a doubt that your lives together will be filled with love and laughter. Camera shy they stated at the start of the shoot but I think these pics makes a liar out of you guys. You guys are complete naturals in front of our cameras and ROCKED the session, it was tough picking a small selection of photos to hit the blog.

    I have no doubt that your friends and family will be just as much fun and loving on the big day. We can’t wait till October!! We hope we’ve helped cure your camera phobia (Marvin) as i’m sure there will be many more cameras around for your big day.

    You can check out more photos here

    Much Love and Appreciation

    A+B

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    We gave them creative freedom to come up with poses on their own and this is what they come up with (lol). I think Tara is trying to hold in her laughter behind her praying =P
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    Ang + Tony | E-Session

    Friday, September 3rd, 2010

    Meet Angelique and Tony. We had a great session with these two love birds. And the weather couldn’t have been better that day for this HOT session. Tony jokingly says they rarely have time to stroll through the park during their busy lives, so what better way to start the session then with a nice stroll at the park and having us there to document all the moments. Although shy at first, it didn’t take them long to warm up to the camera. The love you two share definitely shine through and made our job easy. You definitely didn’t need much direction from us and we couldn’t ask for better looking models. Thank you for toughing it out in the cold bow river and doing what ever necessary to get the shots…even if it involved band-aids afterwards (lol). We feel honoured and blessed to be able to call you two friends and looking forward to more laughs with the two of you.

    You guys are amazing together and I can’t wait for your big day this Saturday!!

    Check out more photos and the slideshow here

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