I’m so glad that we shot through the rain for this session. After our first and second location were total sheets of ice I suggested my go to location in Kamloops. I had a lot of favourite moments in this session! I love when we can all just relax, play and create memories.
This session came along right at the exact time I needed it. Portraits are my absolute favourite. I love connecting with another person and creating images that reflect who they are and their own personal style. I was so excited when I saw Stacey walking towards me! She shopped for most of her look at Jardine’s Domaine right in Downtown Kamloops. I recommend this gorgeous store to a lot of my clients because their pieces are always on trend and curated to pair well with one another. They also have the BEST staff who are always willing to lend a hand and help style you for any occasion.
Hair: Maria T Perren & click here to book!
Towards the end of the shoot I paired one of my #emclientcloset pieces underneath. I loved the juxtaposition of textures. It opened my eyes to how many other combinations there are in the client closet!
The cutest pup parents I’ve ever met! This was the first time shooting with Fonda and her husband Adam together! I love photographing Fonda because I adore her esthetic and we click with our vision for photos. In the last couple of years I think we’ve done a shoot (or 2 or 3! a year). This is one of my most favourite spots in Kamloops - it is a bit of a climb up but worth the walk for those views.
This year we have decided to stop buying more things and start making more memories. It’s a slow and gradual change - my love language is still gifts (and acts of service) and the kids are kids, they love new toys! But as I was gearing up to clear out a pile of stuffed animals and other toys that hadn’t been played with in months I realized that I wanted to make a change. So we’ve been adventuring and spending time as a family.
We have wanted to take the kids camping for a really long while now. But we aren’t brave enough to do an overnight so we loaded everyone up for a few hours and had a camping experience in an afternoon. I was STRESSED. A dog, two kids, a fire, a road and no service - I didn’t feel prepared enough. But we made it through, made some memories and now Ella asks to go “camping” once a week. (She has settled with a tent in the living room for now.)
Ella’s main gift for her birthday this year was a makeup lesson with Ginger Turley Artistry. Ella has been doing my makeup and her own for a while now and loves it. Being able to bring her to Ginger for some one on one time of being pampered and playing with all the brushes etc. was awesome to watch. And even now, a couple weeks later she still talks about it.
Ella also requested that she make her own birthday cupcakes!
First sled of the season! (And I think ever!) Fall sees to have lasted 3 weeks this year and we dove right into winter.
