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Stylized Photo Shoot – Take 2

July 20, 2015 By Alysha Sladek

Part II of our photographers’ stylized photo shoot. We had grand plans to shoot in the blossoms at Edworthy Park, but all the trees blossomed early this year and we missed our window of opportunity. At the very last minute we decided to check out this awesome spot near Canada Olympic Park. It was beautiful there! Definitely a new place on my list of locations for shooting.

Jamie has the littlest baby bump (expecting baby #4) and we were able to throw in some maternity photos to the mix. I love how beautiful the blue maternity gown looks on her. We made her push her belly out to that she actually looked pregnant. Thanks for being a trooper, Jamie! Laura looked like a ballerina in the outfit Liz made for her. So pretty. Not to float my own boat or anything, but I did Laura’s makeup and I think the colors look great with the outfit. Makeup is one thing I tell all ladies is a must for photos. Even if you don’t wear much or any at all normally, in pictures you want your features to pop and makeup will help that. If you’re not comfortable doing your own makeup find a makeup artist or a friend who’s good at it. Or if you plan ahead of time, Sephora will do a free makeover with a $50 purchase, so get you makeover for your photos and then purchase the makeup to use afterwards. Totally worth it!  And oh how I love fake eyelashes! Seriously, they make such a difference. It’s worth it to buy a pair from Sephora or MAC, but I even use the ones from the dollar store. Worth every penny! Ok, makeup rant over. On to the images of Jamie and Laura!

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Stylized Photo Shoot

July 15, 2015 By Alysha Sladek

Liz Cranmer, Jody Ann Crane, Kristy Gardner & Jamie Swainson – I had heard of these wonderful photographers here in Calgary, but didn’t actually meet them until January when we went out for dinner. Laura Taylor had been chatting with the other 4 for awhile and they were all meeting up for dinner and she asked if I wanted to join them? Yes please! I was nervous but excited! And they couldn’t be a sweeter, more fun group. After dinner that night I threw out the idea of getting together for a stylized photo shoot to see how each photographer saw and captured the same subject. They were game! Liz, Jody and I hit up value village and Fabricland to look for clothes and fabric to make outfits for the shoot. Liz was a creating machine and whipped up a few outfits. My mom was awesome and helped me get a few ready as well. We booked the photo shoot for June which felt like forever away, but it’s amazing how fast time flies and the day hit before we knew it. We toyed with the idea of getting models, but I was able to convince them (just barely) that WE should do the modelling. As hard as it is to be on the other side of the camera it is a lot of fun, and I’m so glad we did it!

When the weekend before the shoot came up I was nervous as the forecast said rain for the next 2 weeks. We picked the one day that said no rain, but the skies were not looking good the closer it got to us meeting up. Laura and I left to head to meet the others and the thunder and lightning hit. Then pulling in to our meeting spot the rain started a little and then came down hard! I kept hoping the rain would pass, but it just got worse. So, Laura and I hopped into the car with Kristy, Liz and Jamie (still waiting for Jody who was finishing another shoot) and we danced to Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez to pass time. Nothing like bonding in a car singing along to T-Swift, dancing like no one’s watching. Fun times! To my great relief the rain eventually stopped, the sun came out and it was beautiful!

So what happens when you get 6 photographers together?? Absolute magic! We shot until it was ridiculously dark and then finished the night off with dessert. It was such a fantastic night and I can’t wait to do it again! Thanks ladies! Here are Liz and Kristy. Keep an eye out for the rest to follow 🙂

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Britt & Dalin | Calgary Engagement Photos

July 3, 2015 By Alysha Sladek

Is it really July already?? I feel like I’ve been waiting AGES for summer to come and now it’s finally here!! Love it!!

What can I say about these two besides the fact that they are a gorgeous couple? Brittany and Dalin are the sweetest, funnest couple and I am over the moon excited for them to get married!! We went to Edworthy Park (you know it’s one of my favorite places!) and did their engagement photos there.  I love the variety of looks we were able to get from the one location. The blossoms were beautiful and I love it down by the river. Calgary really is a beautiful place.

The two of them look so happy together. I can’t wait to photograph their wedding in just a couple weeks. Congrats Britt and Dalin!!

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Paige & Kelly | Calgary Wedding Photography

June 23, 2015 By Alysha Sladek

I love being able to photograph weddings here in Calgary. I used to drive to Cardston a lot for weddings, but having a temple here in Calgary has been wonderful! It’s so beautiful there. Paige and Kelly were married on a chilly, rainy day in the Calgary Temple, but I don’t think they could have looked happier. I love being able to be a part of such a special moment in peoples’ lives!! They were both radiating as they walked out of the temple hand in hand.

Paige looked stunning in her lace wedding gown and even my hubby commented on Kelly’s suit – we both loved the color. Paige’s bouquet was beautiful, I loved the touches of berries. She also let her bridesmaids pick their own dresses and didn’t see them until that day. I think they turned out great. One thing about planning a Calgary wedding is you need to be prepared for all kinds of weather! One minute it will be beautiful, the next we could have snow! Thankfully we didn’t get snow, but it was overcast for awhile, and as we got into the formals it started raining and then pouring and didn’t stop! Not ideal, but the whole bridal party was great through it all.

Congrats to you Paige and Kelly, and I wish you all the best!
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Rachel & Jacob | Engagement photos

June 17, 2015 By Alysha Sladek

Jacob and Rachel are the sweetest couple and you can tell they are most definitely in love! Jacob lives in Edmonton and Rachel in Calgary, so they were more than happy to meet up in the middle of the week in Red Deer for their engagement photos. We met on a Tuesday which meant that they didn’t have to wait until the weekend to see each other, and you could see how happy they were to be together again.

I’m not familiar with Red Deer at all so we went to Kerry Wood Nature Centre, which is the only place in Red Deer I’ve been besides The Donut Mill (which of course I had to stop at after their session haha). The Kerry Wood Nature Centre is really beautiful and I think it was a great location choice.  And these two looked great. I especially love their 2nd outfit choice.

Thanks for the fun evening Rachel and Jacob! I wish you all the best. And thanks to Jenny Fitzner for lending a hand, it was so much fun having you there!

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