Kelowna Barn + Orchard Wedding – K&J

I first met with Kati & Josh about their wedding 2 years ago and I clicked with them a ridiculous amount! I loved their warm hearts and fantastic sense of humour. These two had to delay their wedding for a year due to COVID-19 restrictions and then still downsize their guest list after the wait but they were total troopers and didn’t let it dampen their day. They were so excited to finally celebrate their love and tie the knot and I was so thrilled for them.

The day was absolute magic and filled with so much joy!! It filled my heart tank so much to witness and capture it all. Besides all the beautiful feels and people I got to capture, I always had non-stop gorgeous backdrops as well! 😍 Their wedding was held at the bride’s family orchard and barn in Kelowna (which I so hope will be a venue someday🤞). Holy smokes did I feel spoiled! It was so hard to narrow down the photos for this blog post. This wedding was definitely worth the wait!

wedding_airbnb_kelowna_01 wedding_airbnb_kelowna_02 wedding_airbnb_kelowna_03 wedding_airbnb_kelowna_04 wedding_airbnb_kelowna_05 wedding_airbnb_kelowna_06The groom got ready at their home and it had the best Mad Men vibes, combined with his suit!mad_men_styled_groomsmen_01 mad_men_styled_groomsmen_02 mad_men_styled_groomsmen_03 mad_men_styled_groomsmen_05mad_men_styled_groomsmen_04 mad_men_styled_groomsmen_07 mad_men_styled_groomsmen_06The bride arrived to the First Look in style and then made an adorable beeline to her hubby.
Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_001 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_002 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_003 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_004 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_005 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_006 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_007 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_008 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_009 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_010 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_011 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_012 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_013 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_014 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_015 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_016 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_017 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_018 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_019 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_020 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_021 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_022 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_023 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_024 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_025 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_026 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_027 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_028 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_029 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_030 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_031 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_032 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_033 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_034The couple tied a string around their rings and passed them around to all their loved ones to infuse their love and well-wishes into the rings before putting them on. Love!
Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_035 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_036 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_037 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_038 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_039This flower girl was the cutest distraction, cocooning herself in her mom’s dress until her Dad had to finally extract her. hehe. I loved her expression when she finally got whisked away.
Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_040 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_041 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_042 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_043 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_044 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_045The flower girls’ cute expressions right before the first kiss. Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_046 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_047 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_048 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_049 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_050 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_051 Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_052 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_053 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_054 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_055 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_056 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_057 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_058 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_059 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_060 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_061 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_062 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_063 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_064 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_065 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_066 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_067 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_068 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_069 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_070 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_071 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_072 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_073 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_074 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_075 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_076 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_077 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_078 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_079 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_080 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_081 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_082 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_083 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_084 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_085 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_086Orchard_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_052 Barn_wedding_kelowna_okanagan_087

 

Vendors:
Venue: Day’s Century Growers ⁠⁠(bride’s family farm), Kelowna, BC
Planning/Decor: Mint Julep Events, Kelowna, BC⁠⁠
Boler Bar: Mixologists Bartending⁠⁠, Kelowna, BC
Rentals: All Occasions Party and Event⁠⁠ Rentals, Kelowna, BC
DJ: DJ John Byrne, Kelowna, BC
Makeup: Freshface Artistry⁠⁠, Kelowna, BC
Hair:⁠ Lindsay Jay, Kelowna, BC
Officiant/Celebrant: Sondra Richardson⁠⁠, Kelowna, BC
Catering: Waterfront Wines⁠⁠, Kelowna, BC
Cake: Sugar Cloud Baking⁠, Kelowna, BC
Desserts: Crazyapples Catering, Kelowna, BC
Macrame backdrop: Macramemania, Kelowna, BC
Videography: Full Circle Productions⁠⁠, Kelowna, BC
Ceremony/Cocktail Hour Music: Joshua Smith, Kelowna, BC

Engagement Photography – Downtown Kelowna

My cheeks were sore at the end of this engagement photo shoot from smiling and laughing so much.  I love that sweetness and playful energy of these two comes across so effortlessly in these photos. And you’ve gotta love their awesome style. They did an outfit change halfway through and both looks were so on point.  We ended up coming across so many awesome backdrops on our photo walk in downtown Kelowna. I was on a high the whole shoot and cannot wait to photograph their wedding this summer!

 

Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_01 Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_02 Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_03 Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_04Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_05They requested taking a photo in front of the Blue Gator where they had their first kiss. So cute.Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_18 Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_07 Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_08Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_06 Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_09 Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_10 Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_11 Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_12 Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_13 Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_14 Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_15Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_17 Kelowna-wedding-engagement-photographer_16

Okanagan Fall Family Photos – Oak Estate Winery, Summerland, BC

In 2013, I photographed these two’s wedding at what is now called Oak Estate Winery in Summerland and we also went to a nearby spot for some fun ice-cream shots during portraits. Fast-forward 7 years and we got to shoot at the stunning Oak Estate Winery property again and grab ice cream again in Summerland to complete the memory-lane theme. So fun seeing these two again and meeting their adorable, vivacious kids. So much love!⁠ I can’t tell you how much joy it gives me to get to photograph people throughout these beautiful pit stops in their lives. Thank you so much to Oak Estate Winery in Summerland, BC for letting us do these sentimental Fall family photos there!

 

01_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 02_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 03_Okanagan_Fall_family_photos 04_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 05_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 06_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC08_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 07_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 09_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 10_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 11_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 12_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 13_Okanagan_family_photos 14_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 16_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC15_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 17_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 19_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 20_Okanagan_Fall_family_photos 21_Okanagan_Fall_family_photos 22_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 23_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 24_Okanagan_family_photos 25_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 26_Oak_Estate_Winery_BC 27_Okanagan_family_photos 28_Oak_Estate_Winery_BCI’ll leave you with these 2 adorable shots of this cutie enjoying his ice cream to the MAX. So darn cute and funny.
29_Okanagan_Fall_family_photos 30_Okanagan_Fall_family_photos