It was so fun to finally jump into my local 2011 wedding season and Alison and Ryan’s wedding in Kamloops was such a fantastic one to start with. Alison is so thoughtful – she was always asking in her emails if I had all the info I needed and if there was anything she could do for me- how sweet is that! What is the word for the opposite of a bridezilla? haha. Ryan was so great and laid back as well and just let me do my thing the day of! I swear I am so lucky with all the wonderful clients I get! They all rock!

Alison actually went to school for photography (I’ve seen some of her stuff and it’s great) so it was really fun to work with a bride who already had a photographer’s eye. She was my eyes for spots to shoot in Kamloops and she chose a gorrrrgeous old heritage building to shoot at. I can’t tell you enough how much I loved shooting at this place. The light was so beautiful and there were so many unique spots to shoot at inside and outside of it. Jessica Balfour came and second shot for me for the day (thanks Jess!) and she was as in love with the place as I was! : ) Check out her post from the day on her blog!

Alison and Ryan had their ceremony and reception at Thompson River University in Kamloops. They had around 220 guests and the venue perfectly accommodated the larger crowd. Alison did all the decor along with her mom and sister! The room had such a nice country chic feel to it. They personalized each table with different flowers that had a wonderful wildflower look to it all, along with doilies (I hear there was a lot of doily searching that took place!) as well as neat wooden crates, picture frame table numbers and antique furniture pieces (many of which were Alison’s grandparent’s) amongst everything. Alison and her mom also had many cakes made to accommodate all of the guests and made a variety of gorgeous cake plates out of vintage plates and overturned porcelain goblets for the plate stems. To top it all off, they had homemade jelly as wedding favours in a few different flavours. I got “Red Pepper Jelly” and it was so yummy! Much of work and love went into this wedding and you could tell!

Thank you again for letting me be a part of your big day Alison and Ryan!

 

Looooved these windows!

More gorgeous windows!

 

 

I was so impressed with the DIY decor that Alison did for her wedding with the help of her mom and sister!

 

How awesome is this fun, vintage photo booth Alison put together!?

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