Destination Workshop

HUGE SAVINGS - $750 Off Destination Wedding Photography Workshop!

Hey photographers! I'm really excited to announce a special discount off the destination wedding photography workshop coming up this October 21-25! If you book by August 25, 2011 you'll save $750 off the price of the workshop!

* Build a destination wedding photography portfolio
* Learn to photograph anyone in any light and any background
* Lighting - ambient and flash
* Lots of practice, including preparations, ceremony, portraits, trash the dress and receptions
* Small group (limited to eight students)
* Stay at a four-star all-inclusive resort in Mexico!

Learn more about the workshop

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EMILY & TIM GET MARRIED!!

As much as we love it when our couples are all about extravagant details and decor, sometimes keeping it simple is what best represents them and I must admit I’m just as head over heels about these weddings as I am about the extravagant ones.

Probably the most laid back easy going couple out there, Emily & Tim had their wedding ceremony and reception at The Wakefield Mill back in June and Viva was absolutely thrilled to help them with the planning and execution of their intimate day.

Just a few of Viva’s favourite details of their wedding:

~ Emily & Tim were married on the MacLaren House lawn. Two rows of chairs were set up for immediate family and the remaining guests gathered around creating a very warm, intimate ceremony.
~ Emily had nine flower girls. Yes, nine! It was important for her to include all of these lovely girls in the ceremony so they lined up creating an aisle for Emily to walk down and as she did, she was handed flowers from each of them which created her bouquet.
~ Instead of flowers, the girls in the wedding party all carried handmade pinwheels and the guys wore pinwheel boutonnieres.
~ While the ceremony took place, Emily & Tim’s rings were passed around so that each guest could hold and bless them with their best wishes for the soon to be newlyweds.
~ Representing the librarian in Emily, Emily & Tim’s guests signed their congratulations to the bride & groom on library cards which were held in card catalogue drawers.
~ After a fabulous cocktail hour full of wine and tasty hors d’oeuvres, guests visited several food stations (offering pasta and seafood crepes to name but two) and could help themselves to the most amazing cheese platter in honour of the groom’s love affair with cheese.

These wonderful images below are all courtesy of Ottawa Wedding Photographer Blair Gable. Viva’s always excited when we get the chance to work with Blair! Simply put, he's awesome!! After photojournalism school, Blair Gable worked his way through seven newspapers before leaving a staff position to freelance for some of Canada’s largest media outlets. Blair also shoots a limited number of weddings each year with the same style and intensity as his newspaper assignments – A blend of contemporary storytelling, real moments and dramatic portraits captured naturally.

“When hockey season ends and the politicians head home for the summer I shoot weddings. The pressure situations and tight deadlines I work in prepare me for the chaos and emotion of a wedding day”

WEDDING DRESS WEDNESDAY

Viva just can't get enough of RIVINI so once again on this Wedding Dress Wednesday we're spreading the word about Ashton Station Bridal in Carleton Place and their upcoming RIVINI trunk show taking place July 22-24!

And it gets better...

RIVINI representative James Brown will be at Ashton Station Bridal hot off an engagement at Kleinfeld Bridal in New York City. He'll have the latest in wedding fashion trends and best of all - the latest in gossip from TLC Say Yes to the Dress' Randy Fenoli.

Space is limited so what are you waiting for? Book your appointment by calling 613-240-7616 or emailing info@ashtonstationbridal.ca

Engaged

KELLY & JASON - ENGAGED
LOCATION: DELTA OCEANPOINT, VICTORIA, BC
UPCOMING WEDDING DATE: JULY 23, 2011

I'm excited to share a few photos from my engagement session with Kelly & Jason. Their wedding is coming up soon and as you can see from the photos they are going to make a spectacularly gorgeous bride and groom. Visit the FunkyTown Facebook page for more photos: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christina-Craft-FunkyTown-Photography/112291562165498

Workshops - Toronto, Vancouver & Ottawa

TORONTO - JULY 17, 2011 - TWO SPOTS LEFT
VANCOUVER - SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
OTTAWA - OCTOBER 2, 2011

There are now only two spots left for the Sunday, July 17th workshop in Toronto and I'd love to see you there! For those on the west coast, I'm hosting a workshop on September 11th and it is also booking up fairly quickly. :) You can find out more about the workshop here: http://www.funkytownphotography.com/weddingphotographyworkshop/. And, I've also announced a date for the workshop in Ottawa! Yaay! It will be on Sunday, October 2, 2011. Hope to see you there!

WORKSHOP VIDEO
(featuring footage from the three-day workshop from March in Victoria)
WATCH THE VIDEO!

I also wanted to share some photos from the workshops in Victoria & Calgary. I met so many great photographers and am thrilled with how everything turned out.




Visit the Workshop website for more information

Inn at Laurel Point Wedding, Victoria

Allie & Krzysztof's Wedding
Wedding location: Inn at Laurel Point, Victoria BC
Photographers: Christina Craft & Kristopher Gower (of Kristopher James Photography)
Find more photos on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Christina-Craft-FunkyTown-Photography/112291562165498

You'll have to forgive some gushing with this post... I can't express enough how much I truly enjoy my job, and especially when I get to work with an awesome couple like Allie & Kryzysztof. In all my experience I have never seen a wedding so well paced. They did all of the portraits before the ceremony (including family portraits) which meant they could spend 100% of their time after their vows with their guests. This was especially important since almost all of their wedding guests were from out of town. There were people from almost every province in Canada, plus some travelers who came from the UK and Poland! There is a lot of love in both of their families and everyone at the wedding was so friendly, warm and genuinely cool! Allie & Krys have the most easy-going personalities and I loved that they were both so emotional with each other. Allie & Krys, a huge congratulations!!

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