Belize Wedding

DENISE & DAN'S WEDDING AT THE MATACHICA, AMBERGIS CAYE, BELIZE

I have so much to say about Denise & Dan's wedding in beautiful Belize.  Although they hadn't met yet, they were seated side-by-side on a hill with their fellow frosh classmates for the Emily Carr University yearbook photo. After they fell in love they looked back at the photo and couldn't believe their eyes. Fast forward to 2011 at the Matachica in Belize, surrounded by their closest family and friends. Beaming doesn't even come close to describing how happy everyone was to be a part of their day. In the days leading up to the ceremony it had been storming so hard that my own door sounded like someone was banging on it all night. But, on the day of the wedding the wind died down and the sun appeared. I'm so happy that they had the perfect wedding. They are currently on a huge adventure backpacking through Central America for their honeymoon (people after my own heart) and I was thrilled to hear such nice words after they saw their sneak peek slideshow (which they viewed from Lake Atilan, Guatemala): "Christina this is beautiful! We are over the moon! Thank you so so much for taking the most moving photos I have ever seen. I honestly cannot thank you enough. I am very excited to view it all on a better monitor than I have right now. This is so great." Yaay! Denise & Dan thank you for including me in your awesome celebration.

Attention Photographers

EVENING SHOOTS IN VICTORIA, VANCOUVER & OTTAWA

Interested in practicing more of your night-time photography skills?

Let's head out to practice shooting with evening ambient light. We'll try *not* using flash if we can get away with it. The FunkyTown shoots are always a ton of fun and you'll have an opportunity to create dramatic images in low light. We'll photograph a model(s) dressed in wedding attire and you can use the images in your portfolio. This is a shoot-only session (no class instruction).

VANCOUVER
September 11 from 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
(right after the one-day workshop in Vancouver see http://www.funkytownphotography.com/weddingphotographyworkshop/)

VICTORIA
September 20 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

OTTAWA
October 2 from 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
(right after the one-day workshop in Ottawa http://www.funkytownphotography.com/weddingphotographyworkshop/)

What skills/equipment do you need?

You'll need a DSLR camera with at least a medium-range zoom lens (ie a 24-70mm) and you should know how to control your camera in manual mode. To get the most out of the shoot, I recommend having a camera that can handle shooting at ISO 1000 without causing too much grain/noise (the best cameras are the Canon 5D or above, or the Nikon D700 or above).




Cost: $250 - Save $50 if you've already attended (or have signed up to attend) a FunkyTown workshop. You'll also receive a one-month free subscription to the new FunkyTown Photography online workshop series for participating. Visit http://www.funkytownphotography.com/learn-wedding-photography/ for more information about the online workshop.

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Choose a City

Vancouver $250.00 Vancouver - Discount $200.00 Victoria $250.00 Victoria - Discount $200.00 Ottawa $250.00 Ottawa - Discount $200.00

Visit the FunkyTown Photography Workshop Registration Page to sign up for the last workshop this year on September 11th in Vancouver. More information is on the Workshop Registration Page

HEATHER & DUANE GET MARRIED!!

Here it is!! Heather & Duane's big day at Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello thanks to Derrick Rice of Union Eleven. A big thank you also goes out to All Seasons Weddings, Groovy Linen, and the amazing Paul Chacra Entertainment. Not only did they provide the duo for the ceremony and cocktail hour but the band 1945 rocked the reception. Outstanding! Needless to say, the dance floor was packed the entire evening. Even between courses! In my next life I will be hunting Paul Chacra down to play at my wedding. Enjoy the images (One of Viva's faves is the framed picture that was on display of Duane proposing to Heather. He got down on one knee at the Kentucky Derby. LOVE that it was captured on film!) and congratulations to Heather & Duane on what was a fabulous wedding day!

HEATHER & DUANE - SNEAK PEEK!!

Heather & Duane were married at one of Viva's favourite venues, Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello in Montebello Quebec. Not only do we love coordinating at LCM, we love working with Derrick Rice so this wedding was a real treat as we got to do both.



Derrick recently joined forces with Ottawa wedding photographer Andrew Geddes and together they created Union Eleven. Derrick and Andrew can be found in their new location at 619 Bank Street in the Glebe, right next door to The Flour Shoppe. Drop in to say hello and stay tunned for more stellar images of Heather & Duane's fabulous day!!

HANG IT WITH STYLE!!

Viva loves candid shots. The images your photographer takes you’re not aware of that truly capture the emotion of your day are priceless. I know, I know. You’re probably sick of hearing us talk about how much we love candid shots but it’s true. When the many talented photographers we are so fortunate to work with send us images of our wonderful couples on their wedding day, it’s as though we’re experiencing the anticipation and excitement all over again.

Viva also loves the details. Details are a big deal for most brides and having them captured on film is a must. The pictures of her stunning dress, designer shoes and beautiful bouquet are all favourites. And we can’t remember a time when a bride didn’t request that her photographer sneak into the reception venue prior to their guests being seated to snap shots of the exceptional details she put so much thought into to ensure that their wedding truly did represent them.

While we understand why most brides live for these images, there’s one detail shot Viva can absolutely live without - The dreaded “stunning bridal gown on a plastic retail hanger”. It just kills us to see this. So much so that Viva now carries a hanger in our emergency kit to use whenever this detail is overlooked. I mean the bride certainly doesn't need to worry about a hanger on her wedding day, does she? Whether she got a great deal on it off the rack, bought it on consignment, found it at a stylish boutique, or had a custom couture gown handmade, so much consideration goes into choosing the perfect dress. Why not hang it with style?

The images below from Melissa & Steve’s backyard wedding were captured by Garrett Elliott Photography and boy does the shot of her dress make us happy. Not only is the hanger not plastic, it’s personalized with Melissa’s soon to be married name. What a great keepsake! To get your own personalized hanger check out Suspended Moments (on Etsy of course!). Not only are they great for the bride, how fun would it be to give these to your bridesmaids too!!