Element Photography

Jeremy + Lori are ammmmmazing friends to m + me. M and Jeremy met through a summer working together, eventually the job came to a close and they both went their separate ways. work-wise that is. Jer invited us to “friends day” at living way church in Oliver, our friendship grew stronger over many dinner dates and fishing trips. Lori and I had always hoped to plan a photo session but it just never seemed to work out. And then…last fall after much contemplation they decided to move their family way up north to Fort St. John to pursue an awesome job opportunity for Jeremy.  Gah on no! what about the photos? what about the fishing trips?? No worries though, this was a good move for the Kachowski’s. M + me we totally understand!

This spring they decided to escape the snow, the moose, and the forests to come back down south for a visit. The kiddos got to holiday with friends and cousins and Jer + Lori escaped to Mexico for the honeymoon they never had. We managed to squeak in a BBQ dinner with them before the took off for their romantic holiday in the sun and decided that we must make a photo date.

so we did!

and im so glad : )

hello, taylor swift : )

a little peek at what we got up to with R + B this afternoon. more to come!

Ok so M and me, we have great friends. I reckon the BEST. They live all over the place, they are unique and intelligent people with interesting stories, deep loud thundering belly laughs, they validate us, they have generous hearts, open minds and desires for adventure. we love them.

This weekend a variety of our friends met up to head to the North Okanagan area of Heffley Creek.  A speck on the map (if its even on the map?) north of Kamloops. Thanks to our mighty leader Mr. Jette we made his ranch property our home for the weekend. How sweet it was. 8 of us gathered, with 4 furry friends in his comfy cabin. Nestled at the base of Sunpeaks Mountain we spent our lazy days exploring the area and off-ing the odd gopher or two. Apparently they are quiet the nuisance around cowboy town. Ms. Sera our self-proclaimed cook kept our tummys full with tasty nom-noms from the kitchen (no gophers made it into the kitchen). we thank you!  We canoed, fished, watched the trout spawn as bald eagles whistled over head. With Phils help, Sera fell out of the canoe. puppies and canoe paraphernalia scattered. enter belly laughs, loud, looong and thundering. Sera wasn’t laughing, and Phil didnt crack a smile but we all know he was laughing on the inside. haha Phil.  It also must be noted that clearly we are the most fashionable campers around with lots of plaid, canvas, funny boots and wool to go around. The mandate for the rainy days was to grab whatever you could get your dirty hands on and wear it proud. even bandanas? We convoyed up to Wells-Grey Provincial park for some more hiking and to see famous Helmeken falls. stunning!  After the sun went down we huddled up around raging bonfires, covered in even more plaid, laughing at the dogs and each otherdrying our boots out and  kicking up our barefoot hobbit feet up to some good ol’ two stepping country tunes.

our may-long looked a little like this…

Wrapping up a busy week with a few photos from an Osoyoos spring wedding for the newly-weds, Mr + Mrs Randall! Many more photos to come, very, very soon covering all their lovely details and the unique venue too.  Congratulations Niki + Brett, enjoy your honeymoon!