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M and me. On August 14 2010 we committed to loving each other, supporting each other, holding hands and laughing together for the rest of our lives. What a perfect day it was. Surrounded by  our closets friends and the people we love most we celebrated the start of a new life together. We were so lucky to be married on the property where we very first met in 2003. Bird’s Eye Cove farm. The home of our very best friend Sara. The property has always been a special place for me since I was a wee little thing. At 10 yrs old I met Sara in Disney World, Florida. randomly at a conference our parents were attending. we were inseparable. Sara and I became penpals and we were darn good pen pals too! a year later my parents tossed me on a plane to spend a week with her family.  since Sara’s parents were just as awesome as my parents they threw her on a plane the following summer to come check out my home on the Manitoba flat lands. This trend continued for years…and on one fateful trip to the island to celebrate Sara’s Uni graduation I met Malcolm. And life as I know it was no longer the same. His positive energy and outlook on life was infectious, his genuine heart, love for people, his stories of island adventures, zest for the great outdoors, and an innate ability to fix everything, and hunt for anything (antlers, sunglasses, animals), that shopping isnt shopping its “gathering supplies”, not to mention his darling dimples and that he cries every time he slices an onion open.

I am a lucky lady loo.

I was always the girl who didnt bat an eye at wedding planning, never thought about it and didnt really know where to start when it was finally my turn! Luckily I have some awesome girlfriends who got me started and there was no looking back. I LOVED PLANNING OUR WEDDING! Every bit of it. From pushing M around on 4 stories of scaffolding watching him string lanterns in the barn for 4+ hours, all the DIY projects I took on, down to finalizing the stationary and all the bits between!  I was (and still am) chronically addicted to a few fab wedding blogs that I share with many of my new brides and girlfriends. Our location was super inspiring and  motivated me to pay attention to the little things. The special touches. oh how i love them. The small details that Jamie Delaine, our photographer captured so perfectly.

Big news! This week our wedding finished in Jamies top 3 Best of: 2010 Weddings ! How cool is that?

Check out her link to read more about it and catch a sweet little summary of our wedding slideshow there, or HERE!

And because I literally literally cannot choose a favorite, I picked a smattering of random highlights from our big day to share!

M and me. We celebrated our very first Christmas together as a husband and wife, and what a season of joy it was!  We kicked off December with our annual Christmas tree hunt! You can check out some images from the 2009 hunt right HERE, if you like!  This year we ventured onto a different mountain, a much snowier mountain, filled with furry creatures, thick forests and many many suitable options for our tree-to-be!  This year we added to the adventure our new Honda quad and our very special friend Michelle, who was also in need of a tree to trim. Prepared with purple snow saucers for sliding and lots of warm clothes we headed out on our quest.  The coniferous trees were just covered in a heavy layer of absolutely, stinkin’ gorgeous horror frost. The whole forest surrounded us in crisp white ice. heaven. We attached  those sleds to the quad and I can honestly say we laughed so hard we almost pee-ed. Our laughter echoed off the mountain walls and love snow, yes love snow (the huge white fluffy kind you see in the love-story movies) started to fall from the sky. And it just kept coming!  Perfect! I gave Michelle some tips on the camera and let her play photographer for a while (props to her for the photos of M and me). Not too shabby, thanks friend!  Soon we found one tree, and then with only 15 minutes to spare as the sun went down on Christmas Tree hunt 2010 we came across tree number two. Two perfect charlie browns. Just the way we like them.  Here are a few of the highlights from the day!



Sarah Rhoads is a photographer that absolutely inspires me.  Her perception of the world through a lense make you step back and really notice the little things, her perspective is remarkabley unique. I love the way she shoots and I love the way she writes. A few weeks ago she posted a blog about self portraits. And it made me realize that I have not taken any honest photos of Malcolm or myself in what seemed like a very long time! More often than not I get so busy editing, proofing and posting other clients materials that many of my own personal photos get put on the back burner for “when I have time”.  Well, last Sunday I found some time. That afternoon we went Christmas tree hunting up on Anarchist mountain. I toted my camera along and this time made a point to capture images of us through out the day.  As I reflected on the love and laughs we shared that day as we tromped through the snow  it reminded me of what is most important in my life, and allowed me time to reflect. Just like Sarah said,  ”internal self-exploration is powerful and seems to be a therapeutic and beneficial practice for every creative”. I couldn’t agree more, plus  how else will we remember what we looked like, what we explored and the places we went?

Next I hope to find time to wrap up my photos from Australia. Stay tuned!