Shari + Mike Photographers

Two of our most favorite things are photography + travel. Pair those two together and you have one of our biggest dreams for our business. So when we got an email from Paige asking if we were available to travel to Mexico for her wedding, I guess you can say we took one step closer to our dream. We have been to Mexico a handful of times but always for vacation not for work. So this was different for us. We arrived to the beautiful Azul Beach Resort just outside of Cancun on Saturday night, shot the wedding on Monday + flew home on Wednesday…it was a quick trip but totally worth all the travel time!
Paige + Brent are kind, light hearted, genuine, and just simply awesome! We love these two + it was such an honor getting to document their wedding…a wedding that just so happened to be on a beautiful white sand beach, with the ocean as their backdrop, and their closest family + friends surrounding them. It was perfect.

Today we are off again on another roadtrip to Alberta…this is the first of two trips we will do this month! This time we are heading north to Edmonton for Matthew + Carmen’s wedding! We are excited to connect again with these two + get to meet their amazing families. It’s going to be an incredible few days!

Michelle + Daniel got married at the beginning of May on a beautiful sunny day. We met up with them as they were exiting the temple from their ceremony + then spent the afternoon taking photos of just the two of them! It was a different wedding for us in the aspect that we did not see them until after they were married which meant no getting ready or ceremony photos. They also decided to not have a wedding party so we were able to focus our attention on getting beautiful portraits of just the two of them. It was amazing! Green was the theme of the day in honor of Daniel’s Irish heritage. All the nieces + nephews wore the color of the day + even the cake was green. The more time we spend with Michelle + Daniel the more we love them. They are two of the kindest souls who value family, love, and enjoying the simple things in life. We are so blessed to know them.

For the past few days we have been in Mexico photographing Paige + Brent’s wedding. This was our first time shooting a beach destination wedding together and I must say that our few short days spent with Paige + Brent and their friends + family was so much fun + refreshing. Here is a sneak peek of their wedding…a whole lot more coming your way soon :)

April 6th was the day that Tanya + Serge became husband + wife. April 6th was also the official start to our 2013 wedding season! It’s actually hard to believe that it’s already here. Tanya + Serge and their beautiful lavendar themed Heritage Hall wedding was a perfect way to kick off what is going to be our best year yet! We are so thankful to have a booked up season + excited for all the incredible weddings we get to be a part of. The blog is about to get really busy :)

The first time we met Tanya + Serge in person was the day before their wedding. We had initally met them over skype a few months back as they live on the other side of the country in Halifax. Oh how I love technology! As Serge is from the east + Tanya is from Vancouver, celebrating with their closest family + friends was what was most important to them. And I must say that these two are blessed to have such amazing family + friends to do life with. We left the wedding feeling like we had just spent the day with people we had known for years. I love when that happens. In Fact, we felt so close that I even let one of the groomsmen who missed the memo on the shoe colour borrow my boots for a few shots…there is a first for everything!

We have an exciting week ahead with the Canada Photo Convention starting today, a visit from dear friends, 2 amazing engagement sessions, and a trip back to the prairies to see family! It’s going to be busy but so fun :) Hope you all have a fabulous week!

The Amazing Vendors //

Wedding Venue // Heritage Hall
Wedding Planning + Decor // Milestone Events
Photographers // Shari + Mike Photographers
Caterer // Drew Cook’s Catering
Flowers // Tanya Peters
Hair // Blo – Four Seasons
Transportation // Big City Limousines
Decor Rental // Greenscape
Bride Getting Ready Location // Pan Pacific Hotel
Groom Getting Ready Location // Westin Grand Hotel
DJ // DJ B-Fad

2012. A year of goals being met, countless hours behind our cameras, growth, change, seeing place we’ve never seen, expectations being exceeded, taking risks, and getting to meet so many incredible people during the last 12 months of this journey. When we think back to this year we can only say that we are truly blessed. We love what we do + getting to capture life with our cameras is a gift that we are so thankful for. We got to witness so many beautiful moments this year + you are about to see a few of them. At first, the task of picking some of our favourite images was a bit overwhelming. Thousands of pictures were taken this year + how do we narrow it down to under 200 images? So we might not have picked the ‘best’ or even your favourites but they are the images that make us feel something. I’m not going to apologize for the length…instead I’m going to warn you that it’s a long one so you may want to grab a coffee, put up your feet, and take a few moments out of your monday morning to enjoy a few of the beautiful moments we saw this year.

Thanks to those who allow us to do what we love.
Thanks for supporting us + encouraging us.
Thanks for being awesome.