Category Archives: Personal

Featured on Young & Lucky

One of my favourite weddings was recently featured on Young & Lucky.  Thank you so much to Jade for featuring my work on your blog.  Jade is a master wedding planner and the founder of Toronto and Atlanta based LoveLee Affairs.

To see my post on this wedding click here.

Style Lab Workshop

About 3 weeks ago I journeyed down to Southern California to attend the Style Lab Workshop with Chenin Boutwell, The Wedding Chicks, and Doug Boutwell of Totally Rad Actions. I had a fantastic time getting my learn on with these knowledgeable folks. I also had the good fortune of meeting many talented photographers and new friends.

I was really impressed with how open and willing Chenin was to share information on all aspects of her business. Fellow photogs, I really recommend this workshop. It was well worth the trek all the way from Toronto to SoCal. I would also like to mention that if you haven’t checked out weddingchicks.com make sure you do! Amy and Jocey are amazing, creative, talented ladies. So much wedding planning inspiration on their site.

The workshop was held at the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club and was part classroom and part mock wedding. Angel Swanson of Events of Love & Spendor styled the event and everything looked absolutely amazing. You can’t even tell that there was monsoon rainfall 90% of the day!

The science geek in me went ape when I saw these gorgeous flower arrangements with test tubes and Erlenmeyer flasks. I have to admit I always secretly wanted to pinch a few of these from the lab for this very purpose but always felt guilty because they are really expensive. I absolutely love what The Treasured Petal did with the lab glass!Isn’t this dress STUNNING?! I have developed a new obsession thanks to my experience at the StyleLab. I am absolutely head over heels in love with Joan Shum….her dresses that is. She makes the most gorgeous corsets ever! And according to our lovely model Amanda, they are actually quite comfortable. Amanda, a talented photographer herself, and her hunky husband Mike were fantastic. Thank you! Vivian Tran and team from All Made Up did a brilliant job with Amanda’s hair and make-up.

February 6, 2010 - 8:11 pm

gladys - Yayaaaaaa! You rocked it out Jen! I love these, especially the last one! So purttty :)

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kristine atienza - aww! so nice to relive these again! i love your b/w processing!

April 15, 2010 - 7:47 pm

steph - Theses photos are so stylish and retro i love them all!

Galiano Island

I just returned from a camping trip with a few friends on Galiano Island.  Galiano is part of the Southern Gulf Islands located off the coast of Vancouver.  We camped at the lovely Montague Harbour Provincial Marine Park.  I really enjoyed spending time with friends and exploring the beaches.  

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People of India

About two years ago now, I traveled to India.  I cherish my pictures from the trip and many adorn the walls of my house and those of my friends and family.  Most of the pictures that I have chosen to showcase, however, have been of scenery.   A friend asked me the other day if I had any pictures of the people of India.  I decided to revisit my collection and I have chosen a few to share. 

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These kids were fascinated with the instant playback feature of digital cameras.

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These ladies are performing a beautiful traditional song and dance.  These songs were often sung while working in the rice fields.  This tradition is unfortunately almost lost because conversation in the rice fields now centers around talk of popular soap operas.  The woman in the middle leads this group to teach the younger women of the community the songs to keep the tradition alive.