One of the things I love about being able to photograph weddings is learning how couples first met each other. I find it fascinating! Every couple always has a story and they’re usually very interesting- Lara and Brian’s story is no exception. They met falling out of a plane, quite literally! Brian was Lara’s skydiving instructor for her first jump! The two quickly shared their passion for free falling and then quickly fell in love too :).

For their engagement photo session we headed out at sunset to capture some beautiful beach shots. The light was dreamy! Lara and Brian had no lack of cuddles and smiles and even brought a couple of cute hats for added fun. I’m very much looking forward to photographing this sweet couple’s upcoming wedding later this summer.

Thanks Lara and Brian for a great evening, and for humouring me with my little experiment! What do you think of the animation? (it may take some time to load). 🙂

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Mother’s Day Mini Sessions are here! Why not celebrate the Mamas in your life with some timeless portraits of your family and each of it’s special members!

This special event is ONE DAY only:

Sunday April 21

$125 includes
20 minutes of outdoor professional photography
5 high resolution images

Session not limited to family portait. Tell me about your needs!

Limited space available.
Email info@viviankereki.com or call 250-812-4466 for details and to book your spot!

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I thought I would share this self-portrait I took the night before I went into the hospital to have Reid. Throughout my pregnancy I knew I wanted to capture images of my body and my growing belly. This is something I love to do for so many women, so naturally I wanted this for myself too. My clients always ask me when the best time is to have their professional maternity photos done and I always recommend sometime between 30 and 36 weeks, or when their belly feels ready to be shown off :). As the months passed I thought of my own advice and when the ideal time would be for me. With each week I would think, “Is now the time?” But it never felt quite right and so I continued to take my snapshots. I wanted my belly to be bigger for my pro photos! And so I waited….until I arrived at the surprising news of a necessary delivery with only a day’s warning…. and still no professional photos. So what do I do? I stay up late, set up my lights, my back drop… and strip. My belly isn’t huge in this photo, but this isn’t shocking as Reid was only three and a half pounds. This is as big as my belly got. I’m glad I have this time and how my body looked documented. And I like this photo. It reminds me of how I felt that night: scared, nervous and hopeful for the health of our baby, excited to meet the new little person.

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  • kylabee

    Viv, love this post. Happy you have this photo and you were able to take it. You and Dusty have the sweetest little boy. <3ReplyCancel

  • Amanda

    this is absolutely beautiful 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Vivian

    Thank you Kyla! We think he’s the sweetest! Thanks Amanda!!ReplyCancel

  • Aimee

    What a gorgeous photo… you look beautiful!ReplyCancel