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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.
Wedding and Portrait Photographer Vivian Kereki Victoria BC
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Happy Family Day! I hope you are having a great day with your families, whatever shape or form they may take. I thought it would be fitting today to share with you these images of a beautiful family I was fortunate enough to meet and photograph. These five (seven with pups Rosie and George) exude love, curiosity, caring, and fun; all that it means to be a family.
 Was it really November since I last blogged?? Jeesh. All I can say is oops. I guess with all the busyness of the holidays, family and New Years, my blog got put on the back burner. Well it’s nice to start the new year with a post about a new little person. Baby Elleanor entered the world on Christmas Eve and was no doubt the best Christmas present her parents could receive. It was so nice to meet you Elleanor and your parents Rachael and JJ! Good luck with your new adventure in Ontario! All the best, Vivian
Candice and Mark. What can I say? These two are absolutely adorable. They’re engaged and giddy. I LOVE that. They’re also stylish. I LOVE that too :). We had such a fun time shooting their engagement photos. I couldn’t get enough of these two. Candice came über-prepared with her beautiful quilt that her godmother made for her, as well as cute little cupcakes that represented the two of them (Candice loves Chanel and Mark is a fishing enthusiast). They laughed, cuddled, ate some cupcakes, and got cozy on the beach. Then the light faded away and the mosquitos began to emerge and we knew the session was done! I’m so excited to capture Candice and Mark’s wedding next summer at the Mill Bay Marina, I really can’t wait! I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but won’t they make gorgeous babies?!! Feel free to let these sweet turtledoves know how amazing they are with some comments below. Thanks!
When I think back to Kirsten and Basit’s beautiful wedding at Olympic View Golf Club I remember the oozing of joy and laughter from these two and all their family and guests. So many smiles. SO much laughter. SUCH a good time. What a wonderful event! These two deserved to relax and celebrate! As many couples often have some stress leading up to their big day, Kirsten and Basit were no exception. With family coming from Ghana for the event and delays with visas, their arrival was uncertain! How stressful. It all worked out in the end (phew!) and you can see these two truly enjoyed themselves. This was such a beautiful melding of traditions and religions, truly an eclectic wedding. Kudos too to Kirsten (and Basit’s support :)) for all the details, everything down to providing the chef with her own spices for the dinner! Also, do you not love the punchy colours in the bouquets? Please scroll down to see more images of these two lovebirds, as well as what I might have to consider one of the best bouquet toss scrambles I’ve witnessed! 🙂
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Viv, love this post. Happy you have this photo and you were able to take it. You and Dusty have the sweetest little boy. <3
this is absolutely beautiful 🙂
Thank you Kyla! We think he’s the sweetest! Thanks Amanda!!
What a gorgeous photo… you look beautiful!