Wedding and Portrait Photographer Vivian Kereki Victoria BC

artful wedding and portrait photography

Baby Vivian Adela & Her Big Bro Marcos {Personal}

When my sister Christina was pregnant in the spring she and I talked about names for their unborn baby. She rattled off many possibilities, and expressed some frustration–choosing a name isn’t easy and they were having an especially hard time landing on the perfect girl’s name, in case they had a girl. They had a girl. After hearing how the delivery went, how much the baby weighed, and what she looked like, I noticed Christina was leaving out a vital piece of information. “So, does she have a name?” I asked. After a long pause, she said, “Yes, we named her Vivian.” I believe my response was “SHUT UP!!!” I was so surprised. There was never any mention that ‘Vivian’ was even a consideration! Wow, I was, and still am so honoured to share the same name as my beautiful niece. Here’s introducing Vivian Adela (and her equally adorable big brother Marcos). These photos were taken just five days after Vivian was born. Check out all that hair! She’s a perfect little Monchhichi. 🙂

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Susana

Love the pictures!!!!

Proud Aunt,
Susana Alonso 🙂ReplyCancel
Kate

SO incredibly beautiful Vivian… you captured it all!ReplyCancel
Vivian

Thank you Susana! I’m a proud aunt also 🙂
Thanks Kate for the nice comment!ReplyCancel
christina kereki

Thank you Vivian- they are beautiful pictures that I’ll get to look back on when the babe is all grown up.ReplyCancel
Shannon Page

Amazing! As Christina said they will be wonderful to look back on as the days go by. You’re a very talented lady!ReplyCancel
Steph K

ooooooh viv, what a beautiful sweet pea! you are both so lucky to share a name. I love the basket shots. just beautiful.ReplyCancel
Alyssa Schroeder

These are so precious. Especially love the ones of the baby in the field 🙂ReplyCancel
Susana

Hi Vivian,

I’d like to order pictures of my niece Vivian and nephew Marcos. How do I go about doing that?

Susana AlonsoReplyCancel

Kirstin & Keith {Wedding}

What a pleasure it was to photograph Kirstin and Keith’s wedding celebration. This light-hearted and funky couple had an intimate wedding ceremony in Kona, Hawaii in April, but wanted to extend the fun with their family and friends back home. What a great idea. I had an awesome time photographing these two love birds, along with their cutie Kadin at the Union Pacific in Chinatown. Kirstin had her hair in a gorgeous soft up-do which showed off her newly acquired hibiscus tattoo and Keith wore short sleeves to show off his–they got them during their honeymoon! Replaying the video of their ceremony was a very nice touch too, and brought tears to everyone’s eyes….By the way, if you’re in need of a haircut, colour, waxing, or other beautifying treatments, Kirstin is your gal. She is fabulous and runs Kharma Hair Design in Fernwood.

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Kirstin Lebrun

Thank you so very much for capturing every important and entertaining moment of our party. I really wish that I would have flown you to Kona with us to photograph our wedding. Everyone commented on how much fun you were and were absolutely blown away at how the pictures turned out. You far exceeded my expectations in every possible way Vivian! I am so relieved and thankful that I had you there. Your high level of raw talent and adorable personality will make for a very successfull career….
xoxo
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Vivian

Thank you for the kind words Kirstin! I’m so glad you love the photos! It was a pleasure to photograph your special event!ReplyCancel
Celeste

These are so great! I especially LOVE the composition of the shot with the brick wall! And the reception photos are so fun. Great job!ReplyCancel
Vivian

Thanks Celeste! The brick wall was just screaming wide angle to me 🙂ReplyCancel

Baby Jamie {Newborn}

Introducing baby Jamie! Is he not just so adorable? Um, yeah he is! Congratulations Katie and Wayne. I can’t wait to see Jamie again.

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Katie

Thank you, Vivian, for the beautiful photos of Jamie. It wasn’t an easy shoot with all the peeing and pooing he was doing, but boy was it fun. He kept us on our toes! The photos remind us of how much he has grown already!! Thanks again! xoReplyCancel
Vivian

You’re so welcome! There was a lot of peeing and pooing wasn’t there? 🙂 You two were troopers though, and it wasn’t it worth it?
I know you two are already great parents and will raise Jamie so well!ReplyCancel

Wedding Albums

I am so pleased to announce I am now offering my wedding clients gorgeous coffee table albums from Leather Craftsmen. Leather Craftsmen has been making beautiful custom albums since 1942! Of course their methods and styles have changed over the years, but they have always been well-known for handcrafted quality. Cover options are endless: rich leathers, a variety of fabrics, inset photos, and personalized imprinting, just to name a few! The 10×10 sample albums featured here are designer leather in cedar and Japanese book cloth in platinum- I am in love with both! Each photograph is mounted flush to a thick page and treated for durability. In addition, the albums lie completely flat when opened, one feature I really love. I know many newlyweds postpone having an album made, then life gets busy, and before they know it 5 years have passed! What a shame–when you have beautiful photos of your special day, why not show them off!

I will also be offering maternity, baby and family albums through Leather Craftsmen shortly, so stay tuned!

Photographers out there looking for an album supplier, I highly recommend Leather Craftsmen. Not only are their products top-notch, their customer service is outstanding! Both Ira and David were a huge help- they patiently answered all my questions (I had lots!!) and walked me through the entire process. Good stuff. Thank you both!

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David Willis

Love it.ReplyCancel
Vivian

Thanks David! Couldn’t have done it without your help! Cheers 🙂ReplyCancel
runa

Beautiful pics. Love the album. I’ll definitely keep my wedding photos in such a beautiful album.ReplyCancel
Katrina

wow those look great! Also, I love that chair! 🙂ReplyCancel
Vivian

Thanks Katrina! Yes, the chair was a recent find at an antique store. I can’t wait to incorporate it in a portrait session or wedding!ReplyCancel

Katie & Wayne {Expecting}

I remember the day clearly: it was last July and our very good friends Katie and Wayne were over at our place. We were getting ready to see Taj Mahal and having some champagne to celebrate (OK, it was only Yellowtail bubbles, but who’s checking?). We had congregated around the kitchen island just before departing. Taking our final sips we all put our empty glasses down practically in unison…Katie’s glass was still full. “Katie you haven’t touched your champagne!” I screeched in dismay. And then the penny dropped…..”Your pregnant!!!”. Skip ahead eight months and I’m at Katie and Wayne’s cool digs in Kitsilano for their maternity session. Before we began Katie pulled up her shirt to a reveal her belly and asked modestly, “So, do you think you can do anything with this?” Ummm, yeah!! I thought. These two beauties welcomed their healthy and adorable baby boy Jamie more than two weeks early (and only three days after Katie began her mat leave- no rest for the weary, hey?). Stay tuned for Jamie’s newborn session soon!

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