Sarah + Tom | Starling Lane Winery

Kelly Brown February 10, 2015

Sarah and Tom's whimsical garden wedding had me in smiles all day. You could just feel the love around you. From all the handmade details to the little notes they passed each other before the ceremony... these two just have that all encompassing kind of love. Congrats Sarah + Tom!

*find their full vendor list at the bottom of this post along with the feature wedding dress designer, Grace Loves Lace, did on their wedding!

*grace loves lace feature

Wedding in the woods | Revelstoke

Kelly Brown February 3, 2015

I awoke the morning of Keshia + Kelsey's wedding to misty mountains and a relentless rain that hung around all day. Most people are terrified of a rainy wedding day but Keshia told me the rainy days in Revelstoke are her favourite and she loved nothing more than seeing the mist on the mountains. This carefree and adventurous attitude made photographing this wedding so much fun. Any bride who forages her bouquet, still wants to get married outside when it's raining and wears Blundstones so she can climb waterfalls and take helicopter rides through the mountains is a dream bride to me. Congratulations Keshia and Kelsey, I can tell you two are going to have a beautiful and adventurous life!

Jessica + Kelsey | Handfasting Ceremony in Tofino

Kelly Brown January 16, 2015

Over a year ago, I received the sweetest email from Jessica and Kelsey inquiring about working together on their wedding. I could immediately tell, even before meeting them, that they were an extremely thoughtful couple. After meeting them, I knew that their relationship was special and that their wedding would be a beautiful and unique reflection of their love.
Months later, I received another email from them asking if I would be interested in meeting up with them in Tofino to photograph a handfasting ceremony they wanted to have on the beach. I immediately told them yes! and then, if I am being honest, googled what handfasting was. Handfasting is a traditional ceremony which occurs one year before the intended wedding where the couple makes a formal promise of marriage. You could describe it as a step between being engaged and being married. A time to implement how the traditional vows should be lived, while building a home together and becoming a family.
The ceremony was one of the most beautiful and intimate experiences I have been fortunate enough to document. On an empty beach, with handwritten vows and silk ribbons that tied them together, these two made their promise.
I am so looking forward to photographing their wedding this coming year, exactly one year after this special ceremony.

Hannah + Sam at Sea Cider

Kelly Brown January 1, 2015