Bridal Fair Winners

During the Edmonton Bridal Fair (which I wrote about earlier), I invited future brides visiting my booth to fill in ballots to enter into a draw to win a free photography session. On the ballot, they had to state their preferred type of photoshoot, whether an engagement session, bridal session, or trash-the-dress session before dropping it into the box. There was no obligation for them to have their main wedding ceremony photographs done by me, if their ticket turned out to be the winning entry.

Well, the interest was overwhelming, as afterward I counted more than 500 entries in the box! So, instead of just one winner, I decided to have three, so I kept drawing ballots until I found a bride for each of the three session types.

So, the winners are:

• Free engagement session: Amber B. & Robert B., getting married in June 2010
  
• Free bridal session: Jacqueline S. & Garret B., getting married in May 2010
  
• Free trash-the-dress session: Brady K. & Dave R., getting married in August 2009
  

Congratulations! I'm looking forward to providing you winning brides with some memorable photographs!

Helga :)

Baby Ilaria and Her Family

Blond, cute, and mischievous - sweet little angel Mackenzie showed up at my door back in August with her mommy, daddy, and little baby sister Ilaria. Our goal for this shoot was to take as many newborn picture as possible, and then concentrate on the little 2-year-old. I think we did well, and that the pictures couldn't have turned out better. It seems that Ilaria slept through most of the excitement, though!

Looking forward to seeing this lovely family again soon in the park!
Helga

Hot Day, Hot Mama...

...and the cutest kids ever! (and more on the way) :)

The combination of all these things created a very fun and unforgettable photoshoot back in August on one of the hottest day of the year. My studio is on the top floor and the room temperature can sometimes make things a little warm. Well, it didn't bother Shannon, Zoe and Sawyer. They were troopers taking pictures, and we quickly become friends with Sawyer - he transformed from a shy little boy he into a playful rascal! Here is a short sampling of shots from our session:

:)
Helga

Remembering 2008

I feel that I have been lazy with my blog, and have skipped posting a number of great photo sessions because I have been so busy lately. I won't forget so many great photo shoots I had witnessed last year, so in the next while I'll be posting some of the results of 2008!

Edmonton Bridal Fair 2009

This past weekend, I set up a booth at the annual Edmonton Bridal Fair. The place was packed! I enjoyed speaking with so many future brides (and grooms) about capturing all the memories of their special day with photographs. I had a lot of help from both my fiance and also my friend Alex, a newlywed bride whom I photographed this past summer.

Here are some images of the booth shortly after we set it up:

We had a number of my recent favourite wedding photographs on display, as well as a few sample wedding albums for people to flip through. People could also enter a draw to win a free portrait session (bridal, engagement, or trash the dress), and also a destination wedding photography package. And of course, this wouldn't be complete without a bowl of complimentary sweets. :)

A pleasant bonus was that out of the seven displays at the show that were in my category (photography), we received a prize for best display! (You can see the blue ribbon hanging on the display to the right of the yellow-coloured portrait.)

It was wonderful to see so much interest in wedding photography. I truly enjoy working to make a beautiful permanent record of a couple's most important day, and look forward to doing this over the coming year, and sharing the images with you here!

xoxo,

Helga