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the kasteleins: family

Friday, September 30th, 2011

this is the kind of session some people might have rescheduled. they really wanted to do pictures outside and it was definitely looking like rain. the sky was dark, clouds were heavy…and mom had been waiting for a good family picture for 20 years. but these guys were tough. hardcore. a little rain wasn’t going to scare them. so i put on my husband’s rain jacket and set out with my fingers crossed.

this beauty is the baby of the family and just left home for the UK for six months. she was the reason we rushed to fit these in, in spite of the crappy weather. side note: could these girls get anymore gorgeous?

and you might recognize these two lovelies on the right from their wedding last month. marriage looks good on them.

and so it was. a perfectly rainless session. “what’s with the water all over erin’s shoulders”, you ask? oh, i should have said “rainless until the last five minutes when we were walking back to the house and the heavens opened up and dumped a month’s worth of condensation only to stop the moment we got inside”. love living in bc!!!

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ryan & leandra: married

Friday, July 29th, 2011

this was my third potentially rainy day wedding of the season and i did my best to fight it. i thought sunny thoughts. i wore shorts the day before. i dreamt sunny dreams. but alas, when i awoke, it was not sunny. not even close. so on went my rain boots once again.

but do you think the rain put a damper on any spirits this day? not a single one. they were so excited about being married. so excited. it could have been snow and i don’t think they would have batted an eye. and the bridal party was amazing – we trudged around with umbrellas and they never once complained. and just as we had lost all hope for that bright shiny ball in space, the sky opened up and he shone down.

these two were brilliant walking down the aisle, but very shy when it came to picture time. still cute, though. still cute.

and like that, their friends and family dined under clear skies as the sun set over this country town. wishing you the best of this life, ryan & leandra!