Rachel Boekel Photography Blog » fall http://blog.rachelboekel.com Portrait & Wedding Photography Fri, 18 May 2012 19:34:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Briggs Family :: Brooks, Alberta Family Photography :: http://blog.rachelboekel.com/2009/11/27/the-briggs-family-brooks-alberta-family-photography/ http://blog.rachelboekel.com/2009/11/27/the-briggs-family-brooks-alberta-family-photography/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:47:45 +0000 rachel http://blog.rachelboekel.com/?p=355 I know, I know… I am supposed to be loving to love today and oh boy I am. No buts or anything.
I haven’t had a lot of luck uploading this week, some web difficulties and have therefore missed about…oh… 3 posts.
I wanted to catch up a little and tomorrow I’ll show the love.

Fall sessions are so much fun, especially with kids (even if it’s grey and dreary.) Tons of leaves to throw around and trouble to get into.
I had been looking forward to this session because we had planned it so far in advance and finally it arrived. Hooray!

I’m starting something new today too. Something that I saw on Diane Schuller’s Blog.
If a blog post receives 7 + comments then the family/couple/person etc. featured will receive a 8×10 print free.

I sneaked this a few weeks ago.
At long last, the official Brigg post!

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This little guy was just a blast. He was running and climbing and keeping me on my toes.

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These two are my favorites. There is a lot of laughter and joy in these moments, which is something I strive to catch in all my session.

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]]> http://blog.rachelboekel.com/2009/11/27/the-briggs-family-brooks-alberta-family-photography/feed/ 8 Max & Michelle Married :: Canmore, Alberta Wedding Photographer :: http://blog.rachelboekel.com/2009/11/23/max-michelle-married-canmore-alberta-wedding-photographer/ http://blog.rachelboekel.com/2009/11/23/max-michelle-married-canmore-alberta-wedding-photographer/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:12:46 +0000 rachel http://blog.rachelboekel.com/?p=323 Max & Michelle are marvelous. I posted a sneak peak forever ago and said that this was one of my favorite weddings of the year.
It really was. I only spent a few hours photographing them but sincerely, the love and respect and humour that poured out of these two and
their family and friends was overflowing. I know that you’ll be able to tell through the images. It’s so obvious!

I first met Max and Michelle when they travelled to Brooks for their engagement session.
They travelled to Brooks for their engagement session!
How cool is that! They were easy to photograph then and their wedding was a whole other level of photogenic-ness.

I loved the music they chose for their ceremony. Michelle sent me a copy of the Alexi Murdoch CD a few weeks ago and it’s still on repeat.
The best part was when the cue came for them to exit and “You are the Best Thing” by Ray LaMontagne belted loudly from the speakers.
That was Geordie and my exit song. Not a common exit song. My heart was so warmed by these great music loving people!

Without further ado…this is a bit of a long post.

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Max was so at ease getting ready and Michelle’s brothers were working on hard on their ties. I love this moment.
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My favorite moment of the day. I love watching the groom watch the bride but Max’s brother watching Max is a close second.

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The wedding took place at Nakoda Lodge. It’s known to be windy there. It was a little windy that day. What a spectacular location though.

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Max & Michelle included their siblings on their own sides so it was a mishmash of boys and girls and these two were paired at the end.
I love it when family is so valuably included into the ceremony.

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Boys do seem to have a need to climb things. I don’t think they ever grow out of it. Nor should they.

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They said they weren’t photogenic. Sure.
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No words needed…

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I was really lucky to be a part of Max & Michelle’s day. It was a happy day and there is nothing that I love more than a good old fashioned day of love and happiness.
Forever and ever.

The end.

]]> http://blog.rachelboekel.com/2009/11/23/max-michelle-married-canmore-alberta-wedding-photographer/feed/ 2 The Briggs – Sneak :: Brooks, Alberta Photographer :: http://blog.rachelboekel.com/2009/10/30/the-briggs-sneak-brooks-alberta-photographer/ http://blog.rachelboekel.com/2009/10/30/the-briggs-sneak-brooks-alberta-photographer/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:44:14 +0000 rachel http://blog.rachelboekel.com/?p=260 My camera is at the Spa. Just like me it needed some knots massaged out from all the
photos we had taken together. My back was sore from it’s heft, it’s sensor was dirty from the work.
We went our separate ways when I arrived and therefore I have no exciting NY photos to share. For now.
Get this, the leaves are A) still green here and B) still on the trees, it’s like a second Fall for me!

Instead of New York, here is Julie, Scott and Eddie. One of my last photos sessions before heading to the East Coast.
We had an amazing time in the leaves and grass running around the park.

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Eddie was crazy for the leaves. Once we started we had a hard time stopping.

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Enjoy the weekend! My camera should be back from the spa next week.

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