A New Blog

It's time! I've finally upgraded my blog and will no longer be adding new content to this blog. I will still keep this blog as it documents my whole journey and progress in becoming a wedding photographer. But please do check out my NEW BLOG!

New blog address: www.vanessavothblog.com

Thanks to each and every one of you that have frequented my blog and have read my posts and commented and shared and encouraged! You've all been a huge part of this process!

Ryoko & Brendan's Sneak Peek

It's late and I'm tired so my mind isn't too sharp right now to write anything fancy about last night's engagement session! I'll save it for the final blog post when I finish all the images. But I had such a great time with this couple and look forward to their wedding next May!

Here are a few images from their session...

JUDY & FORREST /engaged

As you might remember from Judy and Forrest's Sneak Peek, Judy is our Real Estate Agent. We met through a mutual friend and I'm so glad we did! She was such a help to us when we bought our first home, and now again when we bought our new place.

Judy and Forrest got engaged on Christmas Day and I was thrilled when she asked me to do their engagement photos! I met them outside their New West home and we set off down the boardwalk and snapped pictures along the way. So beautiful! The couple, the evening, the lighting, the ring. Oh goodness gracious me. Her ring. It's ah-mazing. It's beyond amazing. It's gorgeously lovely. Wow. One of the perks to being a wedding photographer, and a diamond ring lover, is that I get to see so many different and unique and gorgeous engagement rings! And, yes, I even try them on. It's the safest way to transport them when I'm doing ring shots, instead of holding it loose in my hand! ;) Anyway, beware all you diamond-loving ladies reading this. You will drool. You will ogle. You will covet.

Anyway, thanks for asking me to take these photos for you guys! I had a blast! Hope you enjoy them!

Tomorrow I'll have a Sneak Peek from tonight's gorgeous engagement session at Steveston!!

Jen and Josh's Engagement Sneak Peek

I had so much fun with Jen and Josh tonight! They were such a blast to photograph, and were up for some fun shots, and weren't set back by the lady threatening to call the cops on us for taking pictures on the sidewalk outside of her house! haha. It was a memorable engagement session to say the least!

These two lovebirds are fabulous! I can't wait for their wedding in October! Enjoy these few images from tonight's session!

FEATURED IN /Shimmer + Silk

On Thursday I was notified that Luna and Ayo's engagement session was featured on Shimmer + Silk wedding blog! So exciting! I'm so grateful to all the editors of the blogs that have featured my work. It's humbling and it makes me so happy and excited! So, thank you!

I'm off to a warmer climate in just a couple hours, finishing up a few things before I shut down for the weekend. Here's one more image from Hana and Eugene's wedding that I've been working on. That portraits from that wedding are blowing me away! Such a cute, stylish, elegant and in love couple! :)

MEAGAN & JOSIAH /engaged

Meagan and Josiah are an adorable couple. With an adorable love story. They met in Abbotsford while working in the same book store, but most of their relationship has been long distance, him in Montreal and her in New Brunswick. She said that they've probably only spent six months together in total in their three year relationship. While they were apart, they would write each other letters. Handwritten letters, not emails. So romantic. And they would read and write poetry for each other. Seriously, so cute. They also both have strong relationships with God which is evident even from just reading their answers to my questionnaire.

I've had a few couples now where both the guy and girl have an engagement ring. Meagan and Josiah are one of those couples. I really like this idea. That's why there are two rings in my images of the rings.

I loved Meagan and Josiah's engagement session. We met at the docks in Fort Langley to start and then made our way to the train tracks where they had brought all the items needed for a picnic. So they had a picnic on the tracks, with the sun setting behind them, reading old love letters that they had written to each other and a few old novels. It was excellent. I love e-sessions with props and more of that lifestyle feel to them!

I'm really looking forward to their wedding next weekend! It'll be a good one! :) For now, enjoy these images and if you'd like to see more check out their Slideshow.