Dan Fontaine Photography

Minoru Chapel Wedding - Laura and Pavel

I'm so behind on my blogging but I just had to get these shots up from Laura and Pavel's wedding earlier this summer.  They were married at the super cute Minoru Chapel in Richmond.  We then headed to Queen Elizabeth Park to shoot some shots of the wedding party before heading to the Pacific Palisades Hotel for the reception.  One of the many things Laura and Pavel did that was really cool and a salute to their heritage was in their menu choice.  All the guests had the choice of 4 courses of either a Japanese or Russian Menu.  Steph and I are still arguing over which was better.

Some detail shots taken at Laura's parents place.

A big group shot after the wedding.  These are always a little hard to set up by the result if so worth it.  Of course we shot a more formal one but I love how everyone looks so happy in this capture.

Love the shadow in this image it adds another element to an already cool shot.

This is another favourite from the day that breaks just about every photographic rule but really works.  Love the purple flowers, great shapes and whimsical .

A romantic shot that works great in black and white.

Either Pavel is really strong or Laura is really light, maybe it's a bit of both cause he was picking her up all during the engagement and wedding shoots.

This shot just says love...

Sweet cake.

Another of the flowers.

The rings.

Probably my favourite image of the day, shot just before the reception in their suite at the hotel.

A few more from the hotel.

Dial down the romance and kick up the fun quotient.

There speeches hit every emotion, funny, touching, respectful, loving and outrageous.

Then the party began.

Thanks again to Laura and Pavel.

Richmond Wedding Shoot - Steve and Cora

Cora is another great local wedding photographer and it is always an honour when someone in the profession loves your work and wants you to shoot for them.  Cora and Steve were married earlier this summer and unfortunately I was already booked for their date.  We decided to do an after wedding shoot with Steph doing the make-up and have a fun half day hitting our favourite spots in Richmond.  They wanted something edgy and unique but still wanted the classic wedding portraits and I think we nailed it. 

We started of shooting some details at their place.

Love this shot.  Cool bedroom, huh.

Our first location was Richmond City Hall. I love shooting there, great lines.

We headed to the skate park next for a totally different feel.

 

We finished shooting in Steveston, the evening light was perfect.

A little off camera flash, okay a lot of off camera flash.

Love it.  Fun and romantic what more could you want.

Thanks again guys it was a great evening.

Minoru Chapel - Mark and Lesley

Lesley and Mark were a ton of fun to take pictures of.  We shot these images at the always popular Minoru Park.  As you can tell by the last set of images Mark is quite the cheeseball.

I love this image.  Second fav of the session.

Fav shot of the day. Love it.

Okay so if you were looking for romantic pictures I've hope you've got your fill.

Enter Mark Sturrock.

What can I say, I love my job.

Mayfair Lakes Wedding - Kim and Greg

We had the pleasure of shooting the wedding of the super fun and happy Kim and Greg at Mayfair Lakes Golf and Country Club.  These two couldn't stop smiling and laughing the whole day.  It is so much fun to capture images of people so in love.  We would also like to thank Michelle from Bellissima Weddings who did an amazing job making sure all the little details of the day fit together perfectly.   

Here are some of our favourites of the day.

The girls getting ready, who knew putting on a dress could be this much fun.

Dad was just a little happy and very proud.

Sisters, what more can I say.

I love this image, as soon as I brought the camera in Kim couldn't stop laughing.

My second shooter captured this great shot of Greg.

We had the most dramatic sky over Vancouver, the ceremony was beautiful and sunny but the backdrop made for great pictures.

Seconds before the first kiss.

Some sweet images of the newly married couple.

Another great shot from Carol-Ann.

The things we make our couples do.  They were awesome.

The flowers and rings.

The cake.

Party time, we got so many great shots of everyone groovin'.

Thanks again for letting us be a part of your special day.

Happy Canada Day, Eh

Some pic from a few years back of the family staking out their spot on the parade route. Man what a bunch of hosers, eh.