tracey l heppner - photographer & lover of life

when i receive a message from pilar that we have an out of town wedding, i’m always giddy - an out of town wedding means it’s gonna be somewhere dreamy!

last january this was just the case. we only had to drive just over 2 hours to get to ...

the reception of tristan and charmaine was GORGEOUS! the planners did an outstanding job and the venue - wow! and the venue - angels field - so dreamy.

the details were out of this world amazing!  so grateful to be able to capture these amazing days of couples as a second shooter with ...

 the first installment of tristan and charmaine’s gorgeous out-of-town destination wedding in tagaytay at angel’s fields, that i second shot last year with my dear friend and amazing photog, pilar…

xotracey

stay tuned for the next post - their beautiful ceremony & portraits… :)

i think i first met steph back in 2001, right when we moved back from the manila, philippines to estevan, saskatchewan, canada. she was in our youth group. not only was she this gorgeous young lady who was quiet yet so fun, she played the bass guitar. she was my ...

such a lovely calgary day. the details were perfect. the couple so very much in love. it was such a joy to be a part of this day of love between darlene and kirk.

thank you again, you two, for allowing me to be a part of your history. much ...

when darlene and kirk asked me to be a part of their wedding day, i was thrilled! they had heard about me and seen my work through shannon & omer’s wedding in vancouver.

i met up with them in calgary. the day we had scheduled our session, it was stormy ...

my sister.

i have been taking photographs of her since forever. she has a way in front of the camera and we almost ALWAYS do a shoot when we are together.

so when she asked me if we could do one with her and her man scott, i was more ...

one thing that i dont leave home without anymore is my iPhone 4. not because i have to text. not because i just GOT to check my facebook. but because i have a camera. in my pocket. that i can pull out at any given time and photograph the world ...

i have known ang for many years. she is one of the most creative people i know. and when she commissioned me for her wedding to brock, i could not be more delighted!

you see, ang not only did a DIY wedding, but she MADE her wedding dress. ya. she ...

i had went to raleigh, north carolina to second shoot with another wedding photographer from vancouver. i had never been to north carolina. i had no idea what to expect. someone said it’s “the south”, then shuttered. chuckle. i went with an open mind and explored a city and ...

has that ever happened to you?

being in the right place at the right time? ya..it happened to me the last time i was in vegas.

i was there for the infamous WPPI - wedding and portrait photographers international. and one afternoon, a couple of my dear photographer friends and ...

i first met sach in vancouver, through a VANPHOTOGS meet-up that i founded in 2008. i was drawn to his very peaceful and genuine personality. he was such a breath of fresh air to be around. and his story so fascinating - coming over from LONDON, UK to vancouver for the ...

we met at a party at our mutual friends, miranda & reilly.

sounds pretty good so far, hey? :) hehehe…seriously though, we did! and i remember it well…miranda gave me the skinny on how they knew him, where he’d come from, etc. not juicy skinny, just necessary skinny so ...

it’s still tuesday right?? :) it’s almost 4pm but it is still tuesday..chuckle..the “sore eyes” have now become mostly gritty eyes so staring at computer does not work so well! however, here is today’s blogpost.

siena. we have seen it in movies - the english patient, james ...

mutual friends. italy. facebook. photography.

that pretty much sums up how i virtually met joe pulcinella! the world truly is getting smaller, no?

aside from our mutual italian friends and our love for photography, we both love italy. :) joe’s from the US and next year he plans on doing ...