tracey l heppner - photographer & lover of life

the last time i was in italy, i had the pleasure of visiting a delightful little bridal boutique in spoleto, umbria.

vogue sposa is owned by a wonderful woman named lina, who has been in the bridal business for many a year.

she showed us so many divine designs…

the ...

umbria & tuscany…

the destination for this april’s FOLLOW YOUR HEART TOUR in ITALY.

march 21st is the deadline to register. it will be a phototour like no other.

check out our site for details…and be inspired by these photos.. :)

baci mia amico!

xotracey

ps - i’m in ...

2012 is coming soon. and i’m in the midst of organizing some ITALY tour dates for photogs and non-photogs!

i simply cannot wait!

here’s a sneak peak into what is coming in regards to ITALIA for 2012 and FOLLOW YOUR HEART TOURS:

UMBRIA & TUSCANY

for the PHOTOTOURS…

take ...

this week would have been the week i head off to delightful ITALY. but things didn’t work out to go this fall.

so instead of pining my heart out about not being there, i decided to do the opposite - start dreaming about next year’s efforts to take a ...

it’s true. i did. i entered a contest. it’s a travel photography contest. KLM and digital photographer philippines put it on. i thought, why not? i love travel, the assignment looks fantastic. 

so i did. i had to write a “pitch” on why they should choose me… :) and ...

so i’m a little partial to ITALIA… it’s true, you got me. if i could live anywhere in the world, hands down it would be italy. :) so until then, i will live there through the week long FOLLOW YOUR HEART TOURS… to ITALY that i put on for ...

back to getting some of my italy photos up on the blog.. life has been consumed with getting ready for our big move. so here i am in the okanagan during the holiday week and i am trying to find time here too.. i’m seeing a pattern. i need ...

i can’t believe it’s been 4 days since i left italia! what an amazing almost 2 weeks spent in one of my most favorite countries. my time with max, cristiana and fede was so wonderful…the FOLLOW YOUR HEART TOUR was outstanding! it was such a great trip ...

sunday - after a wonderful sleep and great breakfast, max and i scurried down the winding road to the bridal shop in town where lina was waiting for us to pick up the GORGEOUS bridal gown we would be using monday for our bridal session.. i LOVE lina..she was so ...

it is finally here…the first day of the FOLLOW OUR HEART tour to italy…i cannot tell you how exciting it was to pick up the group from Fiumincino Airport!

everyone was STOKED to be in italy! after we got everything in the van, max led us on our ...

Terni..the main city in the area where max & cristiana live..

we went downtown to walk about..fetch frede from school, have a snack and some gelato…twas a good way to spend a friday afternoon.. :)

a DIVINE chocolate shop.. :)

yay! already starting to set up for christmas here! one ...

max and cristiana were gracious enough to let me stay at their place for two days before the tour. we have had a wonderful time chatting, eating, walking, laughing, drinking, eating, discussing, more eating…you get the picture.. :)

they live in a village just outside of TERNI (a more major ...

i cannot begin to tell you how excited i am for this tour! i have had a love affair with Italy for the last 3 years really. 2 years ago was my first trip.. throught the mountains in the north, passing through Bressanone, Cortina d’Ampezz, all the way down ...