tracey l heppner - photographer & lover of life

 spring days like these i most certainly miss my beloved hometown of vancouver…you have a lovely sakura season xo

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 ...

we have known this amazing japanese family since we moved to vancouver back in 2007. they are such a fun, lovely family. i did some portraits with them in 2009. so we reunited for some fun family pix at burnaby village museum.

until our next session, much love to you ...

my delightful wedding couple from last june - we had a 1st anniversary session in strathcona, vancouver, canada this past june. they are beyond lovely. and freaking hilarious. remember kym? she is the brains and designer behind HERROHACHI. head over to her site and buy one of her awesome shirts ...

i love my FOLLOW-A-FABULOUS-PERSON friday posts.. i love that every person i’ve asked to be a part has glady excepted! (except for those who are in the middle of having babies, moving, etc - that is definitely understandable, but we will get them on here NEXT YEAR ...

because i totally got derailed this week and mixed up my blog posts and then forgot to post a wedding one, all because (or this is what i’m blaming at least!) of the first day of school yesterday, i am blogging an extra blog today…

a delightful wedding i ...

happy monday to you!

i hope you had a fantastic weekend! our was wet! another typhoon flew past us leaving us very WET! and i hear another is on the way! rainy season in the tropics..what can ya do?? :)

i thought i’d talk about wedding details today - aside ...

after our move from the prairies to the coast, this was my first wedding commision in vancouver in 2007. still one of my favorite weddings.

and they both hold a very special place in our hearts…

happy anniversary you two…more adventure & much more love to you both.

xotracey

jeanie ow. where do i start? we met in a lobby of a party in 2007. little did i know that one day would i not only be fortunate to second shoot for her, but she would become one of my best friends. :)

we have shot many a wedding together ...

when wendy & arthur got married, it truly was an emotion-filled day.

from lots of giggles getting ready, to nervous anticipation for their first look, to the tears of sorrow & happiness during their tea ceremony to the fun we had on their portrait sesison…it was such a joy to photograph ...

as i type this i’m standing in manila, the day of the two part wedding celebration of kym & winmark! we are going to have a fantastical time doing their wedding photos in old manila this afternoon before their big manila reception!

so as you sit thru this slideshow, we ...

when kym first asked me about finding her a wedding for her vancouver wedding last december, i told her i’d have lots of options for her. she then asked if i would photograph their MANILA wedding celebration afterwards. it was then, that a lightbulb went off in my head ...

has it been a year already?? well…then HAPPY ANNIVERSARY IS IN ORDER!!!

congrats on your first year! many more roads ahead for you two, the passionately in love with life and each other!

xotracey

one of the last few weddings i second shot in vancouver before we moved overseas was with BLUE OLIVE. i have had the pleasure of shooting weddings now and then with them for 3 seasons. they are IT. they ooze fun, creativity and sass! i find whenever i got to ...

i woke early this morning. 6:25am. not on purpose. but maybe it was on purpose.

as i rolled over and looked out our 8th floor window of our hotel at the fairmont airport hotel, i watch all the lights twinkle with the dark blue sky as their backdrop ...