engagement.

Couples have the most amazing engagement stories! So I have decided to tell them with each engagement posting!

This groom-to-be surprised his fiancé with a trip to Hawaii, where he proposed during a helicopter tour of the volcanos! I am so impressed with how thoughtful and romantic this story is and others i have recently heard, which i am excited to share with you, while posting the photos of their engagement session!

Everything was perfect about this session, beautiful weather, gorgeous couple and amazing chemistry! I could feel the love through these images while i worked on them!

I'm looking forward to your July wedding!

true love. a wedding rescue story

I had two weddings booked for August at the time of my accident in July. One of them was group photos, as the couple had been to Mexico to get married. Thankfully with that one, the photographer in Mexico turned out great and it was fine to cancel. However, the other wedding was a complete day. I remember waiting for the ambulance in the water, wondering what i was going to do for this couple. How would they ever find a photographer in 3 weeks... Then, lying in the hospital, I had to phone my friend Jana, to tell her that i wouldn't be able to second shoot with her the following weekend and ended up explaining the whole thing. Long story short, Jana came to my rescue, having not booked anything that weekend because she was leaving to take her family to Disneyworld on the Sunday.

I don't know what i would do without you girl. Thank you for taking such amazing photos for this couple to cherish always. I will always owe you... big time. ;o)

And to the couple, thank you for your understanding, I wish you a lifetime of nothing but happiness. I feel like I really was there for your big day. Enjoy your memories.

The following images were shot by Jana, of Jana Kendall Photography and edited by me.

Thank you Jana, and to everyone who has wished me well during my recovery. Things are healing perfectly, now to gain back strength and to keep shooting!

xoxo Alli

my family . a wedding.

wwwaaayyy back in July we took a family holiday to enjoy my uncle's wedding, which i had the honor to photograph. It was perfect. The weather, the family, the fun... and the love they share. Here are a few from the day.

Back-To-School and In time for Christmas Contest!

Ok, so to celebrate back to school ;o) I wanted to promote my facebook page and give away a free session including a mini album! YAY!

Here's what you gotta do...

Link to my page on Facebook here, click on "Suggest to Friends" in the upper left hand side of the page on facebook.

Enter as many people from your list of friends as possible, or that you would like to send the message too. In the body of the message ask your friends to join my page and when they do, to message me or write on the wall who referred them. The more people you get to join and let me know who referred them, the more entries you get for yourself. Your friends are able to also join the contest by referring their friends and so on...

The contest closes on the 18th of September and the winner will be announced on the 20th.

Thanks for playing and for your support!

family fun.

One of the favorite parts of this job is meeting and getting to know people.  Really, there are just so many great aspects of being a photographer, and to me, this is one of the best!  After a few minutes of shooting, people open up and get in the moment, really enjoying being there with each other and having fun with the "poses"!  This family was no exception.  This little girl is in my daughters class, so we have always known them, but when I was asked to photograph her family, I had the opportunity to really meet them!  Thanks so much and it was great getting to know you!  I hope you enjoy your memories we made!

grad '09

We all know how much guys *love* getting their photos taken, but this grad hung on to get some great shots, probably just for his mom!  It went great and his friends and escort met up with us for some shots before the big ceremony.  I think he was just itching to get into that car though and take it for a ride before showing up at the school!  Thanks! This makes me miss it just that much more.  I can't wait to pick up my camera and throw the crutches away...

miracles.

In June I had the wonderful opportunity to visit with these girls mom and auntie, while we shot a few "6 months" pictures!  It was so much fun, I could have wasted away all day there just visiting and laughing!  It has been so great getting to know you all, thank you again for everything!

yuck.

I have some really bad news about me.  It could be so much worse and I thank God that i am ok and have such loving, caring friends and family.  I broke my leg last Saturday night trying to wake board.  My femur snapped in half and i was taken to the U of A hospital in Edmonton for surgery.  I now have a rod going straight down through my femur bone, screwed at my knee and at my hip.  I don't have a cast and have been doing physio so i am able to get around, barely for now.  It is already starting to feel better and I think i am getting the pain under control without to many side effects.

Unfortunately this affects my photography quite a bit.  I will be canceling or rescheduling or referring clients who are currently booked with me through July and August.  i am waiting until the end of August to see for September.  Things seem to be working out so far.

I will continue to update my blog as i still have quite a few sessions to go through and finish and post, which fortunately i CAN do!

I want to take this opportunity to THANK everyone who has been involved in my accident from the beginning.  My friends and family have been so unbelievable, I am so blessed.  From holding me in the water and calming me to carrying me up on the stretcher... I can still see their eyes looking down at me, to cleaning and packing our trailer and boat.  Also to Jana who will be helping me with a wedding.  Now that i am home, the help is continuing with the kids and cleaning and meals.  I am finally up, which is a huge accomplishment, so it can only get better!  I love you all so much, thank you, thank you , thank you.

sweet expressions.

This has to be one of the cutest little babies around!  So adorable and full of expressions, happy to have his picture taken, despite some technical difficulties!  We managed and I'm pretty happy with the end result, although the credit here goes to the adorable little boy!  It really helps that my clients are so good looking!  Mom was so easy going and relaxed, i so commend you for this.  You will have a calm, happy child!  Enjoy your memories!

So, we've been home now for about 18 hours and reality is starting to set in...

balance.

Found it again!

We're back! My family and I headed out to B.C. on July 1st. Our journey took us to a wedding for my uncle in Elkford (pics of that to come), then to Vancouver for a couple days and out to the island. We wanted our kids to see the ocean for the first time in their little lives! It was so worth it. After the rain and dreary weather in Vancouver, Victoria proved it's nickname of the sunshine coast! We just did so much and the most important being the reconnection with each other! On our way home we swung through Kelowna to visit dear friends of ours we have known since our days in Whitehorse, Yukon, many moons ;o) ago! Only to discover they are expecting child #2! They are those friends that i am sure everyone has, you know the ones you are so close to, yet only talk once, maybe twice a year, then see each other and pick up like it was just yesterday. Anyway, big surprise and perfect timing, they are due in a little over a month, so I was quickly able to take some maternity pics (posting to come)!

Now back to reality, well, almost... home in time for laundry and grass cutting, then packing up for a big best friend birthday camping bash!! Yes, then I will be working on my backload of editing.

Ok, so I will be posting pics from many sessions, please bear with me! Just a side note to anyone curious... I post pics from sessions only once the complete session is done and ready for proofing and I finish sessions in the order in which i shoot them. With summer being the busiest, it takes a little while. This is also my most favorite season and LOVE to camp with my family and friends, that is where balance comes in...

Don't worry, i've got it!

More pics of sessions, weddings and B.C. trip coming soon!! I can't even wait. I love my life!