Thanksgiving Weddings

We had a busy Thanksgiving week-end with two weddings. Jesse and I went out to one in Youbou, BC and Katrina and Heather did one just outside of Victoria for us. Jesse and I had four hours to just hang out with Erica and Rob in Youbou. It was beautiful. They were willing to try anything we asked them to and that, coupled with some beautiful fall scenery made for some fantastic shots. Katrina and Heather had a fun time with Nikki and Bob at an intimate family wedding at a private estate right on the water. A big Congratulations to both couples. Here are some of the outcomes....

And now for Katrina and Heather's....

Lighting at the Parliament

Jesse and I headed out to practice some flash photography last night. Actually, Jesse practiced flashing me. Here's what we came up with:

Some more Trashing the Dress

Here are some more photos from our photoshoot with Jamie. For those of you who haven't heard of the Trashing the Dress tradition, you're not alone - I just heard about it once I moved out to Victoria. Apparently a couple weeks after the wedding, before the dress drycleaning, the bride (and sometimes the groom) will have a second photoshoot where they are less inhibited than on the wedding day. Very fun - makes for some great pictures. Jamie was such a good sport. Thanks again Jamie.

Trashing the Dress

My first 'Trashing the Dress' session. It was so much fun. Jamie was such a good sport -- she was game to try anything we wanted her to. I have so many great pictures that I'll post another day (I need to get some sleep tonight). Here's one of my favorites. Thanks Jamie.

-- Sarah

Wedding Slideshow

Here is a compilation of photos that was put together from our last wedding shoot. Song is from their first dance.

Scavenger Hunt

With the launch of our new site we thought it would be fitting to have a bit of a scavenger hunt to not only show the site off a bit, but also to give you a chance to win a free 8X11 print of one of Jesse's landscape photos.  So, the rules are, there are none.  All you have to do is find the necessary information from the site and the first person to post it here on the blog will be sent an 8X11 print of "King of the Elk" which was taken in Strathcona Provincial Park on the Elk River on Vancouver Island.  

Here is the link to the site: Montes Photography

And here is the information you need to post:

1) How many people are in the 9th photo that shows up on the "Portraits" gallery?

2) Name the artist and song of all 5 juke box songs on the site (hint: hover MOUSE over the microphone link on the bottom right)

3) How many images are in the "Landscape" gallery?

And here is the 8X11 print that could be yours:

Mantels

Our friends Chris and KarieAnn are out on the Island from Alberta.  We had a great visit with them and were able to capture some fun moments with their family.  My first photo shoot with a family that has three kids between 1year and 3years old (Kalum is under 3 years old and the twins, Maddox and Allie, are just over 1 year old) .  A beautiful fun family!

The Smythes

This family was so much fun to take photos of.  They are so beautiful in so many ways.

Thwaites Family

I had so much fun photographing this family.  They are a beautiful family.

The Gowings

Our friends Tiffany and Bill just had a beautiful baby boy named Caleb.  I had fun working with another friend, Katrina, to capture some special family moments.