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2019 Couples Round-Up!

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I recently realized that I haven’t blogged any of my couples work in… years. Though my wedding work is on proud display, my engagement sessions and anniversary sessions have really taken a back seat! So, in order to play catch up, I decided to round up all my faves from my 2019 couples sessions and blog them all together! It was a pretty fun project walking through all of these shoots again. I can’t wait to get back to shooting and capturing people once more!

Bora & Eugene

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Brooke & Rob

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Emily & Mark

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Jasiel & Evan

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Jenny & Daniel

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Jenny & Nathan

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Jordan & Doug

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Kaitlin & Gavin

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Kat & Kyle

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Kirsten & Nick

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Nicole & Chris

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Stella & Chris

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tags: vancouver wedding photographer, vancouver couples photographer, vancouver engagement photographer, maple ridge wedding photographer, maple ridge engagement, pitt meadows engagement
categories: Couples
Saturday 05.30.20
Posted by Rachel Barkman
Comments: 1
 

Stephanie + Mark // Sea to Sky Engagement Session, North Arm Farm

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Stephanie and Mark are full of adventure, so we really wanted their engagement session to reflect that. These two had hoped to get married at North Arm Farm, but the distance was too far for their families, so we opted to have their engagement session there instead! We stopped along the sea-to-sky highway at locations that reflected everything they love about BC. Whytecliff Park, where the ocean meets the rugged west coast cliffs. Squamish, where rivers cut through mountains and forests. And finally, Switzerland, I mean... Pemberton, BC, where it feels like you're in the Swiss Alps. 

When I first met Stephanie for coffee, I learned that her fiancee is actually from the same town as Nova Scotia as me, which is a pretty huge coincidence! Mark and I bonded over growing up in Bedford, Nova Scotia throughout this entire road trip. We quickly stopped in at Whytecliff Park to get some seaside images of these two. 

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Afterwards, we hopped back in the car and headed to Squamish, where we walked along the river and enjoyed the peace and quiet of the trails. 

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After a brief stop for dinner in Whistler (at my all time favorite pizza place, Creekbread), we arrived in the Canadian version of the Swiss Alps at North Arm Farm in Pemberton, BC. This wedding venue was kind enough to arrange a time for us to come and do these engagement photos while the sun was setting, and it was beyond anything my brain could have expected. Talk about beautiful! We especially loved the swings and tire swing on this farm, I could have spent all evening swinging away and looking at that view. 

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After a perfectly long and beautiful day, we drove home as the sky started to turn pink and stars started to appear. 

tags: whytecliff park, west vancouver, squamish, pemberton, north arm farm, roadtrip engagement session, sea to sky engagement session, squamish wedding photographer, pemberton wedding photographer
categories: Couples
Tuesday 05.16.17
Posted by Rachel Barkman
Comments: 1
 

Hilary + Greg // Pitt Lake Engagement Session

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Hilary is one of my favorite adventure buddies (you may recognize her from my trip to Mayne Island!). As much as I'd like to hog her to myself, I'm pretty excited that she has found such an incredible life partner in Greg. Last summer, on the day they were moving into their new home, Greg got down on one knee in the doorway and asked Hilary to marry him. I've been eagerly anticipating their wedding and engagement photos ever since! 

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tags: pitt meadows wedding photographer, pitt meadows engagement session, pitt meadows, pitt lake, cherry blossoms
categories: Couples
Saturday 05.13.17
Posted by Rachel Barkman
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Nicole + Joel // Capilano Suspension Bridge Engagement Photos

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Nicole and Joel braved the rain and the crowds at Capilano Suspension Bridge for their engagement photos. The rain made for extra moody images full of PNW fog and green tones.

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tags: capilano suspension bridge park, north vancouver wedding photographer, north vancouver engagement photographer, north vancouver, capilano suspension bridge
categories: Couples
Monday 05.01.17
Posted by Rachel Barkman
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Olivia + Kaleb // Tulip Festival Engagement Photos

Stormy skies loomed in the forecast the entire week before this engagement session. Olivia and I messaged back and forth, nervous about the forecasted rain for their "sunrise" session at the Abbotsford Tulip Festival.

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tags: abbotsford tulip festival, tulip festival, tulip festival engagement photos, abbotsford engagement photographer, abbotsford wedding photographer, vancouver wedding photographer, tulips
categories: Couples
Tuesday 04.25.17
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Tas + Jack // Pitt Meadows Mountain Top Couples Shoot with Sky Helicopters

In March I launched my brand new website, and to celebrate, I ran a series of awesome giveaways on my Instagram account. I teamed up with the amazing Sky Helicopters to give away a mountain top photo session to one lucky couple. We luckily had a break in the weather this past weekend, so we flew our winners, Tas and Jack out to a peak in Pinecone Burke Provincial Park and created some beautiful images of the two of them! 

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tags: sky helicopters, fly with sky, pinecone burke provincial park, pitt meadows photographer, pitt meadows engagement session, pitt meadows wedding photographer, sky helicopters photoshoot, helicopter photoshoot, mountain top photos
categories: Couples
Saturday 04.08.17
Posted by Rachel Barkman
 

Anna + Jeff // Squamish Engagement Session

Anna and Jeff are a pure riot. I think my cheeks are still recovering from our time together a few days ago! The three of us were instantly at home with one another and spent the night cracking jokes and unveiling our silly sides (and Anna has the best and biggest silly side I have ever seen). 

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tags: squamish, squamish wedding photographer, squamish engagement session, squamish engagement photographer, vancouver wedding photographer, vancouver photographer
categories: Couples
Wednesday 04.05.17
Posted by Rachel Barkman
 

Jenny + Daniel // Pitt Meadows Engagement Session and Sky Helicopters Mountain Adventure

Jenny and Daniel are two super sweet and adventurous souls. We had originally planned an epic overnight hike for their engagement session (Yes, I will GLADLY hike for your session!), but a stress fracture ended up cancelling our plans. I opted to give them the next best thing, and we took a helicopter ride with Sky Helicopters to a snowy mountain peak after shooting the first part of their session at sunrise. We were treated to some epic winter fog along the dikes at Pitt Lake, which made for some gorgeous and moody images that I am completely over the moon with! Then, we climbed into our helicopter and frolicked in foot-deep snow on a mountaintop in Pinecone Burke Provincial Park. 

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categories: Couples
Tuesday 02.28.17
Posted by Rachel Barkman