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Newborn baby Oliver and his big sister Emily.

Another one of my child hood friends, who just completed medical school and is now working on her Midwifery studies gave birth in February to baby number two.  I was honored when she ask me to come into Calgary to photograph the sibling.

Her children were beyond adorable, the little three year old was precious… always ready to have her image taken!  But as you will see I took many when she wasn’t aware of my camera and boy, the images are so adorable!  I hope you all enjoy!

Alison and Tyler’s winter wonderland wedding- Banff

Photographer: Crista Lee Photography |    Venue:  Juniper Hotel  |   Flowers:  Forget Me Not |    Wedding Commissioner:  Banff Lake Louise Weddings

Alison and Tyler eloped in Banff and were accompanied by a selected close group of friends and family.  They choose the beautiful Juniper Hotel in Banff to share their vows, it was the perfect setting.  Their wedding day began with heavy snowfall and magically the clouds lifted during the ceremony, so our photos session afterwords was beautiful!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I absolutely love the photo above… we were all getting ready to do our formal portrait session in the Juniper hotel and as they were all interacting amongst themselves (thinking I was doing doing prep work) I saw this moment and thought…. hummm this could be interesting!    So cute!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 27, 2012 - 11:06 pm

sharon mitchell - beautiful couple and beautiful pictures. You captured the moment in every picture.

February 28, 2012 - 6:02 am

Maude Marsan - Just when I thought I had seen enough wedding pictures you captivate me again! The landscape picute are stunning and enchanting. You make me want to get married!

A Juniper wedding

Venue The Juniper | Hair + Make-up Botega | Flowers Elements | Cake Cake Creations | Commissioner Rick Kunelius

Margarete and Will met over the modern day match maker site ‘e-Harmony’.  Well, after seeing how happily in love they are I am convinced that this tool is a valid way to find true love. They decided to have a Banff wedding at the amazing Juniper hotel at the base of Mnt Norquay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 18, 2012 - 3:36 pm

Margaret Szmek - Thank you so much Crista-Lee! We absolutely love the pictures; they’re amazing!

Ryan + Jina’s Beautiful New Year’s Elopement!

Photographer: Crista Lee Photography | Wedding Planner: Cherry Tree Occasions | Flowers: Willowhaven | Makeup: Stephanie Roy

Venue for getting ready: The Grand Rockies Resort | Featured Resort and Bridal Suite: The Rimrock Resort | Church: St Micheal’s

 

 

Being a part of Jina and Ryan’s Elopement in the Rockies was a pure delight.  They are so in love, so thankful for what each of them bring to their relationship, and they are so respectful of one another that Callandra (owner of Cherry Tree Occasions) and I found our-self’s crying throughout the entire ceremony!  I am really  so happy they asked me to be alongside them– thank you and I can not wait for you to see all the rest of your images:)

This was by far one of the most precious things I have come across being a wedding photographer… Ryan’s love for Jina was without a doubt but to organize the words he would use was another!   He wrote the key words he wanted to remember to say on the palm of his hand… so adorable!  He was a little embarrassed that I noticed:)

 

 

Gina and Ryan wanted to incorporate the famous “Three Sisters” mountain in at last one photo before we continued to Banff and the Rimrock Hotel.  I knew the perfect location and to our delight the sun leaked though the heavy clouds for a brief moment to give us heavenly photo’s… magical.

This is the view from the Rimrock’ Suite 700… I will do another post in the near future just on this room alone… it is seriously like a dream come true.  I can only imagine to wake up, open my curtains and see such a vast towering view!!! 

Because of the chilly weather we decided to do a photo-session in the Rimrock- it was so much fun.  The Rimrock has these awesome doors and architecture, even panel lighting in some of the larger banquet rooms; so we took advantage of then as much as we could! The results were fun, fresh and very appropriate for a New Year’s Eve wedding:)

January 12, 2012 - 2:47 am

Jina Jackson Rockwell - WOW! Words cannot express the joy and satisfaction Ryan and I feel with Crista Lee Photography. There’s always a bit of anxiety when one has to make important decisions with limited input, but that angst quickly disappeared once we met her. Neither of us is especially comfortable in front of a camera, but very early on in our session she was able to put us at ease, such that we truly forgot anyone else was around. Not only was Crista able to capture nature’s splendor, but she also possesses a special gift to convey the emotion of our special day so that we are able to share it with family and friends. We highly recommend Crista Lee to anyone who values creativity with a personal touch.
Thank you!!!
Jina & Ryan

January 23, 2012 - 6:11 pm

Bertha Aycock - I am about to cry, because you guys look so beautiful and happy!
Best of luck to you in the future.

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