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Sabrina & Brett

John Heil — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:45:32 +0000

No words, except, I love what I do!

Solana & Jay’s Photobooth – Parksville Destination Wedding

John Heil — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:08:11 +0000

This past weekend I travelled over to Parksville with my team to photograph the wedding of Solana and Jay at the beautiful Beach Club Resort. What a great weekend. It was a beautiful wedding and we couldn’t have asked for better weather! The day after the wedding we did Trash The Dress shoot which was super fun…can’t wait to post those pics! For now though, as promised, here are the photobooth pics! What a great crowd we had for this booth – so much fun! Thank you again Solana and Jay for including us in your day! Enjoy!

Vera & Dylan: Cherry Blossom Love

John Heil — Thu, 12 May 2011 19:50:05 +0000

don’t you just love cherry blossom season? we sure had a beautiful one here in Vancouver this year!

Nadine & Michael: Stanley Park Tea House Wedding

John Heil — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:20:07 +0000

Well today was THE royal wedding day. It was a beautiful event, but I must say – not enough KISS!!

What better way to celebrate than a blog post from one of my early 2011 weddings. Nadine and Michael had a much more intimate soiree than the royals, but with a guest count of only TEN, it was a truly personal and very memorable occasion. It’s so rare that I get to photograph such small, private weddings so it was an absolute pleasure to be a part of. Nadine and Michael didn’t want a lot of the “typical” photos that come with weddings and really just wanted a great collection of portraits of themselves on the day of. They gave me LOADS of time for portraits and we really got a great variety. Nadine and Michael are on their honeymoon in Switzerland and Italy right now! When I delivered the photos to Nadine, I surprised her with a gorgeous little highlights album that she could take to her dad in Switzerland, who could not attend the wedding. I sure hope he enjoys it! But look at these two beauties, how could he not!

Now THAT’S a KISS!!!!!

Starr & Franco: Big Italian Roma Hall Wedding

John Heil — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:07:45 +0000

Starr and Franco! Wow, So much fabulous. What a blast this wedding was. Not only are Franco and Starr madly in love and oozing sweetness all around, but they are surrounded by an amazing circle of friends and family that made spending the day with them a huge treat.

I was so excited for this wedding as I had first met with Starr and Franco well over a year before the wedding and I knew it would be a good’r! We rocked out a killer engagement shoot at SFU and after the incredible photos that came of that, I couldn’t wait for the wedding! We have a TON more to show off, but here is just a showing of the sneak peak Starr and Franco got in their awesome Brag Book!

Amanda & Mathew!

John Heil — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:22:46 +0000

Thought I’d post a few shots from a fabulous Terminal City Club wedding that is coming to blog soon! Amanda and Mathew=so much love. Such a treat to work with. And have you seen a bride rock red lips like that before? Yowza!

Starr & Franco – Teaser from today’s wedding!

John Heil — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:08:26 +0000

Just a quick little peak, that’s all.

DESTINATION: RIU Palace Wedding, Cabo San Lucas: Van & Justin’s Teaser Slideshow!

John Heil — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:24:34 +0000

Tomorrow night is Van & Justins western reception & Tea Ceremony here in Vancouver. I threw together a teaser slideshow of last weeks events down in Mexico, for all the folks who couldn’t make it down! Check it out!

Van & Justin Wedding-Cabo San Lucas from John Heil on Vimeo.

DESTINATION: Nita Lake Lodge Wedding, Whistler BC – Jenny & Dylan

John Heil — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:18:58 +0000

Alright folks, here’s a wedding that’s going to knock your socks off! I can’t believe I didn’t get it on to the blog sooner! I was sure I had already blogged it, but after searching endlessly, I’m not finding it on here. Some of you may have already seen it on my Facebook biz page a few months ago, but if not, you’re in for a treat! You might recall Jenny & Dylans awesome SFU E-Session last year, which was full of sorts of uh-mazing. After witnessing how incredibly relaxed and romantic these two were in front of the camera, I couldn’t wait for the wedding! I LOVE these two souls. Jenny & I connected right from the second we first met up in Steveston, almost a year before the wedding. She is a beautiful human being, full of intense energy that you can not help but feed off when in her presence. I immediately knew her wedding was going to be something else, and that it was! The big day went down in beautiful Whistler, at the Nita Lake Lodge & Resort. What a gorgeous resort! Jenny ignored no details with this wedding-so many gorgeous touches. She did well by having Jeanette at Delovely Creative handle all the planning and design-as usual, Jeanette did an amazing job and everything looked STUNNING (Check out the killer candy table!). One of my favorite details in this wedding had to be the wedding gift Jenny gave Dylan. She gave him a custom made Long Board, adorned with photos of herself she had taken by the incredibly talented Ellen Ho! How amazing is that! The photos are stunning and Jenny looks seriously SMOKIN’ across that board-check out the photos I got of it below! So rad. Get this ladies, Jenny had not one, but two wedding dresses to chose from on the day of. Lucky girl! Or perhaps just indecisive? The shoes, the accessories, the hair, the make up, it was all perfection at it’s finest! It was such an honour to be surrounded by such an amazing circle of friends that Jenny & Dylan share. So much love among these people, it was beautiful and inspiring. Thank you so much for allowing into your corner of the world to capture this amazing new chapter in life for you!

Venue: Nita Lake Lodge
Hair & Make Up: Farfalla Hair Design in Whistler
DJ: DJ Hunt aka Hunter Pearson
Decor: Delovely Creative
Floral: Nakade Designs
Planning: Delovely Creative
Catering: Nita Lake Lodge
Cake: Nita Lake Lodge
Rings: Ben Moss
Other Jewelery: Family Heirlooms
Invitations: John Heil Photography
Brides Dress Designer: Samira Astifo – Sposa Wedding World / Marbel Toledo – Little White Dress
Brides Shoes: BCBG / Prada
Grooms Suit Designer: Black & Lee
Grooms Shoes: Globe

You can also watch the Wedding Slideshow Here

DESTINATION: RIU Palace Wedding, Cabo San Lucas – Van & Justin Sneak Peak!

John Heil — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 06:10:52 +0000

I’m home! Hello Vancouver! For those that missed it, me and Kristopher were down in Los Cabos, Mexico for Van & Justins wedding this past week! I just got back at 3am last night and have some how managed all day today on only 4 hours sleep. For any clients who have been waiting a bit longer than normal on some of my replies, my sincerest apologies! I’m almost back on track. We had an amazing time down in Cabo. It is seriously BEAUTIFUL there and the resort, RIU Palace, was pretty stunning. I spent a LOT of time in the infinity pool sitting on the edge staring out at the ocean.

Yep, this view was amazing!

I posted a bunch of random photos from the trip during the week on my 365 Project Blog so check them out if you missed ‘em.

Van & Justins wedding was spectacular and we had an amazing time with them. We rocked out 3 awesome sessions – 1 in Cabo a few days before the wedding, 1 on the resort grounds on the day of the wedding, and a Mr & Mrs Session over Los Arcos on our last day. SOOOOOO much hawtness ensued-can’t wait to post the full preview but for now, here is a sneak peak! I couldn’t resist posting some of these after seeing them! These guys seriously couldn’t have rocked their photos any better! Thank you again Van & Justin for an amazing week! Looking forward to the Vancouver reception this weekend. Enoy the sneak peak!