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Little White Dress Boutique: Campaign Teaser

John Heil — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:03:48 +0000

Just a little something from a recent campaign shoot I did for Little White Dress Boutique! Had an awesome time working with Marbel and her team, as usual!

Jacqueline & Kevin: Wedding Photobooth

John Heil — Mon, 31 May 2010 04:54:14 +0000

Our first Photobooth of 2010 finally went up at Jacqueline & Kevin’s Grouse Mountain Wedding Reception last week and it was a huge hit as always! I looooooooove having the photobooth at weddings as it really gets people into some awesome shots and leaves the couple with some hilarious photos to laugh at after the wedding.

Here’s some of my favorites from last week!

Jacqueline & Kevin: Grouse Mountain Wedding Teaser

John Heil — Sat, 29 May 2010 23:56:01 +0000

Ok, as promised! Here’s a few teaser shots from Jacqueline & Kevin’s AWESOME wedding at Celebration Pavillion & Grouse Mountain last week! What a blast I had at this wedding. Jacqueline and Kevin are AMAZING people and they have a fabulous circle of friends and family too. Spending the day with them was an absolute pleasure! I must admit though, the heli-copter was my favorite part!

Meena & Amrik: Bombay Banquet Wedding, Stanley Park Portraits

John Heil — Fri, 28 May 2010 06:28:41 +0000

My last blog post was Meena & Amriks e-session and I figured what better to post next but some shots from their wedding which I’m working on right now! Meena and Amrik gave me the rare pleasure of spending a few hours with them doing photographs before the ceremony! How fantastic! I always love shooting before the ceremony – theres just something about shooting in those hours leading up to the ceremony where anticipation is thick and energy is high. It’s a perfect time to get some photos before everything gets ca-razy at wedding time. Here are some of my favorites that we took around Stanley Park, with a few details at the end from the ceremony held at Bombay Banquet Hall. More to come!

Janakie & Jessi Wedding

John Heil — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:57:20 +0000

Here’s a few more photos from Janaki & Jessi’s Terminal City Club Wedding last week! What an amazing couple! I had such a great time with them and can’t wait for their first Mr & Mrs Session next month!

Congratulations, Janakie & Jesse!

John Heil — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:31:56 +0000

This weekend I had the immense pleasure of shooting 2 beautiful wedding ceremonies for Janakie & Jessi. My first wedding of 2010! Friday night was a beautiful Sri Lankan ceremony held Sangam Palace in Surrey, followed by Saturdays western ceremony held at the Terminal City Club in Vancouver. Both days were spectacular and it was such a treat to be along with them for their special days. Congratulations guys and thank you again for allowing me to be a part of the ceremonies & celebrations!

thanks to my fab assistant Aaron for the lighting on this shot – brilliant idea – probably my favorite shot from the weekend!

Tracy & Tony: Vancouver Rowing Club Wedding

John Heil — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:03:51 +0000

This is a slideshow I’m excited to post. Many of you have already seen it, but I know a lot of readers haven’t so I’m blogging it anyways! At this moment, it’s late, I’m kind of tired, and I am a bit lost for words at how truly amazing this wedding was to me and how blessed I feel to have been a part of it. Tracy and Tony are dear friends who’ve we’ve known since we moved to Vancouver, who have ALWAYS been nothing short of amazing to us. I adore these two people and feel honoured to have them in my life. This wedding was all about the little details. From Tracy’s custom handmade dress, to the handmade purse, accessories and favors….all of it – hand made! and with incredible attention to detail. Held at the beautiful Vancouver Rowing Club on a hot summer day, we couldn’t have spent the day surrounded by more love. This slideshow came together so well as the music was just…..perfect. Tracy & Tony chose the 2 tracks…. Anna Ternheim-The Secret and The Trajically Hip-Bobcaygeon……just so PERFECT. Tracy & Tony, you are amazing people and I wish you all the best in life, love and happiness! xo

Tracy & Tony Wedding from John Heil on Vimeo.

Jillian & Felipe Wedding Slideshow

John Heil — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:39:54 +0000

Ok so I’m posting lots of slideshows lately, I know. Clients have been asking for them like crazy and I love putting them together – it’s such a beautiful way to present photos. Theres many different slideshow variants out there and everyone has their opinions, but lately it’s all about Animoto in my business. These are certainly my most popular slideshows – clients and family members LOVE them and so do I. I admit, every session is different and some sessions just dont justify a flashy slideshow like Animoto, but for more important occasions and photos that really need to be shown off, Animoto is my go to these days.

That said, I’m going through some of my summer weddings to see what hasn’t gone up on the blog yet and will be sharing some wedding slideshows over the next little while.

I’ll start with Jillian and Felipe’s slideshow. These 2 were so amazing to work with – we had a blast the day of the wedding! It was scorchingly hot but we all managed to get through it and we got some fantastic shots!

Enjoy the slideshow-it’s a long one!

Jillian and Felipe from John Heil on Vimeo.

2010 Wedding Season-3/4 Full

John Heil — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:33:42 +0000

Only 4 more sleeps to 2010. Can you believe that? Wow! It still blows my mind how quickly this year flew by. I feel so lucky to have had an amazing 2009 and am so thankfull to all my amazing clients, friends and colleagues.

I just wanted to let y’all know that I’m about %75 booked for the 2010 wedding season at this point so if your thinking of booking me for your wedding, get in touch quickly! 2010 has definitely booked much faster than last year did, and 2011 is well on it’s way too. I love couples that start the planning process nice and early! Trust me, it makes it sooooooo much easier for you!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and is prepped for an amazing new years!

All the best in 2010!

Jesse & Loreili; Published in Real Weddings Magazine

John Heil — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:24:17 +0000

Last month the fall issue of Real Weddings was published and I’m beyond excited that one of my 2009 weddings was featured in it! Jesse & Loreli’s wedding was one of the 11 wedding stories chosen for the bi-annual publication. Their story was one of authentic passion and romance and I think it was really great they were chosen to share their personal story in the magazine.

In addition to the wedding feature, one of my engagement photos was also published-so rad! It’s a really fun shot of Marina & Rick’s e-session, which after now searching for the blog link, I just realized I didn’t get blogged! Shameful! Gotta get that baby posted asap! The yellow truck in the shot belonged to their parents, as did the fisheries boat in the background! We had a blast shooting that afternoon and I was stoked when Real Weddings chose their photo!

I can’t even really find words to say what it means to see all this in publication, but, let’s just say goosebumps were constant for the fist week or so I seen it in print. 2009 has just been so darn amazing and I feel incredibly blessed to have the fantastic clients, friends, mentors and colleagues that I do. I love my job more and more every day and feel like the luckiest guy in the world to do what I do!