Derek and Chantel had one of my favourite engagement sessions to date!  They spent the night showing me around Canmore, Alberta including the spot Derek proposed!! I love that so many of my couples are up for anything. They want to go exploring together. They want to take me to gorgeous places I’ve never been before so I can experience it with them. I love getting to sit in the car on the way there and get to know you guys (or for us Chantel catch up!!) in a way I wouldn’t have if we had just met somewhere for the session! I LOVE that dinner over beer or wine almost always follows!!  It means SO much to me that you guys wanted to take me to a spot that meant so much to you both!

I have known Chantel since highschool. I graduated a year ahead of her, so we lost touch a bit afterwards, but she would send me facebook messages every so often and vice versa to see how the other was doing. Chantel always would add in a line about how much she couldn’t WAIT to be engaged so I could do her photos for her one day! I was THRILLED when I saw on facebook that Derek had proposed and had my fingers crossed she was still hoping for me to do the photos!

The timing worked out PERFECTLY! We had originally planned to do their photos in Kelowna one weekend while they were visiting, but when I realized I would be in Calgary, we decided to be super sentimental (shocking of me right?!) and go back to the spot Derek proposed!

We spent the entire drive out to Canmore from Calgary chatting way about our lives and catching up. I loved getting to finally meet Derek and get to know him better!! I was BLOWN away and SO beyond impressed with how prepared Chantel was! She came with outfits, and ideas and a few props! Not only that, but she hiked up this ridiculously steep trail in HUGE wedge heels!! There is nothing I love more than a girl who appreciates getting all dressed up and looking her best, but has no problem hiking up a hill in her heels and not caring how dirty she gets! :) Chantel you’re the best!!

I could go ON and ON about these two! How hard they laughed together, how sweet they are, how they’re always holding hands whenever they can, or whenever either of them are talking they can’t help but touch each other gently on the arm or the shoulder, or how much Chantel reminds me of Charlotte from Sex and the City and Derek is Daniel Craig all the way! I felt like I was photographing celebrities (and James Bond!) but I will let the photos show you how incredible these two are together! :)

Thank you so so so so much for an AMAZING night!! I had such an amazing time and it meant so much to me that you showed me your favourite spots in Canmore!! :) Can’t wait to see you both in September!!

xoxo

 

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