Kevin and Alicia: Langley BC Wedding Photographer

She was so happy she was bouncing as she waited in the back room ready to walk down the aisle. There was a giddy smile that wouldn’t leave her face, and I have never seen her this pumped about anything before, even a volleyball game! Her Dad came in to see her, and the look of pride on his face had me a little teary! Her Mom was bustling around the church making sure all the last minute details were in place and her brothers were hovering in a protective way around their older sister.

As Alicia came out of the back room of the church the entire church silenced, she was STUNNING! For those of us who played college sports with her knew her as Volleyball player, Rower, and now Cyclist. We rarely saw her out of anything but athletic gear, she’s an athlete to the core. To get to see her like this, and absolutely GLOWING at the same time was the best.

I first met Alicia at UFV. She went from being a Basketball player, to a Volleyball player to a member of the rowing team while I knew her. She is passionate about whatever her current interest, or hobby is and not only does she experience it fully, she strives to be the best…and most often she succeeds! She follows her heart, no matter where it takes her, has a deep, and unwavering faith in God and His plan for her life, and she has always been one of those people that hasn’t feared away from boldly being herself. I’ve always admired her!

We got together for drinks a few days after Christmas, and she announced to us all that she was wanting to finally plan her wedding. We literally picked a date that night, and she planned her entire day in just over a month!

One of the many highlights of her day, was her younger brother and “bridesmans” speech to her. It summed her up perfectly and thankfully one of the girls got most of it on tape!

“When people ask if I have siblings, I get super excited to tell them. I have a sister….she’s super old….and a crazy athlete. People always ask “what does she do?” and I would explain her as this. If my life were a sitcom, she would be the crazy sister who had a different persona every episode. One week she’s a volleyball player, next she’s travelling to China, or doing her hair in cornrows, next she’s in Mexico building houses for single mothers, or playing basketball, rowing, or going to Haiti. Next she’s an avid churchgoer. After each persona, she would learn a valuable lesson and get a little bit closer to the final Alicia – the series finale of the show.

One day she started cycling and working at a bike shop. I’ve seen the pattern. “Oh great, I give it less than a year and she’ll be kickboxing.”

I was wrong. She met a guy named Kevin at this bike shop. She hasn’t stopped cycling since. Today I believe it’s finally time for her teenage sitcom to have it’s season finale. She has learned many things, travelled many places and has many talents. From today on, when someone asks me what does your sister do I can say, “She cycles and she has a husband and she loves them both.”

(A few photos of one of our memorable annual trips to 70 Mile in college!)