Blue Olive Photography

Thursday, July 9th, 2009 Location: Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway @ Commercial Drive...

Just a note to introduce our super awesome studio intern, Reka! We posted a while back looking for a summer intern to help out around the studio, and after pouring through dozens of applications Reka made the top of the list...

What happens when you combine one of the best venues in the city with a truly down to earth couple and dozens of their closest family and friends? Jae & Tom chose Vancouver’s Brock House as their venue and lucked out with a perfect spring day...

“I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was.” (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 4 Scene 1). BNI’s The Big Tsunami chapter held a wine pairing fundraiser last week for the CKNW Orphan’s Fund, and we were honoured to join in as a sponsor...

On the topic of magazines, I realized as I did the previous post the other day that we’d never shared our Wedluxe magazine spread from the winter/spring 2009 issue! Wedluxe is a gorgeous - gorgeous - luxury wedding magazine focussed on high style weddings across Canada...

One of our favorite local wedding resources is definitely Aislewalk Magazine. Published by Erin Gilmore, Aislewalk is the perfect one stop shop for wedding planning complete with a great list of carefully chosen vendors and images and information to make any girl giddy with planning ideas...

Psssst Are you a creative entrepreneur, or know someone who is? We are excited to be sponsoring Launch It! taking place tomorrow, April 15th, at Vancouver’s Heritage Hall. Launch It is an evening event where innovative entrepreneurs can come together to learn, network and share ideas...

Who do you know who wants to spend their summer in a small creative company? We are excited to be seeking a summer intern to join us here in the studio for our busy summer months...

Our 2009 wedding season started with Wendy & Bryan’s Dockside Restaurant wedding at the Granville Island hotel...

A quick shout out to our friends over at Bodacious who blogged the first of a series of interviews with “bold and audacious women” - and the first interview was with me! Check it out at http://bodacious-bodacious.blogspot.com/, and be sure to pop by the shop on Main St...

Last week we were very excited to play host to our very good friend and Toronto wedding photographer extraordinaire John Edgar! It was a blast sharing this city through our eyes with him, and we drove all over everywhere to point out our favorite bits...

On Saturday night I was very excited to be invited along with a small group of local bloggers to Rigoletto at the Vancouver Opera! The Vancouver Opera is trying to appeal to a broader audience and they’ve made a number of recent marketing changes including my favorite addition - blogger night...

Weddings are always extra special for us when we know the people getting married, and in this case it was our friend Nelson who was tying the knot...

It’s January…. the fog has set in… Indie I Do is over and was a tremendous success (photos and details to come!)…. and it’s finally time to catch up on all the long overdue blogging I have piled up...

When the first thing you hear when meeting with new clients is “If we wanted to cliff dive in cheesy wedding outfits for our engagement session, are you game?” - you know things are going to be nothing but fun...

One of our last weddings of the year, we looked forward to this date for a long time...

It’s just 10 days away! If you haven’t grabbed your tickets yet, now is the time to do it. I even have a couple sets free that we’re giving away - so drop me a note for those, first come first serve...

We were excited to place third last night at the inaugural Best of 604 awards in the category for best photography website in Vancouver...

  There’s nothing that we love more than hearing from all of the people who read our blog - whether for comments, questions, or compliments. So, we’ve joined forces with a few other fab photographers in town to put our blogs to good use this holiday season...

This is approximately what happens when you get a bunch of wedding photographers together, feed them way too much spiked punch, and get them in front of a camera well past midnight…...

Buy one for yourself and one to share, cross two people off your list, or think ahead and get multiple sessions at the regular rate. Maternity & newborn sessions or engagement & trash the dress would be perfect combinations...

Just a quick note with a couple holiday print deadlines for the last minute orders we’ve had coming in...

I have a few mentions of our work that I’ve let slip by the blog, so thought I should take a moment to mention a few of the places we’ve been featured in the past few months and some of the things we’ve been up to...

I’m excited to announce the launch of the Indie I Do website! Bringing together local independent, edgy, and innovative exhibitors, Indie I Do provides alternatives to express your unique personalities and style...

Reilly and I will be at the Lovestruck bridal show tomorrow at the Vancouver Club from 11am - 8pm. Tickets will be available at the door, so come say hi and check it out...

Karen & Stephen chose a local neighbourhood favourite for their ceremony - Dr. Sun Yat-Sen’s classical Chinese gardens. If you’ve never been, it’s an incredible treat in the middle of the city...

Some people have way too much fun… and ESPECIALLY so on their wedding day! Amber and Shane were a riot - as the photos will attest. Their gorgeous affair was held at the Brock House following a ceremony at Holy Rosary Cathedral here in Vancouver...

Sharon & Michael’s Bethany Baptist Church wedding and Kirin at Starlight reception was the kind of wedding that dreams are made of… Sharon was elegant in each of her many outfits, Michael didn’t stop smiling, and the guests were in for a treat...

Following one heck of a hot engagement session, we were really excited about the wedding of Vince & Arthur. The day started with traditional door games and tea ceremonies and flowed through to the St. Paul Parish ceremony before their photo session in the late afternoon...

Karen & Arjuna flew from their home in New York to Vancouver recently for a whirlwind wedding weekend. The ceremony day started out at the Mission Sikh temple and continued into the city for the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver reception...

Karen & Arjuna flew from their home in New York to Vancouver recently for a whirlwind wedding weekend. The ceremony day started out at the Mission Sikh temple and continued into the city for the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver reception...

Margo & Sherwin had a wedding that was way too much fun. How can you not laugh with these girls? Their photos are a treat to go through because everyone is smiling and laughing throughout, which is contagious, even through the pictures...

Amy and Rob chose Stanley Park’s Ferguson Point and Sequoia Grill as their wedding locations of choice. Simple, small, and perfect! Divine Vines complemented the day with their gorgeous flowers. And, as much as it was a wedding, it was also a going away party - these two are now living in Paris...

As details emerged surrounding Solmaz & Shahin’s Persian wedding held at the Pan Pacific in August, we got more and more excited...

Dave & Kat had a perfect day for their UBC Golf Club wedding. Shine Hair Studio & Sara Mushansky did the gorgeous hair and makeup and the lovely Denise from Halfyard Designs did flowers and decor to name a few of the helping hands. Tracey rounded out the Blue Olive team as our second shooter...

OK, this is just too cute, I had to share. You can find these online here

The awesome ladies over at WED sent us this info, and we wanted to share it with all of you! *** WED is celebrating on Saturday, September 20th…and we want you to join us!  Yellow Tail will be serving its brand new Bubbles with Lolo, Alice Hart, Cupcakes and Flower Factory also onsite...

There is little that I love more than bright, bold colour - and Dee & Chris’ wedding at Mayfair Lakes had plenty to spare. From the outfits to the blue sky to the super fun car details of the reception - the day was full of colour...

Pam & Dave chose St. Patrick’s Parish and the Law Courts Inn Restaurant for their wedding day. Full of laughter and with a huge nod to their Filipino culture (such as their surprise traditional dance!), the whole day was a lot of fun for everyone there...

Sybel & Alfred’s wedding was oh so stunning. With the ceremony at Canadian Memorial Church followed by their Sutton Place reception, it couldn’t be anything but! Their urban photo session and tea ceremony filled out the afternoon before the reception got underway...