The Elopement~Gloria & Ian

I recently had the honour of photographing a romantic elopement a local winery. Though it was devoid of flowers, frills and fanfare, there was a great deal of warmth, love, and emotion, and these pictures highlight it well.

It started with the special people of the day, bride, groom and minister.

The pledges...hers,

and his...

The Celtic ribbon ceremony,

With this ring I thee wed.

First married kiss...

the Registry to make it official...

A very loving maid of honour and best man stealing their own kisses in the vineyard.

Together Forever...

The Celebration:

The toasts

The Dancing...

and lots of kissing...

A special moment in the vineyards

and another...

A few more quiet moments...

the dreamy bride...

the garter...ooh la la!

the Mister and Missus...

and then....a romantic kiss in the rain before departure.

and so they are swept off their feet in love,

Gloria and Ian together forever.

More Boudoir

Since my last entry I thought I'd add a few more boudoir samples from one of my favourite subjects.

We tried some more risque shots like this one,

and this one, and then tried something more subtle like this one.

and this one

But the ones that were the most fun for the model were the ones that involved dress up and fantasy...

This soft and beautiful one is a favorite.

And the most popular, of course, for those of you who follow my pics on flickr...

which received over one thousand views and numerous compliments, I'm proud to say!

And a few more very pretty shots: