meryl & brian || maternity session || vancouver photographer

let me think...i've known brian since 2001..and meryl a couple years after that.. meryl was in our youth group! wow..suddenly i feel very VERY old. :p

regardless..brian and meryl headed out to vancouver about 6 months after we did. and rewind a little more - i photographed their wedding in 2005!

they are so much fun..and when they announced that "franklin" was gonna be a part of their family in may, i jumped at the opportunity to photograph their maternity session!

i had fun..i giggled as brian remarked, something like, "trace, i love photo shoots with you, i get to kiss meryl lots in public." :)

here's a few from our session down in the heart of new west at the end of april...

seriously..meryl is so stunning!!!!!! i love the next sequence..meryl laughing at bri as i tell him he needs to squeeze in there with her, meryl anticipating and then brian IN FOR THE DIVE! :)

how cute, hey? :)

brian was lovin' me..MORE KISSES!! :P

could resist with the CLEARANCE sign above.. hehehe.. :)

 it took 3 tries but finally we got brian in mid-air at the right spot!

thanks guys for letting me be my cheezy self and allowing me to document yet another milestone in your lives. love you bunches...and can't wait to meet the little man. :) xoxo

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domi & angela || maternity session || vancouver photographer

i remember meeting ang & domi at a wedding. they own the ever fabulous PHOTOBOOTH VANCOUVER. can i just say i LOVE photobooths..i think most photogs do..time to be cheeze in front of the camera.

ANYWAY, this blog post is NOT about that. :)

back to domi & ang.. they are so adorable..and their pooch is pretty darn cute herself! they are a surf lovin' couple who are so incredibly sweet. i just love them!

they had told me about an old tree with a tire swing maybe we could possibly do.. um, YES PLEASE! it was so much fun!!!

ang & domi..you're almost there! soon your little will be with you and you will be a family of FOUR! :)

much love and many hugs and squeezes to you both! xoxo

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SNEAK PEEK: meryl & brian - maternity session || vancouver photographer

just a little peek into our really fun session yesterday! :) more to come! xoxo

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portrait sesison giveaways! || vancouver wedding & portrait photographer

if you follow me on facebook, you will have seen my post about giving away 3 portrait sessions.

it's true i am! :)

here's the deets:

1) portrait sessions must be in greater vancouver.
2) portrait sessions must take place during the month april.
3) you need to comment below with why you think you (or someone you want to have a portrait session should have it).

how will i decide once people post comments? i'll raffle them! you have until tomoro noon to post comments... three easy steps...now go! :)

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gustafson clan - and baby makes 17! || vancouver photographer

whilst i was in saskatchewan (doesn't whilst sound so cool??!) i did a few gigs, as you can see on the blog. one of them was for a family that is from a little town called macoun, sk.

the short of it? had one weekend to make it work, was hoping for outdoor in the middle of winter and hopefully the one sister wouldn't give birth yet so everyone came in.

we settled for a sunday afternoon..the skies were amazing and it was only -5*C outside and the baby decided to come a few days after the shoot.

it was a win win. :)




thank you for allowing me to photograph your family in so many memorable places for you all in and around macoun...good times!

tracey
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all-canadian boys || vancouver photographer

when megan asked me to photograph her ADORABLE boys with her and hubby, i smiled. her boys are ADORABLE! so cute..so smart..so happy. and meg got them all matching CANADA sweatshirts - cute!

we started inside for some fun ones then headed outside with the white snow backdrop.

and we snuck a few pics of meg & her man, nick.. :)


you guys rocked.. :) big big hugs! xoxo

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kimmy & matty - family session || vancouver photographer

some of our dearest friends live out in estevan, SK.
one of the couples are kimmy & matty... i shot their engagement photos. i shot their wedding. i was there with her as a her doula with their first baby. and will be with her when she has her second this coming may.

we did some family photos, along with matt's sister. we had so much fun. :)

love ya guys!! xoxo can't wait to meet karah in may! :)

for more of their pics, check out the facebook album... kimmy & matty.

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