Elizabeth van der Bij, wedding photographer

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Archive: January, 2010



ENV’s top picks from Bridal Fantasy

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

This past Sunday was the hugely popular Bridal Fantasy wedding fair in Edmonton at Northlands. I didn’t have a booth this year, but I went with Tammy of TiAmo Photography to check things out and to get a better feel of what works at a bridal show in anticipation for our (separate) booths at Love Story Expo in Spruce Grove next September. What’s funny is that when I was planning my wedding, I never went to a bridal show, and now I check them out all the time!

There were lots of great booths this year, but there were a few booths and companies that really got my attention for several reasons. Here’s a list of wedding vendors to check out if you haven’t already! (no particular order)

TU Gallery – Gorgeous custom frames for those fabulous wedding photos (also have awesome furniture and art work too).

Little Black Book Inc. – These ladies(event planners)had the most beautiful and memorable business cards and my favourite table set-up of the whole wedding fair. They have captured my heart with their stunning style.

ID Bohemia – They had the coolest looking booth! It was really something to look at! Although, it did take me a little while to figure out if they were photographers or event planners – turns out they are planners!

A Chair to Remember – Beautiful decor that popped up in quite a few very pretty booths. Really nice chair and table covering options!

Wild Orchid Flower Shop - Wow! They had the most gorgeous floral displays! Tammy and I both loved the collection with the Monarch butterflies! I couldn’t stop looking at their gorgeous flowers! Also didn’t hurt that the ladies working the booth were really friendly too!

Marlow & Richards Florist – Breathtaking centrepieces. Gorgeous and grand in scale! Loved them!

Rooy Couture – Awesome local dress designer! Had dresses that I would love to photograph and are so unique!

In Motion Style Group – Mobile make-up and hair! Ideal for weddings and boudoir marathons!

Cake Couture – Had really awesome cake designs!

Lots of other great booths, but I had to admit, I got a little overwhelmed and can’t remember everything I saw!!

Edmonton Photographer | A little bit giddy!

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Ok, so I am dorking out a little, but I’m just so excited! I just got accepted to the AGWPJA and the WPJA! Now, i’m sure that doesn’t really mean anything to most people, but they are associations of really awesome photographers! The first time I applied last year, I wasn’t up to par and didn’t get a response so I waited, and practiced some more, and got better and just re-applied in December 2009. I got an e-mail over the weekend and have been accepted! Woohoo!

I got in just in time to send in some images for the last of the 2009 contests, so off I go to pick those out to send!

In the meantime, go check out all the amazing photographers on the sites!

Rockin’ the Dress with Patricia – Elevator and scary boiler room session in Edmonton

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

I met up with my friend Patricia today to check out the basement of the salon where she works (Celebrity Hair on 105 St and Jasper, you should go see her because she is awesome!) and we did a little Rock the Dress session. It’s fun to experiment with lighting and non-traditional locations. The elevator in the building is just awesome with old scuffed hardwood floors, wood grate and brick walls surrounding. Patricia worked a pretty traditional looking dress, but the photos are far from traditional! We had some fun with a big chunk of tulle that looks awesome in the photos! We ended he session in the very scary pitch black boiler room. The only light in there was the flashlight that I was using to light the session. It was so quiet and creepy down there and then every so often the boiler would roar to life! Was scary, but totally worth it because look at how awesome the photos are!

Just a reminder that you don’t need a pretty building and trees and flowers to take awesome wedding photos!

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Spent NYE in Calgary at the Distillery watching The Dwarves…

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

So this one is a bit of a personal post, but not too personal! My hunny got the great idea for us to Spend New Year’s Eve in Calgary just so we could have an excuse to get out of Edmonton. Being the princess that I am, I had no intention of sleeping on someone’s couch, so I promptly booked us a room at the Marriott downtown Calgary. The drive there was a bit on the long side… 4.5 hours from Edmonton to Calgary… can you say crappy roads? Was snowy and icy and bloody cold out! We finally made it, checked in and went for a swim with three unsupervised obnoxious boys. The swim did not last long (see the three obnoxious children above – blowing your nose into the pool is NOT ok!!).

I don’t think I will fill in the details of the visit to the rooms of our friends here and what trouble was going on there – i’m still surpised they didn’t get kicked out in the middle of the night.

So, the big event of the night was going to the Distillery to see the Dwarves. The even bigger event of the night was the Masked Naked Man….no, i won’t be posting that video here… but here’s a few shots of The Dwarves!

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