Alexis McKeown .photoblog.

~ scissors & stamps & sparkles, oh my! ~

Well life has been a lot busier than expected lately, so I haven't had much of a chance to bloggity-blog but I have been sharing a bit of my work over on Google+ (find me (+Alexis McKeown) and add me to your circles if you are into it!)  

Other than playing around on G+, I have been having a blast working in dance studios, dabbling in a bit o' real estate photography, and getting my business and myself ready for the crazy class-photos-and-dance-festivals season.   I can't beleive it's already springtime O_o

Oh, and I've also had the pleasure of spending a couple of lovely evenings with my bestie & her beau, gettin' my craft on :)  Won't their friends and families feel so special when they each receive a custom, one-of-a-kind wedding invitation?!  A whole lotta love (and glitter) is going into these babies...

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~ twice is good ~

Part two : the Catholic Ceremony  (see part one in my last post!)

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~ wedding colours ~

Back in August (how is that already so long ago??) I had a super-fun-&-action-packed weekend shooting the weddings (not one, but two!) of these two lovelies ~ you might remember them from their snowy engagement photos.

Part One : the Hindu Ceremony

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~ summer love ~

Had a blast with these two back in the summer!  

We went for an ice cream float on Whyte (have you ever tried a float with Coke + chocolate-peanut butter ice cream? Delightful :P ) and then went for a wander around the deserted UofA campus.  It was so much fun to make a couple of new friends and I am super-excited to shoot their wedding next summer.  

Cuties, don't ya think? 

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~ old-school glam ~

This spring I had the absolute pleasure of setting up a mini "glamour-photo" marathon as part of the coolest stagette party I've ever been to.  The theme was kind of a mix - a little saucy (I believe I noticed some suspiciously-shaped hors d'oeuvres) and a lotta old-Hollywood glam.  

I think almost everyone was a little nervous to be in front of the camera at first, but as you can see below - the ladies brought their A-games :)

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~ snowy portraits ~

I am so happy to have been asked to photograph the wedding(s) of these two stunning young people later this summer.  I was just telling some friends about how jazzed I am about the upcoming event, because it will be not one, but two ceremonies - both promising to be beautiful, exciting, and fantastically fun :)  Anyhow, I looked back through my blog after this conversation and realized I hadn't shared the winter engagement photos I made for the couple.

So here are just a few...  Better late than never, right??  :P

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~ autumn love ~

Just before leaving on this big adventure (which is going fabulously, btw ~ can't wait to share some pics with you) I had the honour of shooting one of the loveliest weddings I've seen.  The bride, groom and their families and friends were amazingly warm, sincere, and funny as hell.  It was a beautiful fall day ~ thanks for having me be a part of it Linda & Jeremy!  This is a wee sneak preview of the day's images...

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~ Jess & Steve | a sneak peek ~

Oh I have been remiss!  My blogging has been less than timely of late, but I am back now and I'll try not to stay away so long the next time. 

I had the honour of photographing this couple on their wedding day a couple of weeks ago; these are just a few teasers for the lovely bride and groom...

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