SUGAR & SPICE & A CRAZY MUD FIGHT!

Well, me and Meg (the birthday girl!) had been planning this shoot out for a while. At the beginning of the summer she asked me to do a shoot for her birthday and I was super excited because she is such a fun girl so I knew it would be fun... and that it was. I went scouting for a perfect location and found this little spot on the side of the road when I was driving around. I though if they were up for it, we could play in the water and get some mud on their feet and stuff... but the mud turned out to be a lot more intense than I remembered! Walking through it, we were ankle deep right away... I had worn gum boots in preparation but they got so stuck that I had to take my feet out and walk barefoot too!! Luckily the girls had fun with it and we were able to get so many awesome pictures! Thanks girls and happy birthday to the Megster! XOXO

ONCE UPON A TIME...

So here is the first of hopefully a series of shoots! Me and my friend Natasha (the makeup artist for the day) have been planning doing modern twists on fairy tales, fables, and Disney characters. It's fitting that the first one was our take on the first animated film EVER... Snow White! It was so fun! And we totally got the look we wanted. Tamara, our fabulous model, had an amazing transformation and it was a real blast to go back to childhood for an afternoon. Here's a sample of what we did... It was honestly hard to choose!!! I love them!!!!

Also, check out Natasha's website for more of her work or contact info! (http://www.envouter.weebly.com/)

Stepping out of the Story...

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall, Who's the Fairest of them all?

You are!

BLAST TO THE PAST!

I really felt like doing a different kind of post today. I find that I get a lot of release from writing and expressing myself. I have just had a lot on my mind lately thinking about the past and the future. I thought I'd share some pictures from 2 years ago when I went to Thailand/India for 3 months. It was an amazing experience working for a cause I am very passionate about and feel like that is what I am supposed to do with my life. I worked with an organization called NightLight who help rescue women from prostitution and provide them with alternate employment. The people I met and experiences I had were absolutely amazing and I have been thinking lots about what the next stage in my life is and where in the world it will take me. Here's a few pictures from my trip, thanks for letting me go down memory lane a bit with you! P.S. Sorry about all the "self-shots" haha!

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ON MY WAY! 

CULTURE SHOCK...IMMEDIATELY! 

MY ENGLISH STUDENTS... YUP I TAUGHT!

SOME LADIES FROM AFRICA WHO ARE TRYING TO GET HOME.

GOT TO GIVE THEM BIBLES AND THEY WERE SO EXCITED FOR THE GIFT!

(DESPITE THE FACIAL EXPRESSION OF THE ONE ON THE RIGHT)

THE BAR AREA THAT WE GO TO. WE MET LOTS OF WOMEN THERE

DESPERATE TO LEAVE THAT LIFESTYLE.

SOME OF THE WOMEN WHO HAVE COME OUT

OF THAT LIFE AND INTO NIGHTLIGHT LIFE! :)

VISA RUN TO CAMBODIA! SO EXCITING!

FIRST STEPS IN CAMBODIA!

                                                                            FIRST CANADIAN FLAG I SAW...

SAME SAME...BUT DIFFERENT.                           AT A HOSPITAL. :S

OFF TO INDIA!

GOT TO GO TO WHERE MOTHER TERESA WORKED!

DREAM COME TRUE... SO AMAZING!

WORKED WITH A KIDS MINISTRY THERE TOO!

AND OF COURSE... I DID HAVE TO VISIT

ONE OF THE AMAZING ISLANDS FOR A VACTION.