lana & arafat | edmonton wedding photographer

This was one of those cosmic, stars-aligning kind of things.  We were fully booked for 2011, when Lana and Arafat inquired with us to shoot their quickly impending wedding.  They were keeping the ceremony low-key and private, so they were only looking for coverage of their reception and some portraits of just the two of them.  It was very last minute, but luckily everything just worked out, and I was so happy to be able to photograph their special day.

It was everything a wedding should be in my opinion~ simple, intimate, romantic and solely about the love between Lana & Arafat.  Oh, and  I can’t even begin to describe how unbelievably gorgeous they both looked!  So gorgeous, in fact, that they caught the attention of local luxury wedding magazine Blush who featured them in their most recent issue.  To read more about their lovestory, just click HERE and go to page 40.

Now, here’s some of my favorite shots from their beautiful wedding day~

They make it look so easy don’t they?  Oh, be still my heart.

You know what’s awesome about doing your portraits around sunset rather than in the middle of the afternoon like is usually the case?   The amaaaaazing light!!  Then, throw in these two ridiculously beautiful lovebirds and I was literally gasping at the sheer gorgeousness of it all.

Their reception was held at the always elegant Hotel MacDonald in the Wedgewood Room (one of my all-time favorites!)

Lana & Arafat~  Thank you both for being truly amazing, warm, wonderful people.  I’m so glad I was able to be a part of your day and I wish you both SO much happiness.  Your love inspired me so much throughout the day.

Special thanks to the always amazing Sunita Sumaru for her awesome hair & makeup skills.  I don’t think it’d be possible for Lana to look any more incredible.

XOXO

January 26, 2012 - 12:27 pm

Nathan Walker - absolutely gorgeous Kat!

January 26, 2012 - 12:54 pm

Brittanee Stewart - Wow! They are absolutely stunning! Great photos, Kat!

January 30, 2012 - 12:04 am

Lorna Hercules - These are THE most beautiful wedding pictures i’ve ever seen- of course i’m biased as this girl holds a place in my heart. But nevertheless, nothing short of Amazing, beautiful, stunning and yet simple elegance! One word WOW.

lana & arafat: published

You know what’s awesome?  Waking up and seeing one of your lovely couples featured in a magazine!  If you don’t already know, Blush is one of Edmonton’s leading wedding magazines, and a great resource for brides looking for fabulous vendors and stylish ideas.  This is our 4th time having our work featured in Blush and we’re SO grateful and humbled by them.  There’s nothing like seeing your pictures in print!

To read the entire feature on Lana & Arafat’s wedding just view their online copy HERE and go to page 40.     For a list of places you can pick up a copy of Blush, just click on THIS LINK.  And to see more from this beautiful wedding, stay tuned to our blog, as we’ll be featuring their full wedding here soon;)

January 12, 2012 - 1:33 pm

Nathan Walker - congrats sister! well earned :)

January 18, 2012 - 3:12 pm

Lana Leeb - Congrats on getting your work published…above anyone else…you deserved it Kat. Thank-you again for being present at our wedding…for every glance, every smirk, every tear, and every moment…there you were. You’ve got a rare gift and I am so grateful that I was a recipient of it. Much love.

happy holidays from the Gills!

From my family to yours~  wishing you an awesome Christmas and all the best for 2012!  Passing along my own family’s holiday card this year;)

And from both Cheryl and I, thanks for all your love & support this year!  We appreciate each and every one of you for allowing us to do what we love to do.

XOXO,

family

With the holidays in full swing and the festivities well under-way around the Gill household, I thought I’d share some personal pictures we took this past October while visiting Vancouver.  It’s always great when Cheryl and I can get our families together and we always try to fit in a quick photo session (after all, if photographers can’t have nice family pictures themselves, that’s just a shame!)

Our good friends were also with us along with their adorable little girl, Saiyrah.  When I was editing the picture below with all 4 of our kids, it made me remember a shot we had taken a while back on one of our previous visits.  Love looking back at what a difference just over a year can make!

December 20, 2011 - 12:45 am

Shannon - Was that really only a year ago?! Beautiful pictures as usual! Can’t wait till next year’s with two more! xoxo

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