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family, maternity, motherhood

in the orchard // family maternity session

at home family maternity Nest session in their backyard orchard. motherhood session that involved picking fruit and playing with their pets

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Wedding

Bodega Ridge Galiano Island Wedding

Aaron and Callandre’s Intimate Wedding at Bodega Ridge on Galiano Island in BC. West Coast beachy, captured in a candid, documentary photography style.

Wedding

San Miguel De Allende Wedding / Duncan + Leanne

Duncan and Leanne’s Boho Intimate wedding in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico

elopement

Tofino Helicopter Elopement / Holly + James

Holly and James adventurous beach and helicopter elopement in Tofino, BC.

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elopement

How to Elope in Tofino

As a BC-based intimate wedding and adventurous elopement photographer with nearly a decade of experience shooting elopements & micro weddings in Tofino, I’m SO excited to guide you through 6 easy and FUN steps to crafting your own dream elopement day in Tofino! 1. Get clear on what’s most meaningful to you two.  This is […]

family, motherhood

Mornings with Ember | Nest Family Session

at home documentary style family photography nest session by kaylyn west gibsons sunshine coast bc vancouver canada photographer

family, motherhood

The Urdea’s Nest Session

In home documentary family photography nest session sunshine coast gibsons vancouver bc Kaylyn West emotive storytelling photographer

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elopement

Matt + Olivia

On the night Matt and Olivia met, Olivia told her friends “I just met my future husband.” & from that first night, they’ve both known they were it for each other. The idea of a traditional wedding never felt quite right to them, so instead they chose to fly out from their home in Ontario […]

Wedding

Connor + Morgan

After 10 years together, Connor and Morgan invited their families to join them for a west coast weekend of celebration at Bodega Ridge on Galiano Island. Their weekend was truly a joining of the two families, with Morgan’s uncle marrying them on a bluff overlooking the ocean, long-table family-style meals, champagne, dancing until wee hours, […]

PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ME is not LOOKING, it's FEELING. it's CREATING PORTALS TO THE PAST. IT'S THE CLOSEST THING TO time travel, THAT WE GET TO EXPERIENCE IN THIS LIFETIME. IT'S RELIVING THE feelings YOU HAD IN THE MOMENT, FOR ALL THE YEARS TO COME.