Whether you're exchanging vows somewhere tucked away or celebrating with a few close guests, you deserve beautiful memories of every part. Enjoy your ceremony and your first moments as newlyweds while I capture them. Based in Coquitlam, serving Greater Vancouver.
Help with the where and when
I'll help you find a place that feels like the two of you, weigh the walk, the light and the crowds, and pick the time of day that suits them.
Unhurried by design
A small day leaves room to breathe. I'll guide the portraits and family photos gently, then let the rest of the day simply happen.
Every chapter of a short day
Getting ready, the vows, the first minutes as a married couple and the portraits after - photographed as one story.
The Elopement Experience
Tell me your date or season, who'll be there, and the kind of setting you have in mind - a lake, a forest, the sea, or somewhere personal.
Get in touch
Step 1
We'll choose the spot and the light, plan the order of the ceremony and portraits, and check the practical details - parking, the walk in, any permit the spot needs.
Step 2
I'll photograph the day as it unfolds, then deliver your carefully edited, print-ready images in a private online gallery.
Step 3
Two collections suit an elopement or an intimate ceremony: the Ceremony Collection for the vows, a few family photos and unhurried portraits, and the Essentials Collection when the day runs longer. The fuller collections are on my wedding page.
$995 CAD
Check your dateFocused coverage for an elopement, ceremony, or intimate celebration when the heart of the story can be told in a few meaningful hours.
$2,250 CAD
Check your dateHalf-day coverage designed for couples who want to capture the excitement, the ceremony, stunning portraits, and the start of their celebration all in one beautiful story!
Kind words & heartfelt notes
Hi, I'm Natalie
When a wedding is small, every face in the photographs matters. There's time to notice the details that a big day hurries past - hands that won't stay still before the vows, a quiet word from a parent, the laugh that comes once the nerves are gone.
Whether you're marrying in Coquitlam, elsewhere in the Tri-Cities or farther afield, I'll help you plan the practical parts and keep the direction light, so the photos feel like the two of you. After more than ten years and over 1,000 photo sessions, I know how to give a short day room to breathe.
A few favourites near the Tri-Cities - a lakeshore, a forest clearing or the water at sunset - the same places I love for wedding photography in Coquitlam.
Anmore
Still water and forested shorelines - calm and green at golden hour.
Belcarra
Forest meeting ocean, quiet coves and driftwood shorelines.
Maple Ridge
A sandy lakeshore under forested mountains. Summer parking may need a free day-use pass.
Port Moody
The pier and the shoreline in warm evening light, as the day winds down.
Somewhere else in mind? Anywhere in Greater Vancouver works - just tell me where.
Fewer guests doesn't mean less of a wedding. It means more time with the people who are there, and a day shaped entirely around what matters to the two of you.
Without a long schedule to keep, the day can move at your pace - a walk after the vows, a toast with your closest people, a few quiet minutes alone.
I'll keep the structure light, so the photographs follow the day rather than the other way round.
A small ceremony can happen where a large one can't: by a lake, among the cedars, on a stretch of shore you love.
We'll plan around the light and the walk, so the place works for everyone who's there.
The getting ready, the first look, the reactions, the portraits afterwards - a short day still has a full story.
Every image is selected and edited with care, so the gallery feels as considered as the day itself.
Both collections include consecutive coverage, edited and retouched images, print-ready high-resolution and web-ready files, and a private online gallery. The Ceremony Collection gives you two hours and at least 120 images; the Essentials Collection gives you five hours, at least 250 images and a sneak-peek gallery within a week.
Two hours is usually enough for the ceremony, a few family photos and an unhurried portrait session. If you'd also like getting ready, a second location or a dinner afterwards, five hours gives the day room to breathe. Extra time can be added at $500 per hour, with about 50 more edited images for each hour.
Yes, both. Some couples say their vows with only an officiant and two witnesses; others invite a few dozen of their closest people. Either way, I'll photograph the ceremony, the people who came and plenty of time for just the two of you. If your guest list keeps growing, my wedding photography collections cover longer days.
Yes - I'm happy to suggest spots that suit the season, your guest count and the feeling you want. Around Coquitlam and the Tri-Cities, I love the still water at Buntzen Lake, the coves at Belcarra and the shoreline at Rocky Point in Port Moody; a little farther out, Alouette Lake in Maple Ridge is a favourite. Any travel, permit, parking or location fees are confirmed in your quote before you book.
Absolutely. A short civil ceremony or a ceremony at home can be just as meaningful as any venue, and the Ceremony Collection's two hours fit it well. Smaller rooms sometimes have their own rules about where a photographer can stand, so we'll check them ahead of time - and we can step outside afterwards for portraits nearby.
Yes. Before the day, we'll work out when to start so your portraits fall in the softest light, how long to leave for family photos, and how to get between places without rushing. I'll also help you put together a short family-photo list, so on the day you can simply be there.
Yes, as long as the time allows. Coverage runs consecutively, so travel between places is part of your hours: a ceremony spot and one nearby portrait location usually fit into two hours, and five hours leave room for a drive somewhere farther. Any parking or location fees are confirmed in your quote.
With the Essentials Collection, you'll get a sneak-peek gallery within a week. Your complete gallery follows in a private online gallery, with print-ready high-resolution and web-ready files; the exact delivery timeframe is written into your agreement before you book.
Send me your date and a little about your plans. After a short conversation, I'll confirm the coverage and send a personalized quote. Your date is reserved once the agreement is signed and a small deposit is paid; when the balance is due is set out in the agreement.
From my lens to the world's pages
Small day, whole story
Let's plan an elopement that feels like the two of you.
Tell me your date, the setting you're imagining and who'll be with you. I'll help with the rest.
Check Your Dateor call (778) 769-0495
No pressure - just a conversation to start.
Address
3102 Windsor Gate #706
Coquitlam, BC V3B 0J3
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Work Hours
Monday-Friday
7 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday
8 a.m.-11 p.m.