Burrito West Blog

One of the downsides to not getting married is that we miss out on the chance to document our young, cute selves in fancy photograhic format. This is a concern, as we will not always be this young and cute! ;)

I've had this thought in the back of my head for a while, and then along came an opportunity for a discounted photo shoot with an amazing local photography studio that I'd kind of been stalking. One of the principles, Miranda, is a girl I know through the Vancouver craft scene and I'd been following her blog, amazed by the consistently jaw-droppingly awesome photos they posted. Her company is Blue Olive Photography and they are amazing.

So, I snapped up the offer and we booked a date for the photoshoot in July. Peter and I chose the Olympic Village as our setting, which was awesome because it's pretty and still quite empty. Reilly, the husband part of the husband and wife team of Blue Olive, took our photos and was great, we actually had quite a bit of fun! (I really dislike being the focus of attention, so a photoshoot is pretty low on my list of fun things to do - Reilly gets big props for making it fun.)

Then we went away on vacation and had to wait until we got back to see our proofs. I was super curious to see the photos because every photo they've ever posted on their blog has been pretty spectacular.... was it possible they could make us look that awesome as well?

Uh, yes. Apparently it really pays to have a professional do this. Go figure.

I can't recommend Blue Olive enough, they're great people and happen to be mad awesome at what they do!













These photos are in lieu of engagement photos for us, and happen to arrive just in time to mark our 13th anniversary. Lucky 13!

[Updated to add a few more, at Amber's request.]




















[Family members - we have ordered some prints for you so you can put us on your mantle frozen in time as young and cute.]