Victoria BC Documentary Wedding Photographer Lara Eichhorn

Documentary Family and Wedding Photography

Kirsten and Derek at the Park

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Kirsten and Derek visited Victoria last week since he already had to go to Vancouver for school. They’ve been dating for almost a year and I think it’s awesome when people get professional photos taken early in the relationship. It’ll be fun to look back on as the relationship evolves. Plus, you get to be congratulated by random people walking by because they think you’re engaged. We did the shoot near sunset, which is actually pretty rare for me. Check out that gorgeous light (and the cuties in front of it).

Janet and Jerry are Married

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Oh hey, I forgot to finish writing this blog post from this February elopement. Janet and Jerry booked me five days before their wedding. They planned it pretty quickly because they wanted to get married while Jerry’s parents were in Canada, so they had a small wedding with both of their immediate families.

As we waited for Janet to get back from the salon, Jerry asked me if I could do some video because he had never officially proposed to her and wanted to do it during their portrait session before the ceremony. I managed to grab a couple of photos as well, which you can see below. He pulled the ring box out of the bag, got down on one knee, and she was like, “Wait, what’s happening?” It was the cutest.

They married at her family’s church and then we headed out for some portraits on Mt. Tolmie and searched for a street with cherry blossoms. Afterwards, they had a tea ceremony at her parents’ house. Also, her mom gave me the best cookie ever, which I haven’t been able to find locally (these, if anyone wants to get me a present or just have an amazing cookie). But I digress. These two are so sweet together and I hope they’ve enjoyed their first five months of marriage.

Julia and Alex are (Still) Married

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Julia and Alex renewed their wedding vows last month at Beacon Hill Park with their adorable girls, Daphne and Iris, in attendance. They wanted some fun family photos taken afterwards while they were all dressed up. Their girls are fiercely independent and love to explore on their own and with their folks. All four of them are pretty darn cute, if you ask me. I got a good workout chasing them around for an hour and I think they all went for a well-earned ice cream afterwards.

Rainy Day Play

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I photographed Nicole and Andrew’s wedding on Galiano back in 2012, so it was a ton of fun to photograph their family in Burnaby recently. They now have two adorable kids and are still just as lively as ever. Also, I really don’t think they’ve aged at all. We met up at Squint Lake and it poured rain pretty much the entire time, but they didn’t care. I especially loved when they broke out the superhero costumes. Poor Superman fell off the playground and was adorably comforted by Batmom.

Alana and Ryan are Engaged

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I met up with Alana and Ryan one evening last month. We planned for a sunset session, which can be tricky in Victoria as often the sky just goes dark with no colour and no visible sun, due to all the clouds. Driving there, it looked like we were losing the light and the clouds were heavy, but it turned out perfectly.

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