Tara Whittaker Photography

Today feels like a shoe day, don’t you think? Here’s a ruby slipper shot that you won’t soon forget from Reflections Weddings at Vintage Wedding Showcase. If you missed Jasmine’s Wizard of Oz tabletop, check it out here.

A friend sent over this link about the Calgary Herald’s contest for favourite wedding photos. I was thinking back about some of my favourite candid moments from 2012 and this one immediately came to mind. One of my favourite parts of Katherine & Tyler’sHeritage Park wedding was photographing them on the midway. I love how happy and carefree the photos look. But have you ever ridden the Caterpillar at Heritage Park? That thing is rough and it was like taking photos while riding a bronco. I could not stop laughing. It was so worth it!

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a sixpence in your shoe. If you have ever wondered where the Penny in Your Shoe tradition came from, check it out.

As we were preparing for Vintage Wedding Showcase, we decided to add a penny to our bridal name tags for that touch of nostalgia (and a little luck)!

Thanks to Megan, for hand-crafting each name tag worn at the event.

This post is sponsored by Nine West.

Wow, it’s been an amazing week! I’m part of a little, powerhouse collective called A Spoonful of Vintage and on Sunday we hosted Vintage Wedding Showcase. I hope you had a chance to stop by for some vintage inspiration. I had my “Play Station” set up vintage-style and and may I say, there are some crazy, fun brides out there. It was a blast!

The event would not have been such a success without our team of incredible volunteers and supporters. A few of them popped into my “Play Station” at the event and I want to give them a big THANK YOU!!!

Say hello to our handsome “Grooms”, Chuck and Jonathan, who escorted our models down the white carpet dressed in tuxes from Cameo & Cufflinks. Well done gents!

Just a little something to make your week pretty. More to come soon…

If you didn’t have a chance to stop by Vintage Wedding Showcase you’re in luck. Today you can feast your eyes on the winning tabletop from Vintage Decor Challenge. Six of Calgary’s top wedding planners selected a film or show category with a strong vintage feel and interpreted that into a table top. The guests of Vintage Showcase selected the winner and they chose “Mad Men” by Sharon Auld of Naturally Chic. Sharon’s table epitomized the 1960s with shades of tangerine and olive, complimented by wood tones. Don and Betty give their stamp of approval Sharon. Well done! Sharon is a talented wedding planner based out of Canmore and specializing in eco-chic, outdoor and adventure weddings.

Tomorrow morning, head over to the ‘A Spoonful of Vintage’ blog for a peek at the amazing contenders – The Great Gatsby, The Wizard of Oz, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Casablanca and Downton Abbey.

Yesterday was truly an outstanding day in Calgary! Did you catch Vintage Wedding Showcase? I’m so proud of our little collective and grateful for our amazing sponsors (and a host of fabulous volunteers). More to come on this inaugural event but for now, see the inside scoop here.

That remarkable piece of sculpture (which is also delicious I’m sure), is from my friends at Cakeworks. Florals by the talented Sarah Mayerson.

It’s been ages since I’ve posted in my “Your Legacy” column. Recently I was hunting around in my basement for a picture frame and came across this photograph of my Grandparents, Grace & Charles, on their wedding day in 1940. I decided it was high time for this photograph to see the light of day and I like seeing their friendly faces (and remembering my Grandma’s sense of mischief). This my friends, is why I’m a wedding photographer.

Would you like to see some more “Your Legacy” posts? Click here.

If you follow my blog, you know that I have, well, a “thing” for shoes. Imagine my excitement when Nine West offered to be our sponsor of shoe glitz & glamour at Vintage Wedding Showcase. Whether you’re a vintage bride or have a more modern sensibility, we all speak the common language of “shoes”.

This post is sponsored by Nine West.

Yesterday a box arrived in the mail. What fun to open it and find these delightfully-wrapped chocolate bars from Whimsy Wraps inside. A friend of mine (thank you Anne) put me onto them and I’m so glad she did. They are a Canadian company and offer custom candy wrappers for standard-sized chocolate bars. They specialize in:

Who doesn’t need a dose of pretty on a Friday? Here’s Katherine’s cute kicks from her Heritage Park wedding. See you Monday!

I posted Katherine & Tyler’s wedding yesterday but I confess, I held back the best part. Katherine and Tyler did a “First Look” in an old train car at Heritage Park and it was one of my favourite wedding moments of 2012. While I arranged the setting and the timing, their meeting unfolded in a quiet and completely natural way. Goosebumps, Big Time! While I respect every couple’s decision “to see or not to see”, I don’t love where the tradition of not seeing each other originated. Plus, a “First Look” allows for very some very, pretty images.