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Memoirs :: Infused Studios’ Visual Journal

February 8, 2009

Words by Maureen Young

“There is no combination of words I could put on the back of a postcard
No song that I could sing, but I can try for your heart
Our dreams, and they are made out of real things
Like a, shoebox of photographs
With sepiatone loving
Love is the answer,
At least for most of the questions in my heart”

~ Better Together, Jack Johnson

With an hour for creatives, we made the most of the time by shooting at a nearby lagoon where the rocks and water added a sense of fun and calm. While it was too cloudy for a sunset shoot, the clouds were stunning. Â The newlyweds were happy to relax and enjoy some of their first moments as husband & wife (as long as the dress didn’t get dirty!)

Welcome Mr & Mrs Wong

Philana + Gary opened their reception with their first dance.Â To celebrate their travels (and make it just a lil bit harder for guests to request a kiss) Philana + Gary locked lips only when someone named a place they had traveled together.Â Finn, of camera lens mischief earlier in the day, was first to the podium, proudly declaring ‘France’ as an answer.

Always thoughtful, Philana + Gary had a photo booth, complete with costumes and props, to keep the kids entertained.Â And a candy bar to keep the kids going ;)Â Cameron, the flower girl, was so pleased with her photos she rushed over to show us – we loved the goofy shots! Thanks for sharing Cameron!

The wedding games were light-hearted and everyone had a laugh when Philana answered ‘July’ and Gary answered ‘August’ to the question ‘when did Gary propose?’Â Typical of Gary, responsible enough to know it was a summer month but not romantic enough to know exactly when.

The speeches gave everyone insight into Philana + Gary’s personalities.Â Philana, patient, caring, globe-trotter and bargain hunter extraordinaire is a loving romantic.Â Gary was touted as the perfect guy; family-focused, responsible, career-orientated, handyman and an excellent cook.Â Careful not to oversell, Vic added that Gary is also a man of few words and little sense of humor before stating that love must be deaf as Philana was impressed by Gary’s sense of humor.

Philana’s parents ended their speech with a surprise – they had youtube’d traditional Hawaiian dances and got the guests dancing along with them while Philana, shocked by her parents technological adeptness and dance ability, laughed and joined in.

Grandpa Gary, as his friends call their sensible, responsible friend, was encouraged to enjoy his wedding day and ‘hang loose’.Â Taking his friend’s advice, Gary took part in the ‘who can dance better’ game and while he lost out on the Hershey’s Kisses with macadamia nuts and Kona coffee to Bobby and Fred, his bride was proud.

Part III :: A stunning couple, a stunning state = AWESOME.

Much love,

A+R
Cynthia + Ryan :: Fun Fair (Edmonton, AB)

July 27, 2011

Words by Maureen Young

Cynthia + Ryan first met in elementary but it wasn’t a sandbox romance.Â It was 12 years later, when they were playing a murder mystery game at a friend’s house that Cynthia was given the task to find someone to marry her and asked Ryan.Â Neither thought anything and it was later, when they discovered they had a shared love of gaming, rather than a playful ‘marry me’ that sparked their love story.Â To celebrate their love of games, we started their engagement shoot on the midway for some real-life gaming.

We kept the Ferris Wheel to the end as it was definitely looking like it was a 1920s relic.Â Rina was meant to go on the ride with Cynthia + Ryan but begged off deciding that motion sickness didn’t really go with taking engagement pictures.Â Anthony was quick to jump on the ride in her stead and given how Ryan was furiously shaking the basket so it almost flipped (poor Cynthia!), definitely a good thing it wasn’t Rina!

Fish in the pond stayed true to its marketing and was Ryan’s way to win his girl a prize.Â The heat of the day meant that the Japanese fan came in handy, more so than the dice & finger trap ;).

From midway to mid-campus, we went from a shared love of gaming to Ryan’s love of books and architecture and Cynthia’s love of supernatural love (i.e. Twilight) as our inspiration.Â It was a great opportunity to laugh & run around, or in Ryan’s case, running away from the spiders (there were a LOT of bugs out that day!).

The evening light filtering through the clouds was perfect.Â We wrapped up a day of romantic fun playing by the water :).

Cynthia + Ryan, it was great spending the day with you!Â Looking forward to shooting your big day at the end of July.Â In the meantime, have fun playing World of Warcraft and Starcraft. :O)

Love. You. Always.

A+R
Sharon + Anthony Wedding :: Sneak Peek (Vancouver, BC)

July 20, 2011

Hello from Vancity!! Sharon + Anthony, here’s a little teaser for all your hard work in some real challenging weather! Have a blast in Fiji! Much deserved!

Special shout outs to our friends Sam Ho and Jon Yee! Thanks for all the help guys and for keeping us dry. =)

Much love,

~Anthony + Rina
Denise + David :: Splash (Maui, Hawaii) Part III of III

July 19, 2011

Words by Maureen Young

Denise + David’s adventurous personalities inspired us to spend not just a day, but two, challenging not just our creativity but also our physicality!Â Keeping up with these two was ace on day 1 (after a night of celebration, we took a roadtrip to Hana to this secluded blacksand beach) but day 2 we were all running around (in the rainforests of Honolua Bay).Â To celebrate Denise + David’s love of waterfalls, cliff jumping and scuba diving (they can both free dive over 2 minutes under water!), we splashed out and dove in.

We jumped on the beaches of Punta Cana but it was nothing compared to Denise + David jumping off a cliff!Â And they looked amazing doing it.

Which leads us to an Infused Studios first!!Â Denise + David not only hold their breath for over 2 minutes, they can also kiss under water ;)Â Ladies & gents, our first underwater love story.

The next day, before heading off to the airport, we enjoyed sunrise in a little bit of Ireland … in Maui.Â The rolling green hills and soft morning light made us think of Ireland and with Denise + David running through the grass and having fun, it was hard not feel we’d all found a bit of magic.Â We even had some Europeans come by to congratulate the newlyweds and enquire how married life was going – the gentleman asked â€œWas the sex good last night?â€Â David truly is incredibly clever, while we all stood there with blank, shocked faces, he replied “Yes! Howâ€™s yours?â€Â We barely contained our laughter until the couple were out of ear shot!

From the fields we headed over to the woods and, despite the bugs eating us alive and the free roaming roosters and chickens’ calls echoing around us, we enjoyed the mango-scented air and soft light filtering through the trees.Â Denise worked her beautiful dress and was model-extraordinaire much to David’s delight as he hollered and cheered her on.

What a perfect setting to end a perfect sun-kissed week.Â Shifty + Sneaky (we will leave that story for you lovebirds to tell your family and friends!), we just wanted to say, from the bottom of our heart’s a BIG THANKS for making us feel so welcomed and for treating us like family while we where in Maui.Â It means a lot to us.

Love you guys,

A+R

Memoirs :: Infused Studios’ Visual Journal

Cynthia + Ryan :: Fun Fair (Edmonton, AB)

Sharon + Anthony Wedding :: Sneak Peek (Vancouver, BC)

Denise + David :: Splash (Maui, Hawaii) Part III of III