Melissa Knowles :: Vancouver, BC Wedding Photographer

I’ll keep this post short and sweet since it speaks for itself …. if you love my new blog and are in the market for a new design, etc, please check out ProPhoto Blogs. I’ve just signed up with them (last week) and setup my blog design in a couple of hours! It was so easy and they have tutorial videos along the way to help with each step!

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I’ve always been close to my family – they are extremely important to me!

As I mentioned in a post a few weeks back, this week we’re staying with my 3 cousins while my Aunt and Uncle renew their wedding vows in Vegas (woot woot – talk about FUN!). My cousins are 13, 14 and 16 – they’re at a fun-ish age and we’re excited to be here. Especially because today falls on a special day  - it’s Owen’s birthday!

I think I can officially say that Owen is the first boy I fell in love with! I was just 13 when he was born and just as I did with my other cousins, I was in love the minute I saw him. I’m so happy to have been here to see him grow up over the last THIRTEEN years. I can’t believe it’s been that long. He’s turned into such a fun, polite, and respectful boy.

To celebrate this day, we’ve had a nice breakfast, gone for a long walk with the dog and later we’re making him the dinner of his choice and going to a local frozen yogurt joint, Menchies for some dessert (which is super nice because I’ve been eating healthy lately and this is a nice treat).

Happy Birthday Owen! We love you SO much!

Wow … I actually felt like this day would never come! I’ve been pouring, what seems like every waking moment, into creating a new website – one that fits my personality and brand. Now, I finally get to share it with you.

There is a company you’ve heard me talk about many times – Showit. They’ve given me the freedom to create ANY site I want and very easily. My new site was created from scratch …. a year ago, there is no way I would have been able to create something like that – NO WAY! I’m happy to say it was a “fairly” seamless project and I can’t express how happy I am with the results. If you’ve been thinking about getting a website for the first time, or want to change the current one – please go with Showit! You’ll thank me later!

Now … on to the fun stuff! I want to explain my reasoning behind this site a little bit. I liked my last site – liked being the keyword. I wanted something I loved. My new site is a huge reflection of me … I love the colours (all of my sites have had pink in them), the layout, the way things move around and most important, how it displays my images and the feeling it gives off – fun, fresh and a little funky!

I LOVE that my site incorporates everything I do …. it’s got a fun tab for the non-profit organization I co-founded (Helping Hearts), it’s got a direct link to my bridal resource center and it shows what I’m chatting about on Facebook (which is awesome because I go on Facebook way to much!). Everything is easily accessed and clearly in view!

Along with my new website, is a new blog – one that also reflects my personality and new branding! This is powered by ProPhoto Blogs.  I’ve been hearing about them for a long time now and after actually taking the time to check them out – I fell in love and knew I could brand myself perfectly with their customizable templates. The best part – they have tutorial videos to help you EVERY step of the way – it was SO easy! Be sure to check them out too!

If you have any specific questions about my experience with Showit or ProPhoto Blogs please shoot me an email and let me know! (And if you want to visit their sites, they are linked above!)

Happy Saturday!

I looooove new babies, especially when their parents are friends. Baby Hannah was born to Dustin and Kiran – I went to highschool with Dustin and via friends and then Dustin, slowly got know Kiran. They are fabulous people and they now have two beautiful children!

Hannah was just about 3 weeks old when we did our session after some cuddling and coaxing, she slept like a little angel. She was the perfect little model for us!

Now, before I show you the images from our session I have to give a shout out to Hannah’s big brother, Aiden. He’s probably the cutest little guy I know. As soon as they walked in he was patting her head and showing me how proud he was of her – adorable! It was a challenge to get a picture of the two of them (seeing as he’s only 16 months old himself) but we took our take and captured a cute one of him looking at his little sister so lovingly! I can already tell that these two are going to have a special relationship!

A HUGE congratulations to Dustin, Kiran and Aiden on the new addition to their family!