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Friday, May 29, 2009

Janzen's Wedding Slideshow

Update: OK....I know I've been a bad blogger the past week! But there's a good reason....I've been in my nesting mode, and I've been getting everything prepared for baby Tyler's arrival--which could be any week now! It's exciting, yet a bit nerve racking at the same time!!

I finally put together a wedding music slideshow for my friends Leilani & Stephen, who are now happily married for almost one month! How time flies! Hope you will all enjoy it :)

cKAM photography: Stephen & Leilani's Wedding from Catherine Kam on Vimeo.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Baby Shower!

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After all the baby showers I go to, I finally went to my own on the weekend! My good friends from work hosted a joint baby shower for me and another coworker Erin, at the The Secret Garden Tea House Restaurant in San Francisco. With just another 6 weeks left before baby Tyler's debut, I'm beginning to go into my nesting mode and got Randy to start rearranging furniture in our apartment to make more room for all our baby toys and other items! Anyway, I'm truly grateful for all the presents we received and especially the details and planning that went into this baby shower and the one I had in Vancouver! THANK YOU EVERYONE!

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Meet the adorable Miss Lily :) There wasn't a moment where she didn't smile!
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Here's a onesie I received that says "iPoo'd" --hilarious!
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Erin and I both had our own stack of presents from the floor to the table to open! Ready...get set...GO!
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Truly blessed to have friends like you!
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Monday, May 11, 2009

Wedding: Leilani + Stephen = Faithful

Leilani is a special friend of mine since we met in nursing school back in 2001, and when her and Stephen had initially asked me to photograph their wedding last year, I was honored! I'm so glad baby Tyler has been so well behaved during this pregnancy that I was able to fly back to Vancouver and capture such a significant milestone in their lives! Leilani and Stephen is a testament of true love and faith for each other and for God. They are two of the same people who share very similar values, beliefs and virtues---most importantly, they care and love deeply for each other and they really couldn't be a better match! I wish you both nothing but happiness and a lifelong marriage with LOTS of babies! Thank you again for trusting me to photograph your beautiful wedding and for allowing Randy and I to be apart of your special day <3

Special thanks goes out to my hubby for assisting and second shooting, and my fabulous and talented photographer friend Mika from Mika Inokoshi Photography for helping me photograph Leilani and Stephen's wedding reception while I got to put up my feet and enjoy the night :)

Enough blabbing and onto the photos!

As usual, the day started with the beautiful bride getting ready....this is part of the wedding day that I love to capture the most!
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Who knew photos in the elevator could look so cool?
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Meanwhile, the boys are in the next room...
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I heart tender moments
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Finally, the moment they've been waiting for....Mr. & Mrs. Janzen!
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After 1.5 hour drive through gridlock traffic, we arrived at the beautiful Westwood Plateau for the bridal party photos and the elegant reception
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And a few reception details that Mika and I photographed...
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Finally, a beautiful photo of the bride and groom captured by Mika
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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's Day!

To my beloved mother whom I'm so grateful for, thank you for your love and devotion. I know you are reading this! For all those times when I misbehaved or didn't listen, you always said to me "wait until you have children of your own, then you'll know how it is to be a parent".....Well, that day is just around the corner and soon I will be a parent myself and that is when I will truly understand all those times when you would worry about me! From a family and generation where "I love you" is not often spoken or heard, I want you to know that I am truly blessed to have you and dad in my life, and I love you both very much.

Here's a picture of my mom and I from three years ago...
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To all the mothers out there, I hope you are showered with love and joy on this very special day!

Friday, May 8, 2009

Richmond Olympic Oval

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About a 5 minute drive from my parent's house, stands the newly built Richmond Olympic Oval where speed skating will be held during the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010! Too bad it was closed to the public when we went, but I did manage to snap a couple exterior photos to show off this newly constructed building. It's so exciting to know that the 2010 Winter Olympics will be held in my hometown!

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Janzen's Wedding Teaser

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Randy and I came back from Vancouver a couple days ago, and we photographed a beautiful wedding for our friends Leilani & Stephen. Before I'm able to blog a complete wedding post for them, here is a teaser for you to enjoy!