2013 Favorites Video!

  It has taken awhile but I finally worked out all the technical glitches and now have the 2013 Favorites Video up and running! 

  2013 was such a great year and I had great experiences working with everyone! I met a lot of new people and got to see a lot of familiar faces as well. I love my job and I love capturing all your beautiful moments! Thanks for making 2013 a fantastic year and all the best in 2014!

 ~Life is Beautiful~

Here it is! I am sure you will see some familiar faces! 

(to watch it in a bigger screen click here)

Sneak Peek: Celebrating Rural Women Night {Elrose Event Photography}

  I had a great time earlier this week taking photos at the "Celebrating Rural Women" night in Elrose. It was a great opportunity to celebrate all the women that make up our awesome rural communities. The decorations, food and speaker were awesome and I think everyone really enjoyed the evening. 

  The women who organized this did an amazing job! 

Some photo booth fun! 

Week in Review: Frosty Mornings

    We've had some frosty mornings around here all week. Although they are a bit chilly they do make for some pretty scenery.

Links I'm Loving: 
-  This article  has some great information for people booking wedding photographers
- This was my favourite commercial from the Super Bowl
- This coffee mug is pretty neat
- This kid is pretty awesome

Highlights From the Week:
- Had some great engagement shoots out in the snow
- Invented a new Smoothie recipe that tastes delicious
- Had a great visit with my cousin
- Watched the Super Bowl with friends

Looking Forward To: 
- Engagement shoot this weekend
- Going riding
- Watching provincial hockey at home

Week in Review: Goodbye Orange Elevator

 
    It seemed pretty weird driving home to Kyle this week and not seeing the big orange elevator in the distance. They decided to tear it down this week and it sure has changed the skyline of the town.
    In my 2nd year University Photography class I took some photos of the Elevator in it's last days of operation for a documentary project. I thought I would share some of them with you.

    On another note, I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and that you get to spend it with all the important people in your life!

Links I'm Loving
- These would make a great/yummy DIY Christmas gift
-  I have three Christmas movies I have to watch every year. This one, this one and this one.
- What a great "ugly sweater" idea!
- I love this free printable!

Highlights From the Week 
- Delivering Alphabet photos
- Going home for a few days
- Celebrating the Christmas season with friends
- Wrapping up the last gifts

Looking Forward To: 
- Christmas!!!
- Spending time with family and friends
- Enjoying all the snow

Sneak Peek: Anniversary Shoots {Elrose Anniversary Photographer}

   I had a great time taking photos at two different wedding anniversaries on one of the weekends this November! It was great to see so many people get together to celebrate such a great accomplishment and I am so happy they asked me to document it for them! 

   Here are a few photos from each one! 

Saturday's Anniversary 

Sunday's Anniversary

Week in Review: Spruce Meadows and 100th Blog Post!

  This is the 100th post on my blog and to celebrate I thought I would share some of the photos I took this past weekend at the Spruce Meadows Masters! I love going to The Masters. There are so many things to see and do: the celebration of different cultures, the Queen's jubilee, great entertainment, shopping and of course, the horses!
 This year we went on Sunday and watched the CN International along with a tribute to Hickstead. Last year we watched Eric Lamaze and Hickstead win this event and this year we payed tribute to one of the greatest show jumping horses of all time.
  We had a great time and enjoyed the nice weather and the shopping!
   Enjoy!

Hickstead's Tribute

Celle Stallions

A Grenadier Guard

Links I'm Loving: 

- If you need a dose of cuteness check out this video

- The new iPhone 5 has been released

- I want to make these sometime this fall

- Check out the Spruce Meadows website here

Highlights From the Week: 

- Watching the Spruce Meadows Masters

- Lots of shopping

- Checking out the Calgary Farmer's Market

Looking Forward To: 

- Shooting a wedding this weekend

- Enjoying the transition into fall

- Photo shoots and editing 

Week in Review: Kyle Rodeo!

  This past weekend was the Kyle Community Rodeo. It is definitely an exciting time for our community and this year was no exception. There was: Mud bogging, slowpitch, fun activities for the kids, a rodeo dance, a pancake breakfast and two days of rodeo action. There was a large number of entries for the rodeo and we had nice weather all weekend. 

  Here are a few action shots from the rodeo. 

Links I'm Loving: 

- This photo on "Awkward Family Photos" made me laugh!

- I love these tealight holders on Etsy

- Corb Lund's new album came out this week. If you are a fan, check it out! 

- This week I am loving this quote

- I have been listening to this song while editing this week

Highlights From the Week: 

- Had a shopping day with Mom

- Took in all the action at the Kyle rodeo last weekend 

- Got a lot of editing done 

Looking Forward To: 

- Shooting a wedding and two families his weekend

Week in Review: Sask Landing Walleye Tournament

   This past weekend was the Sask Landing Walleye Tournament. I have a few family members that participate each year and it is exciting to see what they have caught at the end of the day. There are also a lot of locals entered in this tournament as well!
   They had two very hot days and saw a lot of big fish caught! The volunteers, workers and fishermen did an awesome job to put on another successful Walleye Tournament!

 Some dedicated fish revivers! 

Links I'm Loving: 
- I love this necklace! 
- I have been listening to this song this week. I also think their new album cover is awesome!
- I would love to be able to decorate my whole kitchen with all of the Anthropologie kitchen stuff! 
- I am drooling over all the great recipes on "Spoon Fork Bacon."

Highlights From the Week: 
- Taking photos at the Walleye tournament
- Taking the cousins tubing
- Using the cooler days to get a lot of editing done

Looking Forward To: 
- Shooting a wedding this weekend
- A productive week
- More lake time!

Frontier Days 2012 {Swift Current Documentary Photographer}

   This year I was asked to be the photographer at Frontier Days 2012 in Swift Current! I showed my horses in their Open and 4-H shows for 7 years back when I was in 4-H so when they asked me to take photos I was so excited to be involved again!
   In between all the livestock shows I took candids of the midway, horse shows, trade show, rodeo and entertainment. I hope you all had a chance to check it out and if you didn't I very much recommend you check it out next year!  Everyone did a great job organizing the fair. I had a great time!
   Here are some candids from the weekend.

If you are interested in purchasing photos from any of the livestock shows you can do so here: 

http://gallery.rachellehodginsphotography.com/index.php/Frontier-Days-2012