Central Alberta Wedding Photographer | Calgary, Alberta

HI! IT'S ME- BETH

A middle child who promises to be your hype girl, biggest supporter, third wheel, bud, and Central Alberta photographer based here in Calgary, AB. Land that has been home to the Bearspaw First Nation, Chiniki First Nation, Kainai and Blackfoot Nation, Piikani Nation, Siksika Nation, Tsuut’ina Nation, and Wesley First Nation. I work and profit on stolen land, and I support the resurgence and reclamation of this land we call Canada.

I want you to know that wherever your love is and where ever you feel most free and at home with them, is where I want to be with you.

I will never pass up an opportunity to sleep in, enjoy a campfire, have coffee in the sun, or watch a hockey game. I consistently am doing my very best to make sure you simply feel good when you're trusting me with this experience.

BUT WHAT I NEVER EVER TIRE OF

are the moments of bravery that surround all of the messy, the seen and unseen, the mundane, the exciting, the fleeting and predictable-- + simply being able to witness how much we can all love + be loved during all of life's "in betweens", no matter what that looks like to you.

YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW I'M NOT ONE TO SUGAR COAT MUCH- SO HERE ARE A FEW OTHER THINGS I WANT YOU TO KNOW

KISSES

should be plentiful, wet + often

if you're asking me.

I guess the biggest thing I want you to know about what to expect when we get together and hang out to shoot for your session, is that simply showing up is so brave and that I see it, and it is more than enough.

Expect to show up and see me with a smile and your favorite music playing, not just camera in hand for scheduled time in front of my camera.

I'm in this with you, not just as a photographer but as your friend.

YOU DESERVE

SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

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SO LET'S SPEND SOME TIME DOING WHAT YOU LOVE MOST

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BECAUSE AT THE

END OF THE DAY,

WHAT MATTERS MOST

IS CHOOSING EACH

OTHER, REGARDLESS OF THE REST.

What ever loving life together looks like, all your moments deserve to be documented memories.

FOR YOU- FOR KEEPS.

DOES MY WORK GIVE YOU THE WARM TINGLIES? DOES READING ANY OF THIS MAKE YOUR HEART BEAT JUST A LITTLE FASTER?

Then please drop me a line-

let's be friends, plan an adventure that is all your

own, and do the damn thing.

C O N T A C T M E

LEMME HEAR YOU SAY AYOOOOOOO

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OR MAYBE YOU'RE FEELING LIKE YOU NEED A LITTLE MORE INFO ON THE EXPERIENCE TOGETHER

M O R E

ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE

Bet you don't know how much I missed you.

I hope you're all so well and that life has been treating you so kindly with heaps of joy and light. I've thought and thought and thought some more about what, and how to share with you where I've been and what has been going on in my world, but if I could share absolutely anything with you after the last 12 months, it's the reminder that life has a way of requiring you to slow down, and ultimately make you listen more closely to your body regardless of if you know how to, want to, or not.

This time last year, I was savoring a summer full of much of my favorite work to date and taking my time deciding what to share here with you and how to simply do justice to each celebration, connection and couple. I was beginning to wind down into what some call our "off season" as photographers and was taking off to Mexico for my last wedding of 2023 with friends and a week in the sun. My body and mind were so excited for warmth, laughter, tequila and dancing under that great big sun before a wedding that changed the course of how I was forced to listen to my mind and body over the following 12 months. It didn't take long for the universe to have other plans for me once we landed though. One day, one excursion and one freak accident later I took a fall that pushed listening and healing my brain to the forefront of everything that's taken place over the last year. Or maybe it forced the abscense of most everything else. Simply it's been a long, and slow, quiet last 365 days full of healing and listening since I hit my head. More than anything it's been a reminder to take care of what matters and that's my health.You'd think after growing up with concussions a plenty that having another would mean maybe having a grasp on how to heal myself, but the truth is, brains are beautiful and even more beautifully individual in their healing. And mine has required a lot of energy and time to come to a space of understanding how it's shaped the way I show up in all spaces.

I've missed you, and part of me has missed being 'busy'. Although I don't think I'll ever be able to operate the same..... continued in comments below ✨️

2023 has been looking and feeling like the best year yet and it's because every year I feel like I get to photograph more and more pals. Josh + Madds day was the kick off to my summer season, and a wedding I've been waiting for since tenth grade. Josh is one of my oldest, greatest friends and he and his groomsmen are people I grew up getting into some shit with. What A DAY. Thank you for the start of my best year and a season with more film than I've ever shot.

After their first look, and immediately after their ceremony. Too good.

2024 may you bring even more friends and film. You know where I am if you're wanting to chat about what dates I've got left ✨️ here to do this for you and I can't waitttt!

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It's been weeks and I haven't been able to stop thinking about how hugely important it is to surround yourself with your people on the day you choose to celebrate your way, just as Karlee + Gordie did. 8 years later and I still cry on my way home after weddings, and this couple and their people were no different. So many great people celebrating these two!

Also lollllll at all the posting I need and want to do, none have any social media managers they wanna fire over? 😅
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Ohhhh bless my heart on their actual day and now, 365 days later thinking about how Miranda + Patrick chose one another amidst all their favorites and chosen family. You guys took a piece of my heart home with you, and now to Australia and I can only dream of the day I see you both and give just a little more.
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As ifffff I met Julia + Andrew back in January when we celebrated the absolute you know what out of them for 7 whole days in Mexico with their crew. Now I'm headed back out to Kananaskis to hang again tonight- but with their puppy this time 🥹
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If you're planning any type of session this summer, you're going to want to see this.

On a warm summer evening in August last summer, Jessica and Hal ventured to meet me at Barrier Lake to celebrate their engagement in an intimate and personalized way. The stunning glacier lake provided the perfect place for their elopement-style session, as the waves gently rolled up on the rocks, and the wind blew through the grass, creating a quiet setting to settle into one another--- see their entire session on the blog.

Link in my bio to the most recent work to melt into.

It was a Friday evening in July, the weather acted as though it was forecasted just for them, and their immediate family stood and listened as the promised forever.

The night before Heather + Justin's ceremony, we headed out to their favorite place to walk their dog Sadie, and found the perfect bridge and creek to return to the next night.

Mosquitos buzzing, and not another soul around, the ten of us headed to that spot just for them and took our time as I officiated while crying, to soak in the magic of what was happening.

Thank you for being my muse, for allowing me into your space, and for having a love like you do. Justin, thank you for holding my sisters heart so tenderly and for being the best brother in law to add to our wild family after all these years- what the heck I you guys how is my little sister married?!

Hard to believe this was just night one of two celebrating your newest, biggest step together. XO

Every mile. Every mile on my path leads to you.

Summer 2019 had no idea that the next six months would have one of them in the car driving 7 hours round trip to spend the weekend, every weekend. Jeanette + Remington's day was outstandingly them. Centered around them and all the closest ones to them, on his childhood yard overlooking the Rocky Mountains, celebrating exactly who they are and the world series kind of love they have. From the deepest parts of my country and outdoor loving, small town, windows down heart- thank you for having me.

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It was mid July and Melissa was pregnant here- we photographed their announcement later at the reception. Now she is just weeks away from her due date and we photographed her lil bump before I was jet set in December. How sweet, precious and adored she is by all the beautiful people who surround her and by me. Thank you for always trusting me to hold space for your celebrations babe.

Ps- check out the groom in the backround showing his sister his ring ahhh I love that moment too

Raise your hand if you've ever been personally victimized by Google maps? 🙋‍♀️

As a photographer and a smalltown someone who likes to often take the long way home, I've done a lot of backroad driving and am always more than trusting of good ol Google maps simply getting me where tf I need to go, and in time. But this evening with Michaela + Brogan was a little different haha.

So picture this- it's the beginning of October and I'm headed East towards Stettler where Google was leading me in regards to a pin they'd sent me for where we were going to meet on Brogans family land in the country to shoot their engagement session, nothing out of the ordinary. I arrived what was about 10 minutes early, and as I rolled up to a cattle gate and approach into a gorgeous field, I messaged and said I was there for waiting. Moments later I got a reply from Mich saying something to the affect of, "Oh! Where?" I knew I was fcked.

Hurry set in knowing how quickly the light changes during this time of year and hoped that refreshing the pin would show I was only around the corner from where I was to meet them. I was so wrong hahah, the map still said I was in the right place, and upon receiving a live location from them, realized I was almost 40 minutes from them and the spot that meant a lot for the session. I instantly reverted to twelfth grade Beth, pinned it to speedy limits and hummed down the backroads to meet them not twenty minutes later 😅

After meeting them out on a main road, I followed them to a yard and we all but got started shortly after and man did we make the most of the evening together capturing some of my all time favorite moments of my 2022 season. To add, no I don't believe gear is everything, so far from it as I only started with a full frame last season, but having mirrorless gear that so beautifully captures low light is a GIFT because without I would have been legit shitting my pants in the realization that we would be losing light extra quickly. Alas, practice, experience, gear and a process that allows my couples to step right into the session with comfort and fun, being seen, yields images just like this.

So jacked for everything their day will be!

Ill try to keep this brief buttttt now that I'm home from a few work trips away, one of those celebrating Ryan + Emily *pictured here with all the lol's* from this past summer and reminiscing pretty hard.

July evenings outrunning mosquitos down by the river, basking in all the outpouring of sun and laughter, dreaming up all that life is together- bringing me further along to their elopement in the mountains with five others in December, and then to their celebration in Panama these past weeks. I'm just really really fkn in this with you and for you- regardless of what that looks like.

I know I've been quiet on here but I've been busy on the flip side and I just really want to take such good care of what I have and foster room for all that is coming. These days, these people and all the bazillion others that make me feel the big feels will be shared over the next few weeks. No rhyme or reason, but just to share these images with you and for them. Every image called home has been passed through my hands and heart multiple times- and I can't wait to share this summers work and little pieces of me with you choosing to be here. xxxx

Well 2022 summer season- that's a wrap. Between crying on my way out to Rem's family homestead way south of the city on the most gorgeous fall day, to witnessing these two and their closest celebrate all day, and thinking about all the amazing moments I got to be apart of- I literally cried all day in my car haha. I guess that's the reality of always being around big emotions, learning how to always hold room for someone else's best day ever and truly in my heart be so fucking happy for them I cry. 2022 weddings are wrapped but wow there is still so much work going on and my heart is overrrrrrflowing ending it this way; with people I've grown to know and love at so many weddings I've shot for their group over 4 years overlooking the valley he grew up in.

I don't have much to share here in the caption other than tomorrow is my last wedding of the season and it feels really bittersweet. Posting these black and whites from Jen + Jordan's because I mean just look at them- know that behind the scenes work is agoin and galleries are being perfected before they come home to you!

This has been my session uniform since August so catch me in it again tonight shooting one of my 2023 couples engagements but that's all I have energy to use on a caption- byeee!

This lil noggin of mine had been face down arse up the last few weeks trying to keep up with everything outside of shooting and I have so so much to share from this summer. The best summer with sessions like this one, with the best people celebrating exactly how feels best to them.

Mountains, sunshine, laughs, a wedding wardrobe that flew west with you and love that looks a little like this.

I've only seen you as many days as I can count on one hand since this day, this weekend- here with you and all our favorite people, but sifting through the photos just now after getting off facetime is making me feel the things. Life with you is so many things, so many of my favorite things and I wanted to share all of us in our glory; it's you and I till the fkn wheels fall off baby.

Mountains and wedding days that lead to anniversaries like today can be found on my blog!

A whole damn year already since one of my favorite days in Canmore with the coolest crew. Since this day, I've got to know the event companies they worked with and build a relationship, somehow managed to book more weddings in town and can't wait to be a part of so many more incredible sunshine hot af days celebrating people the best way I know how 💞 HAPPY ANNI!

Honeymoon sessions are the next best thing.

Really really I mean that. Bri and I started chatting months ago and had been planning their honeymoon session for just 3 days after they got married out in Ontario! Now I've been around the excitement and feeling of newness when it comes to freshly engaged couples, but FRESHLY MARRIED takes that to the next level. Here always for helping to plan, tour guide, chauffeur, and show you a night that's all about you two and your love in places that make you go !!!!!!!!

Have you been waiting since Friday to see these? Well I've been waiting to post Annika + Blake, but paired with the out of town travel, seeing some friends in my old college town and being a tired little panda (not to mention the crippling feelings that come along with posting for the first time in a while) they're finally here!

What a day, what a vision, what a group of people and what a celebration 🤗 these two are always a dream to photograph and I just can't believe their day finally came and went. Can't wait to blog this baby 🥰

I said it in my stories today and I'll say it again- thank you speech photos can be some of the sweetest from the day and here's another reminder of that. Going through this Saskatchewan farm wedding from last summer to pick blog images and just wish we could all be back here having a really good fkn time. Good God damnit Chris + Nat, I'm yours for life 😙🧡

BLOG POST IS UP NOW! 💫

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We hadn't ever met, and began the day jumping right into a first look and portraits which can be some of the most intimate moments of the day- they met me with laughter, grace and ready to take this day on together as I watched it unfold. So when I say my intimate mountain wedding with Arielle + Zach from a few weeks ago has really set the tone for the kind of people, places and experiences I have coming my way this summer and I am GRATEFUL.

Hard to believe engagement sessions for my wedding couples next summer are in full swing while simultaneously shooting all my 2022 weddings, whaddddaaaa fkn dream.

2 weeks into my season and the people I've spent it with have left my heart so full- SO grateful. It's just the beginning of what feels like a transformative year and to everyone who's been hand in supporting and loving on me, thank you. Spring this year has looked and felt so good and I can't wait to share more 🧡

K + S, thank you for your openness, your humor and for serving as a reminder that passionate and light love is alive and well still today. ALL MY LOVE.

Do you know how in love with you I am?

I want you to know, because the love you have for me has changed me as a person and as a woman. You taught me a new language and thats the language of us. It's my favorite and it's all ours. The way you live your life with honesty and acceptance, humbleness and dignity inspires me to be a better person and hopefully more like you. I've said it before but I'll say it again, it blows my mind to even think of how I was lucky enough to find you. August, here, with you and our favorites can't come soon enough ahhhh.

SOoOo what do you think about blogs?

I love being able to showcase sessions like this one, and wedding celebrations/everything in between in their entirety on my blog but truly wonder if anyone looks at them more than I do myself? Hahah any other photogs here feel me?

If you're a potential client, do you make your way through blogs or is an insta feed anough for you, I'd love to hear below!

Woke up today thinking I'd try get Chelsea + Connor's Cannore session up on the blog, have a 2023 phone call and do some editing; but instead I got to facetime my sister and talk about our weddings this summer for a few hours. Holy f I love my sisters, even if I didn't quite get this one up on the blog everything else the day had in store showed right up!

This summer is going to be so fun with everything my sister and I talked all about- not to mention more days that look like these two babes.

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If you haven't yet, go see more of Camille + Jamie's session up on my story right now- or read on to hear the sweetest words ever about their experience working with me.

"They're everything we could have hoped for and more to capture this time of our lives together. Thank you so so so much for sharing all of your time and love and talent with us. We both feel so lucky to have met you. You have seriously found a calling capturing love through your lens!! I sent a few pictures to my dad from the sneak peak gallery and he said something along the lines of “Wow, these are great, you can sense the good intention that is behind the camera too” and I was like YUP that is Beth through and through. You were so wonderful to work with and made us both feel so comfortable, and that day will be a beautiful memory for the both of us, so thank you!!! We cannot wait to share these pictures with our friends and family, and to cherish them forever." *cue sobbing*

The cotton candy mountain anniversary session of my dreams just went up on the blog and please just go to the link in my bio > most recent to look because this one makes me vvvv proud of whay I do and who I get to do it with- okay thank you thank you.

Let me know what your dream session would look like 💫💫

Getting film back from weddings is the best gift to myself for my clients aweh MAN. A quick one from Taylor + Tanners day at the Tin Roof on the most beautiful day this past December.

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I'M BACK and have been waiting to share this beautiful small town Saskatchewan church and two of the sweetest people- S + B it was all worth the wait! It might have been -40 but that hardly stopped them from having the best time with all their friends and family after all the waiting and rescheduling.

Also worth the wait (although anxiously waiting) for my account to come back to me! But baby is back and I have things to share with you.

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