Happy Halloween from Macphail Photography

Wikipedia defines Halloween as - Halloween (or Hallowe'en), a contraction of All-Hallows-Eve ("evening"), is an annual holiday observed on October 31, and common activities include guising/trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

Did you know that Halloween is not celebrated in all countries and regions of the world, and among those that do the traditions and importance of the celebration vary significantly? In Scotland and Ireland, traditional Halloween customs include children dressing up in costume going trick or treating, holding parties, while other practices in Ireland include lighting bonfires, and having firework displays.

No matter how you'd like to celebrate Halloween, we just wanted to wish everyone a very happy and safe Halloween today!

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Guest Books, A Great Way To Incorporate Your Engagement Session Into Your Wedding Day! ~Macphail Photography

Engagement sessions give a couple a great chance to work with their wedding photographer before the wedding day, and provide them with an amazing set of photos. Creating a guest book with them is a great way to incorporate these portraits into your wedding day and ensures that you'll look back at your guest book time and time again for many years to come. Here's a sample book we designed of one of our couples, Diana & Bryan. Just click on the image and you'll flip through the book!

Drop us an email if you have any questions or if you'd like to set up a time for your engagement session with us!

Andrew and DarLee-Ann Macphail


Macphail Photography
604.613.2200
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BT Throws A Wedding - A Winner Has Been Selected!! Macphail Photography

Last Friday was the submission deadline for the BT Throws A Wedding contest. The winners have now been selected and we're anxiously waiting to meet the lucky couple next week! We're looking forward to meeting the couple and setting up an engagement session with them.

Though the contest is now closed, don't forget to watch BT over the next month as the viewers get to vote and decide on various options to the big wedding day. Oh and by the way.... we are supplying BT with a selection of shots that we took to cover all the options to be voted on. We'll be keeping a close watch as the voting unfolds to see what selections the viewers decide on for flowers, decor, and cake etc.

Set up your PVR to record Breakfast Televisions show to stay in the loop an all the details.


Andrew and DarLee-Ann Macphail

Macphail Photography
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Email: info@macphailphotography.com
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Fraser Valley Wedding Festival Tomorrow!! Macphail Photography

We're happy to be a  part of the Fraser Valley Wedding Festival from 4-8pm tomorrow, Monday October 17th. It's being held at the Cascades Hotel and Casino here in Langley. Admission is $5/person with $1 from each ticket being donated to BC Cancer Society! Come get ideas for your upcoming wedding and raise a bit of money for a worthy cause.

Looking forward to seeing you there. 

Andrew & DarLee-Ann Macphail

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Come see us at the Cinderella Bridal Show tomorrow! Macphail Photography

It's that time again, another Cinderella Bridal Show is being held tomorrow night. It's at the Princess & the Pea B&B and the Murrayville Hall (across the street) from 5-9pm. We'll be one of the many vendors in attendance with our booth set up in the B&B.

Check out the Cinderella Bridal Show advertising poster below for a few more details as well as a photo of one of our bridal parties. Another amazing group of girls that we were lucky enough to work with! 

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Andrew and DarLee-Ann Macphail

Macphail Photography

604.613.2200

Website: www.macphailphotography.com

Email: info@macphailphotography.com

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Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!! Macphail Photography

We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy thanksgiving weekend!! Besides looking forward to an extra day off this weekend, I know a lot of people are looking forward to spending time with family and friends. So what are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? 

I have to say I have a lot to be thankful for! I have an amazing husband, two of the best boys a mom could ask for and a crazy little dog too. We are blessed to live in Canada, have a house over our heads and have an amazing group of family and friends. 

We're thankful for each and every bride, groom and portrait client that has come our way over the years. You have not only made our business more successful than we ever anticipated, but you have also inspired us to  constantly learn new techniques and improve our skills. 

Thank you to all our amazing clients! Thank you for letting us be your photographers. Thank you for your referrals! Thank you for your friendship! 

We have SOOO much to be thankful for! 

Wishing you all the best this Thanksgiving Weekend! 

Andrew and DarLee-Ann Macphail

Macphail Photography

604.613.2200

Website: www.macphailphotography.com

Email: info@macphailphotography.com

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Why Book An Engagement Session? ~ Engagement ~ Macphail Photography

Every now and then we get asked, " Why would we do engagement photos?" It's pretty simple really.... why not? We always suggest it to couples for a few reasons. First of all it will give you a beautiful selection of shots that you can use towards your wedding details (invitations, guest books, photo table number cards etc). More importantly though it gives you a chance to work with your photographer before your wedding day. It will get you used to the idea of being in front of the camera and give us an opportunity to connect and build more of a relationship with you making you feel a lot more at ease and relaxed on your wedding day. 

Here's a session we did at White Rock with Lyndsey and Chris. They're a gorgeous couple and a lot of fun to work with. A selection of their wedding photos are coming soon. 

If you have more questions, or you would like to book your e-session, just drop us an email and we'd be happy to help!

Enjoy!

Andrew and DarLee-Ann Macphail

Macphail Photography

604.613.2200

www.macphailphotography.com

Email: info@macphailphotography.com

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BT Throws A Wedding Contest is Underway!! Macphail Photography

Just in case you haven't heard already, the contest was announced yesterday morning on Breakfast Television Vancouver. Thanks to Zoey from It's My Wedding, we are very excited to be a part of this big event. 

So who wants to win a wedding? Enter the contest for a chance to win a wedding valued at over $60,000!! 

Here's a little blurb about the contest courtesy of It's My Wedding: 

"Win your entire wedding ceremony and reception! We have thought of everything! Wedding gown, tuxedos, venue, catering, photography, videography, wedding cake, flowers, decor, invitations, honeymoon, limo, music, officiant, hair, makeup, bridesmaids dresses, wedding rings, favors, and even dance lessons!

The Catch! You have to let Breakfast TV viewers choose the aspects of your wedding and let Breakfast TV air your wedding on TV. A small price to pay for a free wedding!

Visit www.itsmywedding.ca for more details on this fabulous contest!

Visit to www.btvancouver.ca enter."  ~ Zoey Wells

This is a very exciting opportunity to one very lucky couple, so get your entries in before the contest closes on Friday October 14th 2011. 

Andrew and DarLee-Ann Macphail

Macphail Photography
604.613.2200
www.macphailphotography.com
Email: info@macphailphotography.com
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Starla & Jose's Wedding ~ Bellwether Hotel ~ Macphail Photography

Every now and then we actually get to attend a wedding. We had the pleasure of sitting down and attending my cousin Starla's wedding in Bellingham Washington. Of course I brought my camera along and even borrow the new married couple for a few shots in the middle of the day. They are such a beautiful couple I couldn't resist! Here's a flashback to their wedding!

Congrats again Starla & Jose!



Andrew and DarLee-Ann Macphail

Macphail Photography
604.613.2200
www.macphailphotography.com
Email: info@macphailphotography.com
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BT Throws A Wedding Contest!! Macphail Photography

October 1st has finally arrived and we're officially aloud to announce that Breakfast Television (BT) is putting on a contest for one lucky couple to win a wedding. We were approached a few months back to see if we were interested in getting involved, and we did not hesitate one bit. We are the lucky photographers for this event! This is exciting! Who wouldn't want to win a free wedding???

Contest entries will be accepted starting Monday October 3rd till Friday October 14th. The wedding will be held on December 30th, 2011. For more details and a full list of all the vendors involved check out BT Throws A Wedding.

We are looking forward to following the contest closely and can't wait for the winner to be selected in just a few weeks!

Best of luck to all that enter!

DarLee-Ann & Andrew
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