THIS IS THE LAST POST ON THIS BLOG

Hi everyone, thank you so much for being a part of my life! I have some exciting news and I hope you will be as thrilled as I am!!

The ever amazing Stacy from www.sarelia.com has created a new website/blog for me so please bookmark it and I'll see you there!!!! :))))) I have lots of photo sessions to share with you..:) I'm also planning to start a weekly (or at least a bi-weekly post) which you will love!

Oh did I tell HOW EXCITED I AM TODAY??:))

Check out my new baby here:
http://svetlanayanova.com/

and please let me know what you think!

Hugs!!
Svetlana

Calgary Wedding Photographer

I just wanted to say thank you guys, for being so patient with me since I haven't been posting much lately.

My family and I just got back from a little vacation out in BC (blog post is coming!) where we had an amazing time, I'll share all the details with you all in a few days..:) I mean who doesn't love British Columbia? Every time I go there I can see why people are sooooo relaaaaaxed there - just look around! You can't rush anywhere because of the narrow winding roads and I feel like the life is much slower there than what we have here in Alberta. Love it.


Here you will see photos of my amazing clients from past weddings! I love them all and I hope you will, too. :) I shoot weddings in Calgary and area and am avaliable for destination weddings as well (mmm...warm beaches!). Please contact me if you would like to book me for your wedding! info@svetlanayanova.com or 403.383.8663.




Can't wait to hear from you!



Cheers,

Svetlana

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

Hi everyone, I missed you!! It's Thanksgiving weekend in Canada today..:) We moved to Canada 5,5 years ago and honestly I am still yet to figure out when exactly a Thanksgiving dinner should be - Sunday or Monday? When do you guys have it? To me it's not about the day, of course, but who is with me. Our whole families are back in Russia and of course we miss them terribly especially on days like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter...Those of you who have all your family around you I just want you to know how lucky you are! Even to have your family in one country is a huge blessing!

I moved away from my family when I was 17 after spending my last semester of high school in Texas as a foreign exchange student and then teaching English to 5th and 6th graders for a year after I came back home. Yep, that's right - I taught at school when I was 17! I worked both morning and afternoon shifts and had over 100 students. Fun times!! :) My friend was there with me (Hi Yul'!! :))) and we had a blast preparing for classes...Oh memories..:)) The reason I went to work at school and didn't go straight to the university was because I missed my family after 6 months in high school in Littlefield, Texas (I need to do ablog post about that, don't I?:)) and I wanted to spend some time with them before I left to go continue my education in a different city. And even though teaching was hard I never regretted it...because I could be with my family. Hope all of this makes sense, I'm bad with words...maybe that's why I love photography so much?:))

As some of you may know the ever amazing Stacy  is working on my new website and blog - so a complete facelift is underway!! To say that I'm excited would be an understatement haha :).  I can't wait to share with you when it's all done! Basically that is the reason I have not been sharing a lot on this blog lately, I'm saving all the goodness for the new blog...stay tuned! I still want to give you a bit of a sneak peak though, more and more to come!

Meet all my recent wonderful boudoir models, families and couples!

I'll Be Honest With You...

Last few weeks have been pretty amazing - I got to photograph some wonderful families and even had a short getaway in the Waterton National Park with my family. For those of you who have never been to Waterton it's this beautiful little town right on the boarder between Canada and US and offers Ahhh-mazing views! It is a bit of a drive and our GPS almost sent us the wrong way but we found our way out..haha:))

I have been sort of neglecting my blog for the past couple of weeks...oh who am I kidding I was neglecting my blog as I recently had the need and desire to spend more time with my family. I still did a lot of shooting and my life has changed a lot since Tim started Grade 1. Story of the day: I went to a Parent/Teacher interview this morning and was told that Tim is very popular...with girls! They all just adore him. Oh my! I'm getting panic attacks just thinking about it!  Does anyone have experience with it?? Please share!

So here's a preview of the things to come!

Ruth and Ed:





Handsome Hayden:



Beautiful Arianna:



Fun fun fun with Elaine and Drew:



Gorgeous Sue:



Lazy bisons:



and more more to come!!

Thanks so much for all your support!!! I have some exciting news that I will be announcing soon so stay tuned. It starts with a "W"..:)) Any guesses? Also check out my fan page on Facebook . I'll be doing a giveaway once we reach 500 fans so make sure to "Like" me and forward the invite to your friends..:)))

Calgary Wedding Photographer: Merry Christmas 3 months early!

Being a complete geek (and an artist at heart) I was so excited yesterday when I got 2 packages at once - one with my sample boudoir album shipped all the way from Japan and one with DVD cases for my clients. Yeepeeeee!!!! It felt like Chrismas right away (I am not going to mention the fact that Calgary did LOOK like at Christmas time this morning with all the...s n o w)...you know when you're a kid and you get exactly what you wish for. That's how I felt yesterday.

Today Tim and I are at home...the poor kid is getting over a pretty bad cold with caughing, ear ache and all the "fun" stuff that comes with it and I took a moment to blog while he's napping. Question to you guys - what do you do when your kiddos are sick? He doesn't feel like reading or doing anything, just watches TV. Your thoughts?

And since every blog post is better with photos, here's a couple of my yesterday's gifts:





Enjoy your weekend! Stay warm! :))

Calgary Wedding Photographer: Gina & Robert {Full Post!}

It's been a few days since I wanted to post more (and here I mean MORE :)) photos from Gina and Robert's beautiful wedding! Sorry I made you guys wait so long (especially Dani, the bride's awesome sister, who was dying to see the photos more than anyone else! :))

When I think about this wedding 3 words come to my mind - fun, loving and relaxed. And these words were spot on when it came to the couple's families, the photos after the ceremony, the reception (they had an AMAZING DJ!). The whole day was filled with laughter, hugs, jokes, and crazy gymnastic tricks (Gina's brother and sister are awesome gymnasts). I loved every minute of it! Gina and Robert, welcome back from your honeymoon and hope you love the photos! :) Feel free to leave some comment love if you feel like. :)

The girls had their hair done at Eveline Charles. They did a beautiful job!




Gina's super fun sister Dani!






Gina's mom when she saw her daughter all beautiful...melts my heart.




Sarah was getting her make done at home...looking gorgeous!!


Noelle did an amazing job doing the girls' make up!






Gina's grandmother looking over Noelle's shoulder at her stunning granddaughter:












Melissa and Jennifer...:)




Love this photo of Melissa!








I absolutely loved Gina's dress and bouquet!!










Girls being...well, girls! Laughing and crying..:)


Looking at Gina getting her dress on...














Before photos we stopped for some ice cream..:) nom nom :)




















Gina and Robert are great at making each other laugh!! :)


























I like how those guys are staring! :)


Gina striking some great poses for the camera!


















Ok this may have been the longest wedding post EVER! :))) I hope you enjoyed looking at the photos as much as I loved shooting and creating them! Much love to you guys!