Capturing Love in Bloom: A Rose Garden Engagement at Beacon Hill Park, Victoria

Beacon Hill Park, with its sprawling greenery and manicured gardens, provided the perfect canvas for our couple's love story. Nestled within the heart of Victoria, the Rose Garden served as a dreamy haven, offering a timeless and romantic ambiance for our engagement session.

Our goal was to capture the genuine connection and unique personalities of the couple in each frame. Against the backdrop of vibrant roses, we played with natural light to create a soft and romantic atmosphere. From candid laughter to stolen glances, every moment was frozen in time to tell their love story.

The wedding essentials

The dress

The small details can help make your day even more romantic and special. The details pull everything together, and bring focus to the bigger picture - your love!


This one is for the ladies - you need to find your dream bridal gown! Find something you love and makes you feel radiant. Who cares what anyone else thinks. You do you! You want to feel like a princess, be a princess. You want to be a minimalist despite your mother’s wishes, just do it. It’s your day.

Foral

Having a florist…matters. Florists are experts, and floral designs tie your whole wedding theme together. They help make photos so so beautiful! Florists pay attention to complimentary colours and make your floral arrangements stand out.

Boutonniere

Wedding Band

The Shoes

Summerhill Pyramid Winery Reception Dinner

Dreaming of Summer Reception

Wine, floral + greenery and a room filled with love, what more do you need? This beautiful wedding reception was photographed at Summerhill Winery, located in the heart of the Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Overlooking Okanagan Lake, they celebrated their union with their loved ones. The decor was elegant, modern and minimalist - the pink + greenery pallet was stunning. While it was a smokey day in the Okanagan, we managed to get these stunning wedding reception photos. I wish these two a lifetime of happiness.

To note, click on the images to enlarge the photos!

Brittany and Tom Kelowna Winter engagement


Brittany and Tom got engaged in November of 2018. Tom was so excited when he picked up her beautiful ring from the jeweler that he proposed a few hours later in their home. Talk about adorable!💗

 The two met and fell in love in Vancouver BC and have been together for over three years. I’ve had the privilege of knowing them throughout that time and have watched their love grow, which is why I am even more excited for their wedding!


Brittany and Tom wanted their engagement photographs taken over the Holidays while they were in Kelowna so we went to Gyro beach so that they could have the iconic Okanagan lake as their backdrop.

It was snowing and terribly cold. I’m amazed we got so many picture in less than 20 minutes! When we got to the beach the snow flakes started to get bigger and the wind started to pick up, making everything much colder. As you can see, we brought their favourite wine to the beach. As the weather progressed we quickly captured them sipping on their wine.

Heart shaped tree at Gyro Beach.

Heart shaped tree at Gyro Beach.

Near the end, we started to use the red blanket more to shelter them from the cold, which ended up being the perfect prop. Getting hilarious pictures of Tom running back to the vehicle to escape the cold. The cold was a fun challenge and made for these unique engagement pictures. 

Special shout out to my sister, Amanda (who also happens to be Brittany’s best friend), because she ran around and carried all the things. She almost lost my umbrella to the wind and oncoming traffic, but we’ll let that go 😂

You can expect to see more pictures of these two!  The loves birds are getting married in the extremely photoesque town of WHISTLER, BC at Nita Lake Lodge. Talk about a perfect wedding! Brittany has great style too so I can’t even imagine how beautiful everything will be. Spoiler alert - it’s an autumn wedding with touches of burgundy, greenery and more!  I’m overly excited to be photographing their wedding - it’s going to be EPIC! 

I am honestly also just excited to see the beautiful, brilliant Brittany walk down the aisle and marry her love, and I can’t wait to celebrate with their amazing families.

 Brittany’s basically a member of my family (My sisters best friend). She’s like another sister to me. We’ve travelled together ( Nicaragua, Praha, Warsaw, Tofino), she’s met our family in Poland, she’s at our house every Christmas Eve, has saved me from a hilarious moment in Vancouver, hosted me and family in her home,  and countless other things. She’s an exceptional person who deserves all the joy and happiness. 

I can’t wait to see what the future brings them and how they will spend the rest of their beautiful lives together 💗 

Who’s ready for this EPIC wedding?! 

Amanda's Bachelorette party in Tofino

I journeyed to the magical canadian town of Tofino British Columbia on Vancouver Island  to celebrate my sister's bachelorette party. Let me preface this by saying – you have got to go to Tofino! 

I hope you enjoy seeing this west coast vibe bachelorette weekend <3

Home for the Weekend

Amanda knew she was going to Tofino for the weekend, but she had no idea that our plans were to stay in a luxury cabin right beside Tonquin park.  She was greeted at the door with a glass of wine (her fav) - I love looking at the pictures of Amanda entering the cabin and being amazed by our accommodations for the weekend.  

You would understand if you saw the view from the balcony, which  overlooked Feliece and Clayoquot island on the Pacific Ocean.  The balcony even had a hot tub. So naturally, on our first night there we watched the sunset from our balcony in the hot tub. First thing the next morning, while sitting inside having breakfast, we saw a Bald eagle fly by our window, and a baby seal in the water below!  

Tonquin Park

The entrance to Tonquin park was a two minute walk from our cabin.  The boardwalk to the beach is beautifully done. At some point we were able to see our cabin from the lookout point.  It was so stunning. The green enchanted forest.  Trees bigger than my arms. The moss covered landscape. Its the perfect pacific west cost destination. I felt compelled to do double exposure photographs of the group members, so I did! Beautiful ladies in nature, what more do you need! 

The Beach

Later we explored the town of Tofino, descending to Tofino Brewery Co. I decided to leave my camera home, so we used Amanda's Polaroid camera, and the pictures turned out great. To be honest,I actually regret not taking a photograph of all the polaroids on my camera! There must have been at least 60 polaroids, and they are hilarious! 

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The photographs from the weekend were picturesque so  I wanted to share my experience on my blog! I would love to share all the images from this trip, but some things should stay in Tofino ! I had a great time with my sister and her friends. I am humbled by the amazing, caring, loving friends my sister has in her life. From the coordinating to the polaroids, it was all perfect.  More importantly, we are all looking forward to Amanda's wedding in Victoria , British Columbia this May!

Thank you for reading my blog <3

Love,
Lichon Photography