Rachelle and Bryan

Quick sneak peek for Rachelle & Bryan (great people!!)

Enjoy life as Newlyweds, I am touching up all of your images as we speak, they look fantastic!

-Adam

Beautiful Destination Wedding

We are just finishing proofing this incredible Destination Wedding...Here is a sneak peak!

Sarah and Trevor, your disc with all of the perfect, stunning images will be ready soon! It took quite a while to proof (could be because we took SOO many pictures!), but the images are incredible!

Luke+Catherine=Amazing Couple

Radelle and Adam,

Words can not express our amazement when we viewed our pictures for the first time! We thank you for capturing all of the wonderful memories in the photographs you took on our wedding day! Each picture is so vibrant and filled with pure emotion...exactly what we were looking for! Your unique visions, professionalism behind the camera and wonderful personalities were very much appreciated by everyone! It truly was a pleasure getting to know you and Adam and we look forward to building a friendship with the two of you for many years to come!

Thank you again for everything!

Sincerely, Lucas and Catherine

(**awe thanks you guys!!!)

Mini Preview of an Amazing Wedding!

Hi Radelle! I just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work on Saturday! We really enjoyed working with you and Adam! Can you please let me know if you decide to put some pics on your blog? We are so excited to see our pictures!!! Hope you're doing well and I look forward to hearing from you soon! Catherine

**Photographer's note: some images will be up for viewing fun early next week, but here is one for now!**

Bride's response upon seeing the above collage (via email)

"Oh Radelle! The pictures are amazing! Thank goodness we are going away for the weekend because it will make the waiting time go a little faster! Very impressive! You have our thumbs up with 3, can't wait for the rest!!!"

Kudos

Hey Adam,
LOVE the pictures. They look great!!!! Thanks so much, they are beautiful. The green field and white dress....perfect!
Caitlin (and Brad)

Time to answer the questions...

Exquisite Fine Art Photography

We have just been crazy busy with answering emails and calls about wedding bookings for 2008. I am getting all kinds of questions (the usual) and it made me think that I should probably post a few thoughts on how we work and how we are different then other photographers. First of all, be sure you are getting a true professional. Above all, look at their work. Anyone can buy a camera and a business card. Make sure you are picky and only hire a professional for your Special Day.

The main way that we are different is that we offer the negatives on DVD all hand-touched to perfection so that you can do with them what you wish. You can still order prints, enlargements and albums (we have a stunning variety!) through us, however you also have the option of saving money by printing some yourself (and copying the disc for family members!). We have an elaborate post-production process that ensures that each and every single image is perfect, and ready to print. Some photographers say they won't give you the negatives because they want to make sure they are printed in good, consistant quality. Of course that make sense. However we give our clients the names of high-end places to get their photos printed (the same places that many photographers use!). So that is not a worry of ours. We also believe that our photographs are works of Exquisite Fine Art. A photofinishing place would have to mess up pretty bad to make them look bad! We pride ourselves on giving you discs of amazing photos!

Photographers used to shoot in film (and some still do). Having to pay for high-end film and photo finishing and developing in the lab, the costs can add up. Nowadays, however, we're in the digital age. This has proven to be much more superior in photo manipulation and has decreased cost of covering a full day wedding. This enables us to shoot without limits and cover your whole day from Bride prep to 3rd Dance efficiently and economically. So we've transferred those savings on to the client. Some competitors have made the switch to digital, but haven't adjusted their prices accordingly.

Some photographers offer you your image files, but they are often not touched up (or barley), or they are low-resolution files (which means you MIGHT be able to print a 4x6 at best!).

Often we find that other photographers don't like that we are able to offer our clients a DVD of perfect images. They rely on nickle-and-diming their clients with enlargements and reprints. They want you to pay for the physical prints, frames or albums at huge markups (often making it sound like a whole magical and mystical experience of art & beauty). We are in the business of pleasing Brides and Grooms, not creating smoke and mirrors to justify high prices! As such we are constantly in demand. We do not believe the wedding industry should be a rip off. You are a Bride...you should be treated like Gold, not have to watch your back at every turn!! In our opinion, in the modern world, our Brides and Grooms are savy and mature. They know what they want, and what they don't want is the old-fashioned way of doing things. They want all of our works of art at their finger tips. And we give it to them. All ready to go, perfect! After all, we pride ourselves on being with the times, hip, chic and on top of what Modern day chic couples desire! We feel our gallery and albums speak for themselves....

Just quickly here a few other answers to questions we regularly get:

• Unlimited locations. We will travel from bride's hotel, to ceremony, to park, to stables, to river, to mountains :), to reception....... for no extra fee. Its your day. We are there to photograph it into beautiful works of art. Not put limits on it!
• Unlimited shots. We shoot all day long, every moment that matters, every funny expression, every tear, all the details you've poured your soul into. Everything. It makes us wonder why some photographers limit the amount of shots they take? There is so much beauty to capture!
• We rarely charge travel fees. Our prices are our prices. There are no hidden fees. We are not about that. We try to make wedding photography as easy on our couples as possible! Again we don't believe in nickle-and-diming our clients to death! We love our Brides & Grooms and treat them that way!

What makes you different from other photographers?

Well besides everything written above?!!
Essentially, We’re fun,and love being as creative as we can. We are romantics at heart and put as much thought and care into your wedding as we would our own! We want your jaws to drop in amazement when you see your pictures.

ok...now on to respond to a new batch of booking inquires!!! We will spend the evening in the office replying if need be, but dont fear you will hear from us shortly! Promise. It's part of treating you like Gold....

As yummy as your Cake

To answer the emails from all the Brides wondering about where they can get cute cake toppers like the one featured about 3 wedding blogs ago....here is a place

www.weddingcuts.com

They have so much variety and everything is cute! They have sports theme, lifestyle themes (like horses!), monograms, swarovaski crystals....all for your cake!

Enjoy Brides!!!

Thank you!

Hello Radelle & Assistant

Thank ou very much for doing our wedding photos for us. You were very professional and enthusiastic! It was great having you take our photos. Once again, thank you very much!

Jill & Cam Turnbull

We love our clients...(and we are happy they love us back!)

Radelle,

You really are an amazing photographer, I am totally astounded at how well the pictures turned out, especially with the elements against us. Thank you so much I love them. Everyone that I shown the pictures to love them. Anyway, thankyou!!!!

Jacqui Harker
Jan/ 07

Almost as cute as your flower girl...

wedding chocolate covered strawberries

Well Brides, I am going to continue posting cute ideas that I see at weddings because from your feedback, I can tell that you love seeing them on here! (if you have great ideas, email me them andI will share them with your fellow brides)--fellow brides sounds a bit strange....we are ladies after all!?

So here are these little delights....
Wonderfully charming and absolutely delicious, these chocolate covered strawberries will add the perfect finishing touch to your event.

Each berry is dipped fresh the same day they are shipped and are packed with care to guarantee that your berries will arrive in absolutely perfect condition.

http://www.beau-coup.com

Adorable Wedding Goodies...

Featuring some lovely Bridesmaid Gifts...and an adorable cake favor...
The mini Bridesmaid dress sachets are so precious! Sachets are handmade with all European materials. Hangs from a miniature handwrought hanger. Sachets measure 6 1/2" x 2" and are stuffed with top quality lavender from Spain. Sigh....luxery...

www.beau-coup.com



Engraved Bud Vase


Travel Alarm Clock


Dress Sachets

Cake Favors

Isnt it so fun getting married?! Look at all the cute things to buy...

Classy Favors...

I have my Brides emailing me all the time to put ideas on this blog from all the weddings I go to. Well here is one that is just far to fabulous! Each Bloembox gift is handmade and the flower on the top is a replica of the seed, bulb or sachet inside. The Gift Tags read "happiness held is a seed. Happiness shared is the flower."
Loved this. www.bloembox.com

Official Queen Photographer

We are the official Photographer of Miss Ponoka Stampede www.missponokastampede.com as well as various Miss Rodeo Canada contestants. This years Queen is Nichole. She is quite the lady...classy and sweet. Just thought we should put up a few pictures for her session (she is the brunette). Also, below is a picture of the last years Queen Krystal. Her full session can also be found via our website and also on the above site. She was also a class act, and a incredibly beautiful girl!











Dear Radelle or Eternal Reflections Photography,

I am so sorry for the long delay in this thank you letter. Your sponsorship to Miss Ponoka Stampede is greatly valued and appreciated. The photos you took of me were far beyond my expectations! You were amazing working with my horse and the shadows I know that are caused from my cowboy hat. (I know because I have taken a million photos and always have such shaded eyes!) You made something so country look model like and magazine worthy! (Which I am pleased to say was in a magazine!)

Your contribution and generosity did not go unnoticed. I thank you for your amazing shots because they are what I have to remember my year as Miss Ponoka Stampede. Your photos of Miss Ponoka Stampede 2006 were no less stunning! This goes to show the consistency of your work. Thank you again! You have given me photos which will keep the memory of my amazing year alive forever.

Thank you,

Krystal
Miss Ponoka Stampede, 2005