When I first began photography, the thought of posing always made me nervous. To this day I still get stuck in my head and overwhelmed. Raise your hand if you’ve ever been shooting and totally blanked at what to say to pose your couple— happens to the best of us! With that being said, it’s […]

Wow. I feel like I was JUST writing my year in review for 2018 – I know this is the most cliche statement to make come a new year but truly; where did the time go! It’s taken me a few days to go through all my weddings from the year and gather up photos. […]

2018 Year In Review // Carissa Marie Photography  Reflecting on an amazing year of Weddings and Adventure Sessions    I’ve never put together a year in review blog post before but I wanted to showcase my weddings from 2018 and I thought it would be cool to look back and to share some images with […]

Chelsey + Kyle IKEA they’re cute // IKEA Couples Session  Edmonton, Alberta  Edmonton Couples Photographer  This is probably going to be a major over share but to be honest, I don’t really care because this session was SO AWESOME! This IKEA couples session was honestly everything I had dreamed of doing plus more!! A few […]

Emily + Corey // Styled in home session  Edmonton, AB  Edmonton Couples Photographer  This playful styled in home session with Emily + Corey was one of the shoots that Chasing Dreams Photography and I hosted back in October in the Foundry Room here in Edmonton! When Carley asked me to join her in creating this […]

Ami +Jay  Stony Plain, AB Engagement Session Ok, let’s start off with what I  know all of you are already looking at HOW CUTE IS THEIR DOG! Oh my gosh, Lucy you sweet little goldendoodle you!! When Ami asked me if they could bring their dog to the session I was of course super pumped! […]

Kiri +Ian  Edmonton, AB Playing in the rain, Engagement Session When the forecast showed rain for Kiri and Ian’s engagement session I was a little bummed because most couples will cancel our session. I mean photographing in the rain is a difficult, for one you have to make sure your gear stays dry and if […]

Molly +James  Canmore, AB Canmore Adventure Session   I feel so lucky that I got to photograph Molly and James visiting the beautiful Canadian Rockies for the first time during our Canmore adventure session! They came all the way over from Milwaukee and I had such a blast showing off the beautiful scenery that I get […]

Traci +Daniel’s Anniversary Adventure Session Peyto Lake, AB Banff Wedding Photographer  I had the absolute pleasure of photographing Traci and Daniel on their first wedding anniversary in the most beautiful location, Peyto Lake. I had seen photos all over social media and always wished I could go there! Not only did I get the chance […]

Maranda + Danny’s Engagement Session  Edmonton, AB Romantic Summer Engagement Session  This session, WAS SO FUN! We ate ice cream, we drank some craft beer, caught a sun set, ran around in a field and all the while Danny serenaded us with some beautiful guitar. It was a super hot day in Edmonton (32+) and […]