I feel so lucky to be Kayla and Chris’s wedding photographer! I’ve known Kayla for just about 5 years now and she is one of my best friends! We had so much fun during their engagement session adventuring around Barrier Lake and getting cuddly in a cozy little loft in Calgary. I feel so lucky […]

With the slower months of January and February ahead I finally have time to sit and dedicate my energy  to blogging . To be honest, when I have downtime like this I am not really use to it?! Sounds weird I know…let me explain. I feel like I spend so much of my time constantly […]

Chelsea + Mark / Engagement Session Edmonton, AB   Chelsea + Mark wanted to do their engagement photos somewhere that was special to them, so what did that mean….bike rides overlooking the river valley! woooot how fun is that!! We started off at their home so we could take a few photos with their dog Pete […]

Sydney + Dakota / Engagement Session Lac St Anne, AB I love doing engagement photos at my couples homes! When Sydney and I spoke about locations for her engagement photos with soon to be hubs, Dakota I told her that it isn’t so much about the location more about a place that is meaningful to them! Now […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]