Tomorrow, my little sister is going to marry to love of her life!! I can't believe this day is here! I cannot wait for the festivities begin and be by her side the whole time. Taking their engagement pictures was so fun, but I'm even more excited that I finally get to be a bridesmaid without a camera!
This isn't a picture of Banff, but I just spent the weekend in the most epic mountains and needed to share some. On Saturday, we hiked 14 miles (ahem, yes, 14) all around Lake Louise. We saw three glacier lakes and countless jaw dropping, speechless vistas. We met some cool people on different stints of the trail all the way from Scotland to Chile to Santa Cruz. Midway, we had afternoon tea and soup at a back country mountain tea house. We hiked as far up as you can go without more gear to see the plain of 6 glaciers. We sat in awe and watched as the glacier slowly cracked and crashed into the valley creating the loudest, most thunderous noise I've ever heard. And then we hiked all the way down finally getting to see and touch Lake Louise. We stripped our shoes off and rested our burning feet. I had packed a clay mineral mask - seriously the best post 14 mile hike activity ever is to dip your feet in the lake and create a face mask with mineral glacier water. Talk about a complete day. And you know what? I did it with zero social media and zero technology. I actually spoke to the people next to me and looked with my own eyes, not through a selfie screen. I love that about the mountains. It reconnects you to the natural you and reminds you of the way you were meant to live. All to say: get out there, disconnect, see something for you, not for your phone or followers, and see what you rediscover about yourself. 🏔 Banff, you were amazing, but you're nowhere near checked off my bucket list. I can't wait to go back.
I'm headed of to Banff this weekend with my best for a workation!!! I'm about to have that feeling you get when you check something off your bucket list. When we first met, Stephen and I went to a Banff Film Festival viewing at our college and ever since then, it's been on our list. We'll still need to go during the film festival to truly cross it off our list, but at least I'll finally get to see that blue blue water of Lake Louise! 🛶🏔💙.
Take me to your river.
Edit edit edit...I could use a hot bath with rose petals right about now. Anyone else? 💆🏼
Sunset bride and groom. Shot on Fuji400h, scanned by @indiefilmlab
Hey. I'm pretty stoked to be married to you @sr.griff. #instagramPDA
Absolute magic by @leahericksonfloral ✨
Bear hugs and sweet nothings...or he's just saying he wants pizza after this 🍕 Chris and Christine on Fuji400h scanned by @indiefilmlab
Somehow we didn't even notice the rain. Shot on @fujifilm_profilm scanned by @indiefilmlab
Jessica and Thomas on the Snoqualmie River at sunset.
I will never get over golden sunsets like this. ...I think this is the exact reason why they call this place Golden Gardens. Model: @heelabee // Planning and design: @pacific_engagements // Florist: @leahericksonfloral // Dress: @thedresstheoryseattle Shot on Fuji400pro scanned by @indiefilmlab
Scenes from a tropical bash 😍🌴🌺 // design and styling by @blushcreekrentals // floral design by @justso.eventfloral // shot on Fuji400pro and scanned by @indiefilmlab
Goodness. Gracious. This guy tried to tell me he had never had his picture taken and had no idea what he was doing. Shot on Fuji400 scanned by @indiefilmlab
Walking away from a long, epic weekend like //// shot on Fuji 400 scanned by @indiefilmlab