PEI...A perfect wedding destination

Fact: GBP loves the east coast...

I (Brianne) went to university out there (STFX), but this was Gary's first trip to PEI and NS, and let's just say it wasn't a hard sell to get him to fall in love with them...

We were lucky enough to head out there this August to cover two weddings...The first being this one on PEI...We lucked out with an absolutely gorgeous day, making the ceremony down on the beach that much more beautiful...red sand, the smell of the ocean...you couldn't really beat it.

The bride and groom, Ern and Tim, were incredible all day...laid back, and ready to just enjoy a day to celebrate with their 18 person bridal party (go big or go home!), and a fantastic group of family and friends...They rented a 'party bus' to transport us all from the beach back to the reception area, and even served Wendy's double bacon cheeseburgers for a midnight snack...unique, fun, and memorable...we were so honoured to be a part of their day!

I've already warned them that they should probably be giving us a call when they need maternity photos in the future... ;)

The snow is falling, the days are getting shorter, and whether you're excited to hear this or not...it's that time of year again everybody...Christmas is just around the corner!

So in an attempt to help you get ready for what can be a hectic season, we want to start booking our Christmas sessions ASAP! And this year we have a few new services available...

New this season, we'll be offering our "It's Christmas, and i'm running low on time!" sessions! Perfect for the busy household, these sessions are 1/2 hour in length and will produce 3 photos-just enough to give you a few different options, but not so many that you have to spend too much time sifting through them to pick which one makes it onto your christmas cards or into your update letter you're late mailing to the family! (We've been there...we understand!) ;) Our "IC&IRLOT" sessions are $150 and will be offered during the first 3 weeks of November to ensure all photos will be ready for early December mail outs and printing!

Also this year, we'll be offering christmas card packages...so whether you have a favourite image from a past session with us, or you want to use one from an upcoming session, we'd be happy to set you up with a package...We've included this years designs so you can get a better feel for what we'll be offering...they're 5x7 card format and are available with text or blank on the inside. Contact us for more info on pricing and options at: brianne@garybremner.com

And as always, we'll still be offering our full family/couples sessions which start at $225.oo These sessions last 1-1 1/2 hours and normally produce 20-25 images.

So whatever you're looking for this holiday season, we're happy to try to make it as quick and painless as possible...so that you can get your gifts ready to go, and get back to that eggnog and christmas baking... (again, we've been there...we understand!)

Hey everyone, Bri here...

We are sleepy...why you ask? I'm going to have to blame part of that on the work we did today (commercial shoot and construction work), but possibly even more of it on the turkey that was just consumed...Ohhh thanksgiving...you get me every time....

We just finished up dinner with my parents and it got me thinking about just how lucky we are to have such an incredible family...

For example, we're in the process of getting ready to build a new studio onto our house and so we spent the entire day today with my mom and dad, tearing apart our deck so that the foundation can be laid tomorrow...It was a TON of work, but my parents were troopers and happily helped us out for the entire day...even though i'm sure they had plenty of other things to do with their sunday...

SO...the point of this story? It is thanksgiving, we're thankful for our amazing family, and so we thought it would also be appropriate to include a few shots from one of our family shoots this summer....

These guys know how to laugh...This was the first time all of the kids were home from university for the same time in years, and the best part about this shoot was the amount of trash talking that went down...all in fun of course, but these smiles were all produced from someone poking fun at someone else until the rest of the family busted out laughing along with them...We had a great time with these guys and were super happy to be able to capture some memories for them...

So again, Happy thanksgiving everyone! And thanks again to my mom and dad for being so rad...

Fishnets, pasties, lipstick, doll heads, dancers, comedians, moustaches and top hats...just a few of the things you find yourself working with when you shoot a burlesque show...and when that burlesque show happens to be Varietease-a locally produced show filled with an eccentric and incredibly talented cast, it makes photographing it that much more exciting...

For the past 3 Varietease productions, Gary has documented the show both front stage during the live performances, as well as backstage, capturing the energy and personalities that make the show come alive...If you've ever wondered what happens backstage burlesque..."Undressed" is definitely the show to check out!

This will be Gary Bremner Photography's first show at the Yukon Art Centre Gallery, and we're really excited to have it feature some of our more gritty work...As you'll notice, we do a lot of wedding and family photography, but we also have a passion for the arts and working in a theatre/cabaret environment is always an amazing experience creatively...And we're happy to share our work with a larger audience now so we can really exhibit the diversity of what we love to do as photographers.

So...we're hoping you'll be able to come check out the opening reception this Saturday, Oct. 1st at the YAC Gallery from 6-9pm...We'll be there to answer any questions and chat about the show, but if you can't make it that night, it will be displayed Oct.1-29 as well...

Hope to see you there!

Bri and Gary

Ok...so we admit it...we've been crazy busy lately so our blog posts haven't exactly been as frequent as we'd like...the good news is, it's been shoot after shoot that we've been busy with, so there's plenty of posts to come if you're patient! ;)

But enough about us...let's focus on one of our awesome couples we had the pleasure of working with this summer for not only their engagement shoot, but also their wedding...We always use the engagement shoot as an opportunity to really get to know our clients-to learn about how they interact, what makes them laugh, and...it allows them to get used to Gary pointing a big old camera at them! Luckily, although it sounds intimidating at first, by the end of these sessions our clients can get to the point where they relax, ignore us (yes that's a good thing), and just spend some time together, chilling out, and looking good...

These guys were no exception...we had an absolute blast with them and right away found their playful spirit, and amazing laughs.

Just wait till you see their wedding shots...

First Post's and a Growing Family

Here we go with the first post on the new GBP Blog...

We have had an incredible summer this year... we have been very lucky in such a tight market to be able to do what we love to do for a living... i'm still waiting to wake up from this dream. We have been so busy we haven't had to time to get some of our recent work out to you... but now that the late fall (for the Yukon anyway) is upon us, and the weddings are starting to thin out, we are getting a bit of time to catch up on some of these todo's... One of which is a future new website (which I'm stoked on because we have had the same style for a while now), and  we are also working on a new Studio! This is huge for us, because if you have worked with us in our current studio you will know that, although it functions quite well.... it takes up all of our living space in our modest little home. So for us to get a new space is not only professionally significant, but will be huge for us to get our living space back too! Oh man to be able to have people over again! And another thing that I've wanted to do is a blog.... the tough part is that I'm a visual person and not into the written word... but good thing for you and me, there's Brianne! I imagine she we handle most of these entries in the future (I love partnerships!) Speaking of partners, let’s get to a few pics!

Here is a couple shots from a maternity shoot we did in August with an amazing couple who already had one super cute little man and were expecting another little one shortly…Actually they welcomed their newest baby only 1 week after we did this shoot... and we've already done a newborn session with them as well... man this summer has flown by!