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Ice Castles Edmonton
{January 10, 2016} We had a lovely time exploring the Ice Castles YEG this afternoon. So much beauty and skill on display, a truly magical experience when combined with Edmonton’s big blue skies. These are just a few favourite images. The Ice Castles are illuminated with coloured lights at night for a different look.
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Fairmont Hotel Macdonald celebrates with $100/night rooms!
{November 7, 2015} Last week, the historic and impeccable hotel that is the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald announced that they were offering “100 rooms for $100 again”! This is part of their 100-year anniversary celebrations. Adrian and I thought we’d go check it out and tell you all about it. It’s a tough job but…
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2013 | The year that kept on giving!
{17th March 2014} It’s a testament to just how “giving” the year 2013 was towards us that we are only just able to settle down and do a review of 2013. In that year, we started another daily photo project after completing one in 2011. It was named 2013 | 365 and initially started…
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Edmonton Christmas Traditions | Candy Cane Lane
{24th Dec 2013} As today is Adrian’s birthday and Christmas Eve, it seemed fitting to visit the famous Candy Cane Lane in Edmonton. It’s a free event for everyone to check out between 6th Dec 2013 & 2nd Jan 2014, the only request from the creative & generous residents of Candy Cane Lane is…
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Edmonton Singing Christmas Tree | Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
{19th Dec 2013} Thanks to tickets we won from Edmonton Singing Christmas Tree, we went to see this very festive & melodic celebration of Christmas at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. During the show, we learnt the Edmonton Singing Christmas Tree Foundation donates all net proceeds to local charities, organizations and children in need.…
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#FreeStayFriday prize | Mettera Hotel on Whyte
{28th Sept 2013} 6 weeks ago, we entered and won a #freestayfriday twitter prize from Mettera Hotel on Whyte. We were just excited at the prospect of free night at a chic hotel on Whyte Avenue…. then we found out that the prize included: Stay in an Earth King Room, complimentary valet or self…
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Delta Lodge in Kananaskis Country near Calgary | Countryside getaway
{6th Aug 2013} It’s been 2 weeks since we went on our first Canadian road trip from Edmonton to Jasper, Banff, Kananaskis Country and surrounding areas. We had such an incredible time that we can’t wait to go and see it all again soon! Whilst in Banff, we stayed at the Delta Banff Royal…
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Melissa’s Restaurant & Bar, Banff | Great food, service & atmosphere
{7th August 2013} Whilst enjoying this amazing Apple crumble with vanilla ice cream and maple syrup at Saltlik in Banff, we asked our Server to recommend a great breakfast place for the next morning. Trust us, we were stuffed after our meal at Saltlik and would not normally have been thinking about breakfast but…
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Edmonton Architecture | Net Zero Home
{3rd May 2013} All our clients find out that FO Photography is a Photography business with the aspiration to have the lowest possible carbon footprint. Adrian & I struggle with how to express this on our website without sounding like we’re tree-hugging over do-gooders. The design of our website and branding really incorporated our…
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Edmonton | New Year’s Eve Downtown
{1st Jan 2013} On 1st Jan 2012, Adrian & I prayed that come 1st Jan 2013, we’d be in Edmonton, Alberta, living our new life. We are so thrilled and excited as we start 2013 in Edmonton (or #yeg as it is referred to on Twitter, #yeg is equivalent of of LGW or LHR…
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2012 | Massive love, excitement & changes
{31st Dec 2012} 2012 has been a year of new beginnings, the kind that marks the beginning of fulfillment of long term dreams. It was also the year that saw the end of several things in our lives: end of living in the UK as we emigrated to Canada, end of my Engineering role…
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London calling | Leisurely sightings
{10th Dec 2012} So I am off to Canada in 11 days! Yes, less than 2 weeks! I’m so excited about seeing Adrian and getting to know and love our new country of residence. This realisation also meant that I had this sudden urge to go and see some random places in London that…
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Research Project | London College of Communication
{1st Dec 2012} Who’d have thought Elephant & Castle with its LCC presence would be such a difficult place to get breakfast on a Saturday morning?! Well, Shirley & I discovered this and so set out to find a suitable restaurant to provide a hot meal to warm us up on that freezing December…
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Canada beckons!
{22nd Oct 2012} As I type this, my Adrian (he huffs when I call him “my husband”, ever the romantic haha!), is on his way to Edmonton in Canada to start the first part of our emigration to Canada. I ask you to bear with us as we find ourselves in mixed feelings central…
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Pembroke Park | Jubilee Street Party
{2nd June 2012} Our Residents’ Association Committee Members have done it again! By “it”, we mean they organised another fantastic community party for us & our fellow residents! What a fun day to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee! As you’ll see from the photos, we had face-painting, singing, a visit from Crawley Deputy Mayor,…
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2011| Our favourite images & a big “Thank you!”
{31st December 2011} 2011 has been a year of massive changes, development and growth of friendships. Our biggest change was our re-brand and website in June, that the amazing Melissa Love after working with us to discover our true characters. Thanks Melissa! One of the other changes was instigated on the first day of…
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The Sage Gateshead
{9th October 2011} We visited The Sage Gateshead today and were so blown away with its beauty & versatility. It’d have been rude not to take some photographs. Architecture lovers would adore it as their wedding venue, see images for reasons. H
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Fire on the mountain top
{5th July 2011} One of the flats in our block caught fire today but thankfully no one was hurt or killed. Fire men finished putting it out before I went ahead to get these images of them & their fire engines. Thanks to Crawley branch of West Sussex Fire Rescue team for their rapid…
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10 years in the making…
As some of you know, Adrian & I are Design Engineers in our other careers. In 2000, I decided to do all that was required for me to become a Chartered Mechanical Engineer. Several steps were required, the first of which was a 5-year Masters Degree at the University of Birmingham, UK with a…
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2010: A year of challenges, love & laughter.
{1st Jan 2011} Adrian & I have been so blessed to have covered so many different special occasions in our Clients’ lives. We enjoyed all the excitement of helping to plan some of the events and have been so awed by the generosity and kindness of our family, friends and new acquaintances (whom we…