Yarrow Wedding | Niki & Sam | Fraser Valley Photographer

Posted on September 1, 2010

by Audra Colpitts

I had the pleasure of not only photographing a wedding last Saturday, but enjoying it as a guest as well! The beautiful bride, Niki, is my husband’s cousin so the wedding was full of familiar family & friends as she exchanged vows with Sam. (You may also recognize them from when they were featured on my blog once before. I did some family portraits at Peace Arch Park of the whole Miller Family.)

We met before the ceremony for the formal photos down at McDonald Park in Chilliwack. It was a quiet little park with great lighting and backgrounds.

The one thing I have always loved about Niki’s family is how close they are and how all of their friends are family as well. They are always laughing and having a great time together. The outdoor wedding ceremony was no exception! Here they are in the backyard of Yarrow Hall.

So classy with the black and white room details and the beautiful 3 tiered wedding cake. The gorgeous rings were custom designed by Garine Jewellers in Central City. Flowers are by Quik Pik Flowers and room decor is by Cinderella Chair.

The reception was (of course) full of love and laughter. In order to get Niki & Sam to kiss, guests had to make a donation into their kissing jar, in which all of the money would be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society in honour of Niki’s Mom, Kathy, who left us just over 2 years ago. I know she was smiling down on Niki & Sam that day and so proud of her beautiful daughter!