Stephanie Koo Photography

{Sneak Peek} Rachel + Chris : Married! - London Ivey Spencer Leadership Centre Wedding - London Wedding Photographer

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:23:00 -0700

Our first wedding in the far east in London, Ontario :)

Emily + James : Engaged! - Vancouver Engagement Session - Vancouver Wedding Photographer

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:06:00 -0700

I went to highschool with Emily and James is one of Jeff’s best friends from highschool. And here they are, soon to be getting married! Small world!! :)

{Sneak Peek} Chanmi + Kyungrok : Engaged! - Korea Wedding Photographer

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:39:00 -0700

LOTS more to come ;)

{Sneak Peek} James + Emily : Engaged! - Vancouver Wedding Photographer

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:00:00 -0700

Fershop with Fer Juaristi - Stephanie Koo Photography - Vancouver Wedding Photographer

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:28:00 -0700

I honestly don’t know how to begin this post. I still feel like I’m in a dream, a very exciting dream that you never want to wake up from and I really have no idea how to express this excitement in words.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend one of my absolute favourite photographers in the world, Fer Juaristi‘s workshop (a.k.a. Fershop) here in Vancouver. I was actually supposed to attend his workshop in New York earlier last year but something came up and I sadly had to cancel it at the last minute. I was devastated.

Fer is a rockstar photographer based out of Mexico who’s now flying all over the world shooting weddings and giving lectures & workshops. I have been following his work for years with endless admiration and a tiny little bit of jealousy (ok, maybe a little more than a tiny little bit) and when the info for the Vancouver workshop was announced, I just had to book my seat without thinking twice, which got sold out within a few minutes.

Now, how should I review his workshop…Since yesterday, my vision is completely turned upside down. Fer has so dramatically changed the way I see light & shadows and interprete things I’m actually quite shocked at how one person can have such an impact on another.

Fer is one of the most genuine, warm hearted, funny and honest people I’ve ever met. He lives with so much passion for photography and finds inspiration and beauty even in somewhat odd and not so beautiful spaces, it made me look back on myself of having been lazy and negative at everything recently.

I most definitely recommend his workshops to whoever wishes to find a fresh dose of insiration. Fer will teach you everything and you’ll thank him forever for helping you see the world with new eyes. And yes he’ll also show you how the heck he creates all those amazing images that you were dying to know about.

–— Attending your workshop was one of the very best things I’ve done since I started my life as a photographer. I officially assign you as my hero AND role model lol! Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, Fer! (and special thanks to the beautiful couple, Hannah and Mike, and two freaking amazeballs Cole and Jakob from Nordica Photography for organizing the workshop! :)

My first attemp at applying Fer’s philosophy on seeing beauty in a different way. #FAIL. (Special thanks to poor Melia from Lucida Photography for modelling for me)

Brittany + Ryan - Couple's Session - Englewood - Calgary Wedding Photographer

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:01:00 -0800

Hi Stephanie.

Well….about Ryan and I. I actually had a small crush on his best friend. But I quickly lost interest in him…but we remainedfriends. Through his pictures I could see this guy (Ryan) in all of them and I thought he was stunning. The most genuine, beautiful smile. I was drawn to him. I creeped on his photos for a good 8 months on facebook until I finally asked his friend what he was all about. We began speaking through email initially for about 3 weeks, when we finally met for sushi on our first date on a really really cold winter night, the anticipation of meeting each other was killing us. He walked through the door at Globefish and I was speechless. I don’t think I have ever smiled so big or hard in my life. By the way…sushi on the first date isn’t the best choice - your mouth is usually full when someone has asked you a question. It was pretty funny. On our second date we went to the Zoo Lights, and then it was Christmas and I had to head to Regina to see my family. I surprised him by coming back to Calgary a day early and we spent New Years Eve together. After that we have been inseparable since. He describes seeing me that first night at Globefish, as seeing his perfect girl…his dream girl. He had fallen in love with me at that moment. It was one of those moments both of us felt, that is described in movies and books. But it really happened to us.

For me to describe Ryan to someone I don’t even know such as yourself… No one has ever looked at me the way Ryan does. The softest, most sincerely in love eyes, you can feel the love, the respect and the dreams hidden within them of our future together. He is so soft hearted and caring for those that he loves. So soft spoken and polite. The most loyal individual I have ever met. I set out to reach so many dreams this year and none of them would have been possible without him backing me and encouraging me that I could do it. Ryan’s presence in my life has brought me so many wonderful things, the first just being him. I am madly in love with him and I know he feels the same about me. And we’re that couple that most people would describe as “sickly in love.” Hahaha.

A diamond in the rough and honestly my angel.

Brittany :)

{Sneak Peek} Brittany + Ryan - Couple's Session - Calgary Wedding Photographer

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:19:00 -0800

These are just a preview! Stay tuned for a full post! :)

Nkechi + Mitch : Married! - NYC couple's session - NYC wedding photographer

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:55:00 -0800

Seriously..Aren’t they the cutest couple ever? :)

We had such a great time working with these two in beautiful New York City and it was much more like hanging out with good friends, rather than a photoshoot. Thank you so much for your awesomeness Nkechi and Mitch!

Lindsey + Scott : Married! - Hudson Hotel Wedding - New York Wedding Photographer

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:52:00 -0800

Lindsey and Scott got married a few weeks ago at the rooftop of an absolutely gorgeous boutique hotel, Hudson Hotel in New York. Although we didn’t get to go out for outdoor portraits due to a tight schedule, we still managed to pull off such a beautiful wedding of this ridiculously good looking couple! Enjoy the photos! :)

Yuni + Jay : Engaged! - Vancouver Engagement Session - Vancouver Wedding Photographer

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:21:00 -0800

My good friend Yuni and her fiance Jay finally got engaged! Yay! Enjoy those photos from their fun engagement session at granville island and downtown Vancouver!