A 'Lil Peek | Cathy Empey | Photographer Langley, B.C. | Boudoir Session

A little more artistic. 

I always like to try new ideas on each and every session. Tailor made to each wonderful client!

{M}

Today I had the lovely M in for a really fun boudoir session. And it was so HOT, that the above skirt caught on fire (just a bit!) This skirt, now has a little burn hole from a candle in the washroom. But the photos in the skirt! AMAZING. Thankfully a great photo or two in it! And no fire most importantly!

Just two for tonight, and I will share some more soon.

Tomorrow afternoon, a maternity session! I just love those too!

Have a great Saturday night!

Cathy xo

Stacking up!

We saw a lot of these fruit bins in Naramata.

Well, we came back from our little get away vacation the Okanagan. It was beautiful. I took quite a few photos, and I am working on them this week. The one above is from a beautiful area of Penticton, B.C. called Naramata. A beautiful little area, full of wineries and fruit trees. 

A lovely treat for the eyes that is for sure. 

Our get-away ended way too quickly, and I am back nose to the grindstone. I hope to blog a bit more soon.

I hope you all had a wonderful sunny weekend too.

Cathy xo

Have a good weekend!

Happy Friday to everybody. Just to let you all know, I will not be here to check email/messages over the weekend. I will get back to you on Monday!

Thank you for understanding, and have a WONDERFUL weekend.

Cathy

More Kaitlin | Boudoir by Cathy Empey, Langley, B.C. Canada | Urban Boudoir Session

Cool stairwell.

PERFECT LOCATION!

Now Kaitlin...flip your head and feel that breeze!

Well, as you can probably tell from the last few posts, that Kaitlin and I did indeed have an urban adventure. And I am so pleased with her session. I have wrapped up this session, and now I look forward to my weekend away with my husband. 

Next weekend...MORE boudoir coming your way!

Enjoy!

Cathy xo

As promised | Boudoir by Cathy Empey, Langley, B.C. Canada | Urban Boudoir

Be sure to click on the images to make larger.

Kaitlin was a good sport!

As promised. 

A surprise visitor to my blog. I have posted a photo of a man on this blog! 

I would have to say this is a first LOL. 

Kaitlin and I were in the alley, getting some fun shots this past Sunday. As I we were setting up the shots, up walks a biker dude and he asks Kaitlin if he can take a photo. Kaitlin says sure. He also asked if he could be in a photo. Sure. And he asked if he could stick his tongue out. Sure no problem! (and if you look really close in the reflection of his glasses, you can see me too.

What a good sport Kaitlin was! And we got some really fun, unique shots that we wouldn't get otherwise.

We has a lot of fun with this guy. More photos to come. 

Cathy xo

Mini Peek - Kaitlin | Boudoir by Cathy Empey | Urban Boudoir Session

A self portrait of myself in action during a really fun urban boudoir session with Kaitlin. 

Outdoor sessions are very fun, and you never know who you may encounter during a session. 

More on that to come.

JUMP jump JUMP! 

Changing in the middle of a parking lot! Jumping quickly into a change of clothes. 

Shoes lots of shoes. She had great shoes. 

And of course her make up and hair most fabulous.

{kaitlin}

I will introduce Kaitlin tomorrow. I am fortunate to have Kaitlin as my make up artist/hair stylist on many of my sessions. She rocks. And she wanted her very own urban boudoir session. So, on Sunday out we went. We had a REALLY fun adventure together and I cannot wait to share some stories and images of that afternoon. We had a BLAST!

More of Kaitlin tomorrow. Happy holiday day!

Cathy xo

D + A = Beautiful Wedding | Cathy Empey | Photographer, Langley, B.C. Canada

I was sitting on the floor dowloading cards, and so I was lower to the ground. I looked around, and this is what  i saw.

Taken in Gastown.

Taken at a restaurant located at Kits Beach called Watermark.

The bride and groom in an embrace.

The beautiful bride Abby.

Also taken at Kits Beach, Vancouver. Laura (second shooter) and Jamie Delaine of Jamie Delaine Photography on the right. I had the pleasure of working as third shooter.

Laura taking a photo of the bridal party in the Alibi Room in Gastown.

An alley in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. (Gastown)

The reception was at the Famee Furlane Hall in Vancouver. Beautiful.

Laughter.

The hall in colour.

Beautiful gown.

{wedding}

Be sure to check out the amazing video that was created by Love Story Media to get a feel for the whole wedding. Please be sure to check Jamie's blog and website to see her amazing photography. And Laura's  fabulous work too. So much talent in those wonderful photographers.

It was a pleasure to work and learn from you both. Those were 12 amazing hours. I am just so thankful the opportunity to grow and learn. 

I have also learned for next time, that I should bring a second pair of shoes :D

A 'Lil Peek | Cathy Empey | Photographer Langley, B.C. | Boudoir Session

Bride Abby's beautiful gown.

I stole this off of Laura's blog! (thank you Laura for taking this!)

 I think it is a great photo of the three of us!

{my very first wedding experience}

I had the pleasure of working as a third shooter for Jamie Delaine. She also had Laura there as her second shooter. It was a long 12 hour day, and I shot over 1000 images. Just one image for now, and I will blog a few more in the following week. 

It was a beautiful day.

Maternity Boudoir | Boudoir by Cathy Empey, Langley, B.C.

On Friday, I had my beautiful cousin A into my boudoir for some photos of her second pregnancy. I cannot believe how PERFECTLY round her belly is. And, the best part was a bit of belly action. Her baby was moving up a storm, and I got to have a feel. So awesome.

 We had a really great morning, and finished off the session with a chat over tea. We had peanut butter on bagels, and some strawberries. So nice to be able to hang with her for the morning. 

I cannot wait to see who is in there!

Cathy xo

Just because | Boudoir by Cathy, Langley, B.C. | Beautiful Statue

I had to share this one! I tested out my skills on a beautiful stone statue in Minter Gardens Mothers Day. 

Happy Friday! Today I had my cousin in for some Maternity boudoir. I cannot wait to share some of the images with you.

Tomorrow I am off to help Jamie Delaine shoot a wedding as her third shooter, also with Laura, her second shooter. I am excited and nervous. Wish me luck! I have never done anything like this before. Totally exciting for me to try something new. 

Sunday, I am shooting an Urban Boudoir session with Kaitlin. I cannot wait! 

Enjoy your long weekend!

Cathy xo

Beautiful Blue-Eyed Beauty | Boudoir by Cathy Empey, Langley, B.C. | Boudoir Session

Beautiful blues eyes!

Great look!

Super sexy wedding shoes!

{k}

This Saturday past, on my eleventh anniversary I had the pleasure of meeting the lovely blue-eyed beauty K. What I noticed right away was the warmth in her smile. And those eyes. The bluest of blue eyes! Sweet K even brought me flowers for my anniversary which even had some yellow in the bouquet. 

(just like our wedding colours!) 

She rocked her session in the sunshine! Our stomach's talked to each other LOL. Our stomach's kept growling to each other. My stomach likes to do that during sessions!

K is getting married in less than two weeks, and this session is a gift to him. I know he will be a very happy man. She is captivating! Lucky lucky man. 

Enjoy your sneak peek, and I look forward to seeing you soon. 

Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers, and for the great hugs.

I hope you had a lovely Mother's Day too K.

Cathy xo

Just Because | Boudoir by Cathy, Langley, B.C. | My Weekend

One of my Mother's day gifts from all of the kids. I LOVE it!

I hope you Mom's out there had a beautiful Mother's day. I had great weekend!  I had a session with the lovely K on Saturday. We celebrated our 11th anniversary. On Sunday, I had breakfast in bed thanks to my nine year old son. He and I went out and took photos together. He captured me on my camera phone above. And then, the photo at the top of the post is a capture from that great day. 

We also went to Minter Gardens for Mother's Day. I have a whole card to download still. I cannot wait to share some statue boudoir with you all ;D

Sneak peeks to come today! She is gorgeous, so stay tuned. 

Cathy xo

Happy Mothers Day!

Just a quick blog post to say happy Mothers Day to all of my wonderful Mom friends, clients and family. And also to all of you expecting a bundle of joy! Belly rubs!

Enjoy your day! 

Cathy xo

Finally Friday!

Well, it has  been a crazy busy week. I have been busy with my family, and all of their stuff. Which leaves a lot less time for me to blog about my life. 

I hope I can start blogging a bit more in the future. 

Tomorrow, is my 11th wedding anniversary! I am looking forward to shooting a session tomorrow! My husband gets to get out and golf. I am happy for him. He needs that time to himself! We will meet up in the evening for some dinner together and cheers eleven years of marriage. 

If I could go back, I would have had boudoir photos done of myself. I am really not the same girl that is above. I have changed so much after the birth of all of our kids.

 Our wedding was shot with film, and so we had less shots to choose from. And there were less choices for photographers back then. The choices were more traditional back in the 90's. 

Today, I would have chosen something completely different. I wish there would have been a photo of my blue toenails that had my something blue, of my garter. A close up of the gloves, my borrowed I wore (that my Mom wore to her own wedding) and of course the lemons (my engagement ring was in a bowl of lemons), and all of the beautiful details that we put into our wedding. 

None of those images captured on film, but I remember them like they were yesterday.

But still, photographs would have been nice. 

I believe all women should have photos taken of themselves. If you are considering a session!

 Do it. Do not live with regrets!

Cathy xo

Interview | Boudoir by Cathy Empey | Langley, B.C. Canada

I was interviewed by a fabulous boudoir photographer in the UK. 

Thank you so much Helen! 

Read it here.

Cathy xo

Beautiful Spring | Cathy Empey Photographer | Langley, B.C.

This afternoon, I FINALLY got outside to take a few photos. Not of beautiful women, but of beautiful blossoms. I just wanted to share with you something that makes my heart sing. Aren't they so delicate and lovely!

I was hoping for some blue sky, but I am still very happy that I got to take my camera out and photograph just for fun. Often as photographers we concentrate on our business, and not so much on ourselves. I have promised myself that I will do some photography just for me. 

I hope your weekend was as bright and cheerful as mine.

Cathy xo