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14 real weddings / David and Kyoko Fierro are professional photographers who have been creating beautiful images for the past 20 years. eir work has been featured nationally, and recently David was awarded a gold medal by Graphis Magazine for a beauty editorial. He recently started directing video, and is excited about the future. In this issue, David shot the "Pure Glamour" gown feature on page 74, while Kyoko photographed "Sash Stars" on page 83. Find the pair online at errophotography.com Christina Symons is a freelance writer and photographer specializing in food, gardens, parties and homes. She contributes to numerous publications including Westworld, Westcoast Homes + Design, the Vancouver Sun and the National Post. Christina has two gardening lifestyle books, Everyday Eden and Sow Simple (Harbour Publishing). Nomo Akisawa of Simply Sweet Photography is a photographer specializing in engagement and wedding photography who looks to capture those special moments that will last a lifetime. Nomo's work can be seen in the summery Okanagan wedding of Holly Wakeman and Katie Prentice on page 52. simplysweetphotographybynomoakisawa.com or simply.sweet.photography@hotmail.com Based in Vancouver, born and bred in the U.K., Sachin Khona has been shooting weddings internationally for over four years. Sachin shoots with a creative and natural documentary style that gives his images a current yet timeless feel. View his fresh work in the sweet farm wedding of Kristine Parker and Matthew Hall on page 57. sachinkhona.com or sachin.khona@gmail.com Camille and Chadwick Bensler of Jonetsu Studios are Canon Northern Explorers of Light, recognized by American PHOTO as one of the "Top Ten Photographers in the World" and by the BC Professional Wedding Awards as winners for 2012 and 2013 in Best Overall Wedding Photography. e two recently ew to Colombia to capture the destination wedding of Cristina Samper Pearl and Curtis Doucette on page 47. jonetsuphotography.com or info@jonetsuphotography.com Butter Studios is well known for their innovation, experience and talent. Gina and Chris Chong provide their clients with a modern, fresh and timeless air to ensure the memories of their big day last a lifetime. e pair shot the colourful wedding of Maisie Cheng and Shali Morsara on page 42, as well as the "Garden in the City" wedding-décor feature on page 62. butterstudios.ca or info@butterstudios.ca Lisa Gratton of Ophelia & Romeo Photographers is a wedding photographer, specializing in people and editorial imagery. Running a client-friendly, service-oriented business, she believes that great creativity often is the result of team e ort and she values working closely with her clients. When she's not photographing weddings, she's chilling with her cat Poppy and her husband Matt. Lisa captured the elegant outdoor wedding of Jennifer Kerr and Terry McBride on page 38. opheliaandromeo.com or hello@opheliaandromeo.com Named one of the "Top Wedding Photographers in Canada," international photographer Kristy Ryan of Blush Wedding Photography infuses her background in fashion photography to weddings to add a stylish editorial look. Kristy shot the summery West Coast wedding of Kim Wong and Grant Murray on page 34. blushweddingphotography.com or kristy@blushweddingphotography.com Luisa Rino has been a stylist and fashion editor for more than 10 years. She holds a Master of Arts degree in French Literature and was the fashion director at NUVO for almost six years before moving into the freelance arena. Her work has been featured in Elle Canada, the Globe & Mail, Glow, NylonGuys and enRoute magazines. She is the Fashion Editor at Real Weddings as well as FLARE's West Coast correspondent. Leanne Pedersen provides 10-plus years of passion and experience creating romantic portraiture and emotional imagery of those in love. Her studio was a 2013 nalist and 2012 winner of the BC Professional Wedding Award in Photography with wedding and fashion editorial works recognized and published nationally and consistently since 2003. Leanne captured the naturally beautiful celebration of Shawna Beise and Alhan Iman on page 28. leannepedersen.com or studio@leannepedersen.com contributors p12-15_EdsNote+Contribs.indd 14 14-04-28 11:49 AM