Lifestyle photographer serving Powell River + the greater Vancouver area in BC

lifestyle wedding + elopement photographer based in Powell River, BC

always giddy to travel!

I love: people in love who aren’t afraid to show it + pretty light.

let me capture how your loved ones see you!

devinmoore.photography

BC Intimate Weddings/Couples Photographer for: JOYful people who want to have FUN/feel like THEMSELVES in their photos!
🤙🏼Sharing travels & Mama life!

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“Secret Vows” is what they called it:
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She excitedly met us at this beautiful trail and waited nervously and excitedly for him to join her, blindfolded, led by his best friends.
They had the idea of spending a special moment together and reading their vows privately before the ceremony, while still saving the “first look” for walking down the aisle 🖤
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He took his blindfold off and it took everything in him not to turn around and look at his beautiful bride!
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They snuggled up and talked before reading each other their vows, and giggled when they had EACH written almost the SAME thing about “keeping your butt warm forever” 😂 and read their handwritten vows until they literally couldn’t contain their laughter and tears!
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I expected them to read their vows quietly, to themselves, but it was like their respect and adoration for each other couldn’t be kept in, and their voices were loud and sooo proud of the love they shared!
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Greg and I couldn’t help but tear up watching them, greg looked at me and then quickly put the camera up to cover his eyes HAHA and I kept thinking how incredible it was that I got to be a part of such a heartfelt, special moment in two peoples lives!
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I can’t wait to share more from their epic intimate wedding at Manning Park soon 🖤

Wow wow wow, toddler life is a whole new ball game

If you told me I had to choose ONE photo to share

Right in the living room where she grew up…. ⠀

Wanna know the PERFECT location for your photoshoo

Sometimes I like a photo for unexplained reasons,

This is my “Why”...
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My two favourite things in the world in a frame! I feel like everyone deserves a photo like this..

Eisley is becoming such a little daddies girl and I can’t blame her: Gregs patience, his loving care of us girls, his amazing cooking, his hardworking spirit without ever complaining: we couldn’t have a better man in our life! And I see all of that and more in this photo.
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I photograph my own life to remember, to create art, to share with others; but mostly to APPRECIATE the wonderful things and moments in my life (and also see the tough times we went through)
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I am so passionate about photography because it’s a way I can creatively look at someone and try to capture them authentically for who they are, freeze in time their best moments, their loves in life: and I really feel everyone deserves to have their life documented in a way that freezes how their life FELT at that time.
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And this is my “why”!!!
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It’s all too easy for me to get overwhelmed with the details, the likes or followers (or lack of 😂) on IG, on the aspects I feel I’m lacking in or all the projects I want to work on and better (I’m talking to you, website) but here’s a reminder to anyone that needs it: whether you are a mama, a photographer, a creative with a hobby, REFOCUS on your “Why”, and get back to the whole point of your passion!
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And if you don’t have one? It’s never to late to FIND one!
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Let me know in comments if any of this resonates with you, and tell me what your “why” is!!! (Please so Im not embarrassed that I asked a question and get crickets 🦗😂😂)

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What contributes to a STRESS-FREE wedding day?!
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-knowing every wedding has silly hiccups but that’s what makes it special!
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-planning SNACKS and FOOD during the day, assigning someone to make sure you and your family and wedding party are eating and staying hydrated 😂
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-having a TIMELINE (ask your wedding planner and or photographer for help in this cause chances are they actually KNOW how long things take! And then give yourself wiggle room!
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-YOUR MINDSET! Don’t stress about the small stuff, don’t freak if your dress gets dirty, assume everyone is having fun the whole day no matter what and TRUST whoever you hired is going to do their part!
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-focus the love that got you here 🙂
(Get away and spend some quiet minutes just you as a couple!!!)
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-plan ahead of time: how can I infuse more US into this wedding? Realizing you can do WHATEVER you want at your wedding! You can keep it scrap tradition, you can do what feels fun and natural and is a representation of YOU as a couple!
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-just laugh a lot (:

-surround yourself with people who HELP you reduce stress, not add to it! (Including your vendors who you hire!)

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-what’s some tips you did a your wedding (or at others!) to make it stress-free?!

14 months of loving you 😍😭🌻 your favs:
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-saying “hi dad!”
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-eating EVERYTHING including copious amounts of sand 🤢 & dirt from my plants & pieces of fuzz whyyyyyy
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-trying new things, including spicy foods?! She literally loves sriracha 🤯🤔
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-her bottle of goat milk 😂 just weaned her & got her onto a bottle and she LOVES it & although it was super sad for me, our bond is better and I don’t have to deal with constant nipple bites so it’s a really good thing 😂 proud i lasted that long!
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-Caleb & Sofia videos! Especially the Esther song!
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-GOING ON WALKS! she is so incredibly serene & chill & content!
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-her monkey! Sucks on the tail & smells it all night long she’s weird ok 😂
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-running water. Creeks, waterfall, bath water, you get it
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-hitting & biting for a reaction 🤦🏼‍♀️
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-eating fruit (the passion is real)
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-THROWING HER FOOD literally the bane of my existence
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-pens & her little pink bird lollipop holder from one of her cousins. Literally sometimes it’s the only trick to calm her down.
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-her cousins!!!!!
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-drinking nonna and Pappa D’s smoothies. Every. Morning.
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-walk running around the house holding on to my 2 pointer fingers on her tip-toes
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-being held close or being confined (like a car seat or in a hug lol)
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-Im really blanking actually lol she kinda just loves everything super passionately until she doesn’t 😂
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-doesn’t like raw veg?
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-loud Reno noises
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-I love you big time little girl!
P.s. we were at my sisters house over the weekend & I tried out her longboard & she made me look way cooler than reality 😂 thx Kenz!
What’s a fav Eis thing?!

There’s nothing like a fresh fuzzy sweet-smellin

Are you a photographer wondering how to get your c

Benefit of having a small intimate wedding?..
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Having THIS be your first dance location 😍
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They had a beautiful Oceanside ceremony with only their closest friends and family present, with a ton more connected over video stream, and like many others during Covid they didn’t have any dancing.
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As we’re walking along the beach I asked them if they like to dance and she said they do! So, I had sneakily planned to play “their” song “Tennessee Whiskey” and now I knew I didn’t want them to miss out on ANYTHING during their wedding, and as I played it on my phone and had Greg put it on the ground next to them, we could see ALL the emotion on their faces! She totally forgot that she told me their fav song on their questionnaire and said “HOW did you know!?”
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It was just the two of them, fully immersed in the moment and the music and it was one of the sweetest “first dances” I’ve ever seen 🙂
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What was your first dance song or the song you want to use?!

HI! Remember me!?? There’s those people that ca

WE’RE MOVING!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In al

I tried an office job....was it for me?...
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HARD NO.
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I struggled, and quite frankly just didn’t excel 😂 (sorry dad lol)
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I NEEDED to do something creative, something where I could work with happy people, drawing them out and capturing them in a way that was both real for them AND artistic for me!
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Andddddd that is why I now do something I LOVE, and am sooo thankful for it!
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Buttttt that means I have a non-essential job during Covid-19 🤪
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And I MISS TAKING PHOTOS SO MUCH!
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I KNOW this time has been TOUGH for so many of you, so I want to CELEBRATE later this summer and capture you feeling free and joyful and happy and in-love!
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I want to make it more accessible though to everyone, because I personally feel getting your life and memories documented is SO important (and “essential” 😉) from time to time! SO:
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I will be offering a 20% discount for ALL shoots through 2020 if booked in May, AND I’m going to drop the deposit price to book with me in half so you don’t have to pay as much up front :)!
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We will plan Covid-regulation-Flexible dates, and heed all safety precautions!
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I’ll also be offering a couple slots for photographers who want to pick my brain over a video chat learning sesh!
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(After having my baby girl I didn’t want to work too much, and then RIGHT as I was about to announce that I was going to be taking on more regular sessions, a pandemic broke out lol!)
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If you are wanting a summery, fun, chill photo session after being cooped up so long, REACH OUT!!! Dm/email me and let’s plan it 🙂
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Vancouver area/Powell River/Victoria

Guys, Eisley is showin’ some major SASS these da

BRIDES: during COVID-19:
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if you’re anything like me, planning a wedding is not easy! Even if your stoked, it’s still a crazy amount of decisions!!!
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Add in COVID-19 and allll the unknowns that come along with that and my heart so goes out to you!!
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HOW CAN I HELP YOU??
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Are you struggling with the unknowns? Questioning whether or not to put off your wedding or elope now, with a big party a year later?
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Ugh. It’s such a hard time of uncertainty. BUT. With that said, there’s a lot of POSITIVES that can actually come from being “serendipitous” as one of my awesome brides just told me! Amazing, beautiful things often times come from a totally unplanned day!
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If you are feeling overwhelmed right now, reach out! I’ve been a part lot of different types of weddings and I LOVE creatively problem solving to get the most joy packed into whatever type of circumstances the bride and groom has! Just talk it out with me and I’ll see if I can help in any way, even if just to brainstorm!
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2nd: I want you to think of one of the best days of your life. A time when you were just super happy and loving life! For me, those days have almost always just *happened*, kinda randomly, without the entire day being completely planned out.
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I BET that a bunch of you would say that some of your BEST memories were days resulting from some spontaneity!
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I literally met Greg because of a crazy fluke, in Mexico. Never saw that one coming and couldn’t have planned my future if I tried!
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So I want you to try to see the beauty in letting go of control. Write down a couple of key things you want to FEEL on your wedding day. Not see, not look like, not buy.... but how do you want to feel?
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Because you CAN control how you enjoy your wedding day.
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& if you decide you want to elope now and then do a big party with your loved ones later?! Think about how epic of a story this will be to tell your grandkids one day!
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I’m here for you 🤍

These 2 honestly had the best day even though every aspect was changed last minute. Your day will still be epic too!

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