Wedding: Andrea & Matt

Labels: photography

posted by Maresa @ 10:40 PM 0 Comments

More bits and pieces

I just booked my flight home for Thanksgiving and I am so, so excited. I cannot wait to see everybody. I want to visit with everyone and go to my favourite places and I don't think there'll be time for sleeping! I also found out today that my mom was rushed to the hospital yesterday because her appendix burst. Very scary. She's in the hospital until Friday and will be off work for a month. I can't wait to see her and hug her.

I've also booked my trip to NYC for this weekend to see Jenn. I'll be going it alone in the big city on Saturday and seeing her Sunday. Which means Saturday I'm going to cram full of some combination of: shopping, Central Park, NY Library, Guggenheim museum, Broadway show... which I don't think is that unrealistic given that my bus arrives into the city around 6AM! I <3 NY.

I shot a wedding on Sunday, and even though I prayed for days to the rain gods, it still rained the whole day. The ceremony was supposed to take place on a rooftop patio but instead 50 guests were crammed indoors into a living room. Thankfully the rain stopped for a few hours while we did photos outside in Mt Royal Park by the lake - which turned out beautifully! And then I stayed and photographed the reception afterward as well. It was really my first real wedding - I was there for about 8 hours! There are sooooo many photos to edit it's ridiculous!!!

I went to go see the Opera on Saturday night, and it was really amazing. Probably the best opera I've seen. It was a double showing of "Pagliacci" and "Gianni Schicchi." And it was also a good excuse to dress up. :)

So I've entered the hockey pool at work, and I pretty much have no idea what I'm doing. Okay I kind of do now because my dad's been helping me out... All I know is that I want to represent the Canucks amongst all these die-hard Habs fans. Which means I will definitely lose. Haha.

I can't believe September is almost over. Life is crazy these days.

Labels: fall, montreal, photography, travel

posted by Maresa @ 9:55 PM 0 Comments

So I've almost survived my first week at my new job. And it's been great. I think it's going to be a perfect fit for me there. I really like my co-workers and I really like that I do a variety of different things so that the day passes by quickly. I will seriously be happy at 6PM tomorrow though and I will be even happier on Saturday when I can sleep past 7AM...

I bought the wickedest shoes this week and I am in love with them.

I am going to NYC in 2 weeks to collide trips with Jenn who will be on her way back to Africa, and I am so excited to see the city in autumn. It's going to be absolutely beautiful. This trip I'm going to make a point of visiting the NY Public Library, as I've never been and always mean to go when I'm in the city. But seeing this photo of a fashion show set there during Fashion Week makes me neeeeed to go. How amazingly stunning and gorgeous is that. Seriously.

And in 3 weeks I'm going to go HOME for Thanksgiving! I am soooooo beyond excited and I can't even believe it's only 3 weeks away. Okay granted I haven't booked my flight yet or asked for an extra day off work yet (which I am crossing my fingers for!) but I will definitely be coming no matter what. Turkey with family is something I can't pass up!

Belatedly, the wedding I shot last Friday went amazingly smoothly. It was a beautiful day, beautiful location, beautiful couple. I haven't finished editing all the photos, but when I do I shall post some! I also did a photo shoot last Sunday afternoon, but maybe I'll just include some of those shots in a giant photo post too... Be on the look out!

Labels: travel, work

posted by Maresa @ 9:09 PM 8 Comments

I'm now officially a working girl again. And it feels pretty good. I think I'm going to like it there - everyone is super friendly and there's lots that needs to be done, including some giant tasks like organizing and putting together Press Kits, which will use my Photoshop and InDesign skills - fun! Today went by smoothly and without a hitch, except for the few times I almost answered the phone with, "Thank you for calling Dr Ei..." a la my last job!

I will also probably turn into a coffee snob from working there. They have both a regular coffee machine as well as an espresso machine, and slowly everyone's been converting to espresso... I'm kind of weird about coffee, though, in that for some reason I don't want to become dependent on it and have to need a cup (or more) every morning. Maybe it's because my mom needs a cup every morning or she's not awake without it. I guess the good thing about this is that it will cut me back on my Starbucks Cafe Mistos that I love so much... Mmmmm.

It's not even 9PM yet and already I'm feeling pretty beat. Maybe it was because I barely got any sleep last night because my stupid neighbours were up late talking about girls - yes, I could clearly hear snippets of their conversation - and playing music. I ended up falling asleep around 4AM with my head at the opposite end of my bed, trying to get as far away from the wall as possible. LAME.

Labels: work

posted by Maresa @ 8:54 PM 2 Comments

Changes and Decisions

So I got a job! A real job. I'll be doing Admin and Reception for a TV production company. The position is full time and I start tomorrow! For more details, email me, because I won't write anything else work-related on my blog.

Aside from happiness about finally landing a job, my current thoughts are these: since everything at home in BC has changed since I left, why do I need to go run back there? My family is still there, and of course I miss and love them, but I will come home for Thanksgiving (1 month away!) to visit. Other than my family, my friends are either living in different cities or will be off traveling, I'm finished school, I don't have a job waiting for me (although I could if I wanted), I don't have any lovers anxious for me to return... So since I have a great apartment and a great job opportunity, I guess I'll just hang out and kick it in Montreal for a while longer.

On my last day of freedom before I become a 9-5er - pardon me, a 9-6er - I decided to take the train out to a suburb called Vaudreuil-Dorion, which is where the wedding I'm shooting on Friday is going to be taking place - at La Maison Trestler. It's a gorgeous old house built in the late 1700s and is situated right on the water, which I think is called Lac Saint-Louis at that point, which confuses me greatly because isn't all the water just the St-Lawrence River?? Hum. Anyway, Maison Trestler has gorgeous expansive lawns and trees and overhanging Willows, and I think the wedding will be stunning. It's creeping up every so slowly... but I'm feeling prepared. I have on order 2 new memory cards, 1 new battery pack, and I'll be renting a $2000 lens for the occasion, so I'm feeling fairly well equipped!

And that, poulettes, is all for this evening. Bonne nuit :)

Labels: life, photography, thoughts

posted by Maresa @ 9:00 PM 2 Comments

When you're lying on your back in the park and a small speck of an airplane interrupts the vast blueness of the sky, isn't it weird to think that there are people up there? People who are sitting in chairs reading newspapers, people who are eating, watching TV, talking to children, looking out the window and wondering what the people on the ground are doing? I find it so bizarre to think about all the planes in their own worlds hovering above the earth, halfway between nowhere and somewhere.

Labels: thoughts

posted by Maresa @ 5:52 PM 0 Comments

I am eating chicken fajitas in my new apartment! Not that you really care what I'm eating for dinner, but a notable point is that I actually have an oven in this apartment! This makes me beyond happy. Even if I haven't used it yet, it makes me happy just to know that it's there. I cannot wait to bake! Muffins, scones, pies! And cook real dinners! Baked fish, lasagna, baked sweet potatoes! I think I talk way too much about food and about ovens!

I would like everyone to know that I just ate peanut butter right out of the jar. Does this make me a freak?

So I'm in my new apartment, and it's pretty fabulous. I spent 3 hours this morning painting a used kitchen table and chairs black and I must say it looks rather nice with my dark-wood kitchen and cappuccino curtains! There is definitely an interior decorator in me. This place feels so clean and modern and me. It's got a good vibe. I will post some photos soon!

I've decided that I want to go sky diving. I bet you never thought I'd say that in a million years, what with me hating flying and all. I think sky diving will probably cure me of that forever! Plus, Louis just did it today for his 30th birthday and it sounds soooo amazing. Not to say I wouldn't be freaked out of my mind and pissing my pants, but I need a little more excitement and a little more adrenaline rush in my life! Ideally it would be sweet to do it in November for my birthday, but I'm pretty sure the companies don't operate then because it's too cold! Or maybe I should save it and do it for my 25th birthday next year??? Giant quarter-century celebration next year!!

I ordered some business cards from Moo for my photography business and they arrived today! Moo is a great company because for 50 business cards, I could upload up to 50 different images, and it was very affordable! I had them sent to Nick's address since I knew I'd be in between addresses, and he says they're pretty amazing! I can't wait to see them!

Holy randomness! I think my posts get more random every time. How about a random photo from Jamaica to finish?

Labels: apartment, food, moving

posted by Maresa @ 7:25 PM 0 Comments