Got to be a motocross wedding - Colt and Jocelyn with their boots
Wow, had a busy weekend last weekend and I'm finally getting caught up. It might be the off season but it sure doesn't feel like it, which is great. I love having all this stuff to shoot. Last weekend it was 2-time Canadian Motocross Champion, Colton Facciotti, and Canadian Women's Motocross contender, Jocelyn Killough's Wedding and I was hired to shoot it. I love shooting weddings, you have so much creative freedom though it can be pretty stressful - you only have once chance to get the shot on what amounts to a once in a lifetime day. It definitely made things easier that it was friends and once the weather dawned sunny and nice a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders.
With how fast paced a wedding day is, I hired my friend Sev to assist me. It made things run so much smoother having someone be able to get gear to me quickly, hold lightstands and generally jump on any problem that arose. Huge thanks to him for coming out! Another bonus was their wedding venue, the Redlands Golf Course in Langley, BC. It was a super nice spot, plus it was just down the road from historic Fort Langley and their was no shortage of great spots to shoot the wedding pics at. The only limitation was time and we had to head back for the reception before we exhausted all the great photo oppurtunities.
After a fun reception and getting to see a lot of good friends who had flown in for the wedding, I got a few hours sleep and jumped back in my truck for the 2 hour drive to Whistler. The Red Bull 5000 Down mountain bike race was taking place and with friends like Dusty Klatt, Shawn Maffenbeier and Shawn Greenaway competing I couldn't miss out. This race is a cool and unique event featuring a mass start at the top of Whistler mountain so it's much different than the usual one at a time, timed format of Downhill racing. The weather ended up being pretty crazy with 6 inches of snow at the top and driving rain at the bottom but despite landing on his head, Dusty still came through in 25th place out of 132 riders. Pretty good considering he rode a downhill bike for the first time 2 weeks before. Maffenbeier was close behind in 33rd while Greenaway came through in 82nd. Though they all looked like they'd been through a war zone, you couldn't wipe the smiles off their faces. The funny thing was that I was having breakfast with Todd Schumlick and almost missed the race. It took so long to get our food that by the time we started eating we looked at the clock and realized they were already on the course! Well, we still made it back in time so it was all good. I'm glad I went and I'm definitely going to be back next year, hopefully with better weather.
After the guys got showered up and clean we headed back into the Village for some beers and food, and of course some bench racing about the crazy day. Then, of all people who walked by outside, I saw Colt and Jocelyn! They had come up with Jocelyn's parents to spend some time in Whistler before everyone headed back to Ontario. It was good to see the newlyweds so soon after the wedding.
Well, it was time to head home so I hit the scenic Sea to Sky highway again and made the drive home. I was exhausted but it was worth it, two great days with great people. I wish every weekend could be like this!
Here's some photos
Jocelyn and her dad walk down the aisle
The Redlands Golf Course in Langley, BC was a nice venue for the ceremony
The wedding party on the banks of the Fraser River, in Fort Langley
Cheers to a great day
Walking along the tracks in Fort Langley
I loved shooting them with this old caboose
The boys try to get all serious. Kind of hard when your Groom is wearing a pair of moto boots
Sunday morning it was off to Whistler for the Red Bull 5000 Down Mtn bike race
Whistler's own Tyler Morland won the race
This guy ate it right at the finish line and taco'd his wheel
In his first ever mountain bike race, Dusty Klatt came across in 25th place
Not far behind, in 33rd was Shawn Maffenbeier. Not bad for a guy from Swift Current. I think my driveway is taller than anything in his hometown.
Dusty relives his front flip crash to World Championship Silver Medalist and fellow islander, Steve Smith
Covered with mud but a big smile on his face, Shawn Greenaway came through in 82nd
Dusty(l) and Shawn(r) with Steve Smith
Dusty's head plant into the rocks did a number on his lid
With weather like this, lots of people needed newspaper
Ahh, time to relax with a post race brew
Shawn Greenaway, after the post race shower.
Old school gondola at the Garibaldi Lift Co.
Todd Schumlick and DK, always so serious
Always the Saskatchewan boy, Shawn was quick to spot the Roughrider's jacket
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