The person behind the camera

Hi, I'm Dave.

I photograph weddings and elopements across British Columbia. Mountaintop ceremonies, downtown ballrooms, and a lot of quiet moments in between.

Dave, photographer and founder of SimplyWed Studio
The story

Calm on the day, honest in the gallery.

I've been doing this for the better part of a decade. In that time I've learned the photos couples actually come back to are almost never the posed ones. They're the look someone gives across a room, the laugh that catches everybody off guard, the ten minutes you got alone before dinner started.

So that is what I shoot for. I stay calm, I stay out of the way, and I work with the light that is already there. Most couples tell me afterwards that they forgot I was in the room. That is the goal.

Your gallery should feel lived in, not staged. It should look like the day you actually had, on the best version of that day. No stiff group shots you will never print, no two hours of portraits while your friends are at the bar without you.

I'm based in Vancouver and I shoot all over the province. Sea-to-Sky, the Island, the Interior, the Fraser Valley. If you're getting married somewhere beautiful and slightly inconvenient, that is usually my favourite kind of job.

Dave
See the work
10+
Years behind the camera
Weddings and elopements, the better part of a decade of them.
140+
Days documented
From two people on a mountain to a full room of friends and family.
All of BC
Wherever the day happens
Vancouver, the Sea-to-Sky, the Island, the Fraser Valley, the Interior.

What I believe.

01

Candid over choreographed.

The best moments happen when people stop performing. My job is to make room for them and be ready when they arrive.

02

Light over flash.

I work with the light that is already in the room wherever I can. It keeps the photos looking like the day actually looked.

03

Story over snapshots.

A gallery should read from start to finish, not just collect nice frames. Every photo should earn the one after it.

Tell me about your day.

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