Gilles + Hélène

My dad and Hélène got married in a beautiful hotel in Old Montreal last weekend. It was a day filled with love, joy and celebration. I was their official photographer and spent the week working on the photos to create an album for them. Here is a sneak peek!

Daily inspirations

   :: A needle felted creation Mara made entirely by herself for her papa. ::

:: Mathilde and I made sirens ::

 :: The girls wanted me to show them some ballet moves (you might not know that I have been a dancer for over 10 years...) ::

The girls are really enjoying the story of Minli (also available in English: Where the mountain meets the moon) and we have made some drawings and paintings to illustrate it.

:: Watercolor inspired by Monique. ::

 

Two nights in New Hampshire

Swimming in cold bassins of river water and immersing ourselves in nature. Cold camping morning. Puffy eyes. The smell of woodsmoke in their hair. The Westfalia smell, the exact same smell it had in '87, when my dad and I drove away from the dealer's parking lot. When everybody was asleep at night and I toss and turn, a bit cramped on the lower bunk beside JF, that smell fills me with joy. I am sure I fell asleep smiling.

At the lake and by the fire

Homemade waffles cooked late the night before while chatting with friends that truly care about what you are going through.Two nights in the Westfalia by the barn, with the rooster singing all night. Swimming alone in an untouched lake. Ludo fishing, in trance. Watermelon dripping on naked bodies. Watching the light fairies dance on the creek. Big smiles on two kids face when they came back to surprise us with a 2 liter container of black currant to make jam by themselves. Potatoes on the fire cooked to perfection, just before the rainstorm started. The clearest skies we had seen since Utah. A disapointing news. Ideas that start to flourish and slowly take shape. Life.