.pink sugar photography blog.

.a fresh start.

you guys, it's finally here.

after an amazing eight years photographing hundreds of weddings and families as pink sugar photography, it's time i step out from behind the brand and just be me.

i'm so excited to introduce my new branding, my new website, and myself. (hi! i'm andrea.) same person, same crazy love of photography, but now you can find everything i love all in one place -- my portfolio, tons of new content, my blog for client sessions and my personal blog featuring daily-ish photographs of my little family, our adventures, and our favourite things. grab a drink, get comfortable and take a peek around; there's so much to see! (and don't forget to enter to win a family session including digital files while you're there!)

thank you so much to all of you who have supported me, followed along with my work and family, and trusted me with your beautiful weddings and amazing families over the past eight years; i am so excited to share this new chapter with you. xox, andrea

(brand and site design by the lovely ladies over at gimme that it!)

.what a sunny day after the first snow looks like.

sprinklers and beach balls and popsicles. oh my.

after an early first snowfall this year, we were all really excited to see the warm weather return! and speaking of returning -- check out that segway ;) -- i'm so excited to finally have something fun to post to join back up with my "what _______ looks like" ladies this month. there are a bunch of new faces in out group since i last posted so be sure to make your way around the circle to see all of the beautiful work. first up, the lovely and talented kelsey gerhard. happy monday! xox, andrea.

.oscar.

our new addition, and the wee-est member of the pink sugar team, oscar william hanki joined the world one week ago today. to say we are absolutely smitten would be a massive understatement -- this little guy fits into our family just perfectly.

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xox, andrea.

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two weeks in our own private paradise as told by camera and iphone -- in a nutshell: pool, beach, repeat.

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after a few months hiatus, i'm so happy to get back into the habit of monthly personal posts with the "what ______ looks like" ladies. this month, i'm linking up to the lovely and talented lindsey bergstrom so click on through to her page to get a glimpse at what the last month has looked like in her world. xox, andrea.

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first of all, happy new year!! i've missed you :)

if you don't follow my personal blog or if you missed the update on the facebook page, you may have been wondering where i have disappeared to over the last couple months, so here's a quick flashback to what's been happening in pinksugarland in the last quarter of 2013.

september: lila started kindergarten and ballet, mark worked on the deck, and we savoured the last bits of summer weather before fall.

october: we frolicked in and crafted with leaves, and filled our time preparing for and celebrating halloween.

november: the snow flew and we played in it, lila turned five and cole turned two.

december: a birthday party, a big announcement (and the main reason for my disappearance around these parts), and an abundance of holiday fun.

now it's january and time to get back on track and prepared for another amazing year for pink sugar photography. i have about a gazillion sessions and weddings from last year that i can't wait to share with all of you in the coming weeks (if anyone still comes here anymore after the radio silence over the last couple of months). with the new baby arriving in the spring, session and wedding availability is going to be quite limited for 2014 so if you'd like to get into the calendar, i'd definitely recommend your getting in touch sooner rather than later so we can chat further about making some photo magic happen :)

cheers! xox, andrea.

a new favourite campsite, checking out the playground, down to the lake, peekaboo in the towels and a nature walk as the sun set.

feels a bit like i've been sharing the same post over and over all summer, but hey, this is the way we spent it, so why not? :)

.............................................

the lovely kelsey gerhard is the newest member of our circle -- go check out her first post and welcome her to the group! xox, andrea.

i spent every summer of my childhood at this cabin -- it is one of my favourite places in the world. bringing my own kids here feels like magic.

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next up in the what _____ looks like circle, check out some of (the always inspring) shannon sewell and her family's favourites! xox, andrea.

in june we did a lot of exploring. this is one of our adventures :)

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next up in the what _____ looks like circle, check out what the lovely and crazy talented summer murdoch got up to last month!

sidenote: i'd love to photograph YOUR family here -- shoot me an email (andrea[at]pinksugarphotography[dot]com) if you're interested! xox, andrea.

the month when golden grass turned green and we spent every day outdoors. the month made up of a birthday, mother's day, an anniversary, two half birthdays and a preschool graduation. the month when my children suddenly became the best of pals. may was rather special.

.............................................

special thanks to mister hanki for helping prove my existence to future generations this month, and apologies for the ridiculously long post -- our month was rather full, in addition to being rather special :) now head on over to see what lindsey bergstrom and her beautiful daughters were up to this past month!! happy thursday. xox, andrea.

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we turned a work trip to vancouver into a little holiday for our family -- there were beaches and parks to explore every step of the way :)

........................................

back on track after missing out on the what _____ looks like deadline last month, i'm super excited to introduce you all to shannon sewell, whose crazy talent i've been admiring for years. click on through to see what's sure to be some amazing art she's created this month :) happy monday! xox, andrea

.what a costa rican vacation looks like.

two weeks in our own private paradise as told by camera and iphone -- in a nutshell: pool, beach, repeat.

.............................................

after a few months hiatus, i'm so happy to get back into the habit of monthly personal posts with the "what ______ looks like" ladies. this month, i'm linking up to the lovely and talented lindsey bergstrom so click on through to her page to get a glimpse at what the last month has looked like in her world. xox, andrea.

Posted on February 10, 2014 at 04:20 PM in families, kids, personal | Permalink | Comments (21) | TrackBack (0)

first of all, happy new year!! i've missed you :)

if you don't follow my personal blog or if you missed the update on the facebook page, you may have been wondering where i have disappeared to over the last couple months, so here's a quick flashback to what's been happening in pinksugarland in the last quarter of 2013.

september: lila started kindergarten and ballet, mark worked on the deck, and we savoured the last bits of summer weather before fall.

october: we frolicked in and crafted with leaves, and filled our time preparing for and celebrating halloween.

november: the snow flew and we played in it, lila turned five and cole turned two.

december: a birthday party, a big announcement (and the main reason for my disappearance around these parts), and an abundance of holiday fun.

now it's january and time to get back on track and prepared for another amazing year for pink sugar photography. i have about a gazillion sessions and weddings from last year that i can't wait to share with all of you in the coming weeks (if anyone still comes here anymore after the radio silence over the last couple of months). with the new baby arriving in the spring, session and wedding availability is going to be quite limited for 2014 so if you'd like to get into the calendar, i'd definitely recommend your getting in touch sooner rather than later so we can chat further about making some photo magic happen :)

cheers! xox, andrea.

a new favourite campsite, checking out the playground, down to the lake, peekaboo in the towels and a nature walk as the sun set.

feels a bit like i've been sharing the same post over and over all summer, but hey, this is the way we spent it, so why not? :)

.............................................

the lovely kelsey gerhard is the newest member of our circle -- go check out her first post and welcome her to the group! xox, andrea.

i spent every summer of my childhood at this cabin -- it is one of my favourite places in the world. bringing my own kids here feels like magic.

.............................................

next up in the what _____ looks like circle, check out some of (the always inspring) shannon sewell and her family's favourites! xox, andrea.

in june we did a lot of exploring. this is one of our adventures :)

.............................................

next up in the what _____ looks like circle, check out what the lovely and crazy talented summer murdoch got up to last month!

sidenote: i'd love to photograph YOUR family here -- shoot me an email (andrea[at]pinksugarphotography[dot]com) if you're interested! xox, andrea.

the month when golden grass turned green and we spent every day outdoors. the month made up of a birthday, mother's day, an anniversary, two half birthdays and a preschool graduation. the month when my children suddenly became the best of pals. may was rather special.

.............................................

special thanks to mister hanki for helping prove my existence to future generations this month, and apologies for the ridiculously long post -- our month was rather full, in addition to being rather special :) now head on over to see what lindsey bergstrom and her beautiful daughters were up to this past month!! happy thursday. xox, andrea.

Posted on June 06, 2013 at 12:31 PM in families, kids, personal | Permalink | Comments (16) | TrackBack (0)

we turned a work trip to vancouver into a little holiday for our family -- there were beaches and parks to explore every step of the way :)

........................................

back on track after missing out on the what _____ looks like deadline last month, i'm super excited to introduce you all to shannon sewell, whose crazy talent i've been admiring for years. click on through to see what's sure to be some amazing art she's created this month :) happy monday! xox, andrea

.a new year.

first of all, happy new year!! i've missed you :)

if you don't follow my personal blog or if you missed the update on the facebook page, you may have been wondering where i have disappeared to over the last couple months, so here's a quick flashback to what's been happening in pinksugarland in the last quarter of 2013.

september: lila started kindergarten and ballet, mark worked on the deck, and we savoured the last bits of summer weather before fall.

october: we frolicked in and crafted with leaves, and filled our time preparing for and celebrating halloween.

november: the snow flew and we played in it, lila turned five and cole turned two.

december: a birthday party, a big announcement (and the main reason for my disappearance around these parts), and an abundance of holiday fun.

now it's january and time to get back on track and prepared for another amazing year for pink sugar photography. i have about a gazillion sessions and weddings from last year that i can't wait to share with all of you in the coming weeks (if anyone still comes here anymore after the radio silence over the last couple of months). with the new baby arriving in the spring, session and wedding availability is going to be quite limited for 2014 so if you'd like to get into the calendar, i'd definitely recommend your getting in touch sooner rather than later so we can chat further about making some photo magic happen :)

cheers! xox, andrea.

.what our last camping trip of the summer looks like.

a new favourite campsite, checking out the playground, down to the lake, peekaboo in the towels and a nature walk as the sun set.

feels a bit like i've been sharing the same post over and over all summer, but hey, this is the way we spent it, so why not? :)

.............................................

the lovely kelsey gerhard is the newest member of our circle -- go check out her first post and welcome her to the group! xox, andrea.

.what life at the lake looks like.

i spent every summer of my childhood at this cabin -- it is one of my favourite places in the world. bringing my own kids here feels like magic.

.............................................

next up in the what _____ looks like circle, check out some of (the always inspring) shannon sewell and her family's favourites! xox, andrea.

.what exploring the alberta badlands looks like.

in june we did a lot of exploring. this is one of our adventures :)

.............................................

next up in the what _____ looks like circle, check out what the lovely and crazy talented summer murdoch got up to last month!

sidenote: i'd love to photograph YOUR family here -- shoot me an email (andrea[at]pinksugarphotography[dot]com) if you're interested! xox, andrea.

.what the month of may in pinksugarland looks like.

the month when golden grass turned green and we spent every day outdoors. the month made up of a birthday, mother's day, an anniversary, two half birthdays and a preschool graduation. the month when my children suddenly became the best of pals. may was rather special.

.............................................

special thanks to mister hanki for helping prove my existence to future generations this month, and apologies for the ridiculously long post -- our month was rather full, in addition to being rather special :) now head on over to see what lindsey bergstrom and her beautiful daughters were up to this past month!! happy thursday. xox, andrea.

Posted on June 06, 2013 at 12:31 PM in families, kids, personal | Permalink | Comments (16) | TrackBack (0)

we turned a work trip to vancouver into a little holiday for our family -- there were beaches and parks to explore every step of the way :)

........................................

back on track after missing out on the what _____ looks like deadline last month, i'm super excited to introduce you all to shannon sewell, whose crazy talent i've been admiring for years. click on through to see what's sure to be some amazing art she's created this month :) happy monday! xox, andrea

.what roadtripping in the spring looks like.

we turned a work trip to vancouver into a little holiday for our family -- there were beaches and parks to explore every step of the way :)

........................................

back on track after missing out on the what _____ looks like deadline last month, i'm super excited to introduce you all to shannon sewell, whose crazy talent i've been admiring for years. click on through to see what's sure to be some amazing art she's created this month :) happy monday! xox, andrea