The next morning we got up and grabbed some breakfast and then headed out to the farm for a little pre-wedding scouting. Now, I must give my thoughts about farms: I love them. I love the fresh air. I love the sunshine. I even love the mud. Most of all, I love the sustainability factor. Pemberton is a small town 20 minutes north of Whistler, and their potatoes go all over the province, into Alberta and even into Washington.   The farms in this town not only support the residents but also support the local economy. On the farm where Maddie & Adam chose to get married, the Van Loon’s grow 40 acres worth of potatoes! One of the reasons why they chose to get married on a farm was to showcase how amazing local food is and to bring awareness to their guests about supporting their local farmers. This sustainability is something that Nick & I feel very strongly about. Not only is local food great for the environment since it travels a very small distance to your plate, it tastes fantastic!

Anyways, lets get into some photos!

While Nick was with Adam and his guys, I was back at the hotel with the gorgeous Maddie  for some getting ready shots.

This parasol was just one of the MANY hand-crafted details that Maddie (and Adam) worked on tirelessly on for the wedding.

Hours and hours upon hours were spent on creating details for their wedding.  Hand-stamped place cards, clay-casted mason jars and chicken cut-outs galore.   Watch out Martha Stewart!

They chose an amazing band!  Everyone was up and dancing as soon as they started to play!

Who says you can’t get a little silly on your wedding day?

And a few late-night portraits to cap off an utterly fantastic wedding!  Maddie & Adam, thank you for being so awesome!  You guys are silly, goofy, warm-hearted and truly in love

We’re still working on the images, but for now here is a sampling of the day Please enjoy!

As you probably know by now, Vancouver is the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics right now! It’s half way through and it’s been pretty amazing so far. I’ve never seen Vancouver so busy. It’s a huge cliche, but the air is electric in this town. It’s really cool.

On Tuesday I went to Whistler with a friend of mine to watch the 3rd and 4th runs of the women’s luge. It was so cool to see an olympic event LIVE. A once in a lifetime opportunity, that’s for sure. I’m going to see women’s curling on friday, so that will be a twice in a lifetime opportunity For now, here’s a few photos from the luge.

Anna Orlova from Latvia rounds turn 16 in run 3

Jana Sisajova from Slovakia

Julia Clukey from the US. Check out the look on her face!

Natalia Khoreva from Russia and yours truly, to prove I was there

Anke Wischnewski from Germany at the start

Alex Gough of TEAM CANADA!!!!! ZOOOOOOOM!!

The Olympic Rings

Well, That about does it for the Luge event I went to. Tomorrow I’m going to see some curling action. It should be awesome. Canada’s undefeated so far, so I’m looking forward to seeing them play! Is that the right word… play? Do you PLAY curling?? Meh, whatever

Edit: I have been corrected. I will be seeing the Canadian women’s curling team WIN.