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Photography & Videography

Wedding & Elopement

Vancouver Island, BC

you shouldn’t have to worry about how you look in your photos — that’s our job.

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If you're feeling a bit apprehensive about being in the spotlight all day,

you're in the right place.

We specialize in curating enjoyable, stress-free, and relaxing photoshoots. We focus on making it easy and fun!

Think of it less as a production and more as a hang out with us, with our cameras in our hands, creating a canvas of candid memories!

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ABOUT US

Hi, we’re Ali & Nate

And this is our fluffy sidekick Gaia

We are the faces behind the lenses and we’re obsessed with capturing love’s unscripted, timeless moments. Gaia is already wagging her tail excited to meet you!

Our mission goes beyond capturing moments: it's about crafting an experience that feels effortless and enjoyable, where the joy of love shines through in every frame

In search of a creative team that makes being in front of the camera effortlessly enjoyable?

You've just found us.

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The 4 Steps to Booking with Us

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Fill in the contact form and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours with details & to set up a time to chat!

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We meet you & you meet us! Whether you prefer a phone chat or a zoom call, we can’t wait to meet you :)

Step Three

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You will sign your contract, and send over your deposit to secure the date

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We’ll send over a questionnaire closer to the wedding date, but otherwise you’re all booked in!

CLIENT LOVE

I honestly can't say enough good things about our experience with Ali and Fern & Fire Photography! We knew that Ali was a great match for us when we discovered that we instantly had so much in common. We really appreciated that she took the time to get to know us on a personal level. She was so good about collecting the little details that we hadn't even thought of. To top it off, we were so grateful that she agreed to travel to Tofino and to get on a boat to a secluded island for us! We loved having you there for our big day, Ali. Thank you so much for your attention to detail and your genuine interest in our vision. And above all, thank you for turning that vision into something even greater than we could have ever imagined! We are so happy with our wedding photos that will hold our favourite memories forever! ❤️

Dallyn Klinovský
Dear Alica and Nate, Thank you for being such an incredible addition to our wedding! We have never taken professional photos before and both felt really nervous to even try it. What a really amazing experience to have faced that fear and also really enjoyed it! You both made us feel at ease. We thought it was crazy that we had so much fun taking pictures in the rain! The time flew by and you both cheered us on so it felt effortless. Thank you for making something we were avoiding fun and exciting. What an experience! Would highly recommend to support their business❤️dream team!” Warmly, Mariah and Kelly

Mariah Vega
Fern & Fire Photography is outstanding. Ali & Nate are true artistic talents and so much fun to work with. They captured all the special moments of our wedding and blew us away with their professionalism and guidance through a process that left us with amazing photographs lovingly delivered in two stunning keepsake wooden boxes. If you are looking for amazing photographers for any special occasions I would 100% recommend Fern & Fire.

Sue Blonde
Over the years my fiancé and I have had a several photo shoots with Alica—What keeps us coming back is her attention to detail, warm personality and the outstanding photos she captures each and every time. As my partner puts it—she is a true artist. Most recently we did a shoot with new addition to the family, 19 day old Ember at the time. We were a bit skeptical booking a shoot during COVID—but truly felt we were in good hands. She made sure to stay socially distanced, welcomed us and made us feel comfortable and safe the entire time. We were blown away with the final product and are so happy we chose Alica for our baby’s first photos! We love you 🙂

Ashley Smith
Alica has such a welcoming energy and makes you feel very comfortable. I was feeling self-conscious before the shoot and she was quick to reassure me that I had little to feel insecure about. Alica and I just met, but we got along so well it felt like we had known each other for much longer. I would highly recommend her in the future! Thank you Alica

Jasmine Griffiths
Alica’s photos are magical ! She’s so fun to work with and is very professional and I enjoyed the whole experience so much! She has a beautiful vision so be sure that all your photos are going to look amazing! I absolutely recommend and would for sure hire her as a photographer again 🙂

Alicia Tchaikoun
Alica is wonderful!! She took some head shots for me and they turned out looking so beautiful. I really appreciated how accommodating she was with my schedule. I had been in an unexpected situation where I needed head shots in a short amount of time and Alica was able to help me out in a quick session and was able to send the head shots to me, edited, in time. I really appreciated how professional she was through the whole process, with keeping me updated on her process and being organized. She is a strong communicator, which I greatly appreciated in a stressful situation. The session itself was so fun and comfortable. I don’t really ever take photos unless I have to, but Alica has a genuine calm and caring presence that makes it easy to relax around her, and also laugh with her! Also, I think her photos speak for themselves as they radiate her talent and artistry. Go get some photos taken with her 🙂

Kaylene Chan
An absolute GEM of a photographer. She's one of those special photographers who effortlessly make you feel entirely comfortable in front of the camera, so that she can stealthily capture the best side/version of you, and make you feel like a superstar.

Julia Hensley
Working with Ali & Nate was such a pleasure! From the very beginning with the engagement shoot to the end with being hand delivered our photos, it was all a seamless experience. Ali & Nate were so fun to work with on the wedding day, they have such a funny dynamic together. They made us laugh and feel very comfortable. The photos and video turned out absolutely amazing and stunning and we are so glad we went with Fern & Fire! Can’t recommend them enough!! Thank you guys so much!

Alyson Moncur
We loved Ali! She photographed both mine and my sisters wedding and the photos were beautiful! She was so fun and easy to work with and really made sure I got all the candid and detailed photos I wanted! Extremely professional and so happy she was part of our big day!

Brigitta Wiebe
We used Ali and Nate to take pictures of extended family and had a really great experience with them. They were great with the kids, and we were able to get some really great pictures.

Trish Bellavance
Ali did an amazing job with our little elopement ceremony! Very She gave us great posing direction and the editing/color grading was perfect! We asked for a some specifics ahead of time and she implemented all of our suggestions beautifully! The questionnaire she sends out is very thorough, and we appreciated her attention to detail. We only hired her for 1 hour since it was a small elopement, but she delivered far more photos than we were expecting, a diverse range of different angles, poses and backdrops. The photos she did for us will be treasured for the rest of our lives!

Sam Boesenberg
We had an amazing experience with Alica, she did such a good job capturing our wedding day! We have so many favourite photos, and are so impressed with the artistic lens in many of them. She is professional, responsive, gives good posing direction, and did an incredible editing job down to the fine details. My flowers ended up being somewhat wilted and discoloured, but in the photos they look perfect. The 2nd photographer she brought was also outstanding and clearly experienced.

Alanna Giroux
Every time I've had Alica do photos for me (she's done headshots, a choir recital, and now a wedding) she always raises the bar. Most recently I was so impressed with our wedding photos/experience. The day-of, she was quick to direct us and suggest new poses all the while making us feel very comfortable and at ease. The photos we received back exceeded my expectations and were my favourite of the two photographers we had for our wedding. I will continue to book with her for all my future photoshoot needs/events and recommend you do the same. You will not be disappointed!

Victoria Zielke

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We specialize in crafting enjoyable, stress free and relaxing photoshoots for couples new to being in front of the camera

you shouldn’t have to worry about how you look in your photos — that’s our job.

BROWSE OUR PORTFOLIO

contact us | we can't wait to meet you! |

contact us | we can't wait to meet you! |

ABOUT US

Hi, we’re Ali & Nate

And this is our fluffy sidekick Gaia

The 4 Steps to Booking with Us

Step One

Step Two

Step Three

Step Four

CLIENT LOVE

Alica’s photos are magical ! She’s so fun to work with and is very professional and I enjoyed the whole experience so much! She has a beautiful vision so be sure that all your photos are going to look amazing! I absolutely recommend and would for sure hire her as a photographer again 🙂

An absolute GEM of a photographer. She's one of those special photographers who effortlessly make you feel entirely comfortable in front of the camera, so that she can stealthily capture the best side/version of you, and make you feel like a superstar.

We loved Ali! She photographed both mine and my sisters wedding and the photos were beautiful! She was so fun and easy to work with and really made sure I got all the candid and detailed photos I wanted! Extremely professional and so happy she was part of our big day!

We used Ali and Nate to take pictures of extended family and had a really great experience with them. They were great with the kids, and we were able to get some really great pictures.

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