sweep me off my feet

Sunday night and we were driving home from Thanksgiving dinner with family. Full of turkey, butternut squash soup, pie, and thankfulness. Shane asks me if I want to know what we’re doing for our one year anniversary. I had been teasing him about it during the weeks prior, wondering what he was planning, and thereby sort of putting it on him. I only half meant to…I offered to help, really. But he wowed me, doing a stellar job all on his own…

Monday morning we drove the quiet streets into downtown Vancouver and boarded a standby flight on a helicopter bound for Victoria, on Vancouver Island. Shane had booked a night at the gorgeous Empress Hotel on the harbour, and knowing my love of high tea, made reservations for their world renowned afternoon tea. Altogether, I felt a little like I had stepped into my own fairytale…and I couldn’t stop smiling.

The view of Vancouver as we took off made me love this city a little bit more…

Shane got right into it and was a perfect afternoon tea date ;)

When I was young, we would come to Victoria on school field trips and I was always in awe of this grand place…
and to now enjoy it with my husband was such a treat.

We roamed the pretty streets of downtown Victoria where we stumbled upon this. I wanted to bring it home with me and create a styled shoot around it…

Here’s to many more adventures and many more anniversaries to celebrate xo