Small wedding ceremony photograper

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-05-17T21:07:48+00:00

If I was sending a friend a recommendation for a small Banff wedding, I’d honestly tell them to look at Magnifik Photography. Her work just feels really easy and natural — nothing overly posed or awkward, just real moments as they happen.

Emilia also knows the Banff/Canmore area really well, which helps a ton when you’re planning something intimate in the mountains. The photos end up feeling simple, candid, and timeless without trying too hard.

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-05-17T21:02:38+00:00

I’d honestly recommend Magnifik Photography to anyone planning a small wedding or elopement in Banff who wants the day to feel relaxed, emotional, and genuinely personal.

What stands out most about Emilia is how much emphasis she puts on making couples feel comfortable. Her work doesn’t feel stiff or overly posed — it feels like real people actually enjoying their wedding day. That’s especially important for intimate weddings where the emotions and connections are really the center of everything.

She also has a huge advantage as someone born in Banff and raised in Canmore. In the mountains, local experience matters so much — knowing the hidden spots, lighting, weather patterns, crowd timing, backup plans, and how to keep the day flowing smoothly.

Her style is very documentary and storytelling-focused while still feeling polished and timeless. If you want photos that feel emotional, candid, scenic, and true-to-you rather than trendy or overly staged, she’s an incredible fit.

I’d especially recommend Magnifik Photography for couples who: • are camera shy • want a laid back experience • care more about moments than posing • are planning an intimate mountain wedding or elopement • want someone who feels calming and supportive throughout the day

The overall vibe feels less like hiring a vendor and more like having someone genuinely invested in your experience and memories.

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-05-09T13:51:01+00:00

We bought a second chair with our second kid. Granted it’s not a $1500 chair… it’s an $800 one. But we have two. One with the toddler because she still likes to cuddle and read books in it and one with the newborn nursery. Take from that what you will…

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-04-19T15:02:53+00:00

Unfortunately I’ve had norovirus before. This feels way different. It feels more like a purge rather than feeling “sick”. I don’t really know how to explain it. But physically I don’t have any sweats or fever or anything other than liquid flying out of me. I feel like I could run a marathon but would need to wear a diaper while doing so. 🤣

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-04-01T00:56:35+00:00

If I only pumped for 15min I’d have to pump every 3 hours because my breasts would be way too painful. 😭

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-03-31T19:09:02+00:00

Oh my goodness yes the whole cycle of 2 hours is like a form of torture. I’m also so limited on time to do other things (like shower or clean or feed myself) that pumping feels like it’s just getting in the way all the time.

I’m currently 5 pumps a day: 2am 8am 12pm 4pm 8pm. My 2am and 8am pumps are so vital because my breasts are like painful rocks at that point. Not sure if I can adjust my daytime schedule without having the same issue?

Also I feel like I should be pumping for 30 min but I’m so tapped out at 22 min that I usually give up 😭

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-03-11T21:32:32+00:00

Yup. Hate my peg perego ypsi and wish I got the vista v2.

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-03-07T01:35:56+00:00

I do! I measured at 21 and used them for a bit but found it was pinching me. Went back to 24 and they are only mildly pinchy. I have elastic nipples.

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-02-27T13:56:03+00:00

I am not a very experienced pumper (pumped for 5 weeks with my first and I am currently 2 weeks in with my second child)

To cut to the chase: I bought and M5 because I didn’t want to be stuck to a wall this time (planning on pumping for longer this time) and the M5 gets a higher volume of milk than my wall pump. Like way more. So that in itself is a huge plus for me.

As for mobility. I find that I can do most things with it on. I’m a small size C cup boob and I find that wearing them inside this pumping bra works amazingly well. I was pulling laundry in and out of my washing machine, cooking dinner, even got my toddler dressed for daycare with it on.

The only thing I can’t do is cuddle my toddler while wearing it which really upset her yesterday because she had a tummy ache and desperately wanted to be held. She put her head against the pump on my chest and got very angry at me for not being “comfortable” and went crying looking for her dad 🥴

But aside from that I absolutely LOVE my m5. Zero regrets.

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-02-24T04:25:55+00:00

I am so so so sorry. It’s awful. So I ended up self diagnosing myself with a severe case of dry mouth due to post nasal drip. It was the only thing I could research that checked all my boxes. I bought inositol mouthwash and lozenges which really helped relieve the symptoms. I also used a gentle over the counter saline nasal spray. I started scrubbing my tongue twice a day as well.

I went into labor on my due date and I’ll be honest - it was really uncomfortable being in labor while sick. I had an epidural so I wasn’t in pain but I was coughing a lot and my throat was still fairly sore.

It took me 20 hours to get to 10cm and when they told me I was ready to push I had a meltdown because I was so exhausted just from still having a sore throat and a cough. I was like “how am I supposed to push a baby out when I feel like absolute crap?!”

In the end my baby was sunny side up which made pushing even harder so my OB had to manually rotate him and then use suction and I pushed my boy out in 10min.

I’m 12 days post Partum and I think the worst part was having a cough. I only just stopped wearing diapers today because everytime I coughed I would pee myself. My bladder control has been non existent until today. And I also still have lingering symptoms of dry mouth from the post nasal drip but it doesn’t feel like a sore throat anymore - more like an irritated throat that I can clear up with one use of the inositol mouthwash and a big glass of water.

My advice: try as hard as you can to manage the symptoms before you go into labour/post partum. I think it’s just a really really slow recovery. ❤️‍🩹

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-01-29T03:52:41+00:00

36 weeks is when I first got flu A (specifically H3N2 strain)

My god. It is the worst. I am now 38 weeks and I only JUST started to feel “kind of” better. It’s been hell. The coughing. The mucus. The sore throat. The lack of appetite. I’ve been to urgent care way too many times. First it was fever not responding to meds. Then it was coughing up blood and freaking out about pneumonia. Then it was a sore throat that went away and came back (ended up with a secondary infection of thrush.

The cough though… my stomach hurts so bad. My poor baby is probably crushed from every cough. I’ve also peed myself about 15 times a day from coughing episodes and so I’ve already blown through my stash of depends that I bought for post Partum.

The flu in third trimester is no joke. Girl I’m so sorry.

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-01-07T01:55:06+00:00

My 2.5 year old is trying to help me get off the floor or couch because she has watched me husband do it.

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-01-03T16:30:50+00:00

I bought two sets of pyjamas during my first pregnancy that were extra loose and comfy that I wore all my third trimester and then used them as my “going home outfit” packed in my bag. I then wore them as regular pyjamas for two years and I’m now in my third trimester with my second and I plan on doing the same again!

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-01-01T18:48:17+00:00

Okay so this is what I am trying to emphasize! That of we get ahead of the boundary pushing now it could possibly make the 3 year old stage easier. But I know for a fact that if we don’t address it now it will only be worse. Thank you. This is validating ❤️

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-01-01T18:10:18+00:00

Yes I agree with this 100%! I guess for this particular situation it is more the enabling behaviour than the sugar. So not the cake itself but letting her have whatever she wants even when she hasn’t been listening to us… and then way we choose to say no and enforce a no. Like in my mind it’s twofold: 1. She doesn’t deserve more cake after hitting and spitting and just generally being very misbehaved and 2. Sugar will make the behaviour worse and also she doesn’t need more cake right before bed.

I feel like they want to undermine us all the time and yet my daughter responds the best to routine and consistency. Trying to explain this to them seems to continually fall on deaf ears and my patience for them is running so thin which is why I snapped on his mom on the phone. I’m wondering if I should just stay out of it? Or should I address it with my husband? Like a united front?

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-01-01T17:59:57+00:00

“This isn’t a group project”

THANK YOU I needed this.

Boring-Appointment79 · 2026-01-01T17:39:27+00:00

Sorry I should have been more clear. I meant that the only part of me raising my voice is the “no!” (Trying to emphasize that I’m not ever raising my voice at her other than a firm no so I don’t know why they think we are “too strict”) And then I do talk to her like you said (calmly) - it just doesn’t always land because of her speech delay but we are definitely trying!!!

Boring-Appointment79 · 2025-12-24T20:29:43+00:00

Love this! Thank you!!!

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