ABout US

Where to start? 

We are a husband-and-wife team that loves to learn and grow together, both as a couple and as a family. We are dedicated to being the best versions of ourselves, setting a great example for our daughters, other entrepreneurs, and couples that work together. We have an open and honest approach to sharing our stories with others, with the goal of helping others feel less alone in the struggles of owning a business and to give inspiration to other entrepreneurs. We love giving advice, tips, and tricks that have helped us in our personal and professional lives.

Darry's passion for business and Channe's love for creating have been the driving force behind our success. We have built a successful photography, salon and two retail business together and have had our own podcast along with appearing on others and speaking at summits.

We strive to give affordable, reliable, professional service with great customer service in any business we are with.

In addition to our business, we are also passionate about helping people battle the everyday struggles of being in business by offering mentoring sessions. We do volunteer mentoring along with working with startups or growing businesses like ours.

Our backgrounds make us unique in our industry, with Chyanne working in the salon/spa industry for over 20 years, a retail background with managing and buying for one of the largest western wear stores in Canada and a keen eye for marketing.

Darryl's business experience, love for numbers, passion for tech and the ability to learn and adapt quickly means we have lots of tricks up our sleeves and are always ready for anything.

We have won SBW Legacy of Leadership Marketing award and have been recognized as one of the Top Three wedding photography companies for the last 6 years in a row, along with being voted one of the top three Community Votes businesses coaches.

Our goal is to give back more then all we have been given to help others grow.

This is us, Goofy Darryl.... me "putting" up with it.

A photo from our wedding, us playing around as usual ( Darryl hitting me with the pom poms). We are a pretty laid back team ( mostly because of Darryl) We both have backgrounds that I think make us unique in this industry.  How many people can say that their photographer has also been a hairstylist for over 13 years? We have lots of tricks up our sleeves and are prepared for almost anything! 

We know what you are going through.

Us getting married was a turning point for us. We learnt a lot about the wedding industry and how we could help other couples have the best day of their lives. We strive to give the best customer service we can and are always trying to make things easier for our clients.  We try our best to keep our prices affordable for all the photography we do, including our destination weddings.

Chyanne ( Chy)

You will often find me lying on the ground, to get you that great shot. Fixing hair, clothes, or even makeup. There is nothing I wouldn't do for my clients. I am a hairstylist by trade and grew up being very involved in rodeo. I love to travel and being able to help others and make them feel great.

Learn more about Chy’s work HERE

Find us on Instagram @ dontbechyphotography to follow our crazy life!

Darryl ( AKA The ginger)

You will often find Darryl showing off his posing techniques. Or tying ties....... or running around for me!! Stress is not in his vocabulary. Darryl’s style of photography is more of a documentary style that complements my stylized technique. His passion for sports, hard work, and helping others learn, is just a small part of why I love this man.

See some of Darryl’s work HERE