2017 weddings recap – joy planned.

flower girl with bride and groom

i’m asked occasionally why i like photographing weddings so much. i often joke that it’s because i get to eat cake every weekend. the truth is that i enjoy and thrive on the planned joy.   these couples set a date and then spend six months to a year+ to create a planned day of joy. …

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winter wedding at ivar’s salmon house – ryan and tracey!

ryan and tracey’s wedding day…a lovely time filled with rain, loads of laughs, a touch of sarcasm and a hefty dose of goodness. we hit a few truly seattle places for portraits – the pink elephant car wash sign, kerry park and the very fun archie mcphee. annemarie’s ceremony included their love of the mini,…

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a year of joy – 2016 weddings!

2016.  lately, every other post i see on social media has been about how awful 2016 has been.  so many deaths of people who inspired my generation.  david bowie, prince and george michael’s passing has left me longing for my teenage days when every hairbrush was a microphone.  mrs. brady and princess leia are gone…

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mayflower park hotel – meghan and erin!

erin and meghan’s wedding day was beautiful – we started at the mayflower park hotel where we walked a little bit downtown and then piled in to head up to volunteer park for photo fun… the light in the church was pretty… lovely day – lovely couple. hotel/catering – mayflower park hotel church – st.…

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ethiopian wedding – seattle – hannah and joe

hannah and joe’s ethiopian wedding was amazing…the people, the colors, the music and most importantly, the couple… the word on her back reads ‘bride’ in amharic – love the light on her face here… both of her dresses were beautiful but i adore a dress with sleeves! joe was hanging out with his guys and…

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seattle engagement – rachael and connor!

i had some great giggles with rachael and connor during their engagement session at the woodland park rose garden – we went for a stroll and checked out some edible plant life (the creeping jenny was especially lovely)! thanks for a super fun time rachael and connor and cheers to your engagement!

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seattle engagement – jeslyn and rory!

jeslyn and rory wanted a seattle iconic landmark vibe for their engagement session – pike place market with a quick trip up to kerry park totally fit the bill! my fave… so excited for their big day this summer – stay tuned!

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seattle wedding – lake union cafe – rachel and craig

rachel and craig’s wedding day at lake union cafe was brilliant.  rachel’s dress was brilliant, her wedding party was brilliant in like 15 different ways and the brilliance of rachel and craig’s love is pretty epic.  i started my day with the boys while they enjoyed some football… then i headed down to the alexis…

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seattle engagement – sodo – silvia and tony

silvia and tony met up with me in sodo for their engagement session awhile back – i am SO excited for my 2015 wedding couples – if the ease and coolness of silvia and tony is any indication, next year is gonna rock my socks off.

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seattle wedding – top of the market – elizabeth and scott

elizabeth and scott had a sweet and small week day wedding at pike place market.  we started our day at the inn at the market – grandma was chillin’ while elizabeth got all pretty… while elizabeth got done up, scott and his folks decorated the library at the inn for their ceremony and even went…

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