Jenn and Christian’s wedding was held at the Seattle Yacht Club on a gorgeous October day. I’m a total sucker for anything with a Nautical theme so I was in heaven! It was a wonderfully relaxing day and both Jenn and Christian were laid back and trying to soak in all the day had to [...]
We all want to look the best we’ve ever looked on our wedding day, and I think the true “Bridal Glow” comes from knowing that their cup runneth over with love and happiness. There is nothing more beautiful then a woman who is joyful and content. Here is some of the “Bridal Glows” I had [...]
“I’d rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.” ~Emma Goldman
Another one of my favorite details to shoot at a wedding is the bridal bouquet. Usually the bridal bouquet is very special and symbolic to the bride. It either contains flowers that are the colors of her wedding or she has chosen [...]
I have this bad habit of asking fellow wedding photographers if they remember their very first wedding they ever shot. I NEVER get a good response…..usually they cringe at the the memory of past mistakes made and the thought of all the information they didn’t know or utilize when photographing a wedding for the first [...]
“The most dangerous food in the world is wedding cake!” -James Thurber
I know this quote could have a couple different meanings, but for me it’s quite simple. If I ate a piece of cake at every wedding I attended in a year I would have to be rolled out of the reception hall! People [...]
When I first moved to Seattle one of the first people I met in my industry was a wonderful woman named Sharlane Chase. We hit if off right away and quickly found out that we loved working together on weddings. I was lucky enough to second shoot some weddings with Miss Sharlane this past season, [...]
This year has been an extremely hard year financially for most Americans and as a result Brides and Grooms had to scale back and get more creative with their wedding planning. As fun it is to see new and creative low cost ideas come to life I still feel there are a few things that [...]
I love it when couples don’t do all the traditional wedding things and really make their wedding day their own. Do what feels right for you, do what makes the day feel like YOUR day. Charlene and Larry did just that. They walked each other down the aisle which was incredibly special and unique, and [...]
This past wedding season was so incredibly fun. I had the great fortune of shooting several different types of weddings from beach weddings, to farm weddings, to backyard weddings. Each one was special and unique to the couples whose special day it was. My first wedding last season was for Laura and Matthew Carpenter down [...]