Golf Club at Newcastle | Jenny + Eugene
Jenny and Eugene officially joined their lives together with two weddings in one afternoon at The Golf Club at Newcastle. The first was a traditional western ceremony held on the patio with views of Seattle and Bellevue. The second was a Korean tea ceremony that culminated with Eugene carrying his bride around the room on [...]
Women’s University Club Wedding | Katherine + Bryan
From the instant I met Katherine and Bryan it was unmistakable that their wedding was going to be a blast to photograph. But I really had no idea how much fun! They have this quiet electricity that makes them a photographer’s dream. I hope I captured some of their sizzle. When you combine this chemistry with [...]
Volunteer Park Wedding, Harbor Club Reception | Emily + Will
Emily and Will met as students at the University of Texas at Austin, and being a fellow Longhorn, I felt an immediate connection to them. We had a lot of fun as I got to know them during their engagement session, and I expected more of the same at their wedding. The couple, their family [...]
Building a better wedding movie (one that won’t bring tears of boredom)
A 90 second movie trailer is perfect way to revisit your wedding and share the day with friends and family.
Virginia V Wedding | Nobuyo + Rory
Nobuyo and Rory held their wedding aboard the historic Virginia V steamship as it toured Lake Union and Lake Washington on a beautiful, breezy July evening. Dan and I began our day with Nobuyo at Hair Salon Adore in the International District and Rory at his Redmond home. After the two met up, we traveled [...]
Novelty Hill-Januik Winery Wedding | Laura + Nathan
Laura and Nathan had their first look at “Wake”, the massive sculpture by Richard Serra at the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park. The artwork made for wonderful spot for the stunning couple’s first glimpses of each on their wedding day. After a few portraits, we were off to the wedding venue, Novelty Hill-Januik Winery [...]
Bellevue Wedding | Johanna + Neel
Johanna & Neel had just eight guests at their intimate wedding ceremony recently at St. Louise Catholic Church in Bellevue. The couple had already said their vows in front of numerous friends and extended family in Orlando the previous week, so this was something very special for only the two of them. After the ceremony, [...]
Georgetown Studios Wedding | Kate + Dan
Kate and Dan got married in the historic Engine Room, managed by Georgetown Studios, in the original Rainier Brewery. It’s a great building, with arched windows and high ceilings. The venue and its surroundings provided a terrific urban backdrop for the couple, who were stunning on their day. They wed on a beautiful summery evening – [...]
Woodmark Hotel Wedding | Rachel + Shawn
Blue was the theme of Rachel and Shawn’s wedding at the Woodmark Hotel in Kirkland recently. It was blue dresses and blue candy as the wedding party danced down the aisle to The Black Eyed Peas and an elaborate candy bar offered guests exclusively blue and white delicacies. Blue skies and blue water made for [...]
Georgetown Ballroom Wedding | Maureen + Alex
I spent a wonderful day with Maureen and Alex, a terrific couple who went to every length to make their wedding reflect their fun-loving personalities. The did their reveal at the Seattle Grand Hyatt Hotel before walking over to Pike Place Market with their wedding party for some portraits. We had fun at the gum [...]
Semiahmoo Resort Wedding | Sara + Kenny
Sara & Kenny met while they were students at Western Washington University. They both worked at Packers Restaurant at Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA. And after watching hundreds of couples get married on the lawn between the resort and beach at Semiahmoo, Sara knew that was where she wanted to have her wedding ceremony. So [...]
St. Mark’s Cathedral & Sodo Park Wedding | Rebekah + Kirsten
It seems like we don’t shoot very many weddings in churches lately, so it was a pleasure to visit Thomsen Chapel at St. Mark’s Cathedral for Kirsten and Rebekah’s intimate ceremony. Their reception took place a day later at Sodo Park, a beautiful, spacious venue catered exquisitely by Herban Feast. The women had a terrific [...]
Kitsap Memorial State Park Wedding | Corrine + Nicko
Every wedding photographer should be so lucky as to get a couple like Corrine & Nicko at a location like Kitsap Memorial State Park. It was a beautiful day at the park in Poulsbo, near the Hood Canal bridge. Corrine & Nicko really loved being around each other, and couldn’t wait to be married. The [...]
Georgetown Ballroom Wedding | Niki + Shawn
Dan and I had the honor of capturing the wedding of our friend and fellow former-newspaper photojournalist, Niki Desautels as she married her amazing husband Shawn. We began in West Seattle, where the bride and groom got ready with their close friends at different homes. Next, we moved to Georgetown, where the couple had their [...]
Seattle Wedding | Tara + Rob
Tara and Rob’s wedding was fun, beautiful, hip and loving – a perfect reflection of the young couple. They began by saying their vows in an intimate ceremony that was warmly officiated by the Rev. Rich Lang, before a small group of friends and family at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ballard. Afterward, the party began. [...]
Lake Union Cafe Wedding | Sarah + Kris
After documenting their Tibetan wedding ceremony days earlier, we joined Sarah and Kris at the Lake Union Cafe in Seattle for a more traditional ceremony. Despite a steady downpour outside, we were able to create some fun portraits beneath the rumbling I-5 freeway. Inside the LUC, the classic character of the venue was a perfect [...]
Newcastle Wedding | Lisa + Dan
I Photographed Lisa & Dan’s wedding at The Golf Club at Newcastle on Saturday. The weather provided some fun moments as did Lisa’s two kids, Caleb & Paisley. It is a great location and venue, with spectacular views. But the images I remember are Lisa’s son Celeb falling asleep as he ate his pizza at [...]
Tibetan Wedding | Sarah + Kris
Sarah celebrated her Tibetan heritage with her fiance Kris at a ceremony attended by friends and family in Seattle.
Bacon Mansion Wedding | Victoria + Jeffrey
I had the pleasure recently of spending the day with Victoria & Jeffrey as they were married at the Bacon Mansion on Capitol Hill in Seattle. It was a really fun and interesting group, and the venue was terrific. It was the first time I have photographed at the Bacon Mansion, I hope to do [...]
Andrea + Bill’s Party
Andrea and Bill celebrated their wedding with a joyous party packed with dancing, dinner, toasts and 400 of their closest friends and family. Married in September, they held their reception in February in a Tukwila hall, where it was rainy and cold outside, but warm and merry inside. Together, they made a stunning couple: She in a fitted, strapless wedding [...]
Wedding at Hillcrest Lodge | Mt. Vernon, WA
Marilee and Phil tied the knot this weekend at Hillcrest Lodge in their hometown of Mt. Vernon, WA. Rob Sumner and I spent a terrific day with them, photographing their preparations, a portrait session on Little Mountain with a terrific view of the valley, and their ceremony and reception in the Lodge. It was great [...]
Wedding in Yoho III
The wedding day finally arrived for Karen and Steve, as they put down their hockey sticks and cross country skis, and exchanged vows! We covered their wedding day from early morning make-up and styling to late night rocking at the lodge. Karen, Steve and their terrifically fun group of friends and family were great to [...]
Wedding in Yoho II
Scott and I had a terrific time with Karen, Steve and all their friends today as they went cross-country skiiing and snowshoeing, played hockey at an outdoor rink in Field, B.C., had their rehearsal dinner and sang karaoke to to the live music of friend Steve Taylor. These folks are lots of fun, and the [...]
Wedding in Yoho I
Karen and Steve have brought Red Box Pictures to Emerald Lake Lodge, in beautiful Yoho National Park, Canada to photograph their wedding this weekend. Lots of fun in store tomorrow leading up to the big day on Saturday. Stay tuned for photos of the an winter activity-filled Friday and the wedding on Saturday. In the [...]