Tag Archives: Pudget Sound Weddings
Family Portraits/Seattle Photographer/Seward Park
Meet the Stanley’s. I first meet the girls while covering Honored Elder’s Day at the Seattle Girls School last spring. It was one of those moments when everything just clicked. You know how that feels?-everything just lined up right so to speak. Then this past fall we got together for a family session at Seward Park in south Seattle. The timing couldn’t have been better. It was warm (not like today), slightly over caste creating a soft gentle light and just the right amount of fall color.
Raymond turns 2/Seattle Photographer/Children’s Portraiture.
In October little Raymond (v2 as I like to call him) turned 2. A quick plane ride to Boise is all took to get home-made cake, icecream, baby bowling, visiting and a stop at the zoo.
Grandma made this cake. I was a truck made of chocolate cake with butter cream frosting and candy accents. Nothing says birthday like homemade cake and ice-cream.
Ah, baby bowling. How can you not love it. It’s a right of passage isn’t it. Even when Raymond get’s bossy and tells me to stop taking his picture and get in the darn pool.
After all the festivities we went to the Boise Zoo. First stop the carousel. Madison was a seasoned pro and totally knew what to do. Raymond took a while to figure it all out but I’m guessing it won’t be his last carousel ride.
After the carousel ride he’s off and running. Herding the geese and ducks with Madison in tow. Towering over everyone on a bolder and then trying to find the owner of a lost feather.
One of my favorite things about the Boise zoo is the ground squirrels exhibit. It’s awesome. People get to walk in these tunnels the pop their heads up like the squirrels. At which point you are on eye level with the busy busy squirrels.
Madison gazing into an exhibit.
O.k.-at the risk of sounding like a bad adult, this was totally worth the price of admission. Madison ran up to check out the big brass sculpture of an elephant. Little did she know that it had a motion sensor and sprayed water when triggered. It was frigging awesome!
And these are the money shot. Exactly what we came for. Who knew he’d be such a little flirt. Look out ladies
Holly & Will/Pudget Sound Wedding/Seattle Photographer
Holly & Will’s wedding-July 16th.
On a soggy morning in July I caught the ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island. It was pretty, quiet and fun to watch the tourists.
I arrived a few minutes early so I was able to dive right in with the detail shots. Will, the groom created the boutonniers our of pounded/shaped copper. The rings were custom done by local jewelers
Will’s just a fun guy in general. He was in prime form the morning of and I wouldn’t have had it any other way.
Holly found her gown on Craigslist if you can believe it. It was fantastic! The color, the detail-loved it.
Hanging out with the girls while the got ready was so much fun. The house was a disaster but the photography was awesome. The hair piece was created by a friend of the brides.
girl!-look at the back. hot, hot, hot.
What’s not to be happy about?!…
This kind of sums up the guys-there was a whole lot of grab ass going on. Never a dull moment that’s for sure.
The girls were proper and demure as they should be. Well for the moment at least.
Noah, Noah, Noah-not to be left out. Who would leave him out, he’s going to bring them down the isle with Ukulele music.
We were all set up to do family portraits in the forest when first Holly spied her Grandpa and then Will his Grandma. These are the moments we all live for. Or should.
Forest details around the venue; Kitsap Memorial State Park.
Both Holly and Will are creative. Holly spent months putting the final touches together. They all came together as planned!
Holly and her Dad share a chuckle over the Flower girl.
Holly doesn’t sew, but that didn’t stop her from creating a lovely bunting to hang at the ceremony site. The yellows and oranges really popped against the blues in the sky.
Will is an artist by trade and a part time teacher-he sandblasted each of these bottles with the letter B for their last name. They were filled with water and corked, ready to be opened and used or taken home as a keepsake. Holly created the “flowers” out of sticks tissue paper glued on in simple jars with pebbles.
Thankfully instead of the usual salmon they opted for wood fired Pizza from Rolling Fire. Delicious! And how cute is a heart shaped pizza, I mean come on!
Fun, unique, simple and creative. The cake table set up worked so well in this space I just loved it. Simple flowers in common jars placed in, on, and around stakes of books.
First dances always get me. Especially when there is amazing back lighting!
They had a do-it-yourself photo-booth with super fun props. I just had to steal a few, couldn’t help myself.
End-of-the-day sun is always the best! I can’t say that enough.
Instead of the traditional guest book they opted to have guest write them a note on an old fashioned typewriter.
The next morning I woke up early, stepped outside of my cabin with a fresh cup of coffee and watched the birds on the water. What a lovely way to start the day.
Will & Holly’s Kiss a Carnie Engagement Session/Seattle Photographer
I recently had a fantastic engagement session and I just got to share it! OMG did we have fun. and no booze were involved. Imagine that.
In less than 2 weeks Will and Holly will be tying the knot. No more kissing carnies for these two…that is unless they have a career change. This concept had been bouncing around in my little pea-brain for a while. They were the PERFECT couple, no wait, they are the PERFECT couple.
What can I say, a good time was had by all. Even the carnies got into it. They were so great. Let us stay longer, let us in/on longer. They were SO great to us-it was a real treat.
Shawn & Mark
Shawn & Mark
March 6, 2011 Lake Union Cafe, Seattle Washington
Shawn getting ready
Shawn-Mark portrait by boat
I just love it when my couples are game to try something different and not right out of the wedding play book.
I can’t say enough about cheese cake……
Shawn and Mark were married on a sunny beach in Mexico but they reread their vows to each other..such a sweet moment.
I LOVE this shot of Shawn-it sums up her feelings for the day.
Shawn-Mark in door
I must confess-Shawn and Mark are my neighbors and we don’t know each other all that well-YET. I like to think of this as a fantastic ice breaker.
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