Love letters to my wonderful clients and their amazing wedding days.
Intimate West Seattle Elopement // Heather & Ryann
The only two times I’ve been to Lincoln Park in West Seattle is for lesbian couple elopements, and honestly that’s a record I’m okay continuing as long as they are as adorable as the two I have done already!
Jeep-tastic Rosario Beach Engagement Session // Jess & Caroline
When I suggested to Jess & Caroline that we do their engagement session at Rosario Beach, I expected a little pushback because it is a good ways away from Seattle. Turns out during the pandemic they moved to Whidbey Island so it was onlt about 15 miles from them! Talk about serendipity!
Seattle Sunset Elopement // Marjorie and David
Marjorie and David were originally supposed to get married on June 20 with all their family & friends, but then COVID happened. I feel like I could just copy & paste that for all my blog posts the next few months. It sounds like they were downsizing but actually the day of, it seemed like the most natural thing in the world for it to be just the two of them speaking their truths to each other.
Federation Forest Engagement Session // Kaytlyn and Ben
For my first session back post COVID-19 lockdown, I took a drive out past Enum Claw to meet up with Kaytlyn & Ben for their engagement session at Federation Forest.
Tolmie State Park Sunrise Elopement // Dustin & Lysa
Dustin & Lysa were originally meant to be married next year, but when the Coronavirus pandemic hit and everything started getting serious, they decided to pull their special day forward because you don’t know what the future holds.
Sunkissed Northacres Park Engagement Session // Bethany and Phil
When the weather looked like it was going to be meh for this engagement session, I asked Bethany & Phil if they wanted to reschedule. They chose to go ahead and I’m so glad we did because the weather actually turned out to be more than perfect, take THAT Dark Sky app.
Carkeek Park Engagement Session // Alanna & Drew
Alanna reached out to me to do an engagement session for her and Drew back in January and we were waiting for nicer weather when along came Mr. COVID!
Why you should make time for sunset photos on your wedding day
I’m a wedding photographer so I’m always going to push for the maximum time spent with you on your day getting you beautiful, candid wedding photos. But I also know your wedding day isn’t all about me. So the one time of day I really push for getting photos (other than the first look which you should read all about here) is sunset photos.
Top tips for a great engagement session!
All of my wedding packages come with a complimentary engagement session. Why? Because it’s a great way for us to get to know each other! But a lot of people get nervous about it, for a lot of people their engagement session is the first time they’d ever been professionally photographed. I promise you it’s not as scary as it seems!
Stillybrook Farm Wedding // Kayla and Tanner
Kayla and Tanner chose to have their wedding at the beautiful Stillybrook Farm just outside Arlington. About an hour north of Seattle, its set in amongst beautiful fields with 360 degree views of mountains. It’s pretty much perfect. With indoor and outdoor seating it can be set up for any event but Kayla and Tanner opted for indoor as the end of September in Washington can honestly go either way weather wise!
The Sanctuary at Admiral West Seattle Wedding // Brian and Michael
When I hung out with Brian and Michael for their engagement session at Jack Block Park, I knew by the end of our time together that their wedding was going to be a riot, and it turns out I was correct!
My top outdoor wedding venues in Washington
Here in Washington we are lucky enough to be surrounded by beautiful scenery and luckily some smart people thought to build wedding venues in amongst them! In Washington the outdoor wedding season usually lasts from July to October sometime and mostly we are blessed with good weather that allows people to get married outdoors in amongst all that beauty. Here’s my top three outdoor wedding venues in Washington state.
Should you have a first look on your wedding day?
I’m originally from the UK where first looks aren’t really a thing at all, so when I moved here and people kept asking me if they should do one for their wedding, I had no idea. Thankfully I now know better.
Richmond Beach Saltwater Park Engagement Session // Dani and Michelle
Things seemed fated to go wrong with this engagement session when Seattle traffic made the ladies late and then right as they arrived it started raining. But we decided to go ahead anyway and I’m so glad we did because it all worked out in the end!
Salish Lodge Wedding // Jordan and Eric
Jordan and Eric came all the way from Texas to marry in our beautiful corner of the world. They chose Salish Lodge as the venue for their ceremony and reception. Beforehand I met Jordan and Eric at their hotel to get some getting ready photos before heading to the hotel for their beautiful ceremony. At a spot right next to the gorgeous Snoqualmie Falls Jordan and Eric said their I Do’s in front of their closest family.
Richmond Beach Saltwater Park Engagement Session // Seth and Cameron
I’ve known Seth & Cameron for a couple of years now after they responded to a model call. A couple years later they reached out to let me know they were getting married! So of course we had to do an engagement session and of course they were as adorable and playful as ever.
Winlock Backyard Wedding // Carly and Ana
Way back in 2018 when Carly & Ana hired me to capture their wedding, we met for a consult. At that consult they told me they were going to have their dogs as part of the wedding and I immediately said in my head, these are my people.
Point Defiance Park Engagement Session // Marisa and Al
Marisa and Al’s engagement session was supposed to take place at Rattlesnake Lake but thanks to 68 days of constant rain (but it doesn’t rain a lot here we tell people) we switched to Point Defiance at the last minute because of a road blockage. But these folks didn’t let it phase them and still showed up looking amazing and with love to spare.
Ballard Locks Elopement // Rachel and Emma
Rachel and Emma flew in from Wisconsin to Washington for a gorgeous elopement in Ballard on the rooftop of their AirBnb. Surrounded by just five of their nearest and dearest they said I Do in a beautiful, intimate wedding ceremony.
Machias Meadows Wedding // Laura and Danny
During their engagement session, Laura & Danny told me that their wedding venue had highland cows. Needless to say on the actual day I was VERY excited to see said cows. And they didn’t disappoint!