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The Mini Blog Series: Photos Are STILL Special & Here's Why... | Arizona, PNW & Beyond
photography history is interesting but what we’re really here to chat about is how photos are special to us, what brings value to the photographs we know and love today? Let’s all think back to digging through our family albums or those moments when our grandparents would share with us stories behind their family photographs from the early 1900s. Photographs are a way to capture our family history, to document who’s been an influential part of our family’s lineage.
Kat and Evan | Fall Vibes Backyard Wedding | Snohomish, WA
Let’s jump right in, but let’s jump right into the leaves. Fall weddings is 100% my vibe. When I think of some of my favorite weddings I have ever shot, it has been the fall ones. And I tell you what, Pacific Northwest and Washington fall is EPIC.
Teresa & Brice | River Valley Oasis | Granite Falls, WA
Ya know when you get blast from the past moments? Well, this was one of them.
Teresa’s name sounded all too familiar when her email popped into my inbox about a year ago. I knew her some how, but how? OH! Middle school. She was someone I regularly hung out with, ate lunch with, went on field trips with throughout middle school, and then occasionally through high school. It was INCREDIBLE to feel reconnected to a younger self. A
Why Eloping is Important! | Wedding Photography | Worldwide
In today’s blog I want to touch on the topic of why eloping can be incredibly supportive to your mental health or instead why it’s a helpful way to maintain healthy life boundaries especially when starting a new chapter with your soon-to-be spouse. Getting married often combines two families and planning a wedding is stressful, and creating boundaries surrounding this big step in your lives can also be stressful particularly if you are a caregiver, or have a tendency to try and accommodate everyone around you, BUT most importantly you both don’t have to be either of those things to other people other than yourselves.
Morea & Johnny | The Grand Willow Inn | Mount Vernon, WA
What do you see your perfect wedding day as? Do willows, sunshine, and tulips sound lovely?
Well for Morea and Johnny it was a dream come true wedding. After a run of sad grey weather, the day of drive up to Mount Vernon Washington was clear, sunny and blue. And if youre from the PNW it was a “the mountain was out” type of day. Also, a wedding in Mount Vernon in the spring is GORGEOUS because you have the tulip traditions all around you to enjoy and make sure to feature in your day of.
Aja and Gabe | Alternative Wedding on the Water | Bellwether Hotel, Bellingham, WA
About a year and a half ago, Aja and Gabe won one of my couples photos giveaways! (I am telling you…these giveaways get me the COOLEST couples.) They asked me to come out to their home to take photos of them in their natural habitat. Their natural habitat being incredible forested land, and a library styled living room full of books. Everything my inner nerdy, emo, adventure kid needed.
4 Ways to Personalize Your Session | Engagement | Washington
4 ways to make your engagement photos show your personality
I will jump into it real quick here, but something I get asked a lot is how do I feel comfortable in front of the camera, or how do we bring our personality into this. Well! Here are my tips and tricks of how to make your engagement session just for you!
Its all in the details | Wedding Ring Photography | Seattle and Beyond
How do you know you're about to get married?…well….The proposal of course. And with that comes an engagement ring. A shiny symbol of love and togetherness for ever.
Top 5 Wedding Photo Arrangements to Hide your Horrible Family Member
If you have a wedding coming up in 2022, you only have a few weeks left before it’s time to start nailing down the nitty gritty details – like hiring a wedding photographer (wink wink, nudge nudge). As we inch our way back into wedding season, I’ll be beefing up my blog content to offer you guidance and resources for planning your perfect PNW wedding.