Nichole & Andrew - Wedding at The Cutting Garden

Nichole & Andrew – Wedding at The Cutting Garden

Wedding photography at the Cutting Garden in Sequim Here is a selection of photos from the wedding last Saturday June 20 at The Cutting Garden in Sequim WA.  Over the years I have photographed more than a dozen weddings at The Cutting Garden, even though it is a nearly 3 hour drive from Seattle.  This […]

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Sneak Peek – Nichole & Andrew at the Cutting Garden

Sneak Peek photos from Nichole & Andrew’s wedding in Sequim Last Saturday June 20, I was honored to be the photographer at the wedding of Nichole Williamson and Andrew Wendling at the Cutting Garden in Sequim, WA.  For those of you who are not familiar with Sequim, it is located on the Olympic Peninsula near the […]

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Engagement Photos – Sarah & Ryan at Kerry Park and Parsons Garden

Seattle engagement photos at Kerry Park and Parsons Garden Last week I met up with Sarah and Ryan for their engagement photo session.  They will be getting married next month at the beautiful Kiana Lodge, and we needed to get some photos for them to display at the wedding. We started at Kerry Park on […]

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Jennifer & Cyle – Seattle Wedding at the Woodland Park Zoo

Seattle wedding photos at the Woodland Park Zoo On June 11, 2015 I was privileged to be the photographer at the wedding of Jennifer Hallal and Cyle Hawkins.  We already had one photo session together just a few weeks ago, when I took their engagement photos at the Kubota Garden.  They chose a very cool […]

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Venue Review – Clise Mansion in Redmond

Seattle area wedding venue review – Clise Mansion Clise Mansion is a wonderful all-season venue suitable for both weddings and receptions.  Situated in the Willowmoor farmstead area of Marymoor Park, Clise Mansion offers sweeping views of the surrounding gardens and lawns. On the National Register of Historic Places, “Willowmoor Farm” was owned and developed by Seattle banker […]

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Happy Anniversary Maria and Lucas!

Happy Anniversary to Maria and Lucas! One year ago today, June 7 2014, I was privileged to be the photographer at the wedding of Maria and Lucas on the Skansonia Ferryboat.  It was a great day and a wonderful party, you can see a few photos here and more if you visit my post from […]

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Engagement Photos – Kathleen & Jonathon at the Kubota Garden

Seattle engagement photos at the Kubota Garden Another perfect-weather-for-photos day for my engagement photo session with Kathleen and Jonathon at the wonderful Kubota Garden in Seattle.  As beautiful as this park is, it is not very well known and subsequently is not usually nearly as crowded as other, better known parks in Seattle.  That was […]

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Wedding Venue Review – Ray’s Boathouse in Seattle

Seattle wedding venue review – Ray’s Boathouse Ray’s Boathouse (now usually just called “Ray’s”) has been a Seattle institution since the early 1970s.  Anyone in Seattle who wants the best in seafood knows that Ray’s is always a great choice. Located in Shilshole Bay at the entrance to the ship canal, Ray’s not only has wonderful […]

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Kerri Ellis – Special Olympics 400m Freestyle

I do not often post personal material on my blog, but here is a video of my daughter Kerri swimming the 400 meter freestyle race at the Washington State Special Olympics swimming competition, held on May 30 at King County Aquatic Center.  Kerri is in lane 3, she starts out at the back of the […]

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The Broke-Ass Bride’s Guide to Newbie Vendors

Something that I (and probably every other experienced wedding photographer) frequently encounter is the question, “So why should I pay you $XX when this other photographer will only charge me $X?  More often than not, the other photographer is a “newbie” to the profession. There are a LOT of answers to this question, but this […]

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