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Wedding close-up photo of two engraved forks, one with "I Do" and the other with "Me Too" engraved on them.

Seattle wedding photographer – Wedding at the Sanctuary at Admiral

Seattle Wedding Photography – Jennifer and Gary get married at the Sanctuary at Admiral Jennifer and Gary celebrated their wedding at the beautiful Sanctuary at Admiral in Seattle last June.  The Sanctuary is a building with a lot of history. Designed by the architect Gerald C. Field, Sanctuary at Admiral was built in 1929 for […]

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Wedding party posed near the ship canal at their Seattle wedding at the Lake Union Cafe

Seattle wedding photographer – Lake Union Cafe Wedding

New Year’s Eve Wedding – Amy and Joey get married at the Lake Union Cafe Just a week ago on New Year’s Eve, Amy Hornung and Joey Vieceli were married at the Lake Union Cafe in Seattle.  For obvious reasons, this was my final wedding shoot of 2016, and I have to say that it was […]

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Bride and groom recess down the aisle at the conclusion of their Seattle wedding ceremony at the Lake Union Cafe

Seattle wedding photography – Lake Union Cafe

Seattle Wedding Photography – Miriah and Roemon get married at the Lake Union Cafe On December 27, 2016 Miriah Maher and Roemon Field were married at the Lake Union Cafe in Seattle.  Miriah is a student and had done all of her communicating with me by email or phone, so I had never met either […]

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Bride and groom hug during their first-look before their Seattle wedding ceremony, outside the Lake Union Cafe

Sneak Peek – Seattle Wedding at the Lake Union Cafe

Amy & Joey get married at the Lake Union Cafe in Seattle Yesterday I was the lucky photographer at the New Years Eve wedding of Amy Hornung and Joey Vicieli at the Lake Union Cafe in Seattle.  This wedding was an absolute blast from start to finish.  The day began with me meeting the ladies […]

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Couple shares their first dance at their Seattle wedding at the Lake Union Cafe

Sneak Peek – Seattle Wedding at Lake Union Cafe

Sneak Peek – Miriah & Roemon get married at the Lake Union Cafe Last night Miriah and Roemon were married at the Lake Union Cafe, located along Lake Union in Seattle.  Sorry that I am only giving you one photo at this point, but I still have several hundred photos to edit before I am […]

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Couple walks under red umbrella before their Seattle area wedding ceremony in Grand Avenue Park

Elopement wedding at Everett’s Grand Ave Park

Erica and Paige get married at Grand Avenue Park I was contacted by Erica in early November, wondering if I was available for a small Monday wedding later that month.  She and her long-time boyfriend Paige were planning a small elopement style wedding and were hoping that I could be their photographer.  I love shooting […]

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Winner of The Knot Best of Weddings 2017

Knot Best of Weddings 2017 selection

The Knot Best of Weddings 2017 I am very happy to announce that I have been selected by The Knot as one of their Best of Weddings winners for 2017.  This selection is based on customer reviews, and is only awarded to a very small number of wedding vendors nationwide.  Thanks to all of my […]

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Senior boy sites on a bench surrounded by tress with beautiful backlighting highlighting him

Bellevue Senior Photos – Botanical Gardens

Colin’s Senior Photo Session at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens When I set up my senior photo session with Colin, it was already mid-September and school had been in session for almost three weeks.  Because we had to schedule his session on a school day I was a bit concerned that either the weather conditions or […]

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Santa and friend pose for a photo at the annual Special People's Cruise

Special People’s Christmas Cruise

Special People’s Cruise at Meydenbauer Bay Yacht Club Yesterday I was the “Santa photographer” for the Special Peoples Cruise at Meydenbauer Bay Yacht Club, an annual event that I have been helping with for somewhere between 20-25 years.  I really wish I could remember exactly when I started taking photos of all of the participants […]

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Bride and groom kiss at the conclusion of their wedding ceremony at the Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park

Happy Second Anniversary Adriane and Lonnie!

Happy Anniversary to the Mixons! Two years ago today I was the photographer at the wedding of Adriane Adams and Lonnie Mixon.  The wedding took place at the Botanical Conservatory in Wright Park in Olympia, which had been nicely decorated with lights for the holidays.  It was a REALLY cold day, temps well below freezing, […]

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