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Marlin, Geoff and Everly – Family photos at Bellevue Park

Family photo session at Bellevue Downtown Park I was the photographer at Marlin and Geoff’s wedding in March 2011.  Marlin sent me an email in late November 2012 that they had just had a baby girl, named Everly.  We traded emails off and on over the next year, but were never able to set up […]

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Jessie, David and Sophie – Family Photos in Bellevue

Bellevue family portrait session at Chism Beach park This was a session that took awhile to make happen.  I was the photographer at Jessie and David’s wedding just over 2 years ago, in July 2012.  About 6 months ago I got an email from Jessie, telling me that she and David had had a new daughter […]

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Joanne and John – Seattle wedding at Magnolia Lutheran and Ray’s Boathouse

Seattle wedding and reception in Magnolia and Ray’s at Shilshole Joanne and John were married on September 6 at Magnolia Lutheran Church in front of their family and friends.  We had a wonderful engament session last spring, and you can see those photos at Joanne & John’s Engagement Photo Session. We started the day with […]

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Shiela and Timothy share a quick dance before their Seattle wedding at Parson's Garden

Sheila & Timothy – Outdoors Seattle Wedding at Parson’s Garden

Seattle wedding at Parson’s Garden on Queen Ann Hill Sheila Babb and Timothy Anderson were married on September 6 in a wonderful outdoors ceremony before their family and close friends at Parson’s Garden, a beautiful park on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle.  We started the day with photos with family at the overlook of Elliot […]

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Michelle & James – Seattle courthouse wedding

Seattle Municipal Courthouse Rooftop Wedding When Michelle and James contacted me last spring about photographing their wedding, they told me that they were planning to have a quick wedding at the Seattle municipal court building, followed a couple of weeks later with a large party/reception on the roof of their apartment building for all of their family […]

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The Morris twins pose for a photo during their Seattle area senior photo session at Chism Beach Park

Bellevue Senior Photos – Adele & Carina Morris

Bellevue senior photo session at Chism Beach park Just a few years ago I took some senior photos of Matthew Morris.  His mom mentioned to me at the time that he had younger twin sisters, and that she would be in touch once they hit their senior year.  Well, the time has come, and last […]

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Marty kneels in front of his new wife Pat at Tipsoo Lake with Mt Rainier in the background

Pat & Marty – Photos at Chinook Pass

Wedding photo session at Chinook Pass A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a woman named Pat about taking some photos of her and her new husband Marty.  They had gotten married just over a month earlier, but Pat was not happy with their original wedding photos (taken by another photographer), and she had […]

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Rene and Dan pose for a photo in the formal garden at Thornewood Castle

Rene & Dan – Wedding at Thornewood Castle

Tacoma area wedding at Thornewood Castle On August 21 Rene and Dan were married at the Thornewood Castle, located in the south end of Tacoma.  This is an honest to God English castle that was shipped in pieces to the US in 1907, where it was then reassembled brick-by-brick in its current location.  An amazing […]

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Trevor and Aurora in the tall grass at Newcastle Golf Club during their engagement photography session

Aurora and Trevor – Seattle Area Engagement Photos

Seattle area engagement photo session at Newcastle Golf Club Thirty years ago on August 11, 1984 I was the photographer at the wedding of Meg and Maurice Tivey.  Next summer on July 18, 2015 I will mark a milestone with my business when I shoot the wedding of their son Trevor and his fiance Aurora. […]

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Rene gives Dan a big hug during their engagement photography session at Newcastle Golf Club

Rene & Dan – Engagement Photos at Newcastle

Engagement photography session at Newcastle Golf Club in Bellevue Last week I had a first-time experience with Rene and Dan; they had their engagement photos taken on Monday, and got married just three days later on Thursday! It was really the only way to get their engagement photos taken before the wedding, since they live […]

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