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Happy First Anniversary Christin and Jean
Happy First Anniversary Wishes to the Balloon Wedding Couple! With Covid having shut things down for more than a year, it is fun to look back at some weddings that took place either before Covid took over all of our lives, or at those rare weddings where the couples simply decided that they were not […]
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Sunny Spring Seattle Area Courthouse Elopement Wedding
Deeksha and Nazir get married at the Redmond Courthouse In a “normal”, pre-Covid year, I would typically photograph at least several elopement weddings every spring, many of them at one of the local courthouses. Last year that simply was not possible, since all of the courthouses were closed. But things are starting to change again. […]
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Seattle Family Photo Session at Bellevue Botanical Garden
Fun Family Photo Session at the Bellevue Botanical Garden Several years ago I was the photographer at May and Joel’s wedding. As with many of the couples I have worked with, we have stayed in touch. In September of 2018 they got in touch to have me take some family photos including their new daughter […]
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Happy Anniversary – Seattle Courthouse Elopement Wedding
Happy Anniversary Mandy and James – Seattle Courthouse Elopement I’m not going to lie to you, it is getting rather annoying to have to show wedding photos from weddings that happened more than a year ago, before Covid took over how most people live their lives. But it is fun to look through the relatively […]
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Snowy Winter Seattle Area Engagement Photo Session
Snowy Engagement Photo Session at Gold Creek Pond Last week I headed for nearby Snoqualmie Pass where I met up with Jessica and Ryan for their engagement photo session. We had talked for awhile about setting up a session, but the mountain conditions had been super snowy in late February and early March, and finding […]
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Happy First Wedding Anniversary Michelle and Jason
Very Happy First Anniversary Wishes to Michelle and Jason I’d like to take this opportunity to pass on my wishes for a Happy First Wedding Anniversary to Jason and Michelle, married one year ago today at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse. Wow, that seems like a LOT longer than a year ago! This was the last […]
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Seattle Senior Photos at Gas Works Park and Arboretum
Josh’s Seattle Senior Photography Session at Gas Works Park and the Arboretum This session with Josh was a bit last minute. His mom Cheryl had been given my name by the mother of another student who I had photographed, and Josh needed to have his photo turned in to the yearbook in about 10 days. […]
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Seattle Senior Photography Session at UW Campus
Gunnar’s Senior Photography Session at the UW Campus On a semi-sunny fall afternoon I met with Lake Washington High School senior Gunnar at the University of Washington campus for his senior photo session. This is a great location for almost any kind of photo session, a really beautiful campus with lots of locations that are […]
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Seattle Senior Photos at Kerry Park and Seattle Center
Rachel’s Senior Photo Session at Kerry Park and Seattle Center This high-school senior photo session was a bit different than what I normally do. Rachel is not a Seattle area resident. She is not even from Washington state. She came here all the way from Napa Valley in CA! Two years ago I had a […]
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Seattle senior photography session at Washington Arboretum
Senior Photo Session with Nick at the Washington Arboretum A few weeks ago on a somewhat rare sunny Saturday morning, I met up with Nick and his mom at the Washington Arboretum for Nick’s high-school senior photo session. Because it was one of those rare sunny fall days in Seattle, just finding a parking place […]
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