Weddings
Seattle Courthouse Wedding – Julia and Matt
Seattle Municipal Courthouse Wedding Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of working with Julia and Matt as their wedding photographer. I always like to ask the couples that I work with how they met; it is fascinating how this has changed over the last 20+ years. Julia is a fairly recent transplant to the […]
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30 Wedding Planning Tips and Tricks
I copied this article from The Knot, you can see the original at https://www.theknot.com/content/expert-wedding-planning-tips-and-tricks. Lots of great info here, I encourage anyone planning a wedding to read it! 30 Expert Wedding Planning Tips and Tricks 1. Guests Come First Get a grip on the approximate number of guests you’ll invite before settling on a venue. This will […]
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Happy Anniversary Clarissa and John!
Happy First Wedding Anniversary Clarissa and John! It was just one year ago today that I was the lucky photographer at Clarissa and John Barrett’s wedding ceremony at Calvary Fellowship Church in Mountlake Terrace. We started the day with photos in Mukilteo and had fabulous weather conditions, sunny and warm, more like early October than mid-December. […]
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Happy Anniversary Adriane and Lonnie!
Happy First Wedding Anniversary Adriane and Lonnie! I’d like to send wishes for a very happy first wedding anniversary to Adriane and Lonnie Mixon, who were married a year ago today. The wedding took place in Wright Park in Tacoma, in the Seymour Conservatory, and you can see photos of the day by clicking here. The wedding […]
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Seattle Area Venue Review – Pickering Barn in Issaquah
Wedding venue review – Pickering Barn in Issaquah The Pickering Barn in Issaquah was once one of Issaquah’s largest dairy farms, with more than 100 cows. Construction on the hay barn began in 1878, and the large dairy barn area was added in 1906. Today the barn is on the National Register of Historic Places. […]
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What to do when your venue isn’t very photogenic
Your wedding venue isn’t photogenic? Here is what you can do! At least a few times every year, I will have a couple tell me in advance of the wedding that the location where they are having their wedding simply is not very photogenic. But they still want to get good formal photos, not only of themselves […]
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Wedding photos before or after the ceremony?
Should you take your wedding photos before or after the ceremony? A question that many couples have when planning their wedding is whether they should take their formal wedding photos before or after the ceremony. For many couples this is a difficult decision because they are being told different things by everyone they talk to. […]
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When planning your wedding remember this……
When planning your wedding remember – It is YOUR wedding! The most important thing for you to remember is that this is YOUR special day. That means that if you want to do something in any particular manner you should be able to do so (assuming that it is possible). You will get lots of […]
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Venue Review – Ballard Bay Club
Seattle Wedding Venue Review – Ballard Bay Club This is my review of the Ballard Bay Club, located on Puget Sound just outside the Ship Canal. Known for years as the Shilshole Bay Beach Club, the venue was re-named a couple of years ago and is now operated by Jewel Hospitality. This has been one […]
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