{"id":5254,"date":"2015-06-06T10:21:34","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T17:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tomellisphoto.com\/blog\/?p=5254"},"modified":"2015-11-25T11:26:15","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T19:26:15","slug":"engagement-photos-kathleen-jonathon-at-the-kubota-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomellisphoto.com\/blog\/engagement-photos-kathleen-jonathon-at-the-kubota-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Engagement Photos – Kathleen & Jonathon at the Kubota Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seattle engagement photos at the Kubota Garden<\/h1>\n

Another perfect-weather-for-photos day for my engagement photo session with Kathleen and Jonathon at the wonderful Kubota Garden in Seattle. \u00a0As 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. \u00a0That was certainly good news for us, as we were able to get lots of photos without too much interference.<\/p>\n

The Kubota Garden is\u00a0operated by the city of Seattle as a public park, and if you have never visited there I highly recommend that you do so. \u00a0It is a series of ponds, streams, waterfalls and a wonderful assortment of trees, shrubs and flowers that\u00a0covers 20 acres. \u00a0Unfortunately there is some pre-summer construction going on at the moment, so some areas are not as perfect as usual. \u00a0But even at less than its full beauty, this is still an incredible place for a photo session.<\/p>\n

The three of us spent a leisurely couple of hours just wandering, exploring and taking photos whenever we found something that looked cool or fun. \u00a0Kubota feels bigger than 20 acres, and as we walked through the park I marveled at the landscapes and impressive variety of flowers, shrubs and trees. \u00a0This time of year there are many flowers already in bloom, and the rhododendrons displayed a variety of colors. \u00a0We ended up with almost 200 photos, and I have pulled some of my favorites to show here.<\/p>\n

Just two months until the wedding, and I’ll be posting some wedding shots shortly thereafter!<\/p>\n

As an editorial aside, I was a little upset that several of the best ponds in the Garden have been allowed to fill with mud, weeds and algae, and one of my favorite ponds was completely dry, nothing but mud and grass. \u00a0I am hopeful that since the parks staff was obviously working on garden improvements that these problem areas will be restored to their original state soon.<\/p>\n

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Kathleen and Jonathon alongside one of the many ponds at the Kubota Garden<\/p>\n

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Kathleen’s engagement ring<\/p>\n

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Kathleen and Jonathon on the top of the Moon Bridge, one of the “trademark” spots in the Garden<\/p>\n

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Kathleen and Jonathon share a kiss on the Moon Bridge at Kubota Garden<\/p>\n

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I loved this patch of blue flowers. \u00a0It wasn’t very large, but made for some great photos. \u00a0I was back at\u00a0Kubota a couple of weeks later and the flowers were all gone, glad I got some photos\u00a0while the flowers were there!<\/p>\n

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Turtles are not something that you can count on seeing at Kubota, but we found several in and on the shore of one of the larger ponds. \u00a0Obviously they have no fear of people!<\/p>\n

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