I’m rarely more excited than when I have the chance to photograph a NatureBridge wedding on Lake Crescent. Being a NatureBridge wedding photographer is an incredible experience. Couples and grooms travel from around the world to have romantic, destination-style weddings in the emerald forests of Olympic National Park. NatureBridge is the perfect wedding venue. A […]

Non-Traditional Wedding Parties  & Miss-Matchy Bridal Party Outfits As an Olympic National Park and Seattle wedding photographer, a trend I’ve been loving in the last couple years of weddings is having attendants of both genders mixed throughout the bridal party! In addition to bridesmaids, I’ve seen brides-men and men-of-honor, and grooms-maids in addition to groomsmen! […]

Last week I blogged the first part of Stephanie & Theo’s colorful Hall at Fauntleroy wedding in West Seattle. Now here’s the second portion, including the ceremony, reception, a boatload of colorful details, even more balloons, some epic dancing, and more light and color and joy than you can believe. Stephanie used the theme of […]

Okay, get ready! This is the Single Most Colorful Wedding I have ever photographed in almost ten years and over 200 weddings in the Pacific Northwest! This gorgeous West Seattle wedding at the Hall at Fauntleroy features a rainbow of the bride’s favorite shades, a custom dress from Anomalie, balloons galore, macaroons, rose gold sequins, […]

Spring in Seattle is often moody, prone to cool misty days and fitful sunbreaks as the days get increasingly lighter. Jessica and Will’s Woodinville Lavender wedding day was marked by pearlescent gray clouds, rain that fell in a sparkling mist, the effervescent joy of two people who’ve each found the one whom their soul loves, […]

A while ago I had the honor of shooting this romantic spring wedding in Port Townsend with Kim Butler Photography. Caroline and Mike traveled from San Diego for a destination spring wedding at Port Townsend’s historic Fort Worden, on the northeastern point of the Key Peninsula in Washington State. Port Townsend is a gem of […]

Erin & John’s Sun-Drenched Olympic National Park Beach Elopement There is some otherworldly magic about the places where the ocean meets land that makes them perfect for a Washington Elopement. The Pacific Coast of the Olympic Peninsula is undeniably one of those magical places. From the northwesternmost point at Cape Flattery to the postcard-perfect cottages […]

Holly an Jason’s classic black and white wedding found the perfect backdrop in the M.V. Skansonia! A refurbished ferry boat docked on the northeast shore of Lake Union in Seattle, the Skansonia’s crisp black-and-white color scheme created a stylish and timeless backdrop for a romantic nautical wedding. Holly wore a gorgeous one-shoulder lace gown with […]

Fields of pale waving wheat and a winding river, with a row of pale blue mountains in the distance set the stage for a handcrafted backyard farm wedding in northwest Washington’s Skagit Valley. Together with dear friends and family, Kate and Rob created a homespun celebration on a farm where they live just outside of […]