It was a misty spring day at the Seattle LDS Temple in Bellevue, Washington when Brad and Krystal’s nearest and dearest gathered to greet the newlyweds and celebrate their wedding day. The Temple grounds provided a lovely northwest backdrop with evergreen trees and a secluded meditation garden that created an ideal spot for romantic portraits of the […]

Rain pattered softly on the windows while Tom and Kellie prepared for their February wedding in side-by-side rooms at Belle Chapel, Snohomish. In a light-filled dressing room, Kellie donned her fitted lace gown and gorgeous detailed veil, her hair styled in a soft half-up with romantic curls spilling over her shoulders. Next door, Tom was joined by […]

Oh, this wedding! When you’re on the Olympic Peninsula, celebrating the beauty of the environment around you isn’t hard to do! On a warm day at the end of summer, Nicole & Tyler were married at the edge of the forest on a friend’s property just outside Port Angeles. Their wedding was relaxed, foresty, bohemian, […]

This can be a really controversial topic, and as an Olympic National Park & Seattle wedding photographer I love having this conversation with brides and grooms! It’s such a personal decision—so many people want to be “traditional” and they’ve thought about the moment they’ll see their fiancé for the first time on their wedding day […]

Imagine if there was a magical wedding godmother who would work efficiently behind the scenes to make absolutely everything about your wedding day run smoothly and effortlessly. She would set the tables, artfully style your reception decor, iron the linens, fluff your gown, and wrangle your attendants. Even before the wedding day dawned, she would be […]

You guys, I have a major weakness. One of the first things I look for when I arrive to a wedding are the shoes! And when day starts with a great pair, the rest of the wedding just seems to be that much better. Okay, honestly, I know that the shoes are a somewhat superficial […]

I feel like it almost goes without saying that as a Pacific Northwest wedding photographer, I’m always picturing how I would photograph a bride and groom in every gorgeous scene I encounter. Whether or not I’m actually at a wedding—I could be just walking down the street, on a family trip, or taking a ferry […]

I’m having trouble acknowledging that 2015 is coming to an end in a matter of a few short hours! It’s been such an incredible, surprising, and challenging year in so many good ways. I’m always amazed by the clients I get the opportunity to work with. The fact that I get to travel to such […]

Today’s post is a trip down memory lane to one of my all-time-favorite weddings from a few years ago. It also happens to be the couple’s anniversary, so I thought it was the perfect time to post a few of my favorite images from this lovely wedding! The bride created a dreamy vision of lace, crochet, baby’s breath, […]