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Hi there! Welcome to the CBP blog, a place to share wedding beauty, our lives, travels, and plenty of tips. I'm glad you're here and I hope you'll stick around!

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Sodo Park Wedding | Seattle Wedding Photographer

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Wedding

Sodo Park Wedding: Aimee and Philippe Philippe and Aimee’s wedding at SoDo Park was one of those days that felt effortlessly cool and deeply romantic all at the same time. Tucked in Seattle’s industrial SoDo district, the venue has soaring ceilings, exposed beams, and brick walls, but somehow still manages to feel soft and warm […]

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Bellingham Country Club Wedding

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Bellingham Country Club Wedding: Sarah and Paul When you first start planning your wedding, it doesn’t take long to realize how many decisions are suddenly on your plate. One of the biggest (and most meaningful) choices you’ll make is who you trust as your wedding photographer. Long after the cake is gone and the flowers […]

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An Adventurous Engagement At Artist Point | Bellingham Engagement Photographer

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Engagements

An Adventurous Engagement At Artist Point I have always wanted to go to Artist Point, but had never found the right time to go. It’s a good hour and a half from where I live to drive up there. Chelsea is a bridesmaid from a wedding I did last year and I had plenty of […]

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A Stunning Winter Paris Elopement | Destination Elopement Photographer

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Wedding

A Winter Paris Elopement: Chad & Lisa There are some wedding days you feel in your bones long after they’re over, and Lisa and Chad’s winter Paris elopement is one of those days for me—quite literally. It was freezing. I don’t think I’ll ever forget just how cold it was, or how beautifully these two […]

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My First Trip To Paris

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Travel

Highlights from My First Trip to Paris I think it’s about time I break my silence about Paris. I keep getting asked about my trip and if I am planning on sharing pictures (which I did little of on Facebook). The truth is I felt there were other things I could be doing besides blogging […]

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