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Hi there! Welcome to the blog, a place to share wedding beauty, engagement inspiration, and plenty of photography tips. I'm glad you're here and I hope you'll stick around and check out some of my posts!

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a black and white photo of a bride looking out the window at her sodo park wedding

Sodo Park Wedding In Seattle | Seattle Wedding Photographer

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Wedding

Sodo Park Wedding In Seattle I’ve been a little bit MIA on the blog lately, and for once it wasn’t because of travel or a packed shooting schedule—it was because I decided to tackle painting my house. Let’s just say my body felt it. My arms were sore, my back was tired, and my hands […]

Snowy Winter Maternity Session At Mt. Baker

Snowy Winter Maternity Session At Mt. Baker

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Maternity

Snowy Winter Maternity Session At Mt. Baker Kendra is one of my absolute favorite people to photograph and collaborate with. She is overflowing with talent and creativity, and any time we work together, it’s guaranteed to be a good time. So when she asked me to take her maternity photos for her Winter Maternity Session […]

a bride and groom snuggling near a stream at their Copper Creek Inn Wedding

Copper Creek Inn Wedding | Mt Rainier Wedding Venue

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Wedding

A Copper Creek Inn Wedding It’s funny the little things that come rushing back when I look through these images from Kristin and Alex’s Copper Creek Inn Wedding. I remember the way Kristin’s whole face lit up when she smiled, how genuinely happy she was all day, and how fun and easygoing their friends and […]

a bride and groom standing side by side at their Elegant Roche Harbor Wedding venue

Elegant Roche Harbor Wedding | Friday Harbor Wedding Photographer

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Elegant Roche Harbor Wedding Venue This post celebrates the unforgettable moments of an elegant Roche Harbor wedding venue, a day filled with love and joy. There’s something about the start of a new year that makes me extra sentimental. As I look back on the beautiful weddings I photographed last year and look ahead to […]

Rosario Park Beach Elopement Editorial

Rosario Park Beach Elopement Editorial

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Editorial

Dreamy Rosario Beach Elopement Editorial My sweet friend Jade is beyond talented—not just at hair and makeup, but also at dreaming up and styling full “fake weddings” that look and feel like the real thing. When she asked if I would photograph a spring beach styled elopement at Rosario Beach she was putting together, I […]

fremont foundry wedding editorial photo of a bride on an old vintage couch looking away from the camera

Fremont Foundry Wedding Editorial: Elegant Burgundy Love

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Editorial

Fremont Foundry Wedding Editorial Every year, I try to team up with a group of incredibly talented creatives and put together a styled shoot—partly for fun, partly for inspiration, and partly to see who I can confidently refer to my couples in the upcoming wedding season. This particular Burgundy Bride editorial styled shoot at the […]

laurel creek manor wedding

Magical Laurel Creek Manor Wedding | Seattle Wedding Photographer

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Magical Laurel Creek Manor Wedding: Sara and Kevin Sara and Kevin’s wedding at Laurel Creek Manor felt like stepping right into the middle of a romantic movie—with a fun little twist of “Friends” humor woven through the whole day. From the moment I arrived, there was this soft, peaceful energy in the air. The colors […]

a bride and groom standing face to face on the roof of a building with the seattle skyline behind them for their sodo park wedding

A Classically Elegant Sodo Park Wedding | Seattle Wedding Photographer

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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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