Wedding Walk Tacoma

This past Sunday we were invited to participate in the first annual ‘Wedding Walk Tacoma’.  The weather was perfect for walking to the various venues each uniquely decorated to give prospective brides & grooms an idea of how the venue could look for their event.
    
                              Appetizers from Pacific Grill Catering.


      
The above photographs are of the Courtyard by Marriott.  The design – décor were coordinated by Nancy Skipton of Simply Celebrations & Events.
      
      
      
Beautiful bridal bouquets and table center pieces from Michael at Fantasia Floral.
          
The above vendors had tables at the Courtyard by Marriott and were available to talk to guests who were interested in their services.  Top to bottom, left to right: Gen X Pro, “Baked”,  Ceremonies by Cynthia, Fantasia Floral, Photobooth NW, and together representatives of Courtyard by Marriott and Pacific Grill Catering.  You can click on the links to learn more about each of the businesses.

                      Dave & Nancy for Simply Celebrations & Events

                                                Paper Passionista

Sonny walked to the different venues and took a couple photographs to share with me as I was going to stay with our table … and I fully intended to stay inside and nurse my injured foot.  However, I ended up walking to all the venues so I could see how they looked and I must say ALL the wedding planners did a fantastic job with their decorations.  The walk had everything from refined elegance to a bold modern chic. 
The best thing I can recommend is if you know someone planning a wedding in the future, suggest to them that they check out the Wedding Walk Tacoma next year.  I predict it will only improve and it was already a great event!

The previous four photographs were taken at the Pacific Grill.  Top to bottom: Coat Check Complete, Posh Wedding Flowers, Absolute Music and a waitress/server with Pacific Grill.
        
The above photos are flower arrangements from Posh Wedding Flowers (link above).  The décor is by Trendy Events.


And last but certainly not least a few photographs from the Tacoma Art Museum.  The beautiful limo outside is from British Motor Coach.   Middle photo is the rep from British Motor Coach and another favorite DJ of ours, Adam of Adam’s DJ Service.  The décor for this location is the work of Red Letter Events.
To view additional photos of the event at Union Station and The Museum of History, go check out Wallflower Photography’s blog  …. just come back to us when it’s time to photograph YOUR wedding! (wink, wink) 
If you participated we would love to hear your thoughts about the event.

Pioneer Pavilion ~ Chrissy & Scott’s wedding photographs

We’ve had the honor of photographing Scott’s brother & sister-in-law’s wedding plus, we’ve seen Scott’s family at a few other weddings.  So, it was a delight to see how much his nieces and nephews have grown.  They have the ring bearer/flower girl gigs down perfectly.  Chrissy was a total sweetheart with a huge smile on her face all evening.  Chrissy & Scott were very much in the moment of the day.

Their evening wedding ceremony and reception took place at the Pioneer Pavilion in Puyallup.

                      Introducing Chrissy & Scott – the new Mr. & Mrs.!





Check out the photo on the bottom left from the garter toss collection.  This young girl came swooping in from no where to catch the garter!  No one saw her coming. =)  Watch out boys!  They tossed the garter a second time and it was caught by one of the groomsmen.

After Scott & Chrissy’s first dance, Chrissy did the father daughter dance with her twin sister.

               There was no shortage of dancing during the reception.

Just a few minutes with the bride and groom before they depart for their Alaskan adventure filled honeymoon.

A few known details:
Venue:  Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup
Catering:  Flying Tomato, Italian Grill
DJ: Sound Sational Music
Cake: Pioneer Bakery
Photographers:  Sonny, Monica & Kahla
We would love to hear your thoughts … so don’t be shy, leave a comment for us or for Scott & Chrissy! Thank you Chrissy, Scott, family and friends for allowing us to be a part of this special day.

Wedding Walk Tacoma

We are thrilled and honored to have been invited to the inaugural ‘Wedding Walk Tacoma’ event that will be taking place THIS Sunday. 
The Wedding Walk will feature 6 unique and beautiful downtown Tacoma venues that will each be decorated by top local wedding planners.  At each venue there will be a few selected/invited vendors; catering, florist, photographers, and more all available to answer questions and assist you in creating the wedding of your dreams.
Those who attend will be able to walk to the 6 venues or they can take a load off their feet and test out a limo or the downtown light rail.  The tour starts at the Courtyard Marriott  then it’s a short hop next door to the Pacific Grill.  Then head to the ‘Museum’ district and check out the Tacoma Art Museum, Union Station, Washington State History Museum, and the Museum of Glass for the finale and after party with a fashion show.
You can find Family Affair Photography at the Courtyard Marriott along with the following top notch vendors: Baked Wedding Cakes, Ceremonies by Cynthia, Fantasia Floral, Gen X Pro,  Pacific Grill Catering, Paper Passionate, and Simply Celebrations & Events.
Tickets are available at any of the venues and are good for all locations.  You can get complete details here –> Wedding Walk Tacoma.

Deb & Rob ~ Point Defiance Park

I’m feeling a little neglectful lately when it comes to posting photos from recent  or I should say some not so recent portrait sessions. 
We met with Deb and Rob back on a cold but clear November day for a portrait session at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma.  This wasn’t the first time we’ve worked with Rob & Deb, the first time was at their Mardi Gras themed wedding at the Alexander Country Inn in Ashford, WA.   We enjoyed getting together with them in this relaxed session and getting to meet their two greyhound dogs.

Love in Bloom

This is our ‘Image of the Day’,  we post a new image daily on our Facebook page.  This photo was from a 2006 wedding that took place on a stunningly beautiful private lakefront property. 

It was a bright and extremely hot summer day.  Luckily there were plenty of cool lush green and shady spots to retreat from the heat.