Beth & James ~ Tacoma Wedding

Last night as I was talking to a friend, it was mentioned that we do more portrait photography than weddings.  Wait, what?!? 

Weddings has always been our ‘specialty’ how did it come to appear that we are more about portraits?  Admittedly, we’ve worked hard at developing the portrait portion of our business, but we are still about the weddings!

That conversation also made me realize once I was at home, I have FOURTEEN weddings that I haven’t blogged yet!  They are all sitting in my waiting to be blogged file.  Time to change that!

We met Beth and James through Kerri and Brian (Beth’s brother) who’s wedding we had photographed earlier so it was great seeing all of Beth’s family again at the wedding.  The wedding and reception took place at their church and the predicted rain held off so we could go outside to the field next to the church for some wedding formals.

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Lulu & Family

When Heather first contacted me about a session, we were looking at a couple weeks out.  Then I heard the story of how she didn’t know if Lulu would last that long as she had kidney failure, we both worked on our schedules, pushed things around, re-adjusted and made it happen.  Even then it was waiting a few days.

We met with Lulu and devoted family at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood and it was taking all her strength to walk and you knew she was doing it because she loved her family and I think she sensed this was something they needed.  We didn’t move around the park much, it wasn’t about quantity of places it was about quality of time with Lulu and of course getting some beautiful photographs with Lulu and her family.

That evening Lulu passed away and the news had me in tears.  There was something about Lulu, this gentle soul that reminded me of my first dog and it reminded me now, how important my own dog is in my life.  The joy and unconditional love they provide us is priceless.  I’m so grateful we were able to photograph beautiful Lulu before she passed.

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Adhikari Family

With the Living Social special that we had last summer, I got very behind in blogging.  So, this week I’m working on posting a few of the many sessions that took place.  Meet the Adhikari Family who wanted photographs to share with family in India.  We enjoyed learning of some of their culture and customs as we moved around Point Defiance Park.  Thank-you for sharing some aspects of India and adding another country on my ‘bucket list’!

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Corey & Frank

This week we will be working on catching up on some blogging, starting with a series of entries featuring couples – not engagement sessions.  Some are anniversary, some with their pets, some just because and of course some for upcoming holiday cards.  Whatever the reason, it was important to all to get the portraits.

Corey & Frank met us with their two lab mix dogs (fur family) on a beautiful sunny fall day at Saltwater State Park in Des Moines for their portraits.  We generally will travel within 20-30 miles for portraits, and much further for weddings.

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Kelsey–Bellarmine Senior

I just can’t seem to say it enough this year …. we’ve really had some AWESOME  seniors to photograph!  Each and every one of them have been so much fun in front in of the camera and all have great future ambitions, Kelsey is no exception to that rule. 

We met with Kelsey on a beautiful day at Point Defiance Park for her senior portraits.  Congratulations and we wish you the best in life!

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Kendahl & Greger ~ Grand Holiday Ballroom Wedding

We always enjoy weddings at the Grand Holiday Ballroom in Olympia because it’s light and open with plenty of space for all the wedding day activities.  We even had a designated space for our ‘Smile Sensation Station’ AKA photo station that was close yet didn’t compete with the dance floor lighting.

Their youngest guest to the oldest all took advantage of the ‘Smile Sensation Station’ (photo station), writing notes for Kendahl and Greger, and most of all letting their inner child come out and PLAY!

Every time I’ve seen Kendahl & Greger, they both had the biggest brightest smiles on their faces.  We wish them a lifetime of happiness and love.

Photographers: Sonny, Monica, Randy & Sharon

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