After a hiatus from wedding photography, I returned back to the field with the wedding of my friends Kevin and Emily. This outdoor wedding took place at White Pass, WA right on the ski slopes that would normally be covered with snow during the fall and winter. I had known Kevin and Emily for a number of years prior so it was my honor to shoot their wedding. The ceremony itself only lasted about 15 min, with the reception easily going late into the night. I even came to the rescue of my friend whose radiator had blown on the way up to the pass the night before by bringing a replacement radiator with me early the next morning. Only among our group of friends would we not only have a wedding but also replace a radiator in the parking lot on the same day!
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Walker Wedding, 9-23-06
My good friends Tex and Monica were married at the Shilshole Bay Beach Club in Seattle, WA. This wedding was much smaller than the Hallock wedding I shot just a month prior, plus it was full of my friends, which made the whole experience much more easy-going. I had taken Tex and Monica’s engagement photos previously, so it was very easy to work with them. The weather was gorgeous and not too hot, which made for very ideal shooting conditions.
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Mary Ann and JayR’s Engagement
My good friend Mary Ann and JayR asked me to take their engagement photos, but they wanted some more “epic” locations. We ended up driving out to Snoqualmie Falls and actually walking on all of the rocks to get right up next to the falls. That’s definitely not allowed anymore, so I guess we lucked out when we took these. They also wanted more formal shots and we drove back to Seattle’s Discovery Park to take the photos there among the tall grass. Overall, it was a full day of photography and I think they all turned out very well.
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Tex and Monica Engagement
My good friend Tex proposed to his then girlfriend Monica through his car feature in Subiesport Magazine, which ironically was my first feature article in a magazine. He of course asked me to take their engagement photos. We started at the Japanese Garden in Seattle’s Arboretum, then ended up at Kerry Park on Queen Anne. They in turn used these photos for their wedding announcements.
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Hallock Wedding, 8-5-2006
Fresh out of graduate school, the first wedding I photographed was for my grad school buddy, Joe Hallock and his bride-to-be, Maureen. The wedding took place at the famous Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia. The scenery and day was absolutely gorgeous, which made for just about as perfect and outdoor wedding can be. A wedding of this size was a bit daunting being my very first one I’d be doing professionally, but I think everything turned out great.
