Archive for November, 2011

Finally getting these pictures posted for Krista and John! Took me a while to sort through all 6,000 pictures! I had 2 second shooters for this wedding since I was nearing the end of the horrible first trimester pregnancy grossness. I wanted to make sure this wedding was well captured! I had a blast with them during their engagement session. I just knew that was going to be one for my portfolio! :-)

Krista was such a stunning bride, you can just see the admiration John has for her in his eyes. Such a gorgeous couple! Thanks you guys for allowing me to be a part of your big day! Wish you years of happiness and love in the future!

Finally…here is little Kinsley’s newborn session! After a beautiful maternity session and the honor of photographing her birth, I was so excited to finish the story of the first moments of Kinsley’s life. I just love this family! Thank you Todd and Ivy!

These 2 are very near and dear to my heart. I’ve known Kevin since we were classmates in middle school and have gotten to know Jenn throughout the…what was it, Jenn, 7+ years?! ;-) I now consider both of them some of my closest friends. It was my pleasure to photograph their big day back on August 20th at a private residence on Sauvie Island. It was a BRIGHT sunshiny day, but we found some shade to photograph in and we got some great shots. I just love you two! Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your day! xoxo

P.S. Congrats on outlasting Kim K.! ;-)

This was my first Olympia wedding and boy was it a beautiful one! I had been looking forward to photographing Van and Steven’s big day ever since hearing about all the details during our engagement session in April. We started with a traditional tea ceremony, went right into a Catholic church wedding ceremony, then had a blast walking around the Washington State Capitol for portraits. I had never had that much time for portraits before and it was amazing! We got to take advantage of all the beautiful spots around the capitol buildings. I am going to stress an hour for portraits with all my future clients! So worth it.

Anyway, after we were finished downtown, the bridal party hopped in a limo and we headed to the Thurston County Community Center for the reception. It was built on the edge of a lake and absolutely beautiful at sunset! Patrick and I had so much fun with these guys, thanks Van and Steven so much for the honor of being your wedding photographers! I know you have many many years of happiness ahead of you. Congratulations!! :-)

A couple weeks ago I flew to NYC to photograph my best friend’s engagement session. One of my favorite clients moved to Long Island last year and thankfully I visit quite often so I can continue photographing them! I’ve been capturing little Charlize since she was still in her mommy’s tummy! I got some great pictures of her when just a few days old, and also when she turned one. These are her 2 year photos and I can’t believe how much she’s grown! Running, talking, playing…such a personality! I just love her.

Thanks Melissa and Rolly for wanting me to continue being your family photographer even when we live 3,000 miles away! I am blessed with such great clients and friends! :-)

I’ve been pretty behind in blogging lately with wedding senior season wrapping up, but it’s been pretty easy for me to post a quick picture or 2 of what I’m working on and sessions I just shot. Become a fan (or “like”) my Facebook page to keep up to date on all my latest work. :-)

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I had the honor of photographing the birth of little Kinsley on September 27th. Ivy was induced early that morning and I was in contact with Todd throughout the morning. I got a text that her water broke around 11:15am and she was at a 5. I asked if she was progressing fast and he said nope, don’t leave yet I’ll let you know. At 12:00 I got a call saying to get my butt down to the hospital! Haha. I got there right in time! Luckily I had my camera ready to go so I stood in a good spot and literally 3 mins later Kinsely was welcomed to this world. Talk about timing!! I am so glad I made it on time and was able to get these amazing photos. I took about 800 pictures throughout the 3 hours I was there. This is just the tip of the iceberg! I will try to post more when things slow down in a month or 2.

I still get goosebumps just re-sizing these for web! After this experience I know that I will want a photographer there for the birth of our son in March. :-)