Jim & Ruth | Birch Bay Engagement Photographer

Engagement sessions abound over here these days!  I just love engagement sessions—what a great way to get to know each couple, hear about their fantastic wedding details and play for an hour.  I like to think of them as a playful date for the couple and I get to come along to document the fun!

I had a great time this week with Jim and Ruth out in Birch Bay.  We were hoping for sunny skies but as usual in the last few weeks, every time I get out my camera it starts raining.  The good news is that I’ve never had rain affect a wedding yet so I figure if we get out all the rain during the engagement sessions then we are good to go for the weddings!  It wasn’t raining much by the time we started the session and the dampness once again made for amazing, saturated colors so we didn’t mind. 

These two are so adorable together!  They were up for anything and in fact asked for some funny, playful pictures so we went on a little adventure and come up with some fun images.  Thanks so much Jim & Ruth!  I can’t wait for your wedding—I’ll be on the lookout for a big field to play in!

All of the session images are online here or click on the Online Ordering links above!  Enjoy!

Sassy!  

I adore this series!  I just love how tiny they look on the picnic table!  It was super long but it looks fairly normal sized in the pictures which resulted in a fabulous optical illusion of them being tiny!

Gorgeous!!

I love everything about the image below…one of my favorites!

My FAVORITE!  I love all of the texture in this image—plus Ruth and Jim look hot!  You two rock!

Booker & Kirsten | Bellingham Engagement Photographer

I can’t wait to show you these pictures!  Booker and Kirsten are getting married this summer and I had the privilege of photographing their engagement session this month—twice!  We were hoping the weather would be little nicer if we tried a second time but the rain just kept coming!  The good news is that Larabee Park looks even better when it is raining and damp so we had lots of color and depth to play with. 

Kirsten gets HUGE kudos for walking all over the beach in high heels, in a skirt, in the rain.  Seriously—you rocked it and I’m so glad you did!  Booker and Kirsten are absolutely adorable together—I’m just in love with these pictures and I can't wait for their wedding!

All of their session images are online here or click on the Online Ordering links above.

How gorgeous are these two!?  Perfection.

Dear people who own this building that we trespassed on—thanks for providing us with all this awesome color and texture!  I promise we took great care of the building while we were trespassing and this session wouldn’t be so awesome without you.  Thank you!

See all those sparkly spots?  Rain, rain, rain!  But look at that gorgeous green color in the water—we couldn’t get that on a beautiful blue sky day!  So—I’d say it was worth it!  Besides—some photographers spend a lot of time adding crazy textures over images to spice them up a bit—this state provides the texture for me!

So hot!

PLEASE don’t hate me for posting this Booker—you two are so adorable, I couldn’t help it!

Work.it.out.

Donald & Caitlin – Images are Online!

All of Donald and Caitlin’s images are now online!  Check them out here or click on the Online Ordering links above.  Enjoy!

Andrew & Anna | Bellingham Engagement Photographer

How blessed am I to have such wonderful couples to photograph this year!  Andrew and Anna are the sweetest, down to earth, kind people!  We started their engagement session at their freshly purchased home and then made our way down to Squalicum Beach with their adorable dog Samson on a gorgeous Saturday morning. 

I can’t wait for their wedding this summer at Beau Lodge—it is going to be gorgeous!  Andrew and Anna—thank you so much for a wonderful morning!  I’m so glad we waited a week until the sun came out!  I hope your new chickens are settling in nicely!

All of the session images are online here, or click on the Online Ordering links above.

Sweet Samson literally gave me a hug when I walked in the door—at 100 lbs I’m thankful I didn’t land on my tush, that would have been embarrassing!  I just love his big, broad head and kind eyes!  Makes me wish little Diesel lived up to his 1/2 Rottweiler size like Samson did.

You two are gorgeous—you can even make standing in the kitchen hot!

I adore all of the architectural details and color in Andrew & Anna’s new house!

  Such a perfect little family!

Donald & Caitlin | Lynden Wedding Photographer

I don’t even know where to start with this wedding!  Gorgeous people, amazing details and perfect weather!  Sweet families, yummy food, sugary sweets!  It was all so wonderful!  Donald and Caitlin had a beautiful wedding celebration in Lynden this weekend surrounded by so many family members and friends.  Every detail was perfect—as expected—as Caitlin and her sisters own Alice Joy Events.  They made sure the flowers, decor, graphics, coordination and esthetics were all spot on and cohesive.   Simply stunning!

Thank you so much to Donald, Caitlin, family and friends for such a wonderful day!  I’m so excited for you two—I hope you are having fun on your honeymoon!

I’m in love with these shoes!  Caitlin rocked these all day long!

I think Donald was excited to see his bride…

Perfect lighting, perfect couple = beautiful!

Below is my favorite image of the day.  I don’t know what else to call it but epic.

Dear Donald—if you do crazy things you are going to end up on the internet.  It is just how it works.

AMAZING floral work by Alice Joy Events!

I love this shot I took right before the ceremony.  The church has this little wing where everyone in the wedding gathers while guests get seated.  It is like a little wedding party cage—I liked capturing them from the outside looking in.

Sneaking a peak at the opening ceremony slideshow.

  A stunning cake by Mechealle DeVries!

So, so much candy!  While I was taking pictures some of the children came into the room and started exclaiming how it was “Candy Heaven!”  I couldn’t agree more.

Thanks again Donald and Caitlin—you two are awesome and Brandon and I are so happy for you!