Kent & Jessica

Last Saturday I got to hang out with two fantastic people on their wedding day. Kent and Jessica are perfect for each other and I was so excited to see them finally get married! Check out some of my favorites from the day below! Thanks Kent and Jessica for being up for anything, easy to work with and all around adorable! Thanks too to Kent and Jessica's families who made me feel like a part of their families who made me feel like family. It is no wonder that Kent and Jessica turn out so wonderful they grew up with a lot wonderful people in their lives.

The day started out at the Haircutting Establishment where Amanda did an amazing job on Jessica's hair and makeup. Amanda is the sweetest thing ever so if you need a good stylist look her up!

I loved Kent's face when he saw Jessica for the first time! Kent and Jessica chose to see each other before the ceremony which gave them a few minutes to enjoy each other and allowed for ample time to get some great photographs in a relaxed, unrushed afternoon.

You may have seen Kent's awesome Chevy truck in their engagement photos--well check out this perfect little spot to photograph their rings. The first person to correctly guess where on the truck I photographed the rings in the comments below will receive a $5 Starbucks giftcard...be sure to leave some contact info so I can get it to you

(if I've already showed you the picture and told you where it was taken I'm afraid you can't win because that would be cheating).

Beautiful flowers by Courtyard Garden Flower--so pretty and reasonable too I hear. I would definitely check them out!

Don't these ladies look amazingly beautiful?!

Kent and his men rocking the 'mafia' look...do mafia men smile?

The handsome groom!

The gorgeous bride!

Workin' it!

I LOVE this picture--these two are so cute together!

There was some serious garter action


Quite a few ladies were ready for the bouquet too!

Classic cake smashing of a stunning cake created by Mechealle DeVries. Every cake of hers I've seen is perfectly crafted and tastes amazing and this was no exception! I love the little one watching the smashing...something tells me he was taking notes and wants to try that at home!

A perfect first dance.

And a whole lot more fantastic dancing as the evening went on--check out these moves below! Please note that the "break dancing" little one standing on his hands is only around three years old. I'm still trying to figure out how he can dance so much better than me. I think everyone who was on the dance floor should try out for "So You Think You Can Dance"! There were some serious moves out there!

The rest of the images will be up on www.stephaniestremler.com/clients/Kent&Jessica in 1-2 weeks. I'll let you know here when they are up!

Creative Stoneworks

Last week I got the opportunity to do some more commercial work for Creative Stoneworks for use on their new website--http://www.creativestoneworksnw.com/. I took some pictures around their show room, fabrication shop and stone yard. Here are a few of my favorites!

The quick way to dry stone--heat it up!

A stone prepared for a rod to be inserted into the underside of the slab in order to protect it from cracks.

A whole selection of samples to sort through!

The finishing touches on rodding the stone--a steady hand pouring in the epoxy to hold the stainless steel rod in place.

Polishing pads also make great wall art!

Check out these bright colored stones--I think the red one would also make great wall art!

An overview shot in the fabrication shop--two CNC machines for perfect fabrication.

Slabs waiting to be fabricated. See that bright tricolored one in the middle? I call it the "the CRAZY stone" and I sorta want to put it in our new kitchen...

I can't wait until this baby rolls up to our new house with a delivery for us!!! Only a couple more months...

Thanks for letting me come photograph your great business!!

P.S. If you are looking for pictures from Kent and Jessica's wedding, they are coming SOON! So keep checking back in the next couple days for a sneak peak.

Jared - Part 2

All of Jared's pictures are now done--you can check them out here or by clicking on the Online Ordering link above. Thanks again Jared--you were awesome! Good luck with the rest of soccer season and med school!

Senior Pictures--Jared Part 1

This Sunday I had a great time hanging out with Jared and his mom at Whatcom Falls Park. Jared is super talented in many areas and has a great sense of style. Here are just a couple of my favorite pictures--it's after midnight so I'll post more when the rest of the session images are done!

This new house we are building keeps holding me hostage as I stain, paint and clean resulting in very few hours of sleep each night--I'll post some house update pictures soon!

Thanks for being so awesome Jared--you were up for anything, even sliding through the mud and it resulted in some awesome pictures! I can't to show the rest!

PS--I told Jared he should skip medical school and start modeling! Maybe he can do both?

201st Post and Some Cuteness!

I can't believe this is my 201st post on this blog! Time flies when you are having fun! Well...it hasn't flown by the last two days as Brandon and I have caught a nasty flu big. FYI: Flu+Travel Trailer+Out House = Two seriously home-sick people. We can not wait until our house is finished. It will make everything..even sickness, better.

On a brighter note--here are few more pictures from Little Miss T's almost two session! Enjoy!

T is learning to enjoy the world from different perspectives!

T with the family dog--Hunter.

I still can't figure out when T went from being a baby to a little girl! I'm excited to see her turn into an amazing young lady but I'll always cherish the time I had with my baby niece. Love ya T!

Martin Family

On Sunday I had a mini session with a great family to celebrate a 70th birthday and an almost complete family gathering! We had a great time even if it was quick and cold! We just escaped the rain by literally a couple minutes. Thanks so much to the Martin family for being so fun--hope we can do it again sometime! This is my favorite of the session because I love the relaxed nature of it...I love to capture the relationships and interactions between family members. You can check all of the session images here or by clicking on the Online Ordering button above.

Sneak Peak: T's Almost 2!

I can't believe T is almost two!! A couple weeks ago while washing some laundry at my sister's house (ah, the joys of living in a travel trailer!) I grabbed by camera,, my mom, my sister and T for a little photo session. Here is a little sneak peak--Nana is now in Nicaragua on a missions trip, my sister has a horrible flu/cold and is 8 months pregnant and little T is just getting over her own version of the flu. Hope you all get home safe and feel better soon! Stayed tuned for more pictures from this session as well as from T's birthday party in a few weeks.