Matt and Amy are a fun fun couple! They met on a beautiful sunny day in Maine and Amy caught Matt’s eye with her tenacity in learning to surf in the freezing water. They love doing anything if it means they are together but top of their list are traveling and exploring the beauty of a foreign city, reading the Sunday newspaper over a cup of coffee (it’s likely that Matt roasted the beans himself!), and hiking anything from volcanoes to rain forests. They have such a love for each other that can only add to their capacity to love the friends and family around them.

It’ll be my honor to be their to capture their wedding day memories at Seattle’s Lake Union Cafe later this month! Can’t wait!

Matt has inspired Jake and I to start roasting our own coffee using the very same air popper my family used to pop popcorn while watching super 8 home movies on the wall when I was a kid. We quickly upgraded and are anxiously awaiting the arrival of a fancy new drum roaster. I love DIY stuff!

Nicole first contacted me about an Oplove homecoming session and we were both excited about being there to see Michael come home from his deployment (granted, she was infinitely more excited than me!).  Then, as often happens with the military, dates changed and it didn’t end up working out, so I was especially excited to get to meet the two of them after all when Nicole contacted me for an engagement session.

We braved the rain on Saturday and as you can see, all the wetness paid off with all the fun and super cute color-saturated images we created!

We lucked out with this session landing on one of the first feels-like-summer days in Seattle this June.  It’s a good thing, too, since I was starting to think winter would melt right back into fall and we’d miss summer altogether!

Stacy and Andrew are a great couple and to top it off, she proposed to him!  How cool!  I just love her no-nonsense, down-to-earth approach to life that is balanced just-so with his I’ll-snuggle-with-you-in-public-no-matter-who’s-looking take on their relationship.  They have great senses of humor and I just can’t wait for their wedding in October.  It’s going to be a blast!

They brought along their very photogenic canine Vincent to add to the fun of their session.  Any dog who’s people love him so much that they treat him to doggie ice cream is a lucky dog indeed!  Now on to a sneak peek at their engagement session before I wear out the hyphen key on my keyboard.

After a tasty cuppa joe waiting for the rain to let up, we braved the chilly May day to grab some publicity head shots for James’ new business (more on that later). I couldn’t resist some couple shots afterwards with his lovely wife Krysta in her stylin’ new coat. Thanks for a fun time, you two!

Harry and Stefanie are a Swiss couple I met through a mutual friend last fall and I’m so glad I did! Stefanie and I have been able to meet regularly for coffee and help get each other through Seattle winter as well as ringing in the New Year together.

In Europe, it’s standard for resumes to include a head shot, and they asked me to help them get some creative shots to help them stand out and get new jobs once they go back to Switzerland. It just so happened to be their second wedding anniversary that day, and we couldn’t resist these fun shots as well! Oh, Stefanie makes super cute kids clothing- check out Stefanie’s website here.

The first of the buds are appearing on the trees here in Seattle and with a happy sun shining, it made for a perfect day for an engagement session with a couple sooo in love! I had a great time with Elena and Eric- they are totally into each other and have so much fun together. They’re one of the lucky few who can say they’ve known each other since way back in high school, and much to the chagrin of many a high school boy, I’m sure, the rest is history and they are tying the knot this summer. Congrats, you two!