Becky and Jake (or rather, Jecky and Bake, which is how it kept coming out of my mouth the day of their wedding–yo!) were married at the gorgeous Beacon Hill venue overlooking Spokane, WA. Becky found me online and booked from Texas, so we didn’t actually meet in person until I arrived to start shooting. Becky was sweet and totally relaxed and had one of the best bridal parties ever! Jake was charming and incredibly funny. They make a gorgeous pair and I thoroughly enjoyed working with them.

Becky getting ready.

Jake gave Becky this gorgeous string of pearls the night of their rehearsal.

The rings. I’ve developed quite a fondness for ring shots!

The gorgeous ceremony. I loved the light!

Some group shots and portraits.

And the awesome reception! (Isn’t Jake’s niece the cutest?)

Every time I looked Becky was hugging someone–she has such a wonderful, graceful presence.

Becky’s sister’s speech was a tear-jerker for sure.

The first dance…

Everyone had a blast at the reception!

Congratulations to Jake and Becky!

Ah, so much for keeping up with blog this week! I mean well, but I should know better than to make such promises during the peak of wedding and high school senior season. This week I photographed Melinda for her high school senior portraits. Melinda was such a natural in front of the camera and I had a difficult time narrowing down my favorites.

In other news, today my husband, Dave, and I are celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary! Some of my clients have met Dave at weddings when he shoots with me (he’s really good!). Anyhow, much has happened in that time…babies, awesome trips, new jobs, and what seems like a countless number of moves (although I did just count and we’ve moved exactly six times in 10 years). And through it all we remain best friends.
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To celebrate, Dave is taking me out for a yummy dinner tonight. And in honor of the event I decided to scan and post one of our wedding photos. Have mercy on me–it was 1998.

Tomorrow I have a huuuuge wedding that I’m so excited for. I also have a backlog of weddings to post, so check back soon!

Lucy is the newest member of family. Lucy is super spunky. Our cats haven’t quite warmed up to her, but all of us peeps have.

I’ve got a bunch of stuff to blog. Bunches and bunches! I hope to be updating daily this week. Happy Monday!

High school senior season is here and I’m totally excited! I only accept a limited number of seniors each year, but I look forward to each and every one of the sessions. They tend to be fun, adventurous, and often a bit fashion-inspired. This week I photographed two seniors.

First up, Ryan.

Next, Amanda.

Thanks you guys for such fun shoots!

A few weeks ago I drove to Hermiston, OR to photograph this wonderful family. They own a sod farm and an incredible nursery, so we had fun shooting in these awesome locations.

Amanda and Olen were married at Howard Amon Park in Richland, WA. The wedding was in the morning and after a nice afternoon break, everyone gathered for a sunset cruise on the Columbia river. Their wedding was lovely and intimate and this couple radiates so much love for each other and their families. Everyone was so wonderful on their beautiful day–I truly enjoyed working with this great family.

Amanda getting ready at the Hampton next door to the park.

The flowers were gorgeous.

Amanda’s step-mother and uncles watch as Amanda and Olen cut the cake.

On to the river cruise…

Congratulations to Amanda and Olen!

A few weeks ago I had a great lifestyle session with Kristi, Ryan, and their two gorgeous kids. Here are a few of my favorites from their session!

And here is one of the storyboards I designed for the session (it’s a 10×20). Storyboards are so much fun and highly customizable. I mount all of my storyboards on styrene.

I drove out to Grandview, WA to photograph Emily and Tyler’s engagement photos. Tyler is a hops farmer, so we headed out to his family’s hop farm for some fun pictures. The more industrial looking shots were taken in their hop kiln–too cool! And guys, at last count I have 12 mosquito bites. You owe me a coffee!

A little off-camera flash action for a completely different kind of look:

And Emily’s totally unique and amazing engagement ring:

I can’t wait for Tyler and Emily’s wedding in August!

Carrie and Carl were married on Father’s Day at Stone Ridge Event center in Pasco, WA. It was a truly gorgeous day in every way. Carrie and Carl were so sweet and tender with each other throughout the day and I was honored to be there to capture some truly wonderful moments.

Getting ready:

Here Carrie and Carl see each other for the first time:

Some images from their portrait session:

Some beautiful details.

The wedding party was so much fun!

Here are a few from the ceremony.

The rockin’ reception.

Congratulations to Carrie and Carl!

Last night we ventured out to the Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival just east of Pasco, WA for a little music and fun. Here are some shots from the evening. (I rented a super-fun-bendy lens for a wedding I am going to photograph tomorrow, so of course I had to test it out!)

There were quite a few golden retrievers there and someone was joking that they thought they might be handing them out at the gate.

These days all she does is dance, dance, dance.

Some fun with the 24mm TS-E!