As you may have heard, Seattle is getting a lot of snow this week.  I decided to spend some time working on photos from the last wedding I second-shot in Washington (back in the fall)!  I’m going to miss working with Chris, but I hear he’s a big fan of the Upper Peninsula – so perhaps he’ll get a gig there sometime

Elliot and Serena were married at Tracy Castle in Buckley, WA.  The venue is nice because it’s tucked away from the busy city life, and had everything they needed for their big day:  dressing rooms upstairs, a great room (with awesomely tall windows) for the ceremony, scenic outdoor spots for formals, downstairs space with kitchen for the dinner reception, and even a gymnasium for the dance-floor & slideshow.  Some of my favorite details were the tabletop trees with ornaments (which served as a guestbook), luggage cake (they both travel around the world on missions trips) & the bridesmaids dresses.  The girls’ dresses stood out to me because they were each unique in style & color, but all coordinated together so well.  As the second shooter I tend to follow the girls around during the morning:  I thought it was amazing how much work they put into the floral arrangements, especially the cross!

As a current Seattle resident, I have to start out with the Starbucks shot.  Enjoy!

Hope all of my readers had an excellent holiday.  I was fortunate enough to get to return to Michigan to see both my family and Joel’s family, and several friends for New Years in Grand Rapids.  We also got a lot of our own wedding planning done while we were there!  Joel’s brother Bret came back with us for a visit – I love having guests because it’s a good excuse to visit all of our favorite places in Seattle.  Incase you ever wonder, Ray’s is the greatest restaurant in town.  That’s right folks… after a year and a half of living here, I officially like seafood.

It’s back to the daily life now, working at the lab and playing with the Holga.  We also got a Kinect which is crazy fun.

So today I got a little package in the mail from Mr. Gendron:  Partly business (tax season… boo), mostly fun — the images I shot the last time I assisted for him.

This wedding was particularly memorable for me:  it was in my favorite neighborhood (Capitol Hill) at a beautiful, historic venue, and the bride went to the same college as me!  It was kind of shocking because we didn’t know this until I asked about someone’s Detroit Tigers shirt )

Kyle and Jackie were a lot of fun to spend the day with & photograph.  I had a very hard time narrowing down these images.  The thing about wedding photos is that they should tell a story, and the day was so eventful!  Enjoy:

As usual, I can’t help but share some highlights:

On a personal note… my parents are driving across the country to see me!  You can expect “tourist” photos from our weekend together in Seattle