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A Lunar Eclipse??

February 20, 2008 – 8:26 pm

I remember as a kid, eclipses were the coolest things EVER. We would hear about them far in advance, study what they were about, and then there was always an event at school where we would pull out our blank color negative film (to look through, denser than sunglasses) and look at them. What happened to those good ol days?!?! I just got a phone call from my boyfriend, saying “Quick! There’s a lunar eclipse outside! You’re missing it!!” What?? There is? Where? So out I ran, into the cold cold street, and laid on my cold cold car, freezing my cold cold cheeks (all of them) to steady myself once again for a nifty moon shot…. (and yep, that’s the color of the moon! no photoshop added….)

By Laurel | Posted in stuff in general | Tagged lunar eclipse, night, photography, Seattle | Comments (0)

Come Visit Me at Semiahmoo!

February 8, 2008 – 10:57 am

Bridal fairs really aren’t my bag. They’re overwhelming, noisy, kinda cheesey, and by the end of the day you swear you will never attend another one again. On the other hand, there is a rising number of smaller boutique bridal fairs popping up that are more intimate, fun, and most importantly, only a couple of hours long :)

So when I was invited to join them for the Fifth Annual Bridal Fair up at Semiahmoo Resort for their intimate gathering, I was excited! Semiahmoo Resort has been voted Best Destination Wedding Venue by the readers of Seattle Bride Magazine repeatedly, and is a beautiful place for some r&r. On the beach of cute little Canadian border town of Blaine, Washington, Semiahmoo Resort has a golf course and a spa, and a variety of rooms, docks, and patios to have your ceremony. I had the pleasure to photograph Carrie and Adam’s super fun wedding there this last summer, and loved every minute of it!

The bridal fair is next Sunday the 17th of February, so if you’re even remotely considering a destination wedding, or a local wedding if you’re in the North end of the state, come by and visit us! It’s only a couple of hours from Seattle, after all, and afterward, you can cross the border (don’t forget your passport) and go shopping at White Rock. Kelly and I will be there all day (in fact, we’ll be heading up Saturday to stay as guests and really experience what the resort has to offer!), and we’d love to chat with you in between the site tours, fashion show, and tastings! They prefer if you RSVP so that they can plan their goody bags, so do it and come visit!!

By Laurel | Posted in wedding planning | Tagged semiahmoo bridal fair, wedding, wedding photography | Comments (0)

Couture Albums: Flushmount Style

February 6, 2008 – 6:10 pm

I’ll bet my DHL delivery man had never seen a customer so excited to see him as I was. Â Some days, it’s like Christmas every day here between albums, prints, equipment, and periphery that gets delivered. Â I probably scared the beans out of my DHL courier when I opened the door and squealed like a little girl on Christmas morning. Â This delivery was a new sample from one of my fantastic 2007 weddings. Â I loved the details fromÂ Casey and Suzi’sÂ celebration, and couldn’t help making a huge sample book because their church had cornflower blue walls. Â Seriously,Â I’mÂ a sucker for good wall paint (if you’ve been to visit me, you’ll remember that my walls are a dusty blue! Â I should post pictures of that for my cross country readers and my cross the world readers, you know who you are!!!)Â Â So anyway, here it is! Â These albums come all the way from New Zealand fromÂ Queensberry & Co.,Â and are of course custom designed and handmade. Â For this 12×15″ album, I chose a green leather and the new photo front to pick up on the shades in the bouquet. Â The pages are flushmount, meaning that the entire page and all of it’s image is one continuous print, but my Couture Albums are also available with custom cut mats for a more heirloom and timeless look (likeÂ HERE). Â I included one great fold out page, and did lots of full page spreads, and even had a couple of panoramic image spreads, too.Â

By Laurel | Posted in new products | Tagged wedding album, wedding photography | Comments (2)

Announcing Baby Miles!

February 4, 2008 – 12:51 am

November was the month that beautiful Miles Mikhail was born. After documenting Molly’s growing belly, she and Mikhail invited me back to their home when it was time to photograph their first baby- their new son. Our first session was on a chilly wintery day in November- we wanted to capture Miles as a newborn so that we could make some gorgeous, gorgeous announcements (they’re stunning, I should post about those, too!). After a few scheduling snaffus (ahhh the snow in the foothills can be a bit of a challenge sometimes!) I finally made it over. With a newborn, you really have to go with the flow when you’re shooting. Every couple of minutes something new happened, whether it was time for a bottle or a new diaper! Here are some of our favorite shots from the day- I can’t wait to see how much he’s grown at our next session here in a week or so! (and can you believe it! The last shot is nicknamed “The Shooter!!” Now we’ll be ready for next time- feed the baby and put on the rain gear immediately!!!)