It was just such a fun, fun, weekend.  First to Gig Harbor, Erin’s home town, to spend some time with their families who flew from as far as Japan!!  Then to the gorgeous and totally undiscovered Annie Wright School in Tacoma for the wedding day and ceremony (yes, you can rent an old prep school!).  Then, a few private moments for some post-nuptual jumping on the bed (shh! Don’t tell the folks at Annie Wright :) and then onto a great, great party, where the kids stayed up late, and no one wanted to leave.

A super special shout-out to miss Barbie Hull for co-shooting with me that day (daaang, she’s good at what she does!), Gallucci’s for yummy food, and the super talented family and friends responsible for the cake, hair, makeup, flowers, and programs/invites!  Mark Tsui for some awesome beats, and Jane Treleven for a stunning cake that was so fun to watch the destruction of :)  And especially Father Gerry, Erin’s highschool pastor who was able to marry Erin and Josh and keep us all laughing.

I just couldn’t narrow it down to a few for the blog (probably because its way past my bedtime, or maybe because I spent TWO days with them!), so here’s a really long, but fast moving slideshow (cause really, I’m sure you have other things you SHOULD be doing right now then watching a blog slideshow…).

Congrats you two!  And thanks so much to you and your friends and family for having such a fun wedding and being such fun people to photograph!  Babs and I had a blast!!!  It was truly an honor!  I do have the best clients, eh?  So much fun, so much fun.

Sunday October 5th- Join us Get Hitched, Give Hope gals at the Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer to support City of Hope’s breast cancer research, education and treatment. You can join our team HERE!

Thursday October 16th- An event like no other, our friends Sharlane Chase and Jesse & Travis of True Colors are hosting their yearly celebration and exhibition of couture wedding and event planning at Urban Unveiled.

Thursday October 23rd- The Get Hitched, Give Hope Auction and Benefit, where you can get gorgeous goods for your wedding while giving back.  Help us raise $50,000 to grant wishes for breast cancer patients through auctions, raffles, and donations.  Click here for the latest details, sponsors, goods, and for tickets!

5  MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

1 Coffee Mug
4 tablespoons flour(that’s plain flour, not self-rising)
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional) some nuts (optional)
Small splash of vanilla

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well . Add the egg and  mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes on high.
The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don’t be alarmed!

Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired. EAT!
(this can serve 2 if you want to share!)

In July, Sarah and Tim had me over to their fun cocktail party of a wedding. A five minute ceremony. Ultra glam details and decor. And lots and lots of friends. Easily one of the hottest days of our super short summer (what the heck! we totally got shafted this year!), it was a really fun one. I couldn’t wait to see what they had planned, all of the details sounded so stylish! Here are some of my favorites!!! (and you can see their engagement portraits here)

I get really excited by the most random little things. 1. shoes. that’s a given. 2. how the end of bouts are wrapped. Aria Floral did a fabu job here. 3. the ceilings of the wedding venue- they end up in a great deal of the images, so it’s always nice if the ceiling DOESN’T look like the one at your office. They did good here too. Awesomeness.

It was SO sunny! Abnormally so! I couldn’t resist this one, sorry guys. Super cheesy, noted.

Ha! Running across the street while holding down the shutter comes out cool only one time out of 100 ;)

Venue: Seattle World Trade Center

Dress: Jenny Packham from Voletta Couture

Earrings: Glam By Pam (Pam is a hoot if you ever get the chance to browse her Redmond studio!!)

Shoes: Manolo Blahnik

Suit: Versace

Flowers: Aria Floral

Sweets: Trophy Cupcakes

Hair/Makeup: Erin Skipley

Favors: caramels from Fran’s Chocolates

Music: Greg Lowder of Affairs To Remember

Photography: Me!

Romantic vintage is how I’d describe Meghan & Kevin’s wedding celebration on the antique Skansonia Ferry boat last month. I love how she put together the soft greens, romantic roses, and dreamy creams, all inspired by a turn of the century styled cameo necklace Kevin gave to Meghan while they were dating.

I love the attitude of this shot… so funny!

A little post-nuptual champagne and lounge on their fabulous velvet couch.

This was their sugary sweet signature cocktail. When Meghan and I were planning out the photography details at our last pre-wedding meeting, we had a little side conversation about what their drink should be called. They both have rather uncommon last names, so after a little name scrabble, the “Megvan Steensbak” popped out of my mouth. I was delighted to see this on the menu at the bar!! Naturally it’s one of my favorite shots of the day :)

I’m not much of a cake gal (cause if I ate the cake at every wedding… well… let’s just say I’d have to buy new pants!), but it looked so good I had to try a bit. YUM!!!

Venue: Skansonia Ferry

Dress: uber romantic design by Maggie Sottero at Wallingford’s I Do Bridal

Flowers: Ballard Blossom

Cake: designed by Iska of Cake

Transport: British Motor Coach

Wedding Photographer: Yours truly!