Just because it’s supposed to be my day off, and it’s nearly 10 pm…. here’s a lovely image that I was just sharing with Darcy. She and Matt had the most swanky fall dinner party flavored with local organic food and a smattering of rain out at The Farm Kitchen, put together by none other than miss Michelle Engvall. More to come, but for now, it’s totally time to go home!
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
I’m so glad to finally be back to posting again! Amy and Brad were married in April (yes! April, and now it’s, well, July!). Amy grew up in Ketchikan, and Brad in Michigan. Brad came to KTN as a member of the coast guard, and as they got to know each other, well, the rest is history! Barbie and I arrived in Alaska a week before the wedding, and Amy had the pleasure of playing tour guide to us while we helped her prep for the wedding. So many beautiful places to see (post Part III will probably finally happen, oh, say, September ;)! The weather was absolutely, uncharacteristically gorgeous (still a little chilly, snow on the mountain caps), but the morning of the wedding, Ketchikan was back to it’s usual April self with the big drops of rain, non-stop. From the stunning custom jewelry (Heidi Hull Designs) to the candy bar (we all love candy!) to the handmade black and white ring bearer’s pillow, Amy managed to create such a bright and modern wedding from a somewhat isolated location. Here are some of our favorite images!
LOVE that she wore snakeskin print pink shoes on her wedding day! Barbie saw these in Seattle and snagged them for Amy, knowing that she’d be instantly in love with them- she was!
We took the tram from their hotel on the top of the mountain down on to Creek Street, the old part of town built entirely on docks (actually, all of Ketchikan is built out!!)
The cutest ring bearer to ever be rained on!
Have umbrellas, will travel. We brought these with us from Seattle, good thing! All is well until the rain travels down the umbrellas onto the poor guy/gal standing inbetween!
One of the traditions in the Norwegian culture is to be blindfolded, spun around, and then the bride has to cut the cake (made of sweet Almond flavored pastries). However many rings she cuts through is how many children they’ll have- since they already have one uber cute daughter, looks like they’ve got three to go!
Troopers. That’s what I comes to mind when I think of all of my wonderful wedding clients who powered through our engagement and getting to know you shoots this April! If I didn’t know better, I would say that it rained the whole month straight, extra hard when we’d have a shoot scheduled just because some cosmic force thought it would be funny to pour down on all of my clients and I!
Meghan and Kevin are another pair of troopers that I’ve got for clients. Their wedding is set for a {hopefully!} sunny warm afternoon in July, right before the 4th. I’m excited to see what Meghan is planning for us all- I do know that the look and feel will be slightly turn-of-the century, especially with the Skansonia Ferry for the venue. I love the old bar and shiney wood floors, plus the views of downtown are just gorgeous at night!
On the other hand, I think luck may have been on our side- had it been a nice sunny afternoon, we would surely have been spotted by one of Kevin’s students- we shot around the University of Washington where Kevin is a professor (and my old stomping grounds as well!)
