WEDDINGS

Skansonia Wedding of Kelly and Shaun

Skansonia Wedding of Kelly and Shaun

Share Kelly and Shaun were one of the most fun couples I have photographed for a while and it was a hoot to watch them together. They were married in March aboard The historic MV Skansonia on the north shore of Lake Union and are so very much in love. A selection below are some [...]

Wedding Photography at Red Barn Studios

Wedding Photography at Red Barn Studios

Share Craig and Katie and family and friends at their wedding Here are some pictures from the indoor wedding ceremony of Katie and Craig who were married at the Red Barn Studios near Chehalis Washington on a cold, snowy and rainy day in March. I was assisting Laurie who was the main photographer at the wedding. Because of the weather, we [...]

Indian Wedding at The Golf Club at Newcastle

Share  Since 1997 I have been professionally photographing weddings and have been to hundreds of weddings.  American weddings are great to photograph and I have seen them evolve over the years as people see fit to define how they want to arrange their wedding. Some strictly follow tradition and many feel free to improvise. There is something [...]


Arizona Wedding Panorama Photography

Arizona Wedding Panorama Photography

Share  The inner courtyard of the Villa Siena, a Tuscan styled private venue in Phoenix, Arizona was the location for the large group wedding panorama of Julie Matanich and Mark Ullmann. The were married two weeks ago on a lovely sunny day  with a high temperature of 78F. Just after the conclusion of the ceremony, the chairs were [...]

Skansonia Wedding of Jamie and Kevin

Skansonia Wedding of Jamie and Kevin

Share Jamie and Kevin  were married aboard the historic ferry MV Skansonia  and it turned out to a glorious evening. After threatening a shower in the late afternoon, the sun burst through just Keven got set to walk down the aisle on the stern of the old ferry. It was the start of a wonderful wedding celebration. Kevin [...]

Farm Kitchen Wedding of Jennifer and Polachai

Farm Kitchen Wedding of Jennifer and Polachai

Share Jennifer and Polachi Sakchalathorn were married on the first Saturday in September at the beautiful orchard at the Farm Kitchen, an 18-acre organic farm near Poulsbo.  Jennifer and Polachai were lucky that the weather was warm and sunny  and so were the smiles. Polachai is from Thailand, known to travelers to Southeast Asia as the Land of Smiles. East [...]


Salish Lodge Wedding Preview

Salish Lodge Wedding Preview

Share Kristine and Steve had a lovely intimate wedding with a small number of family and friends in attendance at Snoqualmie Falls and Salish Lodge & Spa, one of the most romantic destination wedding locations in the Seattle area   It was a late afternoon wedding on a terrace overlooking the Falls and although there had been some grey skies mid [...]

The Yacht Club On Lake Union Wedding

The Yacht Club On Lake Union Wedding

Share The Tyee Yacht Club  also known as The Yacht Club on Lake Union was the scene of the wedding ceremony and reception of Judah Stevenson and Sarah Hess.   Sarah and Judah are such a creative, thoughtful and beautiful couple. The wedding was great. So too was the fabulous food provided by Ravishing Radish Catering. in [...]

San Francisco Wedding Photography Panoramic Portrait at City Hall

San Francisco Wedding Photography Panoramic Portrait at City Hall

Share After the ceremony of Denise Lee and Yong Yeh’s wedding in August, we all assembled on the front steps of San Francisco City Hall which turned out to be a great place for the wedding panoramic portrait. This is a somewhat cropped version, in the actual print there is a little more on either side of this [...]


San Francisco Wedding at City Hall Preview

San Francisco Wedding at City Hall Preview

Share One of the most stylish and charming couples I have had the pleasure to work with in a long time was Denise and Yong, who were married in San Francisco recently. A massive number of images were recorded and it will be a while to go through them to process and edit them all. [...]

Regan and Chris Wedding Photography at St. James Cathedral Wedding

Regan and Chris Wedding Photography at St. James Cathedral Wedding

Share When Regan and Chris Hurley were first married it was at the beautiful Sun Mountain Lodge resort. They stood up with the Cascades in the background as they said their vows for the first time. In July not long after their tenth anniversary, they arrived at St James Cathedral with their children Jane and George, and [...]

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY AT DeLILLE CELLARS

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY AT DeLILLE CELLARS

Share Ann Krembs and Mark Casey were on Safari in Africa when they met. Mark saved Ann from a charging rhino and they returned to Seattle and were married on July 17th at DeLille Cellars, one of my favorite place for an outdoor wedding. Ann’s sons Conor, 9 and Seamus,7,  were on hand and had important [...]


Skansonia Wedding Photography

Skansonia Wedding Photography

Share Nicole Nichols and Patrick McVittie were married in August aboard the historic ferry MV Skansonia and the two gold rings they exchanged were handcrafted by Patrick. It took some time for him the learn the casting process. I believe that it took him 32 casting alone just for his ring. But in the end his persistence [...]

Farm Kitchen Wedding Photography Preview

Farm Kitchen Wedding Photography Preview

Share The first Saturday in September, Jennifer and Polachi Sakchalathorn were married at the beautiful orchard  at the Farm Kitchen, an 18-acre organic farm near Poulsbo.  Jennifer and Polachai’s wedding coordinator, Krista Herman of Wishes Weddings & Events planed the wedding day and everything went very smoothly. Jennifer’s unique bouquet and other flowers were by the amazing Rebecca [...]

Skansonia Wedding Photography Jesse and Meghan

Skansonia Wedding Photography Jesse and Meghan

Share Jesse Dungan and Meghan Ahearn and all of their friends took a leap of joy after their wedding ceremony on the rear deck of the  MV Skansonia on Lake Union June 5th.   What great jumpers. Another beautiful spring evening in June, better than some of the days we are having this July.  Meghan and Jesse [...]


Cutting Garden Wedding, Sequim, WA

Cutting Garden Wedding, Sequim, WA

Share Angela Williamson and Robin Aijian were married on a day when the sun was hidden behind the clouds over the Olympics for most of the day with rain threatening even though Sequim is know to be in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains and get less rain than almost any other community in the Puget Sound [...]

Hindu Wedding at The Golf Club at Newcastle

Hindu Wedding at The Golf Club at Newcastle

Share Namita and Gauhar were married on Saturday at The Golf Club at Newcastle in a beautiful Indian wedding ceremony. Here a few of the highlights I discovered as I was backing up all of the images to my hard drive. It will be a while to go through all of them and edit them [...]

Wedding Photography of Meredith and Troy At Fireseed Catering Whidbey Island

Wedding Photography of Meredith and Troy At Fireseed Catering Whidbey Island

Share Fireseed Catering’s Gardens on Whidbey Island was the location for Meredith McGahan and Troy Jaecks wedding and reception on June 4th. The turnoff is announced by this classic pickup truck above.  I posted a few pictures from their wedding (here: Fireseed Catering) a couple of weeks ago before I had time to edit all of the pictures [...]


The Cove, Normandy Park Wedding of Kirstin and Jason

The Cove, Normandy Park Wedding of Kirstin and Jason

Share Chacos are a brand of sandals that the majority of Peace Corps volunteers wear partly because they get a pro discount and partly because the guarantee them for life. At least this was the story Kristin and Jason told me. Kirsten Mielke and Jason Hervin show off their Chaco sandals above.They were married the last [...]

Edgewater Hotel Wedding Jewish Wedding of Bonnie and Michael

Edgewater Hotel Wedding Jewish Wedding of Bonnie and Michael

Share The The Edgewater Hotel, on the waterfront very close to downtown Seattle, Bonnie and Michael were were married In a Jewish ceremony. Family and friends joined them to participate in . The Jewish ceremony by definition is a wedding ceremony that follows Jewish law and traditions. Wedding ceremonies may vary somewhat, but the common features of a Jewish wedding [...]

Captain Whidbey Inn Wedding

Captain Whidbey Inn Wedding

Share The historic Captain Whidbey Inn on Whidbey Island, Washington was the venue for the wedding of Blake Scholl and Wendy Tong They had an intimate wedding  at the amazing Inn which celebrated its 104th year this year. The romantic turn of the century Inn still has its original timbered walls and ceilings, stone fireplaces and dining [...]


Olympic Park Institute, Crescent Lake Wedding

Olympic Park Institute, Crescent Lake Wedding

Share Anna and Jeremy chose the  Olympic Park Institute, Crescent Lake, Olympic National Park as the venue for their February wedding. Above is a view of Crescent Lake on that February day. Anna and Jeremy were happy to be able to spend a few days in the Olympic National Park with their family and friends and [...]

 Wedding Panorama  at the Lake Union Crew Boathouse

Wedding Panorama at the Lake Union Crew Boathouse

Share Craig Chapman and Margaret Roller were married on the dock at the Lake Union Crew Boathouse Sept 19th on a beautiful afternoon and after the ceremony their friends and family joined them on the deck for their wedding panorama large group portrait. Share on Facebook Here is a link Lake Union Crew Wedding to the rest [...]

Seattle Wedding Photography @  Skansonia

Seattle Wedding Photography @ Skansonia

Share At the end of January on a dark and rainy Saturday afternoon Kelly Johnson and Garth Merrill were married aboard the historic old ferry MV Skansonia on Lake Union.  The wedding went off without a hitch and everyone had a great time since rain is not an issue aboard the Skansonia since it is great for [...]