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July 19, 2011

How about another engagement session blog post. This time it’s Katie & Justin.

By Spokane’s bravest, it’s obvious that it’s a play on Justin’s occupation as a firefighter (we shot most of these at his station) but that could apply to Katie too since she’s reading this while on a medical mission in Guatemala. In the short time I got to hang out with these two it was obvious that the world will be a much better place with these two together. Watch out.

In case it’s not obvious, I had an outstanding time photographing these two who are both complete naturals in front of the camera. It’s not every day you get to use the fire station as a backdrop.

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July 18, 2011

I figured I should blog a couple of engagement sessions since I still shoot them in between all of the weddings. I’ve had to stop blogging everything I shoot out of sheer lack of time, but as a consolation, I’m still blogging every wedding.

I met up with Patsy & Kevin on Kevin’s boyhood friend’s amazing property & we wandered around taking pictures as the light went from great to amazing. How happy do you thing I was when I saw the pond & row boat? I’m thinking with a little work, this place would be a great venue for weddings (I’ve certainly seen worse). I’m thinking ceremonies in front of the barn or in the field & receptions in the barn. What do you think?

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June 16, 2011

I had a great time taking engagement pictures for Michelle & Jeff. They’re a rarity because they’re one of the couples who’s wedding I’m not actually shooting. Too bad I wasn’t available, because they were so easy to work with & I know their wedding is going to be gorgeous.

We lucked out & got one of the rare beautiful days we’ve had during our especially horrid spring. I like looking for good light—much more than I like looking for shelter from rain.

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June 15, 2011

I had a blast hanging out with Katie & Dan around downtown Spokane & taking some engagement photos while we dodged raindrops & sought out the good light. It was obvious from the beginning of shooting that these two just like hanging out with each other which makes my job way too easy. Can’t wait to shoot their wedding at the Glover Mansion which is coming up soon!