I’m excited to bring you the wedding of Samm & Nathan which took place on a (rare this year) beautiful spring day at the amazing Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane. I think you’ll notice the sweet & overwhelming emotion of the day that I felt fortunate to see & be able to capture with my camera. I had a blast during their wonderful day, beginning to end. Congratulations, Samm & Nate.

Where to begin…

1. Kept my 100% good Seattle wedding weather streak alive.

2. Kelli & Kevin are two of the coolest people in the world.

3. The entire day was set up to be a blast for everybody involved, beginning to end.

4. A cooler venue than The Georgetown Ballroom in Seattle may not exist. I could spend days there without getting bored.

5. To look your best as a bride head to Seattle’s downtown Sephora & Swink Style Bar.

6. Mobile Pizza Oven

7. How many gorillas have you seen attend weddings?

8. Wedding planning by Manette Gracie Events

Thanks to Alisha Southard for assisting & shooting with me.

Last weekend Hallie, Lee Roy & I set out around downtown Spokane to get some portraits for their engagements. These two were so easy to take pictures of that I could have shot them for the entire day—if it didn’t get windy & cold so quickly.

One of the best parts of an engagement session is getting to know the couples whom I ‘ll be photographing on their wedding day & to get those “in front of the camera” jitters out of the way. As you can probably tell, there weren’t too many jitters and we went straight away in to getting great photos. It seemed like we were buds instantly.

I had a blast with these guys. I don’t think we stopped laughing for the entire session. In fact I’d say the only time they weren’t cracking up was when I was forcing them to show their more romantic side (of course, I didn’t have to force them too much).

I can’t wait to shoot their wedding day. I have no doubt it will be an outstanding & beautiful wedding.

Many, many thanks to H + L for trusting me with their special day.

Click the thumbnails to see the photos…