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.

Sometimes the light is ‘good enough.’ Sometimes it’s decent. Sometimes it’s terrible—which means I’m using my own lighting. In all of those situations, I’m limited by the light in some way.

And sometimes it’s ridiculously amazing. Case in point, Rachiah & Andy’s ‘save the date’ photos. It seemed like no matter where I turned my camera, the light was perfect. Take a look for yourself.

It doesn’t hurt that Rachiah & Andy are so sweet together & didn’t stop smiling at each other the entire time. Basically, this was about the easiest time I’ve ever had taking pictures.

Just had to add, just like usual, I didn’t use ANY Photoshop in editing these photos.

These next 2 photos are an example of what perfect light is capable of. I’ve seen photographers use all kinds of Photoshop tricks to make eyes & skin look this amazing. Perfectly soft skin & eyes that explode off the page—all done in camera. Believe me, you can ask Andy & Rachiah, it stopped me mid shoot to focus on Rachiah’s beautiful eyes.

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Yet another super awesome incredible wedding to post! The whole time I worked through these photos I had a smile on my face. Every once in a while I had to take breaks from it just to give my cheeks a rest. It was a bold move having a wedding & reception in the early fall outside. Amber & Alex must have paid somebody off, because the weather was about as perfect as could be—even after the sun went down.

Even more important than the weather were the great moments that occurred throughout the day. Hopefully you get the same feelings looking at these that I had while I was following Amber & Alex around on their big day.

For those of you paying close attention, you’ll notice that this is the second Glover Mansion wedding in a row. It’s such a great venue for a wedding. For all of you future brides still looking for a place to get married, give Ali or Kellie a call. They’ll take great care of you. Then give me a call right after that.

For photographers: Make sure you have Talking Carl on your iPhone for the kids. It will take those super shy kids & turn them in to camera hams. If you photographers have any other kid-friendly iPhone apps you use on a wedding day tell me in the comments.

Big thanks to Alissa Floyd for helping out with the photography!

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Disclosure: In the photography industry there’s been some recent controversy about photographers hiring models & staging weddings then posting them as actual weddings. So I feel like I have to explicitly say: These are real people, not models. I know you’ll look at them & think otherwise, but I assure you Tiana & Matt are an actual couple who are absolutely in love & hired me to shoot their wedding.

I’m thrilled to finally be able to post photos from this wedding that took place a mile down the road from my house in the backyard of Tiana’s mom’s Spokane Valley home. I spent an entire day being surrounded by some of the sweetest people I’ve ever met. The day went off without a hitch &  everything about the day was amazing. Thank you Tiana & Matt for the opportunity to photograph your wedding.

In addition to being one of the most beautiful brides ever & a total sweetie, Tiana’s an amazing hairstylist. She just gave new back-to-school haircuts to all the female members of the family & they all LOVE them. You should call her if you need something new.