it’s the little things…

I'm a bit goofy and always ready to have a good time - I love making clients laugh...it just so happens it's usually at me and some random thing I am doing to get "the shot" - If it's nice outside, I guarantee I will be found sitting in a patch of sunlight soaking in the rays - I tend to miss speak right when I am trying to be sassy, ... so I just end up sounding silly - I love all the noises a new baby makes be it cute or gross - My socks never match and I am proud of it - I avoid cleaning the bathroom like it's the plague. It comes from growing up with two brothers and always being on bathroom duty - I found out the hard way that garlic does NOT compliment everything... and now my husband doesn't let me in the kitchen unsupervised - I still get giddy and jittery before every wedding I photograph - I once thought the biggest gift of being self employed was making my own hours, now I know it's the luxury it gives me to raise my son (born April 2011) without the need of daycare - I love riding my bike, but don't have the constitution to make myself work out regularly - I believe that following your dream is not the easiest path but is definitely the most rewarding one. My dreams since I was 18 was to find the man of my dreams (check), raise a family (check) and create images for a living (check) - oh... and if you want to make me laugh, tell me a poop joke. Works EVERY time.

Jun 29 2009

Staci and Chris | Engaged!

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I am super excited to be shooting Staci and Chris’ wedding in September up at Lord Hill Farms ! This Saturday, we met down at Golden Gardens beach here in Seattle for their engagement session. (I love Golden Gardens, and it looks as if everyone else in Seattle was loving it too on Saturday! The beach was packed packed packed!!)

I always find that the couples that do engagement photos, always end up more relaxed during their wedding photos as they already know what to expect. And since I knew that Staci and Chris were a bit worried about that, it was great to get them out there and realize that it is just about having fun! I am happy to say, that once Chris and Staci saw that all we were gonna do is run around playing in the sunshine and joking around… they relaxed super quick!¬† They even brought their dog Knight to be in the photos. Knight is a black lab and a LOVER of a dog. He was super cute and all about getting into the water to catch his ball. It was super cute to see the look on his face every time Chris or Staci threw the ball as they have him trained to not go get it until they give him the release command. Everytime the ball was thrown, he’d look back longingly at the ball, then Staci and Chris, and then the ball agian… but he wouldn’t move till they told him!

Staci and Chris are such an awesome couple. They are completely synced with each other which is so awesome to see in my job. When they say, the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, it rang true for these two. They had met through so mutual friends and after a long night, Staci made him and their other friends breakfast at like 4 am… Staci opted for making Swedish pancakes as her grandpa always made them for her. Turns out, Swedish pancakes is the breakfast that Chris’ dad always made for him… and they bonded through nummy breakfast food! The next day they went to a Mariners game and talked through the whole thing… and have been an item ever since. Something tells me they will be having Swedish pancakes a lot in their lives together