discovery park engagement | steve & jenni

This summer I've spent A LOT of time traveling. Between shooting weddings all over the state of Washington (one weekend I went from Port Angeles on Saturday to Leavenworth on Sunday), traveling back to Jackson Hole multiple times, and hiking deep into the mountains for engagement sessions, it's been just a little bit crazy. While I do love a shooting in new places that I've never been (it's incredibly inspiring!), I can always appreciate shooting close to home. Sometimes it's easy to take Seattle's amazing views and scenery for granted. There are pockets of pretty stuff everywhere and all it takes is a little bit of exploring to find them. And on that note, meet Steve and Jenni. College sweethearts from Boise, Idaho, work brought these two to Seattle and they are loving the downtown Seattle lifestyle. Upon moving to Seattle, they got an apartment that backs right up to Pike Place and enjoy a minimal commute to their downtown Seattle jobs. Their wedding will be next September in Boise, but they wanted to show their family back home a little taste of the Northwest through their engagement session photos. We started out on the rooftop of their apartment and then took a quick jaunt to Discovery Park, one of Seattle's little gems. We were having such a good time we took a hike down to the lighthouse together and watched the sun go down. Right on the cusp of fall, I was going crazy over the romantic golden light! I had the best time photographing these two and am really looking forward to their wedding next September out in Boise. I can only imagine their family and friends are just as fabulous as they are.

seattle engagement | a lovely day at discovery park

I knew I wanted to work with Kelsey and Luca from the moment I met with them about their wedding. Luca, from Italy, and Kelsey, from Wyoming (what? who actually has "lived in Wyoming" in common?) are getting married at the Kiana Lodge this July. We got to spend some quality hang out time together for their engagement session sauntering through the beautiful Discovery Park on a lovely day this fall chatting about their families and their wedding. I also got to meet their adorable pup, Champ. With all the warm weather we are having in Seattle these days, I hope everyone is out soaking up that Vitamin D. Enjoy the images!

seattle engagement photographer | brian & colleen.

Since the moment I met Colleen I knew she would be an amazing person to work with. When we met about her and Brian's wedding, it was the fall and we chatted over a round of pumpkin spice lattes like we were old friends. Meeting Brian for their engagement session was no different and we all chatted and strolled around different parks in Bellevue like it was just any other day and I just happened to have a camera. They even brought their adorable pup around for a couple of photos! These two are also getting married at one of my favorite places in Washington -- Crystal Mountain -- in just one day! I love these special relationships with my clients and I can't wait to be a part of their celebration this weekend.