mt baker engagement session | scott & tiffany

I am always amazed at how I end up booking weddings sometimes. While you could spend thousands on lots of advertising, the best way to meet people is just by getting yourself out there and just simply being you. Example A: Scott and Tiffany. Last winter I was blown away by one very particular snowboarding trip to Mt. Rainier where we rode some of the deepest and most beautiful powder I've ever experienced in the Northwest. We had painted our lines down a pristine slope and were regrouping when we saw that another group had started their descent on the slope just opposite ours. I didn't think much of it until I got a comment on the Instagram post I had done from the day from another lady splitboarder. Not only are female splitboarders pretty rare here, but this particular backcountry enthusiast just so happened to be engaged to her outdoorsy partner in crime as well, AND I had shot one of their friend's weddings the previous fall. So, the stars aligned and I was introduced to Scott and Tiffany. A quick meeting over coffee and we realized that not only would we be a good fit to photograph their wedding, but we could all have just made friends with some new adventure partners. Anyway, they picked probably one of the most beautiful locations ever for their engagement session up at Mt. Baker and I'm just going to let the photos speak for themselves :)

thank you 2013.

Last year at this time, I was unsure of where the next year would take me. I wasn't sure if I'd be living in Jackson Hole to celebrate another new year, or in Seattle. Well after that tough decision was made, I haven't been more sure that I made the right one. With several weddings already on the books for next year and a multitude of engagement and portrait shoots recently, I feel confident that I can just go full speed ahead towards my dream. I never thought I would have this many bookings already in a new city but it's really happening. I couldn't be happier really. On top of that, I'm sticking to what the foundation of my photography was built on -- capturing moments. REAL moments. Natural, emotion-driven moments. I want people to look at my photographs and actually feel what the people are feeling in the images. If you want to hike to the top of a mountain and say your vows, I'm right there with you, camera in hand. If you want to sail away in a canoe from your ceremony, I won't miss a beat. Wherever you feel at home, I want to photograph you there. Whatever you do together that makes you tick, I want to capture it. In the end, isn't that what a photograph is all about? Moments are fleeting, and we realize that during this time of year the most. So in honor of this, I wanted to compile some of my favorite moments of the year. And thank you to all of my beautiful clients and support from my family for making this dream of mine come to life. Here's to another, amazing year ahead.