It was an honor to photograph the wedding of two of the kindest, most committed, and genuinely awesome people! I remember leaving their engagement session thinking, “these guys have something special – commitment and patience.” It felt like their wedding was a celebration of these two pillars, and it was a time for friends and family to celebrate love… and a celebration it was! The energy was incredible, and they were surrounded by so much love.
“Whoever loves much, performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.” –Vincent Van Gogh
The Arctic Club in Downtown Seattle is a beautiful wedding venue. It used to be a gathering place for the men who returned from the Yukon Gold rush after “striking it rich.” The main room contains a giant gold dome ceiling, which created a special ambiance for Sean and Jono’s wedding ceremony.
The dancing and celebrating Baraat started at opposite corners of the Arctic Club in downtown Seattle, and moved towards the front entrance. There was so much energy as the family & friends from each side danced to the loud beating Indian drum (called a Dhol). This first ceremony set a fun tone for the evening to follow.
Sean and Jono were surrounded by their closest friends and family as they signed their marriage certificate. During their engagement session, Jono told me “…we waited a long time for this” and I could hear those words during the signing. it made me appreciate and respect their resilience and dedication to each other.
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thank you so much Sean and Jono – wish you both lots of love and happiness!
The best parts of life are the small moments, when you’re sitting next to someone who matters to you, and you’re entire heart is present, and no matter what the world is doing around you, the only feeling is, “this is perfect,” and you realize it, and you feel so thankful for life, and for each other, so you smile, but you smile softly almost within yourself so as not to create a ripple in the air which may disturb the perfection of these moments.
My wife and I returned from an amazing trip to Europe. We spent about a month traveling around Scotland, France, and England. There are so many more photos to come, and so much inspiration to share, but this was one photo I wanted to post right away.
We were standing on the Pont Neuf Bridge to meet two of my cousins, who also happened to be in Paris, and while we waited, the sky turned to fire. Unfortunately, and as Murphy’s law would have it, that was the only day I did not have my camera. Whaaat!! Luckily, I was able to capture this image with my iPhone camera.
Imagine a sunshine-filled, blue-birds are singing as you walk through the country kind of day. You’re about to hang out with two of the most fun and down to earth people you know. Your wife is at your side, and you both have cameras in hand. Yup, that’s pretty much a perfect day for me 🙂
This summer, my wife Jasmine and I went up to Whatcom county to do an engagement shoot with the amazing Christine and Kyle. When we asked them what sorts of things they wanted to do for their engagement photos, imagine our joy when their reply was, “well, we love riding our four-wheelers out on our land…” What?!?! It was so fun capturing shots of these love birds as they raced across the gorgeous greens of Northern Washington.
And as fun as these two are, our biggest hope with this session was to try to capture the sweetness of their love and their kind, genuine, free-spirited souls. Thanks for a great day guys, can’t wait for the big day in September 🙂
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