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Monday, October 20, 2008

Autumn and Anthony's Wedding

What a sunset! Autumn and Anthony's wedding at the Shilshole Bay Beach Club was absolutely stunning. Rae started the day with Autumn at the W hotel in Seattle. Autumn was wearing her beautiful Vera Wang dress and her hair and makeup gave her such a great classic beauty look.

I met up with Anthony and his brother in North Seattle and the guys got ready together. We met up with Autumn at the venue and had their first meeting right above the shores of Shilshole. Beautiful...

The ceremony was wonderful and the night went perfectly. Congratulations Autumn and Anthony! Thanks so much for letting us be a part of your day :)

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Florence and Elmer's Wedding

Raeleen and I's day started at the Double Tree hotel in SeaTac on the day of Florence and Elmer's wedding. I quickly met up with Elmer and his best man getting ready. The guys' shirts were awesome! The 3rd image in the still set below the slideshow gives you an idea of the detail that went into the shirts. Very cool, very Filipino! :)

Raeleen met up with Florence and her maid of honor in the penthouse suite to get a couple shots before they headed out in the limo to the church. Florence looked so beautiful!

The Filipino ceremony took place at St. Anthony's Catholic Parish. One thing that I love about Elmer and Florence's culture is the traditional coin and cord ceremony. Two family members or friends will come up to the bride and groom and place a cord binding the couple together. Then another two people will place a veil over their heads. It's such a beautiful, symbolic tradition that always makes me smile :)

The evening ended again at the Double Tree Hotel, where the reception took place. The decorations were awesome! Clariza Dizon & Nicole Dizon Gates who own and operate Your Paper Dolls did an amazing job with the centerpieces and all of the gorgeous setup for the reception.

So say the least, we had a great time with Florence and Elmer. They were easy going and it was easy to see they were in love and having a wonderful time. I hope you enjoy these shots of their day and the slideshow.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Andrea and Matt's Wedding

It is always a great time when Raeleen and I meet up with Andrea and Matt. We had a wonderful time shooting their engagement session in San Francisco earlier this summer and couldn't wait to see them back up in Seattle for the wedding.

The UW Botanical Garden was beautiful for the wedding. We had sun in the skies and the trees and plants were a perfect background to the day. I started the day with Matt and his friends at the Ram in Seattle where they watched the USC game (Matt's College) and had a few beers. Rae, on the other hand, started the day at the salon with the ladies while they beautified :)

Andrea and Matt decided not to see each other before the wedding. This gave the wedding such an emotional element that really gave meaning to the first time he saw her coming down the isle in her dress. After the wedding we took Andrea and Matt aside and had a hard time not grabbing stunning pictures of them. It was awesome, the sun was perfect and Andrea looked so beautiful.

There are a bunch more shots on the slideshow, so if you have a chance, definitely take a look :)

Shannon and Jonah's Wedding

The small, quiet and historic town of Port Gamble has a lot of meaning for Raeleen and I. Just over 3 years ago, we were married in the same church that Shannon and Jonah were married in here. What an experience, and wonderful opportunity to look at Port Gamble from a different perspective.

Shannon and Jonah's wedding was just lovely. One thing that makes Port Gamble so great is the views of the Puget Sound to the north and the feel of the warm, inviting old buildings. That along with the weather holding quite nicely, made for a romantic evening and a gorgeous sunset over the water and the islands to the west.

If you ever have the opportunity to hop the ferry from Edmonds to Kingston, make sure you check out this small town, but don't blink when you're driving by, because you just might miss something amazing...