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Tag Archives: Wedding photographer Vancouver Wa.

Nate and Marian | August 28th 2011 | Wedding Photography Bellingham Wa.

Ok……so this wedding is a little bit EXTRA special to me.   The groom is actually my cousin…..well third cousin if you want to get all-technical, but until I was about 10 or so we all lived in the same town and so our families spent a lot of time together. My little brother and him were buddies.   They moved away when we were all still young, up to Lynden (a 4 hours drive) so family get-together’s were rare.   So when I found out that him and his long time girlfriend Marian were tying the knot and wanted me to be their photographer I was so excited!

Marian is a gem….and Nate is just flat out wonderful to her and their sweet little guy.  I had so much fun taking a mini-vacation up there (Bellingham) to photograph their wedding.   Catching up with family was also a nice little bonus.  ;-)    I’m gonna shut up now and let Marian tell ya’ll about their day in her words, but before I do I want to give a BIG. HUGE. GIGANTIC thank you to my wonderful friend Cindy for seconding with me again.  You rock girl!

 

 

What was the favorite part of your wedding day?   My favorite part of the day was hearing the words Mr. And Mrs. Nate Kelsey – it was a rather chaotic day , so to hear those sweet, simple words really calmed me down and made me forget why I was upset – at least for the night. 


Why did you pick the venue you did?    We chose Homestead Golf & Resort because we have been members there for years- and the venue looked like something out of a fairy tale when we booked it. 


Tell me about your details:   Details – well my favorite detail of the evening was the flowers. It was the only thing that I had planned that actually turned out to be what I had expected. They were beautiful! White, light & dark pink Gerber daisies with green fillers and white roses – the centerpieces had a fun, but classy edge to them, as the vases were lined with limes – which pulled my color scheme of pink and green altogether.

Tell me about your bridal party and why you picked them:      My bridal party consisted of mainly family. We are pretty close with our family & for me, it was out of the question to not ask Nate’s sisters, as they have been a huge part of our relationship. Also in the party, were our two good friends – Elizabeth, whom I have known for about 18 years and Nate’s good friend Liju, who has supported us from the beginning. The best part of our bridal party – was Nate’s best man, Peyton our son, who by all means is the best man. My maid of Honor was my cousin, Rheagan who has just the biggest heart & tries her best to give you her all. We had 5 flower girls – all our nieces; Aliyah, Adyson, Alexah, Audrie & Carlee alongside the ring bearer Kamden.


What was the funniest thing that happened that day?    The funniest thing that happened that day – would be my parents toasts & my brothers reactions to those toasts…. LOL (no details there… sorry!) 


Where did you go for your honeymoon?  Nate and I went to Vegas for our honeymoon; once we got there we were told that it was a very weird spot to choose… because it is one of the wedding capitals in the world…not honeymoon capitals. LOL. We had a great time, saw Kris Angel, the Excalibur knight show & even rented a Camaro to drive out to the Hoover Dam. It was VERY hot – a whopping 109 the entire time, which was a little too hot for us Washington folks… but we had a blast, staying at the Bellagio.

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ryan and Mary | 7-10-11 | Wedding Photography Vancouver WA

Alderbrook Park – it was my first time ever going there even though I lived just a mile away from it as a kid.  It was so beautiful and it made for the most perfect setting ever for Ryan and Mary to tie the knot.   Mary – you looked stunning!  And Ryan, you looked so handsome!  I can totally see why you two fell in love with each other – not to mention the fact that you are both amazingly sweet!   The wedding day was my first day meeting Ryan, but I’ve known Mary’s family for awhile, they are seriously some of the sweetest people I’ve ever met.  And I mean that wholeheartedly!  I was so honored when they asked me to photograph their wedding last year and I loved being there for it!

Ruth did an amazing job seconding for me and many of the photos below are from her – Thank you Ruth!  You seriously ROCKED!

Enjoy your preview guys!  Thank you again for having me as your photographer and may God RICHLY bless you two in your new life together!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jimmy and Kristina | June 11th 2011 | Chehalis Wedding photographer

These guys are seriously adorable!  A long time ago (or maybe not that long ago) I photographed their family, and when Kristina contacted me about her wedding I was so excited!  They got married at the Red Barn in Chehalis and I have to say I completely fell in love with the venue.  Photographers dream for sure!   Being a part of their day was so much fun….two people in love are always a joy to photograph no matter what, and these two were no exception.   Nate rocked as my second shooter again…..loved having him there!  I’ll shut up now and show you the photos!

Thank you Jimmy and Kristina!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From yesterday | Wedding photography

Just one quick photo from Jimmy and Kristina’s gorgeous wedding yesterday!  More to come in the full post…..

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Shawn and Shannon | Engagement photography Longview WA

I love these two.  Seriously.  They are head-over-heels in love with each other and it shows in everything they do and say.   Shannon told me several stories about Shawn, and while I won’t post it all on here, she had me at “he jogged to the store to buy me oreos.”   Any man that will run (on foot!) to the store to buy  oreos because his girlfriend has a late night chocolate craving has my heart.  I’m so excited to shoot their wedding this coming August.  I know it’s going to be amazing!

Thank you Shawn and Shannon!  :-)

 

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