The weather on June 19th was kind of overcast, which I like as it gives an even soft light which can be flattering for pictures of a couple on their wedding day. What concerned me was the high probability of rain in the forecast since Derrick Casey and Maria Holsman were getting married in an outdoor ceremony at Kubota Garden and I was not aware of a backup plan in case it turned out to be pouring rain at the anointed hour. Fortuitously it never did rain despite the forecast and the day turned out well. We had great light and made some beautiful pictures from the ceremony and afterwards when we walked around and shot some portraits around the garden before heading out for the reception at the Uptown Hideaway on lower Queen Anne. One of the interesting aspects of their wedding was Derrick and his groomsmen all carried swords. Not sure which legion of swordsmen they belonged to but it made for an interesting wedding party portrait with the swords all unsheathed on a red bridge in the garden.

Above, Maria and her dad just before they waled down the aisle. Here are  some of my favorite pictures  from the wedding along with a mini web gallery below, at the bottom after these highlights.

I really love this picture of Maria cracking up as we did some bridal portraits. I also really like the two just below of Maria and her bridesmaids outside the Uptown Hideaway. Because of the sloe of the hill it creates an illusion of Maria being much taller than all of the others in the first shot and the exactly the same height as the otheres in the next one.

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Seattle photographer Daniel Sheehan, specializes in photojournalism and portrait photography for publications and corporations and a Seattle wedding photographer creates award winning Seattle wedding photography and wedding photojournalism and is ranked among the best Seattle wedding photographers.

Most often the weddings I photograph are in and around Seattle or destination cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Washington D.C. Last month for a change I got to photograph a small town wedding here in Washington State.
Crystal Hill and John Pennington were married on June 6th with their ceremony at the Duvall Church and their reception down the street at the Duvall Grange Cafe. This was a union of families as well as a marriage of two people since both Crystal and John had been married previously and all their children were made a major part of the ceremony. Here are some of my favorites from the wedding pictures along with a mini web gallery below after these highlights.

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Seattle photographer Daniel Sheehan, specializes in photojournalism and portrait photography for publications and corporations and a Seattle wedding photographer creates award winning Seattle wedding photography and wedding photojournalism and is ranked among the best Seattle wedding photographers.

Troy Wadsworth and Heidi Schumacher were married on May 23rd on board the historic Skansonia Ferry on the north shore of Lake Union in Seattle. It was a perfect day weather wise considering how cool it turned later on in the month and throughout June. Here are some of the highlights from the wedding pictures along with a mini web gallery below.

Heidi holds the rings before the ceremony.

Troy and Heidi

A seaplane come in for a landing  towards the south end of Lake Union during the start of the ceremony

The kiss marking  the conclusion of the ceremony.

The walk down the aisle afterwards.

The first dance.

The moon was shining bright upon the newly married couple on the stern of the Skansonia during a break from the dancing.

Heidi and Troy were one of the happiest looking couples I photographed in quite a while and I often caught them sharing a laugh together.

All for one and one for all.

At the end of the evening they headed off. For a more complete set of the highlights click on the web gallery below.

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Seattle photographer Daniel Sheehan, specializes in photojournalism and portrait photography for publications and corporations and a Seattle wedding photographer creates award winning Seattle wedding photography and wedding photojournalism and is ranked among the best Seattle wedding photographers.

Megan O’Malley and Brian Lau were married on May 22nd at the beautiful vintage Mayflower Park Hotel in downtown Seattle where it is has been located for the past 82 years.

We  started out doing some pictures at the Seattle Asian Art Museum and Volunteer Park on Capital Hill and the weather was fantastic.  Later on when after we got to the hotel, the rain moved in and the rest of the evening we were indoors. After some more pictures we headed over to the Mayflower Park Hotel to get ready for the ceremony. I will post a few of the highlights and add some more in a web gallery at the bottom of this post.

After the end of the reception, Megan and Brian came out to the street for some fresh air before heading back into the  walked back to the  Mayflower Park Hote. For a more complete set of the highlights click on the web gallery below.

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Seattle wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan, is a Seattle photographer who specializes in people and portraits and travels everywhere to shoot weddings in a photojournalist style that is real, straightforward, subtle and unobtrusive; named among the best Seattle wedding photographers by the Wedding Photojournalists Association.

Bonnie and Michael were really in love and with their family and friends present were married in a Jewish ceremony at the The Edgewater Hotel on the waterfront near downtown Seattle. Their day was filled with a lot of love and laughs. The ceremony was touching and their celebration was filled with joy and lots of dancing. The view at the beautiful Edgewater Hotel in Seattle is amazing since the hotel is literally on the edge of the Puget Sound, it sits out on a long pier jutting into Elliot Bay. Below are a few of my favorite images highlighting their wedding day. Although I shot a lot of color, they and I really liked the way the pictures look in black and white. There is a certain timeless look. I am looking forward to shooting more black and white film weddings this year. I just booked one where the couple really like black and white, so I am planning to shoot about half of the images with my pair of Leicas.

Photography by wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan, a Seattle photographer who specializes in people and portraits and travels to photograph weddings in an artistic and unobtrusive photojournalist style. Named best Seattle wedding photographer by the WPJA.

Ryan Ferrer and Christine Liebsack were married on the eve of Valentine’s Day at the First Free Methodist Church on Queen Anne. Above Christine is getting ready at the church. After the ceremony everyone headed over to the reception which was at SODO Park, a great place for a party with wonderful food provided by Herban Feast. I stayed behind for a little while at the church with Christine and Ryan, as they did a little cleanup of the rose petals on the aisle, and  for their limo to arrive. We stopped by on the way to SODO Park, at Kerry Park, on top of Queen Anne,  for some photographs with the Seattle skyline in the background.
Although all of the photos were originally shot in color, and will be presented in color in their slide show on the website shortly, I decided to convert the highlight pictures for the blog to black and white to show how great they work without any color. The black and white images look so classic and timeless. I usually convert a number for the final selection for my wedding albums an books because of this timeless factor. Here are the pictures I choose to highlight the wedding in black and white. They are mainly the candid photographs presented here. All of the rest will be in a web gallery in color along with the slide show on the main web site.

Ryan and Christine were delighted to see the Valentine theme decorated wedding bed at their suite at the W Hotel as Ryan carried Christine over the threshold in the age old tradition. The giant heart made of chocolates surrounded by red rose petals took them by complete surprise as they entered their wedding chamber. It was after all the eve of Valentines Day so it might have been suspected that one of their friends or sisters might have sprung the surprise on them. I just had to post this one in color. Some pictures do look better for it.

There is a web gallery below here with the rest of the highlights.

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