The Farm Kitchen, an 18-acre organic farm near Poulsbo is a great outdoor location for a wedding and Susan Stowers and Bob Markey were married there on August 21st. We made this wedding portrait just steps away from where they said their vows.

Here is a link to some more pictures previously posted from Susan and Bob”s Farm Kitchen Wedding  and a link to Susan and Bob’s Wedding Web gallery.

East Meets West. Deep in Love. Hard to settle on a title for the wedding day of Jennifer and Polachi Sakchalathorn who were married on the first Saturday in September at the beautiful orchard at the Farm Kitchen, an 18-acre organic farm near Poulsbo.  Jennifer and Polachai were lucky that the weather was warm and sunny  and so were the smiles. Polachai is from Thailand, known to travelers to Southeast Asia as the Land of Smiles.

Jennifer was glowing in her beautiful wedding dress that looked like a cloud.

Jennifer and Polachai celebrated their marriage with a ceremony that incorporated part western ceremony and part Buddhist wedding ceremony. The Thai traditional water ceremony, (or in Thai, Rod Nam Sang) which involved the bride and groom sitting side by side at a special table. Then their family and guests, led by the most respected elders, had the opportunity to bestow their individual blessings. They did this, one by one, by gently pouring water from a conch shell over the hands of the couple. The water passes through the hands of the bride and groom and into a bowl filled with flowers, (typically lotus flowers which symbolize fertility) beneath. It was serene and evocative mixing the  Buddhist wedding ceremony with the western ceremony. Annemarie Juhlian was the wedding officiant who melded the two cultures together with ease.

Jennifer was very sweet to invite my daughter Claire to be their flower girl. Claire was in seventh heaven and played her part well. Thank you again Jennifer for making her day.

After some pictures and a fine dinner, Jennifer and Polachai danced a lot to some great live music. However, it was Jennifer’s grandfather who seemed to be out on the dance floor more than anyone. Whenever I looked, he was dancing with a different partner. He really knows how to move.

Here are some highlights from a wonderful wedding on a beautiful day. At the bottom is an extended slideshow with more pictures from their wedding.

Jennifer’s unique bouquet and other flowers were by the amazing Rebecca Slattery of Persephone Farms.  The reception had everyone out on the dance floor dancing to the awesome swing band JAVATOWN SWING ORCHESTRA lead by the talented Seattle vocalist, trumpet player and band leader Jake Bergevin.  Essence of the Thymes provided the wonderful catering. They really know how to cook. Krista Herman of Wishes Weddings & Events helped plan their wedding day for them. Monica Frisell assisted as my second photographer. Here are some highlights from a wonderful wedding on a beautiful day. At the bottom is an extended slideshow with more pictures from their wedding.

Here is a link to Jennifer and Polachi‘s previous post of their Farm Kitchen Wedding.

Below is a mini-slide show with a larger selection of wedding pictures from Jennifer and Polachi‘s wedding. Click on “toggle images” at top right to hide the thumbnails; to start just click on the right arrow on the image.

After ten years of being together Susan Stowers and Bob Markey were married  August 21st at the Farm Kitchen, an 18-acre organic farm near Poulsbo.  Friends and family of Susan and Bob all gathered together for their special day at one of the nicest locations in the Seattle area for a garden wedding. Alison Lum organized the wedding day for them and the catering was provided by Ravishing Radish. The day was one of those warm summer days we were lucky to have towards the middle of August and I was happy shooting pictures in the sunlight lightly filtered by some high flying clouds. I had help shooting on this wedding from Monica Frisell.  Here are some highlights of my favorite images from their day.

 Here is a link to Susan and Bob’s Wedding Web gallery.

Below is a mini-slide show with some more pictures from Susan and Bob”s Farm Kitchen Wedding. Click on “toggle images” at top right to hide the thumbnails; to start just click on the right arrow on the image.

Jennifer and Polachi Sakchalathorn were married on Saturday at the beautiful orchard (above) at the Farm Kitchen, an 18-acre organic farm near Poulsbo.  Jennifer and Polachai’s wedding coordinator, Krista Herman of Wishes Weddings & Events planed the wedding day and everything went very smoothly. Jennifer’s unique bouquet and other flowers were by the amazing Rebecca Slattery of Persephone Farms pictured below talking with Jennifer.  Posted here now are a few preview shots since it will be a while before the rest of the wedding day images are finished. Here a some of my favorites from a wonderful wedding on a beautiful day.

The Farm Kitchen, an 18-acre organic farm near Poulsbo, was the setting for the wonderful and intimate wedding of Susan and Bob last Sunday. Susan and Bob came through the garden above at the start of the ceremony. The weather was one of those warm more usual summer days we have been having recently unlike earlier this summer. I was happy there was a slight layer of high clouds filtering the sunlight keeping it from being too harsh. Susan and Bob had Alison Lum plan the wedding day and everything went very smoothly. I was also happy that the catering was provided by Ravishing Radish whose food is presented as well as it tastes. I also had help shooting on this wedding from Monica Jane Frisell.  While all the pictures have been uploaded it will take some time for us to go through them. Here are a few highlights to give a preview of what is to come.