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Erinn Houghton and Shawn Buckner  were married on a beautiful day aboard the historic MV Skansonia on Lake Union. After the ceremony we got everyone to assemble on the front of the old ferry and I made the panorama from up on the top deck.
Here is a link to some more pictures previously posted from Erinn  & Shawn‘s Wedding Photography .

If you have been following this blog, you may remember that 2 years ago I photographed the baby belly of Molly when she was 9 months pregnant, and 2 days later baby Harper came. Although this blog is usually devoted to wedding photography I wanted to post an update now that she just turned 2. What a cutie! she loved playing “Where’s the baby” with me. see the next pictures below.

Miracal Bjornstrom and Aaron Watson were married at DeLille Cellars on the last weekend in October on a beautiful, mild and partly sunny afternoon The forecast was for rain and it did indeed rain in the morning but by mid afternoon the sun came out for a glorious afternoon and evening. Aaron and Miracal are a very happy and loving couple. You can see the love in their eyes in many of these pictures. It was a pleasure photographing their wedding day.

Before the ceremony we made some portraits in different spots around the wonderful grounds and gardens of DeLille Cellars Winery in softly filtered  late afternoon sunlight. Some wonderful food and service was provided by Blue Ribbon Cooking & Culinary Center.  My favorite highlights are presented here and a slideshow of more are at the bottom of this post.

Here is a link to Miracal and Aaron‘s  previous post of their DeLille Cellars Wedding.

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

A romantic and intimate wedding with family and close friends. That was what Sarah Hayden and Steve Forman who were married at the Alexis Hotel, in downtown Seattle successfully accomplished in mid-October. It was so apparent to see how much in love they are. What also was apparent was their sense of humor. They really know how to have a good time and laugh. Tradition is also important to them. The wedding cake topper was originally used on the top of Steve’s parents wedding cake. They brought their wedding album of old black and white pictures and it was fun to go through them and see how some things have changed and others are still the same.

Sarah hid herself away in the unique suite they would later spend the night while Steve got ready in the room his parents were staying in. They followed the tradition of not seeing each other before the ceremony and so the picture of Steve seeing Sarah for the first time as she walked down the aisle is priceless.The small group of friends and family numbered about 65 and it was great to see how Sarah and Steve got to spend time with every one there. After the wedding ceremony, there was a reception in the Library Bistro.

It was great to watch the children’s table where they had games set out and then to watch them eat spaghetti. The toasts to Sarah and Steve were heartfelt and touching. They are both very close to their families. I would like to present some photograph showing the highlights of their day. Thanks to officiant Pat Stimac of A Heavenly Ceremony , Amber Zbitnoff, my associate photographer and to Angie Casper of the Alexis Hotel for making everything run smoothly.

The is the outside of the hotel at night.There is a real bookstore on the corner and the bar is called The Bookstore. Here is a link to Sarah and Steve’s  previous post of their Alexis Hotel Wedding.

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

One of the most romantic destination wedding locations within an hours drive of Seattle has to be the Salish Lodge & Spa, at Snoqualmie Falls. Kristine Harrington and Steve Rutkowski chose it to be the venue for their lovely intimate wedding in October. They kept the size down by only inviting  a small number of family and close friends to join them.  They had a late afternoon wedding on a terrace overlooking  Snoqualmie Falls. There had been some grey skies but the sun began to burn through the mist over the falls and light up the hill sides above the falls and river. There were so many good pictures. I want to post some of the highlights from their day. If you want to see more, here is a link to the web gallery with all of the pictures from their wedding.

This was the first time we did a first look picture where the bride and groom did not actually see each other. Kristine did not want Steve to see her until she walked down the aisle so we set it up so they would be together but apart at the same time. They are holding hands around a corner and so could touch but not see. I love this picture. It was not until after Kristine walked out onto the terrace that Steve got to see her. As the bottom pictures show.  It was beautiful to see how they incorporated elements of the Thai water ceremony into their wedding ceremony. I would like to thank Rachael Mates, Event Planning Manager at Salish Lodge, Annemarie Juhlian, Seattle Wedding Officiant and Amber Zbitnoff, my associate photographer for making it a memorable occasion to photograph.

This picture of the cake reminds me how good the food is at the Lodge. Here is a link to Kristine and Steve’s  previous post of their Salish Lodge Wedding.

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