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Brittany + Ryan ♥ The Wedding

A warm day in the mountains — close knit family and friends — Brittany and Ryan’s wedding was beautiful — so much joy and love. The Mountain Home Lodge in Leavenworth is one of my all time favorite places - the setting, hospitality and food are all top notch (I guess that’s why they get all those rave magazine reviews!)

The girls started at the Eden salon and the boys started at the miniature golf course.

Thank you both for including me in your day — I really enjoyed it!

~Bill

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Joe + Angie ♥ the wedding

Joe and Angie planned a perfect day - starting at the Catholic Church right next to the Seattle Center (Space Needle, EMP, etc.) - the ceremony was short, simple and beautiful -

Then we went up Queen Anne Hill to Highland Park for some family portraits. The park has a great view of the Seattle skyline - since everyone was from out of town, having the Seattle skyline as a backdrop is pretty dang cool.

The reception site, The Court in the Square, is a stunning 5 story glass enclosed courtyard between 2 historic buildings in Pioneer Square. Joe and Angie had a great party with family and friends from all over the country!

Thanks for including me. I really wish you two weren’t moving away!

Lots more to blog soon…

~Bill

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Rainier Graduation

I represented Mode Portraits (the new company Erin and I started together) as the official photographer at the Rainier High School Class of 2008 graduation ceremony on Friday. It was a blast!

Head over to the Mode Blog to see some more, or click here for the full gallery.

~Bill

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Bill + Mary ♥ the wedding

Bill and Mary have been a couple all through High School, and all the way through college and now they’re HITCHED!! You’d be hard pressed to find two people more relaxed together and in love. A wonderful thing.

Their wedding was tons of fun, I’ve never been to the Hidden Creek Community Church in West Olympia before - it’s a surprisingly beautiful sanctuary for a small community church. We did a fair amount of driving around, from the salon to the hotel, to the church and then to the fairgrounds for an amazing party. The food was provided by the Falls Terrace Restaurant in Tumwater - Both the groom’s mom Terri and Mary (the bride) work at the restaurant, so the whole staff was there - including the head chef to make sure everything was perfect! The MC/DJ was from Mr Lobo in Olympia, I wish I could remember the DJ’s name, I’ve worked with him a couple times and he’s a great guy!

Now what you’ve been waiting for - the pictures -

I love this reflection of me:

The lighting in the church sanctuary is beautiful:

I think this portrait of Mary is especially striking since it’s almost impossible to catch her without a big smile on her face:

The whole wedding party - a fun group!

Mary’s grandfather Ted walked her down the isle. He’s a wonderful man - I really enjoyed talking to him.

‘We did it!!’

These champagne glasses cracked me up - they’re from their Tumwater High School Prom, year 2000 - since when do Prom’s have Champagne????

And off they went!

Want some more? Here’s a slideshow :)

click here if the slideshow doesn’t show up correctly

Thanks for including me in your day - I’m looking forward to seeing you both again.

~Bill

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Laura + Byron ♥ the wedding

Laura and Byron are fun and a little quirky  - they had a lego theme to their reception decorations - I loved it!  Who doesn’t love Legos??

Since it was a Mormon wedding there were no pictures allowed during the ceremony, but we still got plenty of pictures on the grounds of the beautiful Mormon Temple in Bellevue and at the home of Byron’s parents - they live on the ridge overlooking the Auburn valley - a stunning place!

Here are a few pictures:

Thanks guys!  I’ll have the rest ready soon.

~Bill

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Chinqually Super Mod - Spring 2008

The last of the Chiqually Super Mod portraits are posted! For a couple years now I’ve been the official photographer for this fun bunch of kids and coaches - they have 3 seasons a year and a turnout thats around 200 kids!

The gallery is here if you’re looking to order some prints.

Looking forward to the summer season.

~Bill

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We will ~ Brittany and Ryan

Brittany and Ryan are going to get married next month at one of the prettiest outdoor venues I know - The Mountain Home Lodge in Leavenworth. I can’t wait.

They drove down from Mukilteo to meet me in Tacoma for their engagement session - we hung out, had a nice dinner (although the restaurant was a little crazy, apparently it was $3 steak night!!).

The more I shoot in downtown Tacoma, the more I like it - it’s a beautiful area.

Here are a few of the pictures we captured - I can’t wait for the wedding!

Right after that last shot the train station security came to kick us out - very politely, but none the less…

See you both in a few weeks

~Bill

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We will ~ Jason and Wendi

My ‘little’ cousin Jason is getting married! (LOL - fun to call him little - he’s one of the few guys I know I have to tilt my head up to look him in the eye!) - His fiance Wendi is super nice and we’re very happy for them both! They’re even flying me down to California for their beach wedding in July - can’t wait!

We stopped for snacks and drinks… twice.

As the sun went down we found a strangely deserted 5 lane city street in downtown Tacoma and took advantage of it….

What a good looking couple huh? Love you guys! See you Saturday at Erin’s.

~Bill