Christine & Matt | Wedding

Photographing this day was such a joy for me. It really was. I felt honored to be welcomed at this wedding as not only Christine and Matt's photographer, but as a friend. Christine and Matt were married a few weeks ago at the Olympia Mansion. It is a 100-yr-old home and when you walked up and down the stairs, floors creaked. It was a great venue for this small, but love- filled wedding. I'll be honest, I teared up as Christine and Matt were exchanging vows. If you know me at all, I don't cry easily. It was definitely a very relaxed day and guests came before the ceremony began to talk and to catch up. Matt and Christine really wanted their guests to enjoy their time. There wasn't any pressure to rush through the 'list' of things you're supposed to do. I loved that.

I would also like to thank my friend and assistant for the day, Shelby for coming along!

Tim | SENIOR

Well, I'm back from Seattle and getting back on the work bandwagon. So much for a break. The past weekend didn't really help me de-stress at all. It was a nice break from the editing screen though. To get things started up again, here is Tim! I've had the privilege of photographing him before so it was great to meet up with him again for his senior portraits. I had a great time with Tim-- he was super easy to work with. At the end of the session his girlfriend, Alexis, showed up for a few frames. These two are adorable! Thanks for a fun session Tim :)

Break!

I hope you've all been enjoying my almost-daily blogging this past week. I've been at it every single day trying to catch up on all my editing. I tell you, sitting at a computer screen for 5+ hours is no fun. Multiply that by almost every day this week. Shoot. me. (No pun intended) Anyway, as you're reading this, I'm on my self- declared 'vacation'. However, it's not really a vacation. I'm up in Seattle this weekend for a leadership retreat at my university. I landed the lead photographer job for the yearbook a few weeks ago and it's considered a leadership position. Anyway, I'm happy to be up here this weekend, reuniting with my out-of-state friends, and away from work. I still have plenty more Seniors headed your way though. I'll be back at home on Wednesday so until then... I leave you with these Seniors to be blogged. Enjoy!

PS: Random fact... all of these Seniors are from the same high school except for one.