dorothyhuynhblog.com: 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!

Danny and Melissa were married on July 24th at the Port Plaza here in Olympia. Boy was I excited when I found out that it was on home turf-- this area of downtown is pretty popular and such a great place to have a small wedding. I loved the fact that their wedding was so intimate and simple, with just close friends and family present. These two wanted their day to be special and I could definitely sense that while there. We were able to do a First Look as well and it was awesome to witness these two see each other for the first time. Photographing Danny and Melissa, along with their children (who happened to be their wedding party), was so fun! Thank you for having me!

I also wanted to give a special thank-you to my second-shooter, Yee Feng, of Feng Images. He captured the following detail shots (aren't they great?)