Posts Tagged ‘bridal portraits’

Together Session + Favorites

September 3, 2011

The session was an amazing mix of romance, fun and incredible beauty. We started at the very cool authentic telephone booth from England, to which I’m so very appreciative it’s owner came by and asked if we wanted it opened (yeah!) and then we strolled around town for a bit and headed to a field for sunset. It was cloudy and cool, but near the end the clouds started to break and the sky filled with beautiful tones of blue and pink. When the bride first told me how much she wanted photos in the red phone booth, in the alley, and in a field, I really wanted to fulfill those dreams for her. I feel like we did, and then some. I may be biased, but these images are incomparable to those from their wedding day. We just couldn’t fit creative couple portraits into their wedding day and so we opted to do another session after they got back from their honeymoon. I really wanted to have the session be focused on them as a couple, experiencing the gift they are to one another.

So, what is a Together Session exactly? It’s my version of a… day-after, bridal, rock-the-dress, trash-the-dress, type of session. There will certainly be a lot of staring, snuggling, kissing and smiling involved. (Easy stuff, right?) With adding this session onto a wedding package (or even years later) there isn’t the pressure of having to fit in enough time before the ceremony or squeeze a few shots in before heading off to the reception. Of course we take the formal portraits on the wedding day, that’s a must, but these are just different.

Dramatic Phonebooth PhotosBride & Groom + Red Telephone BoothCool Alleyway PortraitsPhotos on PathwayNatural Light Wedding PhotosDancing on the PathThe Perfect KissArtistic Wedding PortraitureA Gorgeous Bride and Her Handsome GroomBeautiful field with a beautiful coupleRomantic wedding photosBride and Groom laying in a fieldDramatic Black and White PortraitsPhotography by Add to Heart



I had a great opportunity to be one of the photographer’s at the shooting mixer organized by Emma Jane at the amazing venue in downtown Seattle, Hotel 1000. It was so much fun and I have a very photo heavy blog post to prove it! From venue, to details, to portraits and candids…

We were indoors all day for this one (although the reception area is an enclosed terrace – which is perfect for the rainy weather here) and found the natural light and modern decor beautiful to shoot in. There is an amazing light sculpture right inside the entrance that exemplifies the simple elegance and sophistication that the hotel offers. It was great to see some familiar faces, and new photographer’s I hadn’t met but hope to keep in touch with…such a creative and fun group!

I couldn’t say enough good things about the vendors that put so much hard work into making every detail amazing so I just want to extend my sincere gratitude for all of your hard work. Many, many, thanks to Emma (who also did the candy bar) and the amazing WWPAMX models Natalie, Kayla, Kiran, Tyease and Warren, Christy and Kristian. Also thank you to Josh for all of your coordination, When with SPA Studio, Sheila Birashk for make up and Absolut Hair Salon’s BB and Brittany for the hair. The designer dresses were from La Belle Elaine’s Bridal and they were certainly stunning, as was the jewelry from Bridal Boutique! The cake from Sugar Rush was not only a work of art, but sooo yummy! Petal and the Stem provided all of the flowers, include a wide variety of bouquets, all of which were so vivid and breathtakingly beautiful.

I did try out some different techniques, while shooting and with processing afterwards, and I’m really happy with how it worked out. With so many photographer’s, it does become a little challenging to get the shot you want, and I did miss a few, however I did steal Kristian away and shot exactly what I wanted in the chairs by the window and lamp…GQ Magazine – call me – hehe ;)

Ok, get ready to rock-n-scroll! :)


Hotel 1000 Entrance Light SculptureSweet Treats at the Candy BarReception SetupCake by Sugar RushFlowers from Petal and the StemOh so many bouquets!More amazing flowersSeattle Bridal PortraitsBridal PortraitsBridal PortraitureFine Art PhotographerGroom PortraitsBlack & White Groom PortraitsEditorial PhotographyHotel 1000 Wedding PhotographerSeattle Wedding PhotographerSeattle Wedding PortraitsFine Art Wedding PhotographerSeattle Wedding PhotographerCake CuttingReception Wedding PhotographerFine Art Wedding PhotographerGroom Portrait PhotographerBride and Groom Portrait PhotographerSeattle Wedding PhotographerCutting the CakeSeattle Wedding PhotographerSeattle Model PhotographerNatural Light Photographer