Kristiana senior pics!

It was great to meet up with Kristiana at the Preston Community Center for her senior portraits.  The venue offered a lot of options for indoor shooting (check out the retro kitchen) and the we had just enough sunshine to go outside during the cold snap.  Thanks for being such a great sport Kristiana!  Photographed by Toni.

Tamsyn + George

Yay for a beautiful November wedding!  Tamsyn & George braved the cold, autumn day to run around Seattle for portraits with their best friends at some of our city’s most fabulous locations. (Not AS cold for the guys, but brrrrrrr for the girls!) The ceremony and reception took place at The Harbor Club was a very hip, fun and elegant night.  Awesome Greek dancing made way for a wild night of dancing….you’ll see the photos. Jennifer and Cairi were there to capture it all.

Most popular toys!

In the 1950’s, Santa listened to all the kids ask for:

Howdy Doody toys

The Red Ryder no. 960 Noisemaker BB Gun

Silly Putty

Frisbees (originally called Pluto Platters)

Hula Hoops

Mr. Potato Head sets

Betsy Wetsy dolls

The Game of Life

and

Pogo sticks

The most frequently requested present this year?  Any guesses?

The Nintendo DS.

Kay + Jeff

The rain held off JUST long enough for us to capture a few outdoor portraits but with the large, open expanse of the Pioneer Pavilion in Puyallup, we were able to get great shots indoors as well.  It gave us the chance to set up our studio lights and backdrop and play -  family and guests loved it!  We’re not down here often but we hope to get more opportunities again!

The Meekhof Family

Family portraits this time of year can be fun and festive especially if they bring along a seasonal prop or two, which the Meekhofs did for their session at our Red Fish Blue Fish studio.  We had a great time and this gets us ready for our year end job working for Santa!   Putting families and kids (with their pets!) at ease to get those candid shots certainly prepares us for the many, many families we’ll see this Christmas Season.  Happy Holidays everyone!

The Harveys

Oh my.  So far behind on blogging.

Now THIS was a great day.  We’ve captured the Harvey family a lot over the years.  And with growing boys, we know it’s not always easy when it comes to photo shoots.  It’s always super-duper great when kids get to the point where good old-fashioned bribery works.  In this case, it was leftover Halloween candy that did the trick.  The boys were AWESOME through the hour long session.  I always forget how much energy these kids have–next time I’ll have them run a few laps around the block before we start. (And I’ll ask them for tips on how to go-go-go!)

I love the combination of nice, clean studio shots mixed with outdoor autumn shots!

Erica & Brian

Raindrops fell but spirits were not dampened as friends and family brought warmth and cheer to celebrate with Erica & Brian. The ceremony and reception took place at The Canal along the Ballard waterfront as boats floated by and the bridge raised and lowered as if in salute to the happy couple.  The mood was elegant yet laid back as the Jason Parker Quartet help set the tone with their cool jazz.

Sneak peek for Jessica & Alex

We captured their wedding not too long ago.  It was great to see them again on a fabulous autumn day down at the Bothell Landing for a BRAND NEW photo session!

Katy + Dan

Georgetown; ragged, industrial, probably not your destination small town, is in resurgence.  New breweries, boutique restaurants, and event sites like the wonderfully refurbished, eclectic Georgetown Ballroom, will be turning the town into a destination – mark my words.  Katy and Dan were sold on the first day out looking at event sites – obviously the perfect fit for their intimate group of friends and family.  They used the cool, cozy asphalt backyard for the ceremony with none other than up-and-coming political star, Jesse Israel, presiding.  The reception was an absolutely amazing culinary and musical affair, from well-known chef, Alan Davis, and the cool cats from Casey McGill’s Blue 4 Trio.  But before all that, we walked the rough and tumble (complete with rusted, toxic looking drums!) streets for fun photo ops!

JoJo + Bryan

The Pickering Barn was full of color for JoJo and Bryan’s wedding day and everyone, including their 250 guests, 22 bridesmaids and groomsmen with 7 or so flower/ring children, and the local fawn, turned out for it!  Heather, from Mona Lisa Events brought it all together and on time effortlessly, which was a big deal given the number of corsages, etc., large crowd, many w/kids, multiple food stations, and very happy, ruckus groups.   Everyone loved our photo studio, especially the girls who were inspired to stage a pyramid for our photo pleasure!  (no, I didn’t upload it to this blog…sorry!)  Meanwhile, on the dancefloor, Sean of Seattle Parties made sure it was always full – but you only get one guess on the song he played for revelers in the last photo….