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Onalaska Boho Summer Wedding

In todays day and age it’s very easy to get caught up in the simple act of doing something. We rush through our days to make sure we have time to rush through the other things we need to accomplish all while trying to balance relationships and ourselves. Making sure you and your partner are both on the same page is so important before you actually get married. Make sure you’re wedding day is everything you wanted it to be, make sure its about YOU and your PARTNER. Remember that marriages are not just what you see in Instagram. There is SO much work, but that work is worth it.

These two lovebirds were so incredible to meet. They flew all the way from California to enjoy their special day with friends and family. The way they spoke each other and were able to bring such peace to one another was truly amazing sight to see. They are deeply rooted in their faith and made sure to incorporate it through out their day as well.

I see many years of happiness ahead of Zach and Katlyn!

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Secret Proposal

Kayla and Ben’s proposal started as a good ole fashion family session.

The Cornell family was visiting WA from ID and one of them reached out to me about doing a surprise family session for her mom. It had been awhile since everyone had been together and she thought it would be a nice gift for her.

A few weeks before our scheduled session she messaged me and asked if it would be ok if her brother, Ben, proposed to his girlfriend. Without hesitation I said HELL YES THAT’S 100% OK!! We spent the next couple of days coordinating how we would pull this off…secret codes words, hiding bottles of champagne, who would hold the ring etc..

The day of the session comes and I finally get to meet this wonderful extended family. I didn’t sleep well building up to this day because I was excited….so I can’t imagine how everyone else felt! I CANNOT WAIT TO CAPTURE THIS MOMENT.

We go through a few generic family poses, tell a few stories about each other…I’m watching the sun go down waiting for the perfect light. Also, for a few stragglers to kindly walk away from my pre planned proposal location :D

Finally the moment comes, the sun dips just low enough to cast that soft golden glow and I begin to shift my focus on Ben and Kayla’s “couple” part of the session. I take a few shots of them and them ask them to go back to back…..ya know, for that real hipster-IG-worthy-artsy shot. Bens sister, also named Kayla, walks up to Ben and calmly picks a piece of fuzz off his shirt while simultaneously handing off the ring box. I ask Ben and Kayla to turn around on the count of three and start walking towards each other annnnnnnd PERFECTION.

She turns around and sees him kneeling, confused at first but quickly realizing what is happening. The ring box was amazing, special made to have photos of them pull out as you opened the box. “WILL YOU MARRY ME?” written across the bottom. The ring, beautiful and brilliant. Kayla was shocked to say the least!

We then popped bottles of champagne and celebrated the future Mr. and Mrs. Cornell before wrapping up the rest of our session! All in all a perfect night spent in the mountains!

The Cornell Family, THANK YOU for letting me share in that moment and thank you for being so kind and fun to work with.

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Jesse & Taylor

THIS was a good freakin day.

Taylor and I had been trying for months to make this session happen. Everything from bad weather to illnesses kept tripping us up and putting a damper on our plans. But this day everything fell right into place and I couldn’t be happier with how it all turned out!

I met Taylor and Jesse outside of the Washington State History Museum and noticed they were chill, go with the flow type of people who also had amazingly bad ass tattoos. Yep, my kind of people! We started wandering around the Glass museum and up towards the UW campus talking about life and just having a blast. (Can we all just appreciate the amazing architecture in down town Tacoma for a minute? BEAUTIIIFULLLLL.) Jesse and Taylor were so easy to work with too. You can’t fake those kinds of smiles. Those are genuine laughs people. REAL LIFE love captured on camera. It doesn’t get much better than that.

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Justin + Nikita

Watching my friends grow up and be boss mom babes is one of my ultimate joys. Being able to capture them on their wedding days IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST.

Cheers to Justin and Nikita!

Location: The Hansen Place, Sumner, WA

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Jesse and Ryann; Kona Hawaii

Where do I even begin with this wedding?!

I guess I can take you all the way back to my high school years where I met Ryann for the first time. Volleyball brought us together and let me tell you…we had some good times running our high school team! Some of my favorite memories are with this girl…all the way from fall out boy concerts in my truck to state championships.

When Ryann reached out to me about doing an engagement session with them I was over the moon excited! I had been following her and Jesse’s journey via facebook for awhile now and was SO happy she had found the love of her life. I could just tell he was the one for her. After meeting Jesse at the engagement session and after catching up with Ryann…I KNEW they were meant to be. There was instant chemistry between the two of them. Ya know, the kind of energy that just infects everyone else around you? THOSE kinda vibes.

After their session we discussed their wedding that was supposed to take place in Hawaii early the next year at the Ohana Retreat Plantation. They wanted to keep it small and intimate so they could really experience the joy that truly comes with your wedding day. To say I was happy when they decided to choose me as their photographer would be an understatement!!

Erika at The Greatest Adventure Wed is a complete mastermind, with the help of Carlee at Rusted Vase Floral CO., brought all of Jesse and Ryann’s visions together to create one of the most beautiful weddings I’ve ever had the pleasure of being apart of. I’m still blown away by how breathtaking and easy this wedding day really was. Subtle hints of Harry Potter and Disney were sprinkled everywhere to the point that When You Wish Upon A Star was played for the father daughter dance (I definitely teared up!). Jesse proposed to Ryann while at Disney land because it’s one of her favorite places, so the playful details were absolutely perfect.

I will forever be grateful for their friendship and for being able to capture their amazing true love.

Cheers Jesse and Ryann!!

Event Location: Ohana Retreat at the Kona Plantation

Wedding and Event Planner: The Greatest Adventure Wed

Florals: Rusted Vase Floral Co.

Videographer: Jack Murrey Creative

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