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Ana Kelly ties the knot: 10/18/08

Amelia and I had the privilege of photographing Seattle’s own Ana Kelly at her fabulous black and white wedding last Saturday. Ana is a radio personality who you will hear every morning with Kent and Alan on STAR 101.5 – However, more than just a soothing voice, Ana is lovely and kind and she was a stunning bride.

The wedding was at St. Josephs Cathedral on Capitol Hill and the reception was at Hotel Monaco (one of my favorites of course.) The wedding party included Ana and Blake’s tiny little daughter Lucy (donning polka dots) and the very dapper Geno the pug (donning his handmade tux.)

Wedding details included bride’s maids choice black dresses, pug socks for the groom’s men, red Gerber daisy bouquets, vivid stained glass windows and of course, a very handsome couple.

Reception details included a separate “football room” to catch up on college ball, complete with it’s own menu: potato chips, cocktail weenies, cheese whiz and specially ordered Mallomars cookies (the bride’s fav)

The remainder of the evening included a rousing sing-along of “That’s Amore” led by father of the bride, a cake topper that included a little “Megadeath Rules” note, German Chocolate cupcakes and lots and lots of children + dancing, mostly combined.

We were even able to sneak out for a moment to grab some late afternoon photos outside: in the street and at the Seattle Public Library.

Congratulations Ana + Blake (and Lucy + Geno of course)

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Ohhhh BoBo

I can’t really tell you anything about this shoot yet – or the dog… But I had to share this face with you

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Nicola and Jon: 8/11/0

We were all crossing our fingers that the unpredictable Seattle weather would smile on Saturday, October 11th – and boy did all that hopin’ and wishin’ and prayin’ pay off!

It was a lovely fall day, overcast with long warm sun breaks. The garden was still vibrant with petals and tomatoes and apples and greens of every shade and hue. When I arrived, family members were bustling about, preparing food, arranging flowers and setting up chairs – from that moment on it all just seemed to fall in place.

Nicola and Jon wanted a simple, intimate wedding in the garden. The bridal party consisted of Poppy and Daisy, Nicola’s two delightful pugs. The bride’s bouquet was hand-picked from Pike Place Market, her earrings and garter were handmade by her sister, her charm bracelet belonged to her mother and true to tradition, she had a “six pence” in each shoe.

The tables at the reception featured market bouquets, cut crystal, handwritten place cards and gorgeous heirloom silverware. The two cakes were personalized with a mermaid duo topper on one, and a pug topper on the other.

The entire afternoon and evening was warm and joyful and simple – great people, great food and a great couple celebrating a very special day.

Congratulations Nicola and Jon (and Daisy and Poppy of course!)

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Cheerful Chelsea!

Congrats to Chelsea, winner of the “Savvy Senior” award at FIDOfest last week! Check out her and her mom HERE. (I have to say, that was one blustery miserable day so they deserve extra kudos for making it out!!) Here’s what her mom said about her win:

“Chelsea literally “kissed up” to the judges–all the KMTT disc jockeys especially–John Fisher! She just eagerly ran up on the stage at U-Village and she was the only dog in the “Savvy Senior” category that could actually reach all the people in the front row! She seemed to know exactly what she was doing even though we had never entered this type of contest before. When she found out she had won she did little her “happy dance” on the stage to celebrate–rolling on her back wildly while kicking her feet up in the air!

She won a $25 gift certificate though she hasn’t decided what to buy with it yet. However, she does know that she wants to buy whatever she buys at the Mud Bay pet food store at the University Village mall.”

Chelsea is a FAB yellow lab that I had the pleasure of photographing with her family earlier this summer. Because this shoot was before I started posting snippets of our portrait sittings on the blog, I am going to share some of them with you now!

These shots make me wish it was still summer…

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October sunshine and wedding gardens…

Today we are excited to photograph a gorgeous backyard wedding in our own neighborhood of West Seattle. The weather has come through with bright blue sky, puffy white clouds and a crips October chill with no rain or wind. I can hardly wait to see our beautiful bride in her FABULOUS dress!!

I am going to post here some “pre-wedding” shots of the pooches who will be involved in the fiesta. Daisy and Poppy (the delicious pug duo) will be a part of the ceremony and you can bet, a big part of the photo extravaganza. Jake, the yellow lab, is another family dog who won’t be at the wedding, but was at the house when we visited, so he gets to be included here too

Stay tuned for our select shots from the wedding – this will mark the start of sharing our couples with you! Cheers!

(And yes, Poppy’s tongue is always out Best!