Project Nursery | Mission Compete!!! 2009-03-24

I (Jenna) couldn't be happier to have our little girls nursery all finished! John and I have been working so hard since Friday night. The prep work took many hours... the painting was a whole days adventure and the chair railing and wood stripes between the colors was one back breaking adventure!

I always dreamed of creating a beautiful nursery for my baby, but this... this is more than I ever expected. John and I worked so hard and to have it finally finished is such a relief! Now... we wait for the baby shower and once we have all of her bedding and decorations, we can complete our little princess' room. Oh yes, there will be more pictures to come but for now... here is the completed nursery!













I just have to thank my wonderful husband for putting so much into project nursery! I couldn't have done it with out him. In fact, if I had it to do by myself, the room would have been one color and the paint job would have been "eh" at best! :0) Thanks John for making our daughters room perfect! I love you and can't wait to start this new chapter of our life. There isn't another soul on the planet I could imagine loving this much, working with, having a family with and just living each day with. You are more than just the man I married, you are my best friend! (more...)

Taylor Victoria | 4 Months 2009-03-25

Our dear friends Ben & Gretchen's daughter, Taylor is already 4 months old. In fact, she's almost 5 months! Where does the time go? Anywho, Here are some of my favorite images from her 4 month shoot. I just can't wait for our little girl to arrive... these two are gonna be buddies for sure! :)





















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Josh & Nichole's Engagement Session 2009-04-07

We met Josh & Nichole just a few short weeks ago and will be shooting their wedding coming up in May! Getting down to business we scheduled and shot their engagement session this past weekend. Josh works at Korum Ford in Puyallup (where cars cost less! lol) and so we had the privilege to use the shop since it is closed on Sunday's. Cool cars, power tools, cars up on lifts... you name it, we had it, and shooting there was awesome!

Josh and Nichole are such a down to earth, not to mention hilarious couple! This was the first time either of had had professional pictures and were a little nervous at the beginning of their session. It didn't take them but a split second before the seemed right at home in front of the camera. If they were nervous, I couldn't tell! They were laughing and flirting with one another all while John snapped away! The energy these two have between one another sure makes them a blast to be around! John & I had a great time and I even stepped in for a quick photo with Nichole. :)

We can't wait for their wedding, just a month a way! Thanks guys for an awesome afternoon! See you in a few weeks.













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Michelle's Senior Pictures 2009-04-17

Well, rain didn't keep us from shooting Michelle's senior pictures this week. Monday... the ENTIRE day (at my house anyways) was dry and I had high hopes that it would stay dry through her my upcoming senior session. WHAT WAS I THINKING!?!?! :0) On our way up to her house (where we would be shooting her session) it started raining, the temperature steadily dropped, and yup, even some wet snowflakes grazed our windshield! Go figure, right?!? Well, that wasn't going to stop me from doing what I was going to do. In fact, it didn't stop Michelle either. Rain or not we went right ahead as planned.

Michelle, with her parents (oh did I mention that her parents are in fact John's Aunt Donna & Uncle Greg?) lives on Spring Lake in Renton. Basically an awesome picturesque sort of place. Since it was raining like crazy we really didn't get to spend any time out by the lake so we were left to shoot almost entirely indoors. Now I've done family sessions indoors and never had a problem, so why couldn't I shoot an entire senior session indoors? What was awesome is that we actually had 2 homes to shoot in. Aunt Donna & Uncle Greg own both the home on the lake and the one directly behind it (which is great for large family gatherings!). We started off in their house and then worked our way up to the other house (which we like to call the "party" house). I was actually looking forward to shooting in there because it has this awesome retro feeling to it.

On to our senior... Michelle, a student at Tahoma Senior High started off her senior session in her gown (she purchased in Florida) for prom just a couple of months away! Now, I've known Michelle for just about 4 years and when she walked out into the living room in her gown, I couldn't stop thinking how this adorable young girl I first met, had turned into this elegant and stunning young woman before me now!

















Usually I shoot my portrait sessions alone. However, being 8 months pregnant, I decided to call on my husband to come and assist me. Even with his help, I think I still did a pretty good job getting the job done. :) WARNING: the next couple of photo's, not the most attractive (of me)! :)





Even though the majority of her pictures took place inside, we did get her outside for a few in between the downpours.









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Eric & Jessica | 4.18.09 2009-04-21

Eric & Jessica are one of our fabulous couples from a string of referrals that started back in 2006 with the fabulous Jamie & Ryan. I've said it before and I'll say it again, WE LOVE OUR REFERRALS!!! Of course the business is awesome but SO much more than that is the history that comes with each one. Last year we shot John & Suzanne's wedding at the Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham and from this awesome couple we were paired up with Eric & Jessica.

We started off at Willow's Lodge in Woodinville where the bridal party was getting ready. John arrived a tad bit earlier than I did (this pregnant lady doesn't move as fast as she used to, lol) and was already in the swing of things when I walked into Jessica's room. As I turned the corner, I caught a glimpse of Jessica and almost died. This woman, already stunning and beautiful, just lit up like a dream in her elegant soft pink gown.








Now it was time for her to go meet her groom. Under the beautiful willow tree we unveiled to the groom, his stunning bride. After a few private moments we took them down a short path for a few more pictures. It was only a matter of minutes that we were on the path before Jessica noticed she was being ATTACKED by gigantic killer ants! Okay... they weren't killer ants and they were gigantic. Really there were tiny little black ants but they did seem like they were attacking/biting her poor feet. It wasn't long before we abandoned this spot. Fine by us because here are some of the shots we took after leaving that location.














Once finished at Willows Lodge it was off to the Hollywood Schoolhouse just down the road. A few more bridal party pictures and portraits and it was time to surrender to the bridal suite to await the ceremony.







The ceremony, which was performed by one of our favorites, Kent Buttars of A Heavenly Ceremony (voted Best Seattle Officiant in 2008-Readers' Choice and 2005 Readers' & Editors' choice in Seattle Bride Magazine) was beautiful and sentimental. I just love how they tell the story about the couple, how they met and fell in love. Makes me smile every time.











The entire day was filled full of family, friends and most importantly love! With an amazing family on both sides, and an awesome group of friends, this day seemed to hit perfection!





Eric & Jessica, it has been such a pleasure of ours to be a part of your special journey. Thank you for trusting us and for letting us into your lives. You've given us yet another reason to love what we do. Congratulations to you both and we hope our relationship only grows over the years! -Jenna & John

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Photography: Yours Truly
Venue/Catering: Hollywood Schoolhouse
Flowers: Kari Hammett-Caster
Officiant: Kent Buttars, A Heavenly Ceremony | Check out their Blog (more...)