Ana!! Happy Graduation!

June 08, 2023  •  Leave a Comment
Ana!! Thank you for trusting me with your seniors!! Happy Bear Creek Graduation!!! I met Ana when she & Joy were soccer teammates in 1st grade! (see the last portrait of this post!) I had so much fun making senior portraits with her big brother, Daniel:) And I looked forward to making Ana's portraits with her:) Planning this session was a b...
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Ray! Eastlake Class of '23!!

June 04, 2023
Ray took me to a favorite spot for sunset! Wide open spaces with forests in view forever - even though we are looking over multiple towns in the lowlands and foothills, we wouldn't know the extent of that, it looks like a few homes but forest and sky forever - gorgeous:) This was super fun for me, I have been able to meet most of Ray's family in th...
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Kaylee ~ Redmond High School '23 Grad!!

May 30, 2023  •  Leave a Comment
Oh, I'm apologizing in advance Kaylee because lower on this page I have to show a baby photo;) and a Little photo;) because they are so cute! & because they are part of my own history too:) Crazy fun for me to make senior portraits with you!! Kaylee is my first person to photograph actually lifting in a weight room:) Love this! Kaylee usually...
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Kjell - Class of '23 High School Grad :)

May 24, 2023  •  Leave a Comment
My good friend Kim connected me with Kjell's family ~ Kim and I have so enjoyed making her daughter's portraits, one session at home on their farm, and the other at the waterfront in Seattle:) I received a phone call from Kim one afternoon - she was in a car with her good friend, Teri, and Teri's son, Kjell - Kim introduced us to each other above t...
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Ashley - Eastlake High School Class of '23

May 21, 2023
I have known Ashley since she was an itty bitty at Samantha Smith Elementary! I get nostalgic with these young adults ~ especially when I can still picture her as 4 feet tall! Ashley enjoyed Varsity diving for Eastlake High School this year, so even as we had hair and makeup happening earlier in the day, we knew we were going to splash all the work...
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Zach - Class of '23!

May 09, 2023
Big Congratulations, Zach! Soon to be a graduate, Class of '23!! This was our SUNRISE Senior Photography Session last summer! I'm so grateful for your willingness to make this happen this early - we had the baseball field all to ourselves - and the sunlight was gorgeous: Zach's Dad, Dan, played catcher & fed me great input for fun baseball...
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Joy Melody - Eastlake High School senior 2023 - and my kid :)

April 18, 2023
I'm feeling a bit nostalgic, quite hopeful and content, & a tad overwhelmed - I've photographed so many so fun high school seniors over the years but - this girl is mine!! My Joy will walk at graduation in 2 months!:):):) Joy has assisted my photoshoots over many years, and it was just fun for me that she had been imagining ideas for her own s...
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Marisa & Ben - RECEPTION!

August 12, 2022  •  2 Comments
Ben & Marisa have just been pronounced Husband & Wife ~ see the previous blog post ~ & the party is just beginning! The newlyweds took a few private minutes to savor the moment and realize how their lives have changed. Then they made their Grand Entrance from the "cabin", beneath the lights... ... to open the beautiful feast catered by CG Public H...
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Marisa & Ben ~ WEDDING in Cascade Mountain Air

July 02, 2022
This family is a joy to just "be" with ~ I feel so blessed to be welcomed into the midst of them all! Today I am describing July 2, 2022 ~ the wedding celebration of Ben & Marisa:) A bonus of this occasion for me was the presence & assistance of my Adventure Buddy & 2nd Photographer, Jean:) Jean & I had access to Ben's groom's quarters in Rosly...
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Celebrating THIS couple ~ Marisa & Ben

June 24, 2022
Today I am contentedly diving into memories of this beautiful engagement session for... Marisa & Ben 8 days from today - we will be celebrating with them as they tie the knot in Cle Elum, WA... The memories shared today are actually from 2 years ago, the Spring of 2020. I'm so looking forward to being with them again next week!! I'm starti...
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Alex - Eagle Scout & Lake Washington HS Graduate!

June 13, 2022  •  Leave a Comment
I am so grateful to my past clients & friends who recommend my little biz online or over coffees with acquaintances ~ this is how I meet such fun people who I may not have opportunity to photograph otherwise, including Alex! My first meeting with Alex was still prime COVID time, so we met in his backyard living area, with the toasty fireplace & co...
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Grace in Seattle - Class of '22

June 06, 2022  •  Leave a Comment
I do enjoy escapades in the city - this time, Grace toured Pike Place Market & the waterfront with me. She had affection for the area because she had recently played the tourist there with her boyfriend:) And we also discovered picturesque corners that neither of us had tried before. We started our afternoon at the small North Seattle studio of...
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Justin Class of '22!

May 30, 2022  •  Leave a Comment
Sooooo much fun for me... I met Justin when he was in 4th grade and he was so cute, and it was Veteran's Day & yes, Justin, I'm doing this: click here 🇺🇸 for that Veteran's Day family photo shoot when Justin was 9:) 🇺🇸 Justin is looking forward to a career in the American Military:) But for this photoshoot we started a little bit cowboy:...
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Alexis & Sunshine! ~ Class of '22!

May 29, 2022  •  2 Comments
Oh such joy for me to photograph Alexis:) Her sparkling dark eyes & her spontaneous mind searching out fun spots & angles with me:) We were fitting in our photography session between dramatic bouts of rain & Lexi's busy high school BASKETBALL season!! Thank you to Blushing by Jen on makeup and Lori's Lovely Beauty on hair, who both came...
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Jillian! & gardens ~ Class of '22!

May 20, 2022  •  Leave a Comment
I think it is impossible to not smile when seeing Jillian's smile ~ let your brain get happy & smile back:):):) I believe I met Jillian when she was... two:) so so so much fun to see you now & remember you then!! The images in our minds' eyes for these portraits (and in our Pinterest picks) were floral ~ disregarding spring showers, we wen...
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