Jen and Jody's Blog

If you live in the Seattle area, then you'll probably know how very fortunate Holly and Jason were to have perfect spring weather for their wedding day. The sun was shining, Mt. Rainier AND Mt. Baker were visible, and not a drop of rain. Who would have guessed it is April? Good thing, too, since the couple had an outdoor ceremony.

A particularly fun part of today was seeing Caitlin in action, working those mad hairstyling skills. Wow, is she awesome! She did a fabulous number on Holly's up-do. Caitlin (and her fiance Jeff) are getting married in August of this year. I felt warm and fuzzy when I saw one of their engagement photos on her workstation. I am pretty sure it was my shot, but ask Jody and he'd say it was his. :-)

--Jen (and Jody)

Every wedding day that I wake up to an overcast sky, I just smile and know it is going to be an awesome portrait day. Bright blue skies and lush green grass are very pretty for some shots, but I love portraits on a cloudy day. Sarah and Max had an afternoon ceremony inside a gorgeous chapel on the Fort Lewis army base, and when we were heading over to McChord air force base for the reception, Jody and I spotted these tanks. I mean, how often do we get to do some bridal shots with a TANK? We did a quick about-face and found the couple before they'd driven off too far. I SOOOO had this photo in my mind, all edited and cool, before Sarah was even in position, and it turned out exactly as I'd envisioned.

Just as we were finishing up, it started to rain...then it poured, and we didn't care since the portraits were all finished.

Their reception was intimate and included a couple of fun newlywed-style games as well as a traditional Korean ceremony.

Now I am going to snuggle on the sofa with Jody and watch a movie. We have another fantastic wedding to shoot tomorrow. I am pretty sure there won't be any tanks, but that's ok. Creativity on-the-fly is what we're all about.--Jen (& Jody)

We did an engagement session for Katie & John in Bellevue at a shopping center this evening. I am really starting to like shooting at places like this, ever since our family session in Texas with Emilie, Brian & Boston (see March blog post). There are so many uncommon angles such as shooting from above not to mention the funky colors of doors, walls, storefronts, etc. Check out the last two photos of this post. The first is a shot Jody took of me, and the very last one is the end result from my perspective.

Looking forward to Katie & John's trendy Georgetown wedding in just a couple of weeks!

--Jen (and Jody)

We received an email from Travis at True Colors Events (www.truecolorsevents.com) the morning of this shoot asking if we would prefer to move the session indoors closer to Mark's work at Microsoft. (We love Travis and Jesse at True Colors...they are always on the ball!)

Seeing as how we love natural light, we decided to rough it (so long as Christine and Mark were game). So glad we did! The cold wind didn't stop us at Golden Gardens. We are looking forward to their wedding at the Woodmark Hotel in June. --Jen (and Jody)