A few years back, a woman named Piper caught a glimpse of the cover photo in a Seattle Brides Magazine. In the photo, a bride and groom stood on opposite floats of a float plane in full wedding attire, bobbing up and down in a remote lake in the North Cascades. That’s it, she thought, […]

If you’re a soon-to-be-married couple out there eager to plan your wedding day, you’ve probably already run into several conversations about the type of wedding you’ll have. Will it be a big wedding with a large guest list? A smaller, more intimate event? What about something just for you two–maybe a secluded elopement only including […]

The blunt truth about the word “wedding venue” is that it usually throws people (couples included) for a loop.  For most people, when they hear “venue,” it conjures up images of traditional weddings–great halls, large churches, or event spaces created to fit hundreds of people inside.  So, for couples intentionally seeking out something different than […]

When soon-to-be-married couples choose to include creative wedding vendors and professionals on their wedding day, their experience is elevated.  I know—I started this blog with a bold claim. But after ten years as a micro wedding photographer, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to watch wedding days unfold.  In that time, I’ve realized a relatively universal […]

Every wedding day, every feeling, and every experience I’ve captured for soon-to-be-married couples has been beautifully unique.  But for as different as these days and experiences are, the best ones have all had something specific in common: for their day, the couple chose their priorities and unapologetically stuck to them.  In other words, the couples […]

If you found yourself swooning over the stunning Oregon Crook Point wedding between “Dancing with the Stars” pro Koko Iwasaki and choreographer Kiki Nyemchek, know you’re not alone.  Koko and Kiki Iwasaki shared their vows in late July in front of 100 guests in a dreamy, forested spot right on the Oregon coastline.  What made […]

A wedding day is often flooded with certain expectations.  Maybe it’s a venue big enough to hold all the guests you invited (even if you don’t know them all that well).  Perhaps it’s a scripted ceremony in front of watchful eyes (even if some were more voyeuristic than celebratory). Sometimes, it means a big party […]

In my time as a wedding photographer, I’ve captured all kinds of days for all kinds of couples–two-person elopements, intimate weddings with a guest list of 30, enormous weddings with 150+ people, and everything in between.  All of that experience taught me something–there are a few universal truths about weddings. First, what works for one […]

Every luxury elopement looks and feels different for each couple.  And truthfully–that’s kind of the point.  Luxury elopements aren’t meant to fit in a singular box–they’re meant to make you and your partner feel alive, in love, and understood.  They’re meant to be a collection of moments that are all yours, unfolding precisely in ways […]

What’s the first thing that floods your mind when you hear the word micro wedding?  As a luxury elopement and micro wedding photographer who’s spent the last several years documenting these celebrations, I’ve come to realize that there’s some confusion surrounding micro weddings.  What I’ve found is that many couples don’t have a true understanding […]