LaShanda & Deon Wedding

LaShanda & Deon were married in February on a cold and snowy day... but they were brave souls and hopped outside for a quick few photographs to commemorate their union.

Their wedding day was absolutely beautiful and LaShanda's face radiated with her happiness!

It was so obvious that they people they chose as attendants were the ones who should definitely be there.  They were surrounded by love at every turn and also a lot of fun too!

The ceremony was beautiful and perfect!

When the ceremony was concluded we headed to The Varsity Grill in downtown Tacoma for their reception.  It was the first time I had ever been there and it was a beautiful venue for a reception.

After toasts and cake cutting LaShanda disappeared and surprised us all by changing her dress.  Shortly after doing so she and Deon participated in a dance off which was a very close competition... In fact, I believe it was officially declared a tie... however, I bet they'd each say they were the winner. ;)

Congratulations Deon & LaShanda! Welcome to the wedded world.  You make it a better place!

Remember Today ~ Forever

Angie D.



Susan is getting married

Congratulations to my good friend Susan who will be getting married to Perry this August. 

It was so much fun to watch her try on dresses and get into full on bridal bliss! This day we attended the Brides against breast cancer wedding dress fundraiser and tried our best to find something that would work.

   Well we didn’t find THE dress, but we got a lot of ideas about what styles Susan liked and what she envisioned herself looking like as she walked down the aisle. I can’t wait to be there as you say I do to your groom and to celebrate your love to him.

All the best to you for all of the happy years to come.

Angie D

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Christi and Michael are married!

Once again I have fallen behind on my blogging.  Tis the time of year when I go "HOLY &Q*$%Q#%" and clean up all the things that were left behind in the insanity of the summer through holiday season.

I am pleased to introduce you to Mr & Mrs Ervin. 

I almost always accidently say Mr & Mrs Dykstra which is Christi's maiden name and then have to correct myself! Ü  I was not only lucky enough to be chosen to photograph their special day, but also to call these two friends.  I met Michael & Christi thru our Corvette Club several years ago and it was a fast and easy friendship.  Don't you just love those.  The ones where you can just BE with someone.  It's automatically comfortable, you always have fun, no drama.... ahhhh... I think we're due for some hanging out time! Ü

Michael & Christi were married on her parents farm out in the middle of Chicken Scratch, WA. (Don't look it up, it's not a real place.) ;) To this city girl, it was way out there... but it was soooo beautiful.  I just love all the barns & textures there were to use as backdrops!

Some romantic kissing started the day off right!

What an awesome place to have a wedding.  So many memories already exist here and now even more for the whole family to treasure!

The beautiful clearing where the wedding was held.

I know these hands will hold each other and support each other through so much.

We did it!

A resident and guest. :)

I figured it only appropriate to bring one more item they love into the photos. :) 

This is the emblem on the hood of their '79 Corvette.

Michael has the greatest laugh... I can just feel it coming through in this photograph!

Congratulations you two! You did it! It's final!

Angie D.

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Brian & Ashley are Married!

Brian & Ashley are quite possibly the most wonderful couple in the world! They booked their engagement session almost a year and a half before their wedding as Brian was being deployed within a few weeks of the session. You can see their engagement photos here.

We're married, let's PARTY! 

Isn't this venue just G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S. They were married at Kensington Gardens in Gig Harbor which is a private residence on the second floor and they rent out the bottom floor for events and weddings.  It is an inspiring location for photography!

The passion is so very obvious between the two of them. They are just infectious to be around.

love the hot pink shoes!!!

While working on the design of their wedding album I caught myself humming love songs and just smiled.  I have forever been impacted by meeting you two. Thank you for sharing your love and your special day with me.  I know you have a love that will stand the test of time.

All my best,

Angie

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Lisa + Scott = Love Birds

I assisted my photographer friend Carla with this beautiful wedding. Carla met Lisa on an airplane YEARS ago. They connected immediately. Lisa had recently been diagnosed with cancer and told her story to Carla. At the time Lisa and Scott had only been dating for a short time and she was worried that cancer would cut their relationship short... as I understand it, she even told Scott that she would understand if he moved on to someone healthy that could spend a whole lifetime with him. 

As I said years passed and Carla receives a phone call from this woman she met on the airplane so many years ago. She had saved Carla's card and she was getting married!!! So very exciting! And the cancer was in remission! How awesome!

What a beautiful couple and wedding. It's too bad the weather was crummy. It held out for a about 15 minutes so we could get out and do a few outdoor pics... but it was too bad it wasn't better because the venue was gorgeous!

Thanks Carla for letting me help you with this one. It was an honor! Ü

Angie D

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I "Dew"

Meet John & Judy Dew-


Judy called me up inquiring about wedding portraits… but this would be no ordinary wedding session.

You see, the newlyweds had been married recently in Las Vegas, however when the photographer went to upload the photographs there was a power surge and the memory card was wiped clean. So no wedding photos. What an absolutely frustrating experience, I can only imagine how hard it must have been for them... because I was devastated for her!

Judy wanted to recreate their wedding portraits, so we scheduled a session, she got her hair professionally styled and rented a tux for John.

We started the session in the studio and then headed to a nearby park. I love that we did a combination of both indoor and outdoor because the difference between indoor and outdoor is SO completely well...different… and I love them all for different reasons!

It has been great getting to know you two and great photographing you.  And since we are practically neighbors, I look forward to seeing you often, even if it is just in line at the grocery store! Ü

Congratulations!

Angie D.

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A Valentine's Day Wedding - Julie & Doug - Salish Lodge - WA

This is Julie... she and I met through a wonderful photographer friend named Kelly.  Kelly was an invited guest at their wedding and was also like 12 months pregnant *ready to pop at any moment* and therefore Julie hired me to capture the events of their special day!

The day of the the consultation Julie brought her twin sister with her because her then fiance was watching football and couldn't be torn from the television! ;) Tip to wives to be... don't schedule a consultation when sports are on that your fiance can't walk away from!!! Ü 

So because of  FOOTBALL (said with the sarcasm and frustration of a football widow) I didn't even get the chance to meet Doug until the wedding day.  But I felt like I could have known him forever.  Julie and Doug are just the sweetest and coolest couple.

  

The wedding was at the Salish Lodge which I had never been to.  It was a BEAUTIFUL location for a wedding.  The weather was not wonderful, so we didn't get to do any photographs near the waterfall, but thankfully it did clear up enough to snap a few outdoor portraits!

I am thinking back fondly of this day and remembering that it was so beautiful that I ditched my flash stand at the door and decided to go with the reflector for fill light.  I laugh as I think about the fact that I forgot to remove my transmitter to my flash and realized after about 20 minutes that even at the other end of the parking lot I was still firing my flash... poor valet guys probably felt like they were the victim of paparazzi! Ü

I have been inspired to take a creative photograph of the wedding rings that isn't the "traditional shot" by one of my fellow photogs.  She does absolutely non traditional ring photographs and I LOVE them. I for one think, why would you want a photo JUST like everyone else... Your wedding, your rings, you're unique... let's do something fun and different.  I take that attitude into every wedding I shoot!  Of course if you want the traditional shots, I'll get those too... but I'll be thinking in the back of my mind how I can add a different touch or an additional photograph that is unique to you!

Thank you for including me as a part of your special day!  I am looking forward to creating your wedding album and remembering all the wonderful moments of your day!

Angie D

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Jennifer and Gregory are married

Last August was full of weddings and this was one of them!  I assisted my friend Resa with Jennifer and Gregory's wedding... and it was just plain beautiful!  If I recall correctly they actually chose their colors based on their venue... which is genius!  The carpet color was brown and lime and therefore they chose to repeat those colors in their wedding decor.  It was genius!  I've seen some wedding decor that has gone horribly wrong.  When you are making your choices, definiteley consider your location!  One wedding I went to, the decor of the location was lime, orange and yellow... totally old school 70's like.  And the bride decorated with red and black.  Besides being visually hard to stomach, it also affected their photographs because the decorations were such a huge eye sore, it was hard to get past them to see the people!

Anyway... enough about that... back to Jennifer and Gregory... what an adorable couple!  I had so much fun helping with this wedding.  Congratulations to you two!

Weddings... so amazing... such a blessing to be a part of them.  Thank you for including me in your special day!

Angie D

Remember Today ~ Forever