Tyee and Amber - Happily Ever Afer!

I was privileged to photograph this wedding on March 1st! Though it was cold, with a wind chill of I'm guessing something below zero, we still got some great shots.
Funny story how I ended up meeting this lovely couple. My parents were moving out of their house of 22 years in Cashmere, Wa in October of 2007. They held a garage sale to lose some excess baggage and this is where I met Amber. I was inside the house, while my mother and Aunt were out manning the sales and Amber walks in. In hopes of maybe finding a trinket or two for her wedding or new home. Well, little did she know she would be walking out with a photographer for her wedding. I came back outside, only to find my mom and Aunt talking with this very sweet looking girl about weddings. To keep the story short, Amber and I talked outside until it got dark. I showed her a book or two of my photos...and then she gave me a call a couple hours later. Now Amber and Tyee will always be able to say "We got our photographer at a garage sale!"
They were such a fun and laid back couple. There are not too many couples that would be willing to brave very very cold winds and trekking through the snow to "get the shot." But Tyee and Amber are just those kind of people.
Thank you Amber and Tyee for making your wedding so creative and fun to photograph!!

Leise and Bryan's Engagement Session 2/18/08

Ok...so I did this session on Monday February 18th, two days after being struck with the yuck that has been going around. I came down with an upper respiratory tract infection. Even though I could barely talk (because I lost most of my voice) and was coughing up a lung...we went out and did the shoot. In part because Bryan (and his brave spirit) is going back to Iraq until just about a month before their wedding in July. He actually called me from Iraq to book their wedding. I had to ask why he was calling me all the way from Iraq...and he answered simply "It's one of my jobs for the wedding!" What a faithful guy to still do his part clear on the other side of the world.
It was my first time meeting Leise and Bryan. I felt horrible, because I was sick and not myself. But I am happy to say, I think I was still able to turn on some sort of creative juices and capture some fun shots of the two of them. Not to mention that they did such a great job loving each other and having fun in front of the camera. We took all the pictures in Cashmere, WA. First going down to the river side...dragging Leise's beautiful shoes through the left over snow (she was a trooper). Then we went on to a little area by some railroad tracks that had great backgrounds. There are about five different ones right in a row...giving great variety without having to drive all over the place. And lastly, we ended up at a park, and shot a couple pictures of them on the swings. Very important for everyone to find the kid in themselves! :)

Enjoy the pictures...and I'm sorry, because I know I get a little carried away with how many pictures I put up.










These next two shots were very spontaneous. There was a train going by at one point during the shoot and Leise and Bryan were just standing off to the side waiting for the train to pass. I randomly asked them to stand by the train going by to see if I might catch a fun shot...and it worked!