Here’s a fun fact: Long before I became a photographer, I had an entire list of things I wanted to be. Somewhere in there, I wanted to be a chef and even applied for a culinary school in Oregon. Of course, there were all kinds of reasons that kept me from leaving the area, so…
Few things speak to my heart as much as one four letter word. FOOD. When I’m pregnant, you can basically quadruple that feeling. I’m all about the food. However, a good lesson (for me) in researching your venues ahead of time was this wedding at Russell’s in Bothell. I had no idea I’d be stepping…
Have I told you lately… that my clients are the freakin’ bomb? I planned a bunch of super cute mini sessions for this year and scheduled them all out in my planner. Unfortunately, I also decided to take up woodworking this year. I skipped wearing a respirator when doing a project (because seriously… we mask…
I grew up with a family “woodworker”. For as long as I can remember, my Papa would build us kids the most wonderful things. The oldest thing I remember is my step stool that’s painted with my name. Various other heirloom items are stored in my and my parent’s houses. Those include doll cribs and…
Two quick questions: Do you live near one of the best wedding venues? And if you do, have you been there? I grew up a whopping 15 minutes from The Kelley Farm, which is one Washington’s most spectacular wedding venues. It’s a pretty rare event if I can log into the wedding groups and NOT…
In case you haven’t heard, Altimeter Cabin has quickly become our second home in the midst of the COVID madness. It’s a pure slice of heaven, and I love that we’re able to get away as a family. We’ve actually managed to visit a couple of times, including our Fall Adventure and a Spring Styled…
I’m pretty sure the only way moms really make friends is either through work or through their kid’s friends. As an entrepreneur, it’s HARD to find good mom friends when most of the people I’m virtually surrounded with don’t have kids (or have older ones). But when my kids were in public school, I was…
Clients who are always down for an adventure, tend to steal my heart right away. When Brittany hired me and said they wanted a snowy engagement session, I may or may not have squealed. (No, I won’t tell! You can decide on your own. Ha!) I presented Brittany and Chad with a few options for…
One of my best kept secrets is that I really love the smell of paper. I’ve always been a bit of a bibliophile. It’s mostly because of the smell when you crack open the book. But it doesn’t just stop there. I was overjoyed when I found Impress Ink and got my hands on some…
I was blessed to take part in over a dozen love stories last year, but this Whiskey Gulch Coffee Pub wedding came to me out of the blue. Sent by an old friend of mine, Jessica and Carl were wonderful to work with and I’m so glad to have added them to the Markie Jones…
I feel like I say this all the time, but that saying “Time flies when you’re having fun” is SO COMPLETELY TRUE. I never imagined I’d wake up one morning with a 10 year old, 6 year old and 17 month old… all while being 15 weeks from meeting our youngest! That’s right, Evan James…
Last year was one for the books, wasn’t it? Going from living every day life without a care in the world to total and complete lockdown where weddings were illegal is something none of us ever thought would actually happen! Sure, there were half a dozen or more movies with that plot line, but did…