January 2012
4 posts
“I’m singing in the rain, just singing in the rain. What a glorious...”
– Gene Kelly
People: Brad & Elisa Wed
I’ve had the divine privilege of knowing Elisa Casey for the last 3 years. She is joyful & gentle. I knew she had met her match the first time I met her groom-to-be. Brad is peaceful & kind.
Together, they exude happiness.
Brad & Elisa wed on a rainy Seattle day in November.
The groom was handsome & the bride was flawless in her exquisite (not to name-drop, but seriously?)...
“I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.”
– Arthur Rubinstein
Things: Becoming Ariel
David Lawrence Cromwell likes to remind me, usually when I think he’s being completely asinine, that he deserves a break; that he spent most of the last 14 years under water, that he is still learning how to live above the surface - “up where they walk, up where they run, up where they stay all day in the sun …”
It always sounds a bit to me like he too, has aspirations...
December 2011
4 posts
“A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become...”
– Ingrid Bergman
People: Philip & Jenna
Barns, wheat fields, rowboats … It’s what my photography dreams are made of …
Thankfully, Philip & Jenna share those very same dreams.
We spent an amazing day shooting in Gig Harbor. Wandering around an old barn while a donkey & his ewe-ish friends looked suspiciously on, frolicking through a field of wheat & then met a new friend, while borrowing his waterfront...
“Our words are strong and our hearts are kind, let me tell you just exactly...”
– Ray LaMontagne
Things: Nick & Kara Tie the Knot
Nick & Kara are two of the most beautiful people I know.
Both inside & out.
I was thrilled when they asked me to photograph their wedding day, but have become even moreso as they have become friends.
It is a rare treat in life to meet people in life this fabulous.
Nick & Kara. My sincerest congratulations.
And thanks for letting me take these photos.
L.
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November 2011
4 posts
Things: Sneaky-Peeky
One more up-&-coming … Then it’s time to do some serious blogging … But I couldn’t let it go another day without a little sneak from my time with Philip & Jenna.
If love in an old barn won’t inspire perfection on a rainy Friday, I don’t know what will.
They are fabulous.
Come back soon. There is so much more to see.
L.
Things: Sneaky-Peeky
Brad & Elisa & a rainy November day in Seattle.
So much up-&-coming. It’s quite literally … bananas.
Happy Monday.
L.
Things: Sneaky-Peeky
Good news. Nick & Kara were just as breath-taking as we all knew they would be.
Flawless.
Stay tuned for … oh, so many more.
Places: Chico Hot Springs, Montana
I’ve been busy working away on “real” projects … But I had to throw in this little extra for kicks.
Charlie, who is David (my boyfriend) Cromwell’s older (& wiser) brother married his lovely fiance Audrey at the end of September in beautiful Chico Hot Springs.
We frolicked about for 4 days, enjoying the hot springs, the local watering hole, & the beauty of...
October 2011
5 posts
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.”
– Audrey Hepburn
People: Andy & Emily
You know those moments when you’re sitting with friends & you’re suddenly all laughing … You’re not sure where it began, or who started it, but you know you’re having a grand time.
Andy & Emily are the type of people who create said situations.
They are incredibly fun & intelligent individuals.
Put them together & they’re simply brilliant.
We...
Peek: Andy & Emily
“All you need in the world is love and laughter. That’s all anybody needs....”
– August Wilson
People: Grant & Rachel
There are few people in the world that I love more than Grant & Rachel. Our love story is a peculiar one that began in the Fall of 2009 when somehow, by chance & magic, the three of us all ended up in Missoula, Montana.
From pranks to dates at the local Taco Treat to Grant practicing his speech to ask Rachel out on me to Rachel sleeping by my side for a week after getting a concussion...
September 2011
5 posts
“Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated,...”
– Ninon de Lenclos
Places: Southern France
A few years ago, when I first bought a legitimate camera & began to chronicle life through its lens, my dream was travel. I already loved to write, so why not make myself a neat, little package of (potentially) profitable talent & sell myself to “Travel & Leisure?”
& then it began. Since you can’t be traveling all the time, I started photographing people …...
“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I...”
– A.A. Milne
Matt & Anali
Matt & Anali met in high school, started dating in college & got married on a beautiful August day in Spokane, WA.
They’re incredibly beautiful people inside & out. It was a pleasure to share their day.
We laughed, we danced, they pledged to spend their forever together.
Congrats Matt & Anali.
Cheers.
L.
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Sweet Lola Bleu
Some have already heard, but Lola Bleu passed away this morning after a short, but valiant fight with unknown digestion issues.
She inspired me to live simply, to spend entire evenings sitting in the garden, to cherish beautiful relationships, to eat my greens, to deal tolerantly with the crazies in this life, but to take out restraining orders (just in case) & to buy really photogenic...
August 2011
4 posts
Things: Sneaky-Peeky
More to come soon from Matt & Anali’s beautiful day.
To Sunshine, Summer & Love.
L.
“I’m so glad you finally asked” she answered, before he had finished....”
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People: Brad & Elisa
Brad & Elisa are just about as cute as they come.
I’ve had the privilege of knowing Elisa for the last two years & she is undoubtedly one of the sweetest, most genuine people in my world. And she seems to be one of the lucky ones who has found someone to love of the same candor.
We headed out to Whidbey for a brilliant day in the sunshine. We frolicked on the beach, kissed on an...
Things: Up & Coming
Brad & Elisa & Love on Whidbey Island. A couple (like 20) rogue rabbits, a ferry, a random windmill.
Stay tuned for more.
Happy Friday!
L.
July 2011
6 posts
“He loved her for almost everything she was & she decided that was enough to...”
– Storypeople
People: Scott & Anna
Scott & Anna got married on a beautiful day in June on Cherry Lane in glorious Prosser, WA. The day was full of laugher, love & sweet treats.
The groom was thrilled & the bride radiant.
& thanks to Anna & her talented sisters, the details & pastries were perfect.
Cheers. To life, love & cake. Lots & lots of cake.
L.
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Things: A Happy Coincidence
I’m working away on Scott & Anna White’s wedding photos from here in France … Stay tuned for many more as there are many more on their way …
But I had a few moments between coffee & the morning reading of The Daily Mail (one of my new favorite pastimes) & heading out to enjoy the day, so I thought I would edit a few photos for kicks.
& there they were...
“Summer is the time when one sheds one’s tensions with one’s clothes,...”
– -Ada Louise Huxtable
I’m currently off the grid in Southern France … Drunk with the belief that all’s right with the world.
Cheers.
L.
“For as long as I can remember, for all my spirit’s days, all of my...”
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People: Nick & Kara
Ah … Farmers Markets & mom’s vintage boots & summertime & beautiful people who fell in love …
It’s truly what dreams are made of.
Congrats Nick & Kara. I’m counting down the days until October 29th.
Cheers.
L.
June 2011
6 posts
Things: Sneaky-Peeky
Up & Coming: Scott & Anna tie the knot in beautiful Prosser, WA.
Things: Sneaky-Peeky
Coming soon: Nick & Kara frolic about Ballard.
“This is what separates artists from ordinary people: the belief, deep in our...”
– Anne Lamott
Things: Looking Up
I consider myself absolutely blessed to have been completely overwhelmed & left speechless by beauty many times in my life. Frolicking about the untouched mountains of Alaska, writing lakeside in Montana, immersed in the Pacific’s surf in Costa Rica, sitting with a few friends in a humid apartment in Guatemala, or walking among thousands of strangers in a bustling street fair in Buenos...
“Let the wild rumpus begin!”
– Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are)
People: Max, Jake & Baby Sy
There is little in the world that brings me more joy than photographing small people. Max, Jake & Sy were no exception to this rule. The chance that you’re going to get “the shot” is always minimal with kids & on the energy level that these boys run, that possibility was lessened further.
So, when the boys weren’t persuaded by our offer of fireworks for smiles that...
May 2011
10 posts
“I used to wait for a sign, she said, before I did anything. Then one night I had...”
– StoryPeople
“Hard to impress because she’s already seen the sun rise today & it...”
– StoryPeople.
Places: Balboa Island, CA
In my humble opinion, this winter has been colder than is ever deemed appropriate & has lasted about 6 months longer than necessary. Therefore, imagine my delight when friend duties, namely a wedding, called David Cromwell & I to a much happier, much warmer climate … that of beautiful Southern California.
We managed to escape the city for a day & frolic about on Balboa Island...
“There are things you do because they feel right & they may make no sense...”
– StoryPeople
People: Scott & Anna
On an (extremely) sunny day in late April, Scott, Anna & I took a brief vacation (3 hours) in lovely Carnation, WA. If you’ve never been there, allow me to recommend it. Apparently, it’s what happens at the end of 520 … who knew?
We frolicked in fields while wary farmers looked on, we found the kind of decrepit buildings that make my heart flutter, we drank chocolate...
“I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.”
– Arthur Rubenstein
People: Kelli & Kris
Things: Sneaky-Peeky
Coming up this week?
Scott & Anna’s gloriously sunny adventure in Carnation, WA.
Stay tuned for more.
Happy Monday. L.
“I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.”
– Calamity Jane
People: Kate Schuette
There are few people on this earth who rival the sheer fabulosity of my little sister.
& now that Elizabeth Taylor has passed from us, that list is even shorter.
Today, my baby sister turns 25.
She is my all. With Kate by my side, I laugh until I cry, I face proverbial mountains that would otherwise leave me hiding under my covers for months, I dress to the nines, I sing (loud) & dance...
April 2011
8 posts
Places: Home
There are few places in life that leave me feeling more fulfilled or inspired than a weekend at Tiny House … home to my parent’s in beautiful Bellingham, WA.
There’s just something about going home … & eating a lot of chocolate & a lot of pie.
Cheers.
L.
Things: Sneaky-Peeky
Coming up this week:
Kris & Kelli sitting in a tree … K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
Happy Monday.
L.