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After over 3 years of blogging on Blogger with a URL of wallflowerphoto.blogspot.com, we have launched a brand-new blog for Wallflower Photography! We are hosting the new Wordpress blog on our own server, so the new URL is www.wallflowerphoto.com/blog. We’ve given it a design overhaul with a slick new look and bigger-than-ever photos to give you a closer peek at our work. Although we'll continue

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How fast a year goes! This past weekend, our good friends Chris and Jill celebrated the first birthday of their son Finn. We remember snuggling with this guy when he was just a couple of days old, and taking photos of his tiny toes — there's nothing tiny about him now! Happy first birthday, Finn! We're excited to see what the next year brings for you (including a little baby sister, can't wait!)

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As is true every year, this year's Wallflower/Schoeggl Christmas card features our golden retriever Bailey. She graciously agreed to share the spotlight this year with Caleb, who is now seven and a half months old! We shot this photo in front of Caleb's closet, and getting our two subjects to perform together, on cue, was a fruitless endeavor. Yes, even photographers can fail to have a perfect

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It was a lot of fun for us this summer to return to our alma mater for the wedding of Helen and Patrick, two fellow University of Puget Sound alums who selected Kilworth Chapel on campus for their wedding. (You can see their engagement pics here.) Before arriving at the Tacoma chapel, Helen got ready with her girls at a friend's home nearby. Is it a sign of the times? Helen, months before, had

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Wow, it has been a really long time since our last post! Even though the "wedding season" ends in October and we only average about a wedding a month until spring, we're still very busy fulfilling print and album orders through Christmas. Plus, we've been working on some exciting new developments that we look forward to announcing soon! We'll catch our blog up to our last two months of weddings

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It's amazing how fast time flies. We're awakened to that fact every time one of our wedding clients from years past gets in touch with us to schedule a portrait session with their new baby, which is exactly what happened a few weeks ago with Celina, Sam and 6-week-old James.We shot Celina and Sam's wedding in 2005 at the Bear Creek Country Club in Woodinville, although it feels like last year, or

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Julie and Mike's wedding at Thornewood Castle was a real edge-of-the-seat thriller, thanks to optimistic plans to have an outdoor wedding in Western Washington in September, and schizophrenic weather that was determined to make everyone second-guess those plans. Thankfully, everything worked out perfectly!It was a beautiful sunny day when we arrived at Thornewood, and stayed pleasant as we

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The last time we blogged about our son Caleb was when he was 6 weeks old. Then the summer wedding season happened and time flew by. Today, believe it or not, is his 5-month birthday!Here's a new set of photos of Caleb that Scott took during an impromptu shoot in his nursery. We've noticed that he's at his absolute cutest during tummy time, and sure enough, it only took a few minutes to collect

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After getting a rare weekend off, we kicked off the last stretch of the 2009 summer wedding season with Mikaely and Pat. We split up right away to photograph the simultaneous preparations of our bride and groom at Tacoma's top two downtown hotels. Mikaely and the girls prepped at the glass-art-themed Hotel Murano.Pat and the guys got ready at the Courtyard by Marriott, where they had one of the

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We were sad to hear a little while back that 2006 wedding clients Christy and Mike were moving out of the area. So imagine our pleasant surprise when we got a call a couple of weeks ago to schedule a portrait session with their just-born daughter! Laura met with them at Mike's parents' house on Gravelly Lake to photograph seven-day-old Gabrielle. The first thing you'll notice about these photos

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For the wedding of Cynthia and Mike (see their engagement portraits at Point Defiance Park), we headed across the Narrows Bridge to McCormick Woods, a golf and country club in Port Orchard. This being our first visit, we were very happy to find a beautiful wedding venue that provided a great deal of natural beauty quite close to the ceremony and reception sites. It was a welcome change of pace

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We recently got to hit two of the prettiest places in all of Western Washington in one day, for the wedding of Kacia and Chris!We met up with Chris and his posse at the Rose Garden in Point Defiance Park, where Kacia and her girls joined us for the bride and groom's first look amidst the roses.We took a few portraits in the nearby gardens, which were bursting with color, and then took the big

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It's common for us to see an uptick in inquiries about our portrait services just before a Fort Lewis deployment. That's how we came to count Shirlanne and Shane among our newest clientele! Shirlanne, a Georgia native, booked us for a portrait session with husband Shane, an Army chaplain's assistant from Colorado, mere days before his deployment to Iraq. Joining us were their two dachshunds,

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We are always thrilled when clients select our Watch Me Grow packages, which bundle several portrait sessions together for a chapter-by-chapter look at a child's first year. By the time the sessions are all done, we feel like we know the ins-and-outs of the family, and have new friends to boot. Such is the case with little Kade and his big brothers Dane and Ryan. This was our second Watch Me Grow

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The awesome wedding of Helen and Chris followed a script that could have been written by Tacoma's Chamber of Commerce:Get ready at the recently renovated, glass art-themed Hotel Murano — check!Take a free ride on a Link light rail train — check!Walk past the Washington State History Museum and across the Chihuly glass-laden pedestrian bridge to the Museum of Glass — check!Get married and have a

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Scott snapped these shocking photos at Lakewold Garden's 20th Anniversary Summer Garden Party tonight (click photos to enlarge):Turns out the bird is Janet Rayor, vocalist of Rouge, the evening's entertainment. Rouge is quite unique: an ensemble of strings and accordion that accompany beautifully sung French lyrics. Janet really worked the crowd during both her performances — as vocalist and as

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Wallflower Photography's owner-photographers Laura and Scott Schoeggl met while attending the excellent University of Puget Sound in North Tacoma, and we still live within a mile of its beautiful campus. So it was fun for us to "go back to school" for the wedding of Amy and B.J. at the historic Kilworth Chapel.We had planned out a little "portrait tour" of campus for our bride and groom portraits

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It wasn't the easiest first year of life for little Gracie, daughter of long-time Wallflower clients Jennifer and Paul. So when birthday #1 arrived a few weeks ago, it was time for celebration! A week at a beautiful rental house on Vashon Island with the extended family was a terrific getaway choice. Just a short ferry ride and drive from Tacoma, the house and yard had a park-like atmosphere

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When we shot Sonya and Warren's engagement portraits at Point Defiance during the snow storm of December 2008, we could only dream of the kind of weather that we got on their wedding day: sunny, warm, and dry. But while the weather couldn't have been more different, one thing remained the same -- those big smiles that made this couple so easy and fun to work with.We began the day at Tacoma's

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Imagine: You're a new dad. You're about to get deployed to Iraq. You probably have a whole list of things you want to get done before you're gone for the better part of a year. For Wallflower wedding clients (and good friends) Shannon and Jeremy, that list included fresh new family portraits to be treasured by parents on both sides of the world. We first photographed Izabelle back in January when

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Our first wedding as new parents was a real doozy — a 4-hour drive to Timberline Lodge on Oregon's Mt. Hood. Fortunately, it was the wedding of our close college friend Erin — an event we would have hated to miss! Our history with Erin revolves around the college's student newspaper, where Erin was Scott's second-in-command for two years as he ran the paper, and then Laura was Erin's number-two

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The Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA) is a pretty exclusive organization made up of photographers who have the same kind of photography style as we do. Members from all over the world participate in the WPJA's quarterly photo contests, and the level of competition is quite high. That's why we're always proud when one of our images places in the top 10. In the latest contest, 2008 Q4,

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When Brenda and Aaron first inquired about our services for their May 2 wedding, we had already decided that Laura, in the ninth month of pregnancy, wouldn't be in any condition to tackle the shoot. We figured that 17 days before our boy Caleb's due date was a safe enough buffer to allow Scott to shoot the wedding solo. Close call as Caleb was born the next day! But on May 2, such concerns were

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Six weeks after our little boy Caleb was born, we had fun with his first real photo shoot. Laura posted some of these shots on her Facebook page a few days ago, and judging from the comments she received, the photo above is nearly everyone's fav. A few more of our favorites are below. Big sister Bailey co-stars in the last shot.

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Here are favorite photos from Scott's second engagement portrait of that May weekend. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, read the previous post below first!) The stars of this shoot are Cynthia and Mike, who are getting married this summer at McCormick Woods in Port Orchard.

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Last month, mere days after our first child was born, Scott shot engagement portrait sessions at Point Defiance Park on two consecutive days. Given that he used the same sections of the park for both sessions, you might expect a lot of redundancy between the two sessions. Think again! There's something about our photography style that ensures that every Wallflower client's photos look different

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We've been spending a lot of time in Point Defiance Park lately! Followers of the Wallflower blog have seen a lot of photos taken at Pt. D. in recent postings. Time for a change-of-pace posting! Having grown up in Oregon (Scott) and Colorado/Northern California (Laura), our idea of natural beauty is more mountains and forests than tropical beaches. So it's no surprise that after our wedding in

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Regular followers of the Wallflower blog will remember the engagement portrait session we did with Mindy and Sean and their two cute Chihuahuas in Point Defiance back in February. Well, their knot is now tied! Mindy and Sean held their wedding and reception at the Japanese Pagoda in Point Defiance, where we've shot more weddings than any other venue. They set up their ceremony in the same unique

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Scott recently made a trip out to Puyallup to shoot a maternity/family session with a new client family who clearly appreciates the value in professional family portraits — the walls of Nicole and Jeff's beautifully decorated house are a tribute to their ever-growing family (you can see one wall's display above). With baby number three due in mid-May, it was time for a fresh set of photos, and we

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On a beautiful spring day in Puyallup, Scott met up with 2006 wedding clients Cara and Jeremy for an at-home portrait shoot with their 8-month-old boy Jack. Jack was still napping when Scott arrived, which made possible this hilariously groggy shot of him in the first seconds of waking up. We started the session in Jack's room, both to get shots of Cara getting him ready and to give him a chance

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Most of our engagement portrait sessions are with clients who have already booked Wallflower for their weddings. That wasn't the case with the session we recently completed for Kerah and Moi, who fell in love with the photos we took of Kerah's friend Helen and her fiance Chris last fall. While their wedding plans and budget are still up in the air, Kerah and Moi decided our portraits were a

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Those of you who pass through Tacoma on I-5 with any regularity have surely spotted a beautiful brick church with a tall steeple near the freeway. Well, that's Holy Rosary Church, and we finally got a chance to see what's inside when photographing the wedding of Stephanie and Levi. It's gorgeous! Granted, we've been in lots of beautiful old churches, but what made this one unique is the vibrant

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Today is the day that our first child was due to be born. So you can imagine our surprise when, on a sunny Sunday 16 days ago, Caleb decided to make his grand entrance! We're thankful he didn't come a day earlier, when Scott was shooting a wedding in Seattle! Caleb was born on May 3 at 8:00 p.m. on the dot, weighing 7 lbs 4 oz and measuring 19.5 inches long. The whole process went quite well —

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A first, but hopefully not a last! Soon-to-be bride Helen worked at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden before taking her current position at a Seattle-area nursery, and had the great idea of shooting her engagement portraits there with fiance Patrick a few weeks ago. There were a lot of rhodies just starting to peak -- we were like kids in a candy shop! The RSBG is huge and amazing: 22

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In our opinion, Lakewold Gardens is one of the most lush, beautiful gardens in the Puget Sound region. It's hard to beat, and it's particularly gorgeous in May. Wallflower has long been a supporter of the gardens and while we often photograph weddings there during the summer, this year Lakewold and Wallflower have teamed up to try something new!On May 3 from 10:00 to 3:30, as part of Lakewold's

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It's been a very busy start to spring for us (yes, I'm well aware we've fallen off the blogging bandwagon but I'm back now, I promise!). We've been blessed with many great opportunities to reconnect with previous wedding clients, and the chance to become friends with many new portrait clients, too. We were thrilled to be invited by 2006 wedding clients Jennifer and Paul to photograph their sweet

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Wallflower has now added the new "Followers" gadget to our blog, which allows you to subscribe to our blog for updates. We encourage each and every one of our regular -- and new -- readers to become a follower. We'd love to see our group grow! Just click on the Follow button in the sidebar on the right to sign up and stay current on our latest-and-greatest photos or other business news.

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There are few things we love more than to get a call from a wedding client who invites us back to photograph the next phase of their married lives. It's why we offer all of our past brides and grooms a lifetime discount on our portrait services! A few weeks ago we got that call from Jill and Chris, who were married at Lakewold Gardens on a beautiful summer day in 2007. Five-week-old Finn

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If you've followed our blog, you know by now that we're definite dog lovers. So when May 2009 wedding clients Mindy and Sean mentioned bringing their two Chihuahuas along for their engagement portrait session at Point Defiance, we were all for it. These little guys didn't have much in the way of fur or fat (unlike our golden retriever, who unquestionably has an excess when it comes to hair), so

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Our recent shoot with the Frazier family in Fircrest was an excellent example of blending portraits and lifestyle photojournalism in a single 1-hour session.Never heard of lifestyle photojournalism? It's a relatively new approach to "people photography" in which we creatively document our clients doing everyday things that they enjoy. When this photojournalistic approach is blended with relaxed

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It's that time of year when brides and grooms can immerse themselves in all-things-wedding by attending the various bridal shows held throughout Puget Sound. Most of those shows are big, impersonal, and rather overwhelming. This Sunday, February 22 from 10 am to 4 pm, we'll be taking part in a new show that we think will be different: The 2009 South Sound Wedding Show in the Olympia Red Lion's

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Last night was a special evening for us, as we — and a who's who collection of other top-tier Tacoma wedding vendors — joined forces at Museum of Glass's first-ever wedding open house. The turnout was great, and we enjoyed meeting a lot of wonderful future brides and grooms. Of course, the highlight of the evening was the announcement of the essay contest winners! All the attendees packed the

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We didn't have to wait long for our first wedding of 2009 — 3 days, to be exact. And what a fabulous wedding it was!Coincidentally, Laura knows the bride, Christine, from their childhoods in Northern California, and we photographed the wedding of one of Lawrence's "groomswomen" a few years ago. Christine and Lawrence chose The Sanctuary at Admiral for their wedding and reception, a fabulously

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It's hard to beat the offer of a free wedding. But when it's a free wedding at Tacoma's gorgeous Museum of Glass, the offer is three times as exciting! From now through February 2nd, the museum is running an essay contest with a totally hot prize package for the winner — a complete wedding giveaway worth over $30,000! When the museum asked us to sponsor this impressive contest, we knew we had to

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This winter, our 2007 wedding clients and now friends Shannon and Jeremy welcomed their first child, Izabelle Charlotte. We are so excited for them and glad to celebrate the new arrival with a newborn photo session -- a follow-up to the engagement, wedding, and maternity portraits we've already had the privilege of taking for them! Izabelle is a serious cutie and kept up good spirits and a calm

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If you've ever wondered what a wedding would be like within the fantastic Tacoma Art Museum, now's your chance to find out! The museum will be hosting a Private Events Open House this Wednesday, January 21, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. Guests at the Open House will be treated to savory hors d'oeuvres, hosted beverages, a live-music ensemble, and private access to the museum's exhibitions. It's a great

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If you're in the market for a wedding magazine, chances are you'll come across Wallflower on the newstands! This January we were thrilled to see several published features with photos from our recent wedding clients. Take a look at Kristin and Chris' fabulous farmhouse wedding at Tazer Valley Farm in the current issue of Seattle Bride, one of four Real Weddings highlighted in the issue's

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For months, Sonya and Warren had an engagement portrait session scheduled with us for a few days before Christmas. They live in northern California and there was only a narrow window in which we could squeeze them into busy holiday schedules — both ours and theirs. Of course, I'm sure you remember what that week was like here in the Puget Sound region: SNOW. Lots of snow. Our time with them

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Just before Christmas, we joined Morgen and John at First Congregational Church in Tacoma for their ceremony and then headed to The Vault for their reception. If this sounds familiar to you, it should! It's rare that we photograph consecutive weddings in the same location, so imagine our surprise when we realized that our last two weddings of the year were going to be held not only at the same

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your friends at Wallflower — Laura, Scott, and our seasonal "mascot" Bailey.

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While we love photographing weddings in places we've never been, sometimes it's even more enjoyable to shoot weddings that are practically in our own backyard. Hannah and Gordon's wedding last month definitely fit the bill, with their ceremony at First Congregrational Church in Tacoma, just a few blocks from our studio, and their reception downtown at The Vault. Hannah and Gordon got ready at the

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Now that only the most stubborn trees are hanging onto their leaves, it seems a nice time to post more photos of those terrific fall colors and sunshine we enjoyed a few short weeks ago. These shots feature our Five Mile engagement portrait tour with Melissa and Kevin at Point Defiance (obviously). Melissa and Kevin, here's hoping that the weather will be just as lovely this summer at your

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On the first day of November, we enjoyed photographing our second O'Donnell family wedding, this one featuring Ali's younger sister Christi and her fiance Gavin at the Pan-Pacific Hotel in Seattle. This place is fab! It really manages to take a modern, urban design style and make it feel cozy, with zebra-wood wall panels, warm tones, and comfy furnishings. It was a great choice for this fun,

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When it comes to Tacoma wedding venues, Union Station is one of our very favorites. We just love the juxtaposition of historic architecture and modern Chihuly art glass! And as a large, round building, Union Station offers seemingly limitless ways in which you can stage your wedding. Every wedding we shoot there is arranged in a different way, which we love. Seeing each couple's interpretation on

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Once fall starts, we often find ourselves trekking through the local parks with a wide range of portrait clients — everyone from families looking for holiday gifts to couples who are getting to know us better in advance of their weddings next summer. This fall was an especially busy one for us, and we were thrilled to be blessed with perfect timing with both stunning fall color and good weather!

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What a difference a week makes! Unlike Kelly and Michael's wedding just seven days before (see our post below), Kristen and Troy had a gorgeous, sunny late September day for their wedding at the Clise Mansion in Redmond.Both Kristen and Troy were very sweet, laid back, and fun to work with, as were the couple's two young boys, Noah and Sam.Troy's uncle conducted the ceremony on the mansion's lawn

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Guests of Kelly and Michael's late-September wedding experienced a real taste of the Puget Sound region: Stunning water views. Relaxed atmosphere. Salmon on the grill. And, of course, RAIN! Choosing a summer wedding date maximizes your chances of sunny skies — but in our area, you should be prepared for anything! Fortunately, Kelly and Michael were, and they pulled off a rainy-day wedding

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Angela and Jeffrey were unique wedding clients of ours in several ways, the biggest of which is this: They were already married! A military couple, they got hitched with little fanfare before Jeffrey deployed, with a vow of doing it in style when he returned from overseas. Mission accomplished! Their wedding ceremony and reception were both held in The Heritage Room at Capitol Lake in Olympia.

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We witnessed a wonderful case of perfect timing at Sarah and Matt's wedding at Indian Summer Golf and Country Club in Olympia. While we had to work around a late summer downpour during most of the portrait session, the clouds parted just about a half hour before their outdoor ceremony — with just enough time for the dedicated staff to hand-wipe every chair in preparation for the guests' arrival!

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Over six years ago, the Tyee Yacht Club on Lake Union was the site of one of our first weddings as professional wedding photographers. Last month, we returned to the same waterfront to photograph Angela and Jeremy on what turned out to be an absolutely beautiful day to get married.We met the couple at Watertown, a cool nearby hotel, where Angela got ready while Jeremy patiently waited outside

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It's always so gratifying for us when we get to follow our wedding clients into the next chapter of their lives, and this was no less true for Fall 2007 Wallflower newlyweds Shannon and Jeremy, who are expecting their first child in just a matter of weeks!I joined them at their house for a series of photos of their baby daughter's last several weeks in the womb, and am excited to share a few of

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When you choose an August date for your wedding, you don't expect a downpour, even in rain-prone Seattle. But that's exactly what happened to Wendy and Chase a few weeks ago. Before the skies opened up, we were able to squeeze in a photo session with Chase and his bevy of groomsmen and ushers, including the first shot below. Fortunately, the ceremony was indoors at Trinity Parish, which is one of

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Have we mentioned recently how much we love photographing at Tacoma's Museum of Glass? Well, Christina and Matt's wedding there only managed to make us love it more. The weather was (mostly) perfect, the bride and groom were all smiles, and we were in photographers' heaven! Christina and Matt got ready at the Hotel Murano, Tacoma's glass-themed luxury hotel. It was actually our first time walking

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Eye candy for photographers! There was lots of it at Kristin and Chris' wedding at Tazer Valley Farm. First, there was their unusually hairy wedding party — and I mean that in the best sense possible! In addition to Kristin's sister as maid of honor and Chris' brother as best man, their wedding party included Perdy and Ansel, the couple's two dogs. Kristin is a veterinarian, so it seemed more

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The winners have been announced from the WedComp international photo competition, and we have some great news! Scott was awarded 2nd place in the Reception category with this great cake-smashing shot from Heidi and Chuck's wedding this June. Click on the image below to see it larger and read the judge's comments.The top 25 scoring photos for each category were listed, and we were thrilled to see

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We joined Rachel and Tom for their wedding a couple of weeks back at Kensington Gardens, a wedding venue that just opened in Gig Harbor last year. It was fun for us to explore a new spot, and the building is beautiful! We were especially impressed with the balcony, which made it possible for us to get these great portraits of the two of them. The three photos below are also a great example of how

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Jennifer and Nick have a big-time playful streak that made their portrait session a blast, so much so that we're dedicating this entire blog post to their portraits! We particulary like the shot above of Nick and his groomsmen who, after having tried a couple of shots with their fake moustaches, progressed instead to the novel idea of fake unibrows. Nice look, gentlemen!This shot is unique not

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Recently we showed you some pics from our Grit City portrait tour ... now it's time to share some from a Classy Glassy session from a few weeks ago! Our wedding clients Christina and Matt are getting married at the Museum of Glass soon, so we started there at the site of their soon-to-be big day. It's hard to remember after our recent stretch of unseasonably cool weather, but that day was blazing

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I'm starting to be a very firm believer that our clients have some of the most gorgeous kids in the world. Case in point: Katie and Jon, and their sweet little boy, Caidyn.(See what I mean?)Katie and Jon celebrated their marriage with a ceremony and reception at Katie's parents' beautiful home and property on the edge of Gravelly Lake. The ceremony was in the backyard with the lake in the

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Our dear friends Gretchen and Dave tied the knot on the summer solstice at Kitsap Memorial State Park overlooking Hood Canal and the Olympic Mountains — just about 10 miles up the road from where we got married 5½ years earlier. We've known Gretchen over a decade now, and her wedding drew old college friends from all over the country, some of whom we haven't seen in years. It's always fun and

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We just spotted this article on MSNBC about the impact of the impending recession on wedding budgets and thought it was worth commenting on. It says that the average cost of a wedding — close to $29,000 — is expected to dip slightly for the first time this decade, and mentions ways that couples are saving money. For example, 48 percent of caterers reported that couples were spending less on their

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We recently kicked off our first-ever Grit City Portrait Tour with 2009 wedding clients Stephanie and Levi for their engagement portraits. They were a perfect fit for the edgier look of this tour, and we all had a blast! We think Levi and Steph will be ready to hit those modeling runways soon, while they swear that one of these shots will be their next album cover (if only they had a band)! Here

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We took a few hours out of our busy photo processing schedule yesterday to venture down to Ruston Way and take in the Parade of Sail, which kicks off the Tall Ships 2008 festival. Tall Ships will be in downtown Tacoma from July 3-7, and it's well worth checking out — not that we'll have much time to do so personally! We arrived early (too early) and watched the ships line up for the parade at a

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We're proud to announce that downtown Tacoma art gallery The Art Stop is currently exhibiting one of our fine art prints! The Art Stop (940 Broadway) and BKB (1734 Pacific) are co-hosting a show to benefit Tacoma's historic and currently dilapidated Murray Morgan Bridge. All pieces feature the 95-year-old steel bridge and a portion of their sales goes toward its rehab. We had the perfect photo

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It's time to blog about the wedding of Heidi and Chuck ... where do I begin? Their wedding was so much fun! We started at the Grand Holiday Ballroom in Olympia, the location of their ceremony and reception. After a short session of getting-ready shots — Heidi gets the prize for getting ready in record time! — we piled into their limo and headed to downtown Olympia for portraits of just the two of

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Wallflower's hitting the streets of New York City! We found out today that one of our portraits was selected to appear on a big-screen billboard on the Reuters Building in Times Square! It's pretty wild to see a portrait I took super-big on the side of a building —that's it on the right! (Scroll down on our blog to see the real thing.) The fact that it's one of the shots from my time with my

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We had the pleasure of meeting Melissa and Jason a couple of weeks back when we spent an hour taking portraits with them at the Japanese Garden and Owen Beach areas of Point Defiance Park. If you've spent much time on our blog, you know already that those spots are among our favorites. That's true not just because it's a gorgeous park, but also because no matter how many times we go there, Point

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Amelia and Mike were blessed with an absolutely beautiful, warm spring day for their wedding in Olympia. We were breaking out the sunscreen! They held their wedding ceremony on the edge of Capitol Lake with the capitol building in the background. The guests then trekked across the street to the couple's reception at the Heritage Room. We loved the wedding's fun cowboy theme, although Mike --

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Recently I traveled down to the Bay Area to visit my sister and meet my new niece, Hannah Elise. Remarkably, Hannah shares a birthday (May 1st) with her mother! She was just over two weeks old when I had the chance to meet and photograph her. And because Hannah's a serious cuddlebug and doesn't like to be put down, I was treated to some quality snuggle time with her. Of course, another major

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Two close friends of ours, Gretchen and Dave, are getting married next month, and we brought our cameras along to their engagement party a few weeks ago. Everyone was laughing, goofing around, and playing games to embarrass the soon-to-be bride and groom — conditions we thrive under as photographers!Party photography is a really fun niche service that we offer. In addition to engagement parties

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I realized we've been so caught up lately in talking about our personal projects and business news that it's been a while since we've posted any wedding shots! So we're now taking the opportunity to get back on track by sharing some of our favorites from Jason and Tamara's ceremony at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia. Because of the Capitol's high domed ceiling and marble everywhere, it's

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A couple of weeks back, the Tacoma Art Museum held an open house to show-off the museum as a venue for private events. We were honored that they invited us to be the event's official photographers. Let me tell you, they know how to throw a party! The main lobby was beautifully decked out and their excellent food was plentiful. We had a great time and were really impressed with the space, and how

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I again had the honor of participating in one of the City of Tacoma's photo safaris. This one was held at the historic First Presbyterian Church, which is in Tacoma's Stadium District just down the road from our home. It's actually one of the few big, old churches in our area that we haven't shot a wedding at yet, and boy would we like to — it's very beautiful!I got to explore from the basement

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As promised, we've put a whole bunch of new photos on our Fine Art Gallery from our recent trip to Nevada's incredible little Valley of Fire State Park. They turned out so good, we ended up adding 24 new shots to the 10 we took during our last visit in 2005! The petroglyphs photo above is one of our favorite new VOF shots. To view the rest, click the Valley of Fire link in the Landscapes section

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Congratulations are in order for our wedding videographer friends Laura and Chris Randall, owners of Tacoma's Edit 1 Media. At the 4Ever Group's Video '08 Convention in Orlando, they were named one of the Top 25 Hottest and Most Influential Videography Studios. For the second year in a row. Wow.The Top 25 has an All-Star theme, and Laura and Chris needed a cool photo of themselves for their

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We've just returned from the annual Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) conference in Las Vegas, and had a blast! We spent a huge amount of time in classes with Yervant, Jerry Ghionis, and other top international photographers, and learned great new tips for making absolutely killer images and running our business better. We also spent a lot of time trekking around the

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If you've been following our blog, you'll recognize these photos, two of our favorites from the past summer. We're posting them here again with the good news that they're our latest award winners in the Wedding Photojournalist Association's international contests! Scott came in fourth with this beautiful shot of Lesa and her daughter dancing at her wedding in Kiana Lodge (above), and received a

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Yesterday I had the rare privilege of touring and exploring Tacoma's century-old Pythian Temple. This place is incredible! It was designed by Frederick Heath, who also designed several other beloved Tacoma icons, most prominent of which is Stadium High School.My tour was part of a City of Tacoma-coordinated "photo safari" that will culminate in a photo exhibition to raise funds toward the

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We were in heaven this fall when we photographed the wedding of Kerrigan and Rick at The Ruins in Seattle. This was our first time photographing at this secluded venue (there's not even a sign on the building to hint that you're in the right place), and we were so impressed! With its colorful murals, hidden indoor garden, and collection of trinkets (including a full-sized mechanical elephant),

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The latest issue of South Sound Wedding & Event is on the news stands! Last spring we were approached by the magazine's editor, Paula, to photograph their Spring 2008 cover, and we're thrilled to share it with you here.We had a great time trekking around downtown Tacoma with Paula plus Jenna and Holly (the model and graphic designer). Our city offers a huge wealth of backdrops, and slimming down

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Exciting news for the last day of 2007: Laura just received another award from the Wedding Photojournalist Association! While the award itself is pretty cool, what's really great is that the win earned her entry into the prestigious Artistic Guild of the WPJA, becoming Washington State's sixth photographer to receive this honor.The AG's purpose is to promote and celebrate creativity and skill in

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A fond Merry Christmas to all the friends of Wallflower Photography! We had a great year and really enjoyed having the opportunity to meet and work with so many great clients. As always, thank you for putting your confidence in us and inviting us into your lives! We have excitng new plans already in the works for 2008 and look forward to sharing them with you soon.All our best wishes for a happy,

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We recently joined Shannon and Jeremy for their wedding at Copper Creek Inn in Ashford, right at the base of Mt. Rainier. It was quite a chilly day, and unfortunately also more than a bit wet! Teresé of Truly Eventful coordinated the event while Michelle of Muse Dezign assisted. Both are complete professionals and a total joy to work with. They pulled off the outdoor wedding without a hitch,

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Kiana Lodge, located in Poulsbo along the Hood Canal, is among the most beautiful wedding venues in the Puget Sound region. We had the pleasure of joining Lesá and Jason at Kiana Lodge for their wedding and had such a blast taking advantage of all the beautiful backdrops. This photo is one of my top picks from the wedding, a shot of Lesá and her daughter dancing. Of course, I love the tender

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One last post before we close shop for the Thanksgiving holiday! I promised more photos from our summer favorites, and so here are a couple more. These are from Emma and Tom's wedding in Seattle. Rather than go with the usual bride and groom shot, I wanted to pass along some images from one of the less noticed times of the day: the getting ready.Above, you can see Emma's flowergirl showing off

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This fall, we've been fortunate to have several family portrait sessions that focused heavily on furry friends. We absolutely love taking pet portraits, and it's fun to see other families like us who think of dogs as their children (just better behaved!). Pet portraits are an exercise in patience, and we've found the best approach is simply to take a ton of photos. Ironically, one of the greater

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I'll be the first to admit that our blog has been a little boring lately! We've been caught in a whirlwind of photo processing and album designing, and have fallen short on sharing photos with you.As a quick catch-up on a summer packed full of wonderful weddings, we're including a random collection of a few of our favorites, and hopefully I'll be able to post more soon. Pilar and Matt, Court in

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One of these days I'll figure out how to juggle blogging with all of the rest of the work we do during our busy summer months! In the meantime, thank you for being patient in waiting for our latest post. I wanted to share one of our favorite photos from Jessica and Derek's wedding, which was held at her aunt and uncle's home in Gig Harbor, on an absolutely beautiful property overlooking Puget

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7/7/07 — perhaps the most popular date of this decade. We got to spend it at Lakewold Gardens, one of our favorites: beautiful and big, with a thousand different photographic opportunities. We get amazing shots here, and every wedding is different because we always find something new! Becky and David's reception featured two pianists from Chopstix, who took turns playing their red pianos and

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We experienced one of the most beautiful sunset portrait sessions we've had during Tanya and Jordan's wedding at Newcastle Golf Club. This photo caught my eye as a dramatic and fun take on the Seattle skyline. Those who know our style well know that we're not afraid to use a special effect from time to time, but this one is straight-up as-it-came without any heavy processing. I love capitalizing

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