Couple sits on a railing for engagement photo at Bellevue Downtown Park

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There’s something about Bellevue Downtown Park that always feels just right for engagement sessions. And so, when Amy and Mike told me they used to live nearby, and that the park was an important place for them during the foundational months and years of their relationship, I knew it would be a perfect fit for a late winter engagement session.

Bellevue Engagement Photographer | Amy and Mike’s Downtown Park Engagement Session

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Couple smiling, engagement photography at Seattle UW Arboretum.

UW Arboretum Engagement | Seattle Engagement Photographer | Ben and Tess

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When I began shooting weddings, I knew I didn't want to take those same photos that everyone else makes. I wanted to make photos that were more real. My goal is not just to make pretty pictures of your wedding day. My job is to tell the story of your wedding day: the laughter, the hugs, the tears. 

This is why my work is mostly undirected, unposed, and as candid as possible. Sure I can help you when we take a few portraits, but ultimately, I want to capture the day as it really happened. Spontaneous hugs and funny faces and tears of joy. Unrepeatable moments that only ever happen once. 

I don't work from a long check list of shots, and I don't need to have every moment of the wedding day scripted. Because being intentionally unintentional allows me to observe reality as it happens and allows you to be in the moment of your once in a life-time day. Because being in the moment, creates moments. 


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