Michèle M. Waite

Heather is the cute owner of Paprika Event Design and I had the honor of shooting a maternity session for her and her hubby Sean and little Lucca who made his appearance as a sweet bump on Heather’s belly. Well you can see that we had way too much fun in the crazy lot across from my house. Yes, a super cool bus just happened to be there–”special,” indeed.

Thanks to Heather and Sean for putting up with my silly ideas and for braving the dive-bombing mosquitos on the way to the beach. I can’t wait to meet Lucca!

Yes, I have been at Semiahmoo for most of the Summer, I know. Luckily, I am there with the most amazing clients and with a whole lot of cool stuff to work with.  I have one more from the moo to post, but then you will be dazzled by new, exciting locations…

But back to Semiahmoo for Alexis and Derek’s not so big and fat Greek wedding. Not only were these two beautiful, but boy can they dance. In fact, I am going to give their wedding the most happy-dancing award– everyone was into it, even grandma. Greeks have all the fun. And I had extra fun because the fabulous Sharlane Chase joined in as my second shooter.

And kuddos to Steve (again) for making everything beautiful and perfect.

For the last 5 years, Mark and I (and now Daphne) have volunteered at Camp Side by Side. Yes, it fall smack-dab in the middle of wedding season, but it is just too much fun to miss. We spend the week photographing kids and their families having crazy fun, but, best of all, taking a mental break from living life with Cancer. I have so little time to do anything but non-stop shoot, but I thought I would post a few. So far the activities have included tractor racing, a non-stop Tully’s coffee cart, slip and sliding, a Hootenany (the theme this week is “Oh Deere- life on the farm,”) trout fishing and on and on.

And for those trying to get in touch with me– I will be back in the office on Monday the 11th.

I had so much fun with Tara and Justin on their perfect July wedding day. We were lucky to be able to use their neighbor’s gorgeous barn for photos and even ran into a buck-toothed llama who refused to let Tara and Justin pose with him and a frisky barn cat.  Just before sunset we got to do some frolicking in the just-mowed field across from the wedding site–oh, what light!

vendor notes:

Wedding coordination, floral and design- SMD

Catering- J Russell

Desserts- Pure Bliss

Cheeses- Quel Fromage

I can’t get enough of the colors from the GORGEOUS 4th wedding. And could Anna and Andrew be anymore beautiful? Yes, another Semiahmoo wedding with Steve. Seems to be the winning combo this year. Check them out:

At the end of June I got to take a little trip down South to Olympia to shoot Jen and Rob’s wedding. Now I already knew I was in for a treat since I shot a super fun E-session with these two rascals last Fall. We had a blast parading around downtown and by the Capitol building. Thanks Jen and Rob for being super classy, sweet and up for anything!

And one more thing about the wedding. Jen and Rob had the coolest wedding painter ever. What a fantastic idea. Now they have the most beautiful painting for their wall from their wedding– neato. Check out Greg Kalamar.

Vendor notes:

Location: Olympia Red Lion

Wedding Design: Steven Moore Designs

Make-up: Shimmer

Wedding, weddings and more weddings. I have 4 more amazing ones to blog, but I thought I would take a break and post 3 things that I like.

A while back I posted some shots from a fashion shoot I did for a local shoes store– Mi Shoes. Well I stopped by Michelle’s yummy shoe boutique a few weeks ago and left with the most amazing red shoes ever. Now I am all about cute shoes folks, but I am also serious about comfort. These shoes totally fit the bill in every way and are worth the price. They are super high wedges (which is great for my 5′ 3 3/4″ self,) but filled with memory foam. And, they are the best color of red. You can check out the new rockin’ Mi Shoes website and on-line shoes store and pick yourself up a pair of these:

Second, miss Daphne Eloise had her 2 1/2 birthday in June (we decided to do the big celebrating for her half b-days since she is a December birthday) and we picked her up this great swing with wings. She loves it. We also had a crazy fun pancake breakfast with all of her pals, but I was too busy on the griddle to take any photos.

Third, one of my favorite shots from last Summer received Honorable Mention in the latest WPD Photo Contest. It seems rare that my favorite photos actually get picked as winners since I love all the extra quirky stuff, but this one made it.

And one more thing. I am going to be out of the office all week. If you are emailing or calling, I will get back to you upon return on the 21st.

After all the beachy weddings I have been doing, Crystal and Josh’s wedding at Lord Hill Farms in Snohomish was a nice change of scenery. Check out these cuties:

Kudos to my studio mate, Steve Moore for making the cover of Seattle Metropolitan Bride and Groom Magazine. You can see his fabulous cover cakes below as well a wedding from last Summer featuring my photos, Steve’s design, Ciao Thyme Catering and Ashley’s Artisan Sweets. Rock on Bellingham for having such incredible, magazine-worthy wedding vendors!

I had too much fun with this awesome, stylish couple. Lyndsey owns Penny Lane Antiques here in town so I knew that their wedding would creative, vintage inspired and a total gem. With the design help from Steven Moore Designs, the Semiahmoo tent was transformed into a whimsical delight complete with tall cylinders full of coy fish, seashells, reds and aquas, vintage tags and all sort of fun curiosities. Of course I had to include extra detail shots on this one. And one more thing, the fantastic Michelle Engvall did all the coordinating which made the wedding a flawless event.

Wednesday 11am.

Mallard Ice cream.

Does it get any better?

Wedding season is here!

Just did another fabulous Semiahmoo wedding with Steven Moore Designs, who also happens to be my new studio mate, or rather, I happen to be his. I have a little “editing corner” in Steve’s new, beautiful showroom and studio in Fairhaven and boy am I loving it. But more on that later.

Jean and Toby got married last Saturday managed to just miss all of the rain and cold we have been having in the NW lately and pull of off a striking, deep, red rose wedding. They even let me drag them out of their lovely, warm tent just before sunset for a little moody, off-camera light action. Take a peak:

I am proud to announce that I now party of the Little Black Book! I couldn’t be more pleased to be a part of Style Me Pretty’s group of fantastic wedding vendors. If you have not been to the SMP blog, it is a great resource for your wedding and so full of inspiration. Go check it out!

Okay, so maybe it is almost Summer now but I have been wanting to post a few shots from a Spring picnic a month ago at Hovander Homestead (great spot for weddings.) The old Homestead is a great spot for kids with animals everywhere and, my favorite, peacocks roaming the acreage. Daphne had a blast with her good friend Pippa. I just chased the peacocks…