Monthly Archives: June 2012

Kids Keep You Looking Young {Family Portrait Session, Olympia, WA}

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I’ve been friends with Mark for nearly (choke) 30 years.  He and his gorgeous wife Danacia clearly don’t seem to be aging–or at least not as quickly as others!  Maybe it’s the fact that they have to be active chasing around three little ones.  Their oldest was the epitome of Big Brother, trying to set a good example for adorably rambunctious twins.  They were all so darling, and Mark and Danacia just kept smiling through it all, surrendering to the delightfully entertaining chaos that is their daily life.  Cherish it you guys…because it passes much too quickly. xoxo

Thanks for coming to see me!  I loved how my name was pronounced: Coort-ten-naaaay.  I just may change it….

 

One Perfectly Matched Couple {Union Station, Tacoma, WA}

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Saturday’s weather sampling was perfectly timed for the events planned on Sarah and Mike’s wedding day.  It rained when we were indoors (and I mean RAINED) and then clouds parted and the sun appeared at precisely the most perfect moments, with a radiant glow piercing through the windows and lighting the Chihuly glass sculptures like fireworks. It was so devastatingly lovely.  The atmospheric sounds of Sigur Ros rose into the cathedral ceiling as the wedding party made their entrance, and entrancing it was. So very sweet to witness such tenderness in a couple.

Congrats you two!! I’m looking forward to sharing a bevvie with you at the Sigur Ros concert on the lovely grass field at McMenamins Edgefield later this summer. xo

Northwest Wanderings…Trails, Meadows and the Shore– Engagement Portrait Session {Discovery Park, Seattle, WA}

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It was such a gorgeous day last Monday.  Thankfully the happy rays continued right into the early evening for my engagement session with Collete and Ryan.  These two are so darling!  They love Discovery Park, so we planned to meet and explore.  Collete has the most amazing copper hued honey hair and skin that is literally luminous.  I couldn’t wait to photograph her!  And Ryan has this easy surfer vibe, mellow and agreeable–though he only surfs the snow…  We wandered through the park, leisurely making our way down to the beach.  What a treat.  With windswept hair and relaxed smiles, we wandered along the shore, taking in the ridiculously beautiful view.  Oh, just another Monday in the Northwest… Dang I love living here!!