Candid Lifestyle, Event, Portrait & Headshot photographer in Seattle Washington

The Purdiest Cake Toppers

04.09.08

Ann Wood handmakes her caketoppers from vintage fabrics and can custom make yours if you’d like something to match your style. Robin and I had her craft a pair of cotton lovebirds in autumn shades for our wedding and they now have a prominent place in our living room. The birds are respositionable and held in place by a light magnet in the base of the topper. Or, you can stand them directly on top of your cake – free-basing, if you will. Ha! i’m such a dork.

She’ll be adding new non-caketopper singles to her etsy shop this Friday at 12pm (Pacific). They get gobbled up quick so act fast if you want one.

Our birdies, photo by Bradley Hanson:

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Night Canopy

04.08.08

As some of you know, I’ve cut back on my musical involvement to focus more on planning my (now past) wedding and the photography business. My lady Amy B moved to LA about a month ago and Nick followed a couple weeks later taking Night Canopy with them. I miss them so much but it’s a good move for both of them, and a long time coming.

Amy is still playing with Whalebones and is in town right now for a Sunday show at the Cha Cha. She’s also playing Night Canopy material solo tomorrow night at the Rendezvous and Saturday at Twenty20 for the opening of James Bertram‘s polaroid show. Please come out and hear some of the beautiful new material she’s been writing.

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Pillows From My Peoples

04.08.08

Two lovely pouches of goodness came in the mail today from Pillows for the People; Beatrice and Evangeline.

They were handmade by an old friend of mine who recently came back into view. I met Parisa at a youth group in high school and we clicked, being the only other tolerable people there. She introduced me to Morrissey, took me to her favorite thrift stores and invited me over to jump on her trampoline. She even came with me to see Material Issue at Metropolis, my first all ages show. Parisa was (and still is) a f***ing rad lady!

These days she’s in NYC making dreamy lavender pillows (for the people!) out of fabric adorned with various patterns, illustrations and icons like Frida Kahlo and the Moz. Be sure to check out her blog for the latest PftP shenanigans.

Thanks Parisa!

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Engagement Photos : Natalie & Jake

04.04.08

In addition to their wedding, Natalie & Jake hired me to shoot engagement portraits with the intention of making a guest book out of them for the reception. For engagement sessions, I recommend starting at a location with some personal significance. They suggested the West 5 Lounge & Restaurant, where they put in many hours when they both lived in West Seattle.

We started the day with some mimosas. Here they are during one of their funny-face-offs.

Cuddling in the back booth.

The weather looked promising so we drove over the Olympic Sculpture Park. They have these swinging pods in the Pavilion that you can climb into and test your propensity toward motion sickness.

I had them lie on the ground and peek through the hole in the bottom.

We got lucky with the train passing by. I kept yelling “hold still! slow shutter!”.

I had such a great time with these two and can’t wait to meet their friends and family!

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Thanks Jess!

04.02.08

Just wanted to send a big thanks to Jessica of Fig & Plum, a blog documenting her knitting, cooking and various creative endeavors. She has apparently been a big advocate of my work on the east coast and helped me book a Rhode Island wedding for early September with a super rad lady. Thanks Jess!

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