Ana Kelly ties the knot: 10/18/08

Amelia and I had the privilege of photographing Seattle's own Ana Kelly at her fabulous black and white wedding last Saturday. Ana is a radio personality who you will hear every morning with Kent and Alan on STAR 101.5 - However, more than just a soothing voice, Ana is lovely and kind and she was a stunning bride.

The wedding was at St. Josephs Cathedral on Capitol Hill and the reception was at Hotel Monaco (one of my favorites of course.) The wedding party included Ana and Blake's tiny little daughter Lucy (donning polka dots) and the very dapper Geno the pug (donning his handmade tux.)

Wedding details included bride's maids choice black dresses, pug socks for the groom's men, red Gerber daisy bouquets, vivid stained glass windows and of course, a very handsome couple.

Reception details included a separate "football room" to catch up on college ball, complete with it's own menu: potato chips, cocktail weenies, cheese whiz and specially ordered Mallomars cookies (the bride's fav)

The remainder of the evening included a rousing sing-along of "That's Amore" led by father of the bride, a cake topper that included a little "Megadeath Rules" note, German Chocolate cupcakes and lots and lots of children + dancing, mostly combined.

We were even able to sneak out for a moment to grab some late afternoon photos outside: in the street and at the Seattle Public Library.

Congratulations Ana + Blake (and Lucy + Geno of course)

October sunshine and wedding gardens...

Today we are excited to photograph a gorgeous backyard wedding in our own neighborhood of West Seattle. The weather has come through with bright blue sky, puffy white clouds and a crips October chill with no rain or wind. I can hardly wait to see our beautiful bride in her FABULOUS dress!!

I am going to post here some "pre-wedding" shots of the pooches who will be involved in the fiesta. Daisy and Poppy (the delicious pug duo) will be a part of the ceremony and you can bet, a big part of the photo extravaganza. Jake, the yellow lab, is another family dog who won't be at the wedding, but was at the house when we visited, so he gets to be included here too :)

Stay tuned for our select shots from the wedding - this will mark the start of sharing our couples with you! Cheers!


(And yes, Poppy's tongue is always out :) Best!