2016, you were a musical beast. This year was full of loud guitars, heart melting tunes and laughter. It's hard to narrow down my favorites*, but here we go:

*Check out the bonus frames at the bottom of the post for more eye candy goodness

One sunny June afternoon I had the joy of photographing little Eliot and his family. We started in their sweet Ravenna home and took a brief ride in their “Adventure Van” to the green Wonderland (read: park) nearby.

The Gorge out in eastern Washington is one of my happy places. The view, the sunsets, the desert magic. This year I hit the road again to cover the Sasquatch! Music Festival for Seattle Met. 

Christine and Tim decided to use their adorable West Seattle home for their engagement session. While their cats remained mostly stealth during our time, Christine’s laughter and Tim’s jovial spirit filled the house. Style wise they said they compromised at times while decorating their place, and then even created a new paint color by mixing two tones together. 

When I asked if they had a moment when they knew it was "game on" with the other, when they knew they had found "the one", they both took a minute to think. Tim said that for him it was when he realized that the house they had bought was only home because Christine was there. It wasn't the things in it, or the location- it was her. And isn't that just what love is all about?

One of the perks of having a large Seattle Wedding Photographer community is that I get the opportunity to second shoot for many of my friends during peak season. Last May I trekked out to Fireseed Catering on Whidbey Island with the lovely Jenny Linquist  and had a ball photographing these two lovebirds. Give me some trees + dancing light and I'm a happy camper!