Modern Boho Garden Wedding at Stonehouse 101 & Cle Elum

Getting to know my couples during the wedding planning process is one of the most rewarding parts of my job, but even more rewarding is when I do work with clients from other areas of my life. Case in point: my husband has a music school in Seattle (Sound Music School, look it up!), and Scott had been a student for a while. Scott is also a mortgage broker and helped us buy our house earlier this year. When he and Theresa got engaged, one thing led to another and soon we were going down the wedding road together, too! Love keeping it all in the family. :)

Theresa floored me with the amount of countless hours she poured into her wedding details. She did basically everything you see with her amazing mom. The love that went into those hours was really tangible. This was really a day created around her vision of bringing her loved ones together in a beautiful setting to witness something even more beautiful. Their ceremony left everyone in a fit of laughter and tears as the afternoon sun glowed into the Stonehouse 101 garden yard in Roslyn, just over 1.5 hours from Seattle. (What an amazing crew there, by the way.)

Driving across Snoqualmie Pass on their wedding day was one of those perfect Seattle/PNW fall days where the sun lit up the just-beginning-to-change foliage and shone brilliantly off of Lake Cle Elum where they got ready in a large cabin overlooking the water. Something I loved is that they opted for a first look, but privately. Usually I’m there to capture those moments but Theresa wanted it to be just the two of them. I really respected that notion of a true moment of peace between them before the busy day set in. After that, the bridal party made its way down the steep, steep rocky slope down to the lake where the wind nearly killed us but the photos nearly killed me. ;D

I captured this wedding on a blend of digital and film, both shown here. I shoot most weddings on a hybrid, and have been using more and more film lately. It’s such a beautiful way to add a little modern nostalgia and a classic vibe to your wedding day photography, especially in Seattle where the blues and greens that are so beautifully represented in film can really bloom.

Vendor Team:

Getting ready rental: VRBO

Venue, Bar & Catering: Stonehouse 101 in Roslyn, WA

Photography: Emily Keeney Photography

Corson Building Wedding | Seattle Photographer

Getting to the place in my career where a great deal of my work comes from referrals is the most rewarding thing. Good old Google is always welcome, but there’s something about a line stringing through all of these people from different areas of life and being able to tell their stories. And then their loved ones’ stories. This was one such wedding where a friend introduced me to Nicole and Noah, and it was just a joy from start to finish.

I’ve always had such a love for the Corson Building and its unique urban garden setting (driving by it you wouldn’t even believe its there, it’s basically underneath I-5!). It’s family owned and operated which gives it such an amazing feeling. Not to mention the food was the best I’ve ever had at a wedding (and I’ve tasted some dang good dishes!). My favorite part of the day is when the light starts to go down and the garden lights begin to glow, all of the guests laughing and spending time together underneath.

Noah and Nicole’s family and friends were the warmest and most loving and joyful, and everywhere I looked there was a smiling face and someone to chat with. When I can enmesh myself in the night, and not just witness it as an outsider, it really is magical and I always love those photos the most. I hope it comes off on the couple’s side too — like it was a friend taking the photos and seeing them through warm eyes.

I could go on, but I’ll let the photos do the rest of the talking.

Florist (bouquet & boutonnière): Villanelle Floral

Hair: Jamie Taylor at Salon Bella in Bellevue

Officiant: David, “Forever, Together”

Engagement ring: Joseph Jewelry

Bride’s wedding ring: The North Way Studio

Cake: Deep Sea Sugar and Salt

Dress: Carmen Marc Valvo

Fallon + Dave | A Whidbey Island Garden Wedding at Wayfarer

Days before I turned 30, I ferried over with my little family to Whidbey Island to capture Fallon & Dave’s wedding. We stayed in a great little cabin in the woods, complete with a hot tub which we used both nights, baby sleeping inside. I try to blend a little vacation time in with weddings that require an overnight — this one happened to kick off the WEEK OF 30 which was full of adventures and family time. Fun fact: the morning of their wedding, my baby started walking! I was buzzing all day long. I never would have believed the things that get me as excited as they do with my son.

Walking into Fallon’s getting-ready AirBnB, I could feel the closeness and bond with her friends, many of whom came from Colorado where she had lived previously. Everyone was excited to be together, and it’s my favorite thing to just get absorbed into someone’s life and reality for a day and to make beautiful photos of it. I’ll let the photos do the rest of the talking.

Enjoy.