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Seattle Mountain Engagements | Payton + Brian

In Seattle there are endless opportunities for beautiful engagement session locations. We have beautiful urban views, water for years, and greenery like nowhere else. Just a little further out of the city, the mountains call with their grand views. It’s hard to narrow it down! And you’re only engaged once, right? That can feel like a lot of pressure. I like to start the conversation by asking if there’s anywhere special to you as a couple in Seattle. Maybe there’s a park you had your first date in, or a place where you first started talking about what forever might feel like together as a couple. That stuff matters! When you close your eyes and think about spending time just focused on each other and celebrating your own unique love story, what comes to mind? What does the air smell like? What’s beneath your feet? Are you in grand open space or tucked in somewhere cozy? The best thing is there are no wrong answers, when you get the photos back you’ll just see the love between you, and years down the line, when you look at them again, you’ll see a version of yourself that has grown and evolved so much, and created a life all of your own with your love.

 

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Tara + Scott | A Snowy Seattle Winter Couple's Session

This has been the craziest February! I’ve lived in Seattle for five years and cannot believe how much snow we’ve seen this winter. In Chicago, where I’m from, this would be totally normal, but here it’s just so magical and fun. I love seeing how the landscape transforms when covered with a crisp dusting of beautiful white snow. It clings to the trees and makes them sleepy under its weight, and there’s a hush that comes over the world as we bundle and hibernate until the damn roads are finally clear! I’m secretly in love with the entrapment, though.

Tara & Scott braved the snow and arrived in a big, sturdy truck that could handle it well — and I hopped in and we made our way to this cozy little grove for some fun.

Enjoy.

 

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Taylor + Andy | A Sun-Drenched Discovery Park Engagement

As I sit typing this, I have my five month old baby laying on his little Nemo playmat with dangling fish and sea creatures — and It’s making me realize that Taylor and Andy’s was the first wedding I booked after having the baby. He was still pretty new when we headed out to do their engagement session. Those first few trips out felt triumphant, and coming back to myself after the very giving process of labor and delivery.

My favorite sessions are the ones where we have space to explore, when the time just flies, and there are chapters of laughter, sincerity, quiet and noise. These sessions seem to live and breathe, and rather than considering an individual photo, the gallery is experienced as a whole — one frame leading to the next in a cadence.

Enjoy.

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Keegan + Colin | Seattle In Home Session

We celebrated their new home (and new kitten OMG) with a photo sesh. Indoor shoots are always a bit of a mystery when it comes to light, but I loved the way the sun beamed through the window and cast a harsh spot right through the center of their place. You’ll see it! No two days are the same, even in the same home, so light is the biggest changing factor. Whether it’s dark and rainy or bright and sunny, an in-home session will usually always work. Feast your eyes!