JUST BECAUSE : THE BEAUTIFUL KELSIE | Seattle, WA

When I first saw Kelsie, I knew her photos would turn out FABULOUS. As is evident from her photos, she is gorgeous - great skin, the prettiest eyes..and her sweet personality parallels her beauty! Kelsie is an aspiring model, and I have no doubt that she has a more than promising career ahead of her!!
























All images are unedited and straight out of the camera (w/the exception of the black&whites), with minor color correction.

HEAVEN SENT : SAMANTHA | Tacoma, WA

Lately, procrastination has been my middle name - heck, my first and last too for that matter. Leave it to me to get Samantha's maternity photos up after her baby has made his debut :). Baby Christian came only a week or so after his mama's photo sesh, so I'm glad that we at least were able to get some pictures done beforehand!

The weekend before we'd scheduled Samantha's shoot, I'd gotten an email from an old friend and high school classmate, Camilla. She and Samantha are great friends, and she wanted to get her a maternity shoot as a pre-baby gift and I was more than happy to provide it for her. We'd started to work out the logistics, and I'd found out Camilla had just been deployed, and was arranging for her friend's photo shoot all the way from Afghanistan via Facebook. What better friend than that?

Samantha and I met up at the Washington Museum of History for her photo session. I was so impressed with how much energy she had, just days from her due date :). I had a great time getting to know her, and in the little time we spent, I know Baby Christian is a lucky little guy to have Sam as his mom.

Sam, here's wishing you and Tony all the best with your brand new bundle of joy!! xoxo

Fierce mama!

EDGEWATER HOTEL WEDDING: ZOE + KOLISI | Seattle, WA

The morning began with typical Seattle summer weather - a little overcast, a tiny bit chilly with a slight breeze. The sun burned through the clouds slowly, making its way through to warm up the day. The Seattle waterfront was buzzing as usual on a Sunday without rain. More often than not, the course of the day in these parts is dictated by temperamental Northwest weather. On this day, both the weather and the imminent events to take place dictated that the course of the day would be perfect.

The Edgewater Hotel overlooks the Puget Sound, and sits right on the water. When you step inside, the feel is elegant and sophisticated - something about it just steps any event up a few notches. The exquisite venue was the ideal location to celebrate Zoe and Kolisi's wedding day.

"Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer." A close friend casually mentioned that she didn't know a couple who was more considerate of each other than Zoe and Kolisi. And in the midst of the commotion of their wedding day, nothing was more evident.

Zoe and Kolisi, thank you for allowing me to capture moments of your special day. Here's wishing you a lifetime of happiness and love!

THE LITTLE HEARTBREAKER...BABY "L" | Fife, WA

2010 has been a special year for my family - we were not only blessed with the birth of my son, but my nephew Lawrence as well, who is 7 weeks older than Israel, and who is as special and precious to me as my own babies :).

Earlier this year, I took photos of his mama Rose, who was anxiously awaiting Baby L's arrival. We took photos in Fife, and just a little more than 6 months later, we were taking photos again in the same spot to celebrate L's recent 6-month birthday. Babies definitely seem to make time go by quicker than we'd like sometimes, and I can hardly believe our little L is already half way to his first birthday. We love this little Handsome to no end - my daughters proudly call him their baby brother (and there is no telling Taimane otherwise!), and we relish all the time we get to spend with him!


Looking at his mama, all smiles!


He was so fascinated by the sky...

Big boy on a park bench!



If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of God, one need not go far to find it. I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby... -- Vincent van Gogh

SENIORS : KENTLAKE HS C/O '11 : MERCEDES | Kent, WA

A quick shot from the weekend; meet Mercedes of Kentlake High School's Class of 2011.