Evantide Photography

First of all, I can’t believe we’ve arrived in the month of September, yikes.  Summer is fading fast and I’m not ready:-).  I’m also excited because we tend to have mild beautiful weather in September and so far that’s held true in the last couple of days!

Okay, so here’s the deal, I have many friends who are working on an event in Seattle called Get Hitched Give Hope.  It’s an uber swanky event in Seattle where wedding vendors have offered their services but the catch is that all the proceeds go ‘To grant wishes to stage 4 breast cancer patients for whom the cure can’t come soon enough.’  What an amazing opportunity, right?  Well if you are getting married or want to attend the event, definitely follow the link as I place it all over this post!

I was chatting with a couple of the organizers of the event and they are all set with their vendors that will be offering their wedding services for the auction… But Meg and I still wanted to help!  So with a some creative help from the GHGH ladies we came up with a plan, and here it is:

—–>>>>>For the month of September we’ll be doing our portrait sessions for a discounted rate starting at $200 and of that $200 we’ll be giving $50 to Get Hitched Give Hope!  Meg and I really believe this to be such a worthy cause and we are so excited to be able to help in any way we can.  So give us a call or send us an email and set up your portrait session today.  We do Families, Maternity, Babies, Children, Seniors, Musicians, Headshots, Pet’s…  I’ve attached some samples from the last few months to kind of give a taste of what we’ve been up to.  Enjoy and get a hold of us soon to set up a session!

Thanks to all the peops of GHGH for putting this event on and inspiring us to get involved as well.  If you haven’t followed one of the links yet, here it is again:-).

www.gethitchedgivehope.com

I know, I know, I say it a lot but it’s true…  Meg and I had an absolute blast at Sally and John’s wedding!!  These two love each other and we really loved them, not to mention that great banter we had going back and forth all day!  You may remember them from this shoot.  If you do, you would also remember the fact that they are all personality and it’s awesome!  They are diving instructors, which is pretty cool, Meg and I don’t really want to learn how to dive but are thinking about paying them for the lessons just so we can hang out some more!

They had a beautiful wedding at Ray’s Boathouse in Seattle.  It was totally a perfect Seattle summer wedding with gorgeous views of the water and mountains and of course great people!  Congrats to you both and enjoy this preview…  John, are you ready?

The recipe for success for Sally and John:

Venue: Ray’s Boathouse – Amy and her team are AMAZING!!!

Hair/Makeup: Coupe Rokei

Flowers: Acorn Floral

Caterer: Ray’s Boathouse

Cake: Cupcake Royale

Gown: Blue Sky Bridal

Photographer: Evantide Photography

Ha, we tormented them before we let them see each other:-).

John, you looked great… Sally you looked amazing!

I love this!

Men!

Variations…

… on a theme!

It’s always so fun to see past clients/friends at the weddings we are photographing!  Amanda and George were here!!!!

You can leave comments and congratulations to the couple below!

You may remember Kelly and Austin from their engagement session here.  After that shoot, the Pacific Northwest could have thrown us pretty much any weather and we would have shown it what’s up!  It ended up being a beautiful day and what an amazing crew of friends and family that was there to love and support Kelly and Austin as they tied the knot!  These two had so much fun with their theme and so did we:-).  Hello romantic garden wedding!

Enjoy this preview!!

Recipe for Success:

Venue: Evergreen Gardens

Hair/Makeup: Abby Atkins

Flowers: Botanikal Design

Caterer: Double Barrel BBQ

Bridesmaid Dresses: Anthropologie

Photographer: Evantide Photography

Are you wondering where Meg found this amazing surface for this ring shot?

Yep… Meg is good:-).  Nice. It’s fun to look around an ordinary kitchen and utilize this great stove fore the shot above! Secret is out!

Yep, spurs!  Woot.

Meg found some amazing light…

Bam!

We had a blast with this old Volvo.

Bam:-)!

Fun little collaboration with Kelly to get this next shot.  I love when that happens.

I couldn’t have planned or set up this up any better… They ran off to hide and celebrate alone for a moment.  Loved it!

Double Barrel BBQ, so good!

Kelly and Austin wanted a photo booth.  We made it a little less boothy and Kelly’s dad brought bunches of goods from his amazing prop studio.  Nice.  I’ll have to do a post on those shots sometime soon:-).

Austin had personalized cuff links made for each of his ‘dudes’.  So cool!

This light was soo amazing!!

Kelly serenaded.

I love our job!!

You can leave your comments and congrats below:-).

I know I say it a lot but we have amazing and fun clients… Seriously, all of them!!  Dave and Melanie were a blast to work with.  They were game for our ideas and had some of there own as we captured their wedding.  It was a beautiful ceremony, day and a great party!  Congrats to you both and enjoy this preview!

Recipe for Success:

Venue: Tailskid Meadows

Hair/Makeup: Erin Hunt – She’s new to the Seattle area and rocks!!  If you’re a Seattle Bride and need a fun, efficient stylist – give her a call!

Flowers: New Leaf

Caterer: Taste of Elegance

Cake: La Vie En Rose Bakery

Gown: Alicia’s Bridal

Photographer: Evantide Photography

Fun.

I don’t think I completely understand the desire that Melanie and Dave have for jumping up and down together but they do it well:-).

More jumping… of course.

It was a special moment when Melanie’s grandpa and father were able to walk her down the aisle.

This is where Meg is multi talented – she is totally crying happy tears and shooting at the same time

Trees became a theme almost by accident for these two but they ran with it and it turned into something special.  Including this tree planting ceremony.   I love this image of Melanie and Dave tossing on the work gloves:-)!!

You might think this is an amazing little moment where eagles and doves flew and…. nope, a jet was flying over as Melanie was about to start her vows.  But if you want to create another unique situation in your head, that’ll work as well:-).

The ladies of Tailskid!  Lookin’ lovely and hosting a great party as always!

Lovin’ the shoes!

You can leave comments and congrats below:-)!

I will describe Whitney and Ian as planners and champions!  When Whitney chose the date she did her homework, it hadn’t rained in 11 years.  And now on to them being champs!  It rained, and quite a lot for the last weekend in July.  Ian and Whitney didn’t let it get them down – they had a blast!  Even amidst the crazy weather it really was a beautiful day!  Congrats to you both and enjoy this little preview:-).

The men.

Whitney was so expressive and excited about all that was going on, all day.  We loved it!

Beautiful setting in both directions!

You may kiss your bride!

Ian had his best man, Sam capture Ian’s proposal and didn’t tell Whitney until she received this album the day leading up to and into the proposal.  It was really great!

Roles were changed a bit from this shot:-).

The rain swiftly arrived so the tents were pushed together and everyone squeezed underneath.  It was kind of a fun moment while they watched the toasts.

I’m pretty sure Ian was trying to give me some photographic advice.  Or he may have just been telling me which button to push.

I told them to kiss and hide behind the flowers.  he he, caught ya:-).

You can leave your congrats and comments below:-)

After our wedding at Cave B and handing Grant off to Grandpa and Grandama’s several times.  We were due to stop for a couple days.  Some call it a weekend, we call it a vacation, lol:-).  So, we headed to Lake Chelan.  One of the first evenings we were there, we went to the lake with camera in tow (go figure:-).  We saw a young guy with a camera bag and bouquet of flowers, he was walking around and looked a little nervous…  So we asked him what he was up to and he said he was getting married.  Well the next obvious step was to approach him (Jason) and ask if he wanted us to capture some images for him.  Jason agreed so we headed over and met his bride Sabrina:-).  So they stepped ankle deep into the lake and got married.  It was a beautiful night and such a fun surprise for us to be able to do some shooting.  Congratulations Jason and Sabrina, enjoy this preview!

You can leave comments and congrats below!

There are two ideas about location for us as we head into a wedding.  We have a couple of Bellingham weddings I’ll blog about later this week where I’ll tell you why I love shooting in Bellingham, but this is a wedding on the road:-).  We were honored to be able to shoot Tamara and Kevin’s wedding at Cave B winery.  It’s close to the Gorge Amphitheater for reference.  It’s a beautiful and romantic setting for a wedding.  First you’re at a beautiful winery and second it’s set overlooking the Columbia River gorge.  The wedding day itself was beautiful, warm and just a lot of fun!!  Okay and that’s just the setting:-).  Kevin and Tamara were not only beautiful people but a lot of fun to work with.  Relationships were such an important part of the wedding day.

One big question throughout Kevin and Tamara’s engagement was…  Is Jennifer going to be able to be at the wedding?  We photographed Jennifer and Feras’ wedding a couple of years ago, she was due to have her baby right around the time of the Tamara and Kevin’s wedding and she was the matron of honor.  With the wedding fast approaching Friday, Jennifer went into labor on Wednesday night and  little Amir was born early Thurs. morning.  Jennifer was so excited, she stayed the night at the hospital Thursday night and got the okay from her doctor to ‘slowly’ head over to the wedding to be with her best friend on her wedding day.  Their whole family made it over and Tamara was so excited to not only meet Amir but have Jennifer there with her.  As the wedding party made their way down the aisle for the ceremony and as Jennifer started walking down, the whole crowd erupted with cheering that she was there:-).  That cheering was only outdone by the first kiss as husband and wife of Tamara and Kevin, of course!

Congratulations Tamara and Kevin on your beautiful wedding and all the best in the future as husband and wife!

How beautiful is Tamara!

Our shot in the cave:-).  This actually isn’t the cave (the cellar is the shots below).

Beautiful couple in a beautiful location, I love our job.

Welcome lil Amir!

You can leave comments and well wishes below!

Leah and Anna – We can’t rave enough about these two!  They are so much fun, so incredibly good at what they do, and down to earth!  I know that when we get our family photos done (yes, we get photos done, too!), I’m scheduling time with them!

Leah and Anna are the faces of Tart Beauty located in downtown Bellingham. They provide makeup and hair services on site for your wedding!

The great news is that they don’t just do weddings – this team does proms, homecomings, photoshoot hair/makeup, and more!

Look for their ad space in the upcoming North Sound Couture Wedding Magazine.

Enjoy, Megs

Meet: Leah and Anna of Tart Beauty!

This is Catherine on the day of her consult!  I’m thinking the man that marries her is one lucky man!!  Catherine – you’re gorgeous!

And Miranda for her consult – you are a stunning bride!!! Congratulations to you both!

What a day it was!! Holy moly!  Vanessa is such a striking bride!  She is so fun, mellow and at the same time a perfectionist, and the absolute light in Brian’s life!!  Vanessa rocked her dress – thank you Vera Wang for making my gorgeous bride even more beautiful! Brian and Vanessa hosted their event at Semiahmoo Resort – and it was beyond gorgeous!  Wendy Fisher and the crew did a great job creating a space to celebrate the marriage of these two!  It was a nonstop party until they were sent off in a semi truck (Yeah, Lynden!!) that Brians grandpa had restored.  Photos to come of that!

Vanessa and Brian – thank you so much for letting us be a part of your big day! It was such an honor and so much fun! Enjoy!

Vanessa and Brian’s recipe to success -

Venue – Semiahmoo Resort

Florist – Botanikal Design

Caterer – Semiahmoo Resort

Cake Artist – Mechealle Devries – soooo yummy!

Music/DJ – Whatcom Sound

Officiant – Rick Todd

Gown – Divine Designs Bridal – Vera Wang

Makeup – Tonya Ward with Creative Design in Lynden

Photographer – Evantide Photography

Vanessa and Brian really found a great team of vendors to really nail the theme!  Check out how these flowers perfectly complement both Vanessa and her dress!

Stunning!

Add Brian and it just gets better:-).

Details, details, details.

Aahh, So gorgeous.

We’re not neglecting the fellas here:-)!

We have absolutely been eating up the beautiful scenarios that we have been able to photograph in.

Everyone should ask Aaron what that face means… I’d like to know.

-Megs!

We’d love to hear your comments and you can leave well wishes below!

Jessica and Brandon had an amazing northwest summer wedding!  Beautiful weather, beautiful view and beautiful people.  What more could one want, oh of course, it was a beautiful wedding as well:-).  Meg and I really did have a blast with Brandon, Jessica and the rest of the crew… but I want to get to the photos and I’ll kind of have a running commentary along the way!

Jessica and Brandon’s recipe to success -

Venue – Golf Club at Newcastle

Event Coordinator – Geoffrey Gilmore

Florist – Geoffrey Gilmore

Caterer – Golf Club at Newcastle

Cake Artist – Creative Cake Designs

Music/DJ – Wavelink

Cinematographer – Willowcraft Media

Photographer – Evantide Photography

Newcastle is a gorgeous wedding venue inside…

… and out!

Jessica, you looked amazing!!  And Brandon… you looked fantastic as well!

As a side note, with Brandon’s help, I’m dubbing this one ‘Little House On The Prairie’.  Awesome!!

I’m pretty sure Brandon had no chance at this shot:-).

The Wooly Toad Bar was the perfect setting for a lot of fun photos!

The ladies.

C’mon, how could anyone pass up this shot?

Lebron ain’t got nothing on this billiard king!

The ceremony was absolutely beautiful, a big kudos to Geoffrey Gilmore for all the hard work he put into helping make this day happen!

After the ceremony, we knew at some point we would be able to get some photos with the piper that plays in the evenings.  What we didn’t know was that while they were getting ready to sign the marriage license was right when he would start playing.  These were photos that we had talked up to Jessica and Brandon and they knew they wanted to have them captured, so we booked it down to the hills.  It was so worth it:-).  It was pretty funny, the piper saw the pace that Jessica was moving at and stopped what he was playing and began playing a rushed version of ‘Here Come’s The Bride’.  It was pretty cute.

Seriously, an amazing evening!

I love this big picture angle that Meg captured!

The toasts were both funny…

… and sweet!

I can’t get over this image of Jessica!

You can leave comments and well wishes below.  Thanks for checking us out!