Thursday, November 12, 2009, 08:17 AM
It was as if the dark rainy clouds parted just for Johanna and Chad this past Saturday. Warm-golden, crisp, delicious light broke through the rain for some of the most radiant light I have ever had the honor of working in. It was like a dream. Fall weddings are always special to me. It is my personal favorite season and this is a wedding that did the fall season justice! Johanna & Chad's celebration was like a fall festival! With reds, golds, oranges, browns... smores, the smell of a burning fire, smiles, candle light, apple cider, coffee beans & warm cozy lighting that seemed to hug everyone in the room. It was a perfect day that reflected them and their adventurous, outdoor-loving spirits. 

The wedding took place at the Rainier Club downtown Seattle. It might be one of our new favorite venues in Seattle. It is rustic, elegant with a touch of "eeriness" that is endearing and quite intriguing. Michelle Engvall Coordinated this lovely event and it is always a joy to work with such a great coordinator. I cannot stress to my couples enough how important the roll of a coordinator is into achieving the overall vision for the day and making things move flawlessly throughout. The flowers were absolutely breathtaking. My favorite bouquet of the season goes to miss Johanna's bouquet. Her wonderful florist, Julie Borrud of Bella Rugosa did an excellent job with all of the florals at the event. 

What an amazing day this was to be a part of! Johanna and Chad we are so very happy for you. Thank you for allowing us to be there with you and giving us complete and total trust :) A few of these are some of my all time favorite captures. 

The Team:
Venue: Rainier Club
Coordinator: Michelle Engvall
Florist: Bella Rugosa





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fer juaristi says: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 05:36 AM

amazing work sarah, you rocked every click!

Francis Aldana says: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 10:49 AM

The silhouettes on these are bananas! home run sarah! as always, your lighting is insane and ridiculously disgusting.. (in cali, that's a good thing).. you rocked it as always. thank you for the inspiring photos once again..

Lesley says: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 12:08 AM

Wow, please tell me her shoes are comfortable, cause I would like a pair please! Yes please! :)

Rachel Boekel says: Monday, November 16, 2009, 07:48 AM

the last one is magnificent. ooohhh eeee :)
As usual your posts blow my mind, you have great brains that see things beautifully. :)

Rachel Boekel says: Monday, November 16, 2009, 07:25 AM

the last one is magnificent. ooohhh eeee :)
As usual your posts blow my mind, you have great brains that see things beautifully. :)

sean says: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 12:49 PM

love the sunset window silhouette shots

Lindsey Brittain says: Saturday, November 14, 2009, 04:26 PM

Great wedding! Love the last one! Great perspective!

URSULA says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 11:09 PM

GORGEOUS AS ALWAYS - YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION -

Isabelle Paille says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 02:49 PM

W-O-W. MANY epic pictures in there. You guys rock.

Isabelle Paille says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 02:48 PM

W-O-W. MANY epic pictures in there. You guys rock.

sarahrhoads says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 01:10 PM

I can't take all the credit on these guys! Chris got some of the coolest shots in this set ;)

Alli says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 12:45 PM

Love the socks. It always shoes so much of their personality! Love it.

Alli says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 12:39 PM

Love the socks. It always shoes so much of their personality! Love it.

Alli says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 12:35 PM

Love the socks. It always shoes so much of their personality! Love it.

Alli says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 12:33 PM

Love the socks. It always shoes so much of their personality! Love it.

Caitlin says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 11:59 AM

Gorgeous :) Love the ring shot too!

deb schwedhelm says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 10:45 AM

i swoon over you and the magic you create...each and every time. love all of these. deb

Mel McLellan says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 09:35 AM

Last shot = pure awesomeness!! Wonderful work Miss Sarah! :)

Kip says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 09:31 AM

Real.

Kip says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 09:30 AM

Un...

Marissa Rodriguez says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 09:26 AM

The way you tell stories with your photos always amazes me! Simply amazing!

Meghan says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 09:22 AM

LOVE the picture of the rings on that old telephone! So cute and different!

Bianca Valentim says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 09:07 AM

This is so different!
Love the silhouette, her shoe and the cool socks!
AMAZING job!

ron storer says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 09:06 AM

from one friend to another...

beautiful, just beautiful.....my favorite. passion and creativity

ron storer says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 09:03 AM

from one friend to another...

beautiful, just beautiful.....my favorite. passion, creativity and newness.

Alexandra says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 08:58 AM

I LOVE that first image!!!!! Stunning! Should be on a big canvas in their living room :)

shannon leith says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 08:56 AM

i went back and forth back and forth back and forth on these photos............ sliding that bar all over the place. i love these. that last one is officially the best.

Alexandra says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 08:55 AM

I LOVE that first image!!!!! Stunning! Should be on a big canvas in their living room :)

Rensche van Dyk says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 08:47 AM

Amazing shots! You guys are brilliant:) I love the bride's shoes, and the socks of the grooms and grooms men, excellent idea.

Gina says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 08:28 AM

AMAZING girl. Love love love the sunkissed window shots. SO creamy and beautiful! Way to work this out in less than 48. That it self is amazing.

matthew says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 08:26 AM

Beautiful Sarah. Great storytelling with your images.

rafa shea says: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 08:25 AM

you are amazing

Monday, November 2, 2009, 08:38 AM
Ken & Hillary are the type of couple that walk in a room and light up the place. They have big hearts, big smiles & big personalities. It's like in high school when you have that beautiful couple that everyone wants to be around... that is Ken & Hillary, people just gravitate to them. Ken is a talented producer out of L.A. and Hillary is one of the most nurturing, loving people you could ever meet and is a nanny-extraordinaire. Their wedding was in Boston at the State Room. They decided to do the wedding in Boston because that is where Hillary is from, and they met there while attending Emerson College. 

People traveled far and wide to be with them on their big day. This wedding had some of the funniest people in the world all in one place for the evening. I have never laughed so hard at a wedding in my entire life. Ken's best man honestly gave the most epic toast I have ever experienced, people were rolling. By the end of the night my abs had a full work out and my cheeks burned from laughing so hard. This was a true group of funnies..... to the max. Ken & Hillary's family treated everyone like family. They were warm, caring and truly joyful. I can't say enough about the amazing quality of people at this wedding. hearts of gold... each and every one of them.

Ken & Hillary rented a trolly to get everyone around Boston for their photos beforehand, it was a blast. We went over to Boston Public Gardens  for their photos. The leaves were changing and it was beautiful. Boston is a city full of  back-story, rich in soul and character, it is a city that tells it like it is, it's an honest city, but its honesty makes it so very charming; much like these two. I felt truly honored to be in Boston with them on their big day.

Venue/Catering: State Room in Boston, MA
Hillary's Dress: Monique Lhuillier








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Christian Ortega says: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 03:52 PM

Fantastic photos. I was at this wedding. You guys were so low-key I hardly knew you were there! Great job :)

Jet Kaiser says: Monday, December 28, 2009, 12:33 PM

The shoes & the cityscape....OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD. My favorite shoe shot of all time!

lip21 says: Monday, December 7, 2009, 02:15 PM

Great job !
I love this eye !
A new experience for me and a big example to follow!

More again!

Sara Rambo says: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 05:48 PM

Love love love. par usual. :)

Sara Rambo says: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 05:46 PM

Love love love. par usual. :)

Vania -SimplyBloom Photography, LLC says: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 10:45 PM

that skyline-out-of-focus-shoe-shot = the bomb!

Vania -SimplyBloom Photography, LLC

Latasha says: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 06:19 AM

What a beautiful wedding! Loved the photos!!

Latasha says: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 06:19 AM

What a beautiful wedding! Loved the photos!!

Julie says: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 07:30 PM

Heart stopping.

michelle says: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 05:18 PM

gorgeous. you're very clever x

Ashley Rose says: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 01:19 PM

sooo beautiful. i dont know how you manage to out do yourselves every wedding. such beautiful work!!!! love love love :)

Kristie says: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 11:57 AM

"WOW" to the "ZER" amazing!!!!

Alisa Joy says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 09:58 PM

when my other inspirations fail me, I know I can come to Rhoads and find an unbelievable post. Thanks for being consistently amazing!

appleM00N says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 08:34 PM

oh my.

Caitlin says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 07:35 PM

oh my lord, these are SO beautiful!

Beth says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 05:50 PM

Amazing and beautiful!

Jane Hasty says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 05:45 PM

Wow wow wow~!

Lisa says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 05:24 PM

My oh my, that ceremony and reception venue is something else! I love all these photos but especially love the bride reading her letter and the one just of the groom straight after. You guys continue to rock more and more! (How is that possible?!)

mikhail says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 03:32 PM

amazing couple and photos! wow!

mikhail says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 03:31 PM

amazing couple and photos! wow!

Allison Davis says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 11:42 AM

love this wedding! amazing mix of documentary and portraiture. love it all. great job. :)

Megan Saul says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 11:05 AM

beautiful

Marissa Rodriguez says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 10:36 AM

The shot of the bride and then the little note melts my heart! I love how you tell their story with photos, you guys are just awesome!

Stephanie Castillo says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 10:11 AM

Great shots! I luv the location!

Kaity says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 09:08 AM

This wedding is wicked cool! :-) Great shots!

Paula says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 08:47 AM

Gorgous! Loved the Boston Trolley Train shot.

Paula says: Monday, November 2, 2009, 08:46 AM

Gorgous! Loved the Boston Trolley Train shot.

Thursday, October 22, 2009, 08:23 AM
Heather & Alina are strong, beautiful, independent, down to earth, ambitious, thoughtful, gracious and caring. From the time we were first introduced by Jesse and Travis (their fantastic coordinators) I felt like we were old friends. Their wedding was a true reflection of their hearts for one another. It was one of those weddings that I shed a few tears because their love for one another was overwhelming in the best possible sense of the word. They are the type of people who say "thank you" for everything possible because they truly mean it. It's amazing how far those two little words can go with me. We could all take a little lesson in "graciousness" from them.

It feels so good to be back in Seattle, it was like it turned fall overnight. The leaves crunching beneath my feet, the foggy mist, the bright reds, yellow's and oranges take my heart every year. This truly is a magical season. Especially in Seattle, I don't know what it is about fall here but it is especially colorful and "Autumn-like". If I could live in a constant state of fall I would... but then again it wouldn't quite be fall without the expectation of winter :)

Coordinators: True Colors Events
Catering: Herban Feast
Venue: Sodo Park





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Julie h says: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 11:29 PM

you two are just killing it with all of the gorgeous light in your latest posts especially! I melt.

Kara Wieler says: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 01:22 PM

Wow, what a wedding! I love the details, the colors, the venues, the outfits. Amazing. Gorgeous shots guys, the fifth one is so simple but yet so gorgeous, and love all the gorgeous sunlight!

Eric Wyttenbach says: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 01:21 PM

I was there! I have been coming back to this site daily ever since the wedding waiting to see how the images came out - VERY impressed. Nice job

Heather says: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 01:14 PM

Wonderful job. I love all your stuff but I really love how you make me love even the smallest detailed things that most would overlook.

Kayleen T. says: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 12:08 PM

I love weeks when Sarah Rhoads blogs everyday! It makes my eyes happy! Love the pix!

Marissa says: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 10:31 AM

Such a gorgeous couple! I'm loving everything about this shoot! :)

Kevin says: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 09:58 AM

I love the 12th shot (guy with tie), what type (focal length) of lens was used to make it?

imthiaz houseman says: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 09:57 AM

what a romantic wedding. stunning work you guys did fantastic documenting their love for one another.

emily says: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 09:51 AM

what an absolutely beautiful set. Sarah these are so moving, just warms my heart on this cold October morning. Beautiful work!

Briony says: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 09:22 AM

i love her freckles...beautiful! they had some amazing venues. wow!

josh mccullock says: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 08:56 AM

holy schnikes, that reception venue is awesome!
great job Sarah!

jena says: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 08:50 AM

gorgeous, gorgeous photos. I just love your work - i always walk away feeling the romance of the weddings you shoot. fantastic job and beautiful couple!

Saturday, October 10, 2009, 12:08 PM
Emily & Sam are thoughtful, genuine, considerate, salt of the earth kind of people. They wear their hearts on their sleeves... much like me. Their wedding was real, authentic, relaxed and the details were amazing :) Emily has a real knack for details. Chris and I felt so honored to be there with them. 

Emily & Sam got married on Bainbridge Island where Emily grew up. The day was absolutely breathtaking. The sun was out, water surrounded us, the air was crisp, the leaves were just beginning to turn. There is just something magical about September weddings. If we could go back and do it all over I think Chris and I would have a September wedding. That month between summer and fall gets over looked often, but it is a little gem.  I always tell people that if they want the best of Sarah Rhoads to talk to me in September every year because that is when I peak. That is how much I love September :) 

Coordination: Kelsey Eads of Sugarcomb Event Design
Ceremony: Grace Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island



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Susan says: Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 10:50 PM

Ahhhh....so lovely and magical!

Emily Angell Hendricks says: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 10:29 AM

There are no words!! We are so blown away by these photos and we were so happy to have two friends like you and Chris with us on our wedding day. Thank you for capturing the magic and glow of our wedding.

imthiaz houseman says: Monday, October 12, 2009, 09:02 AM

wow, these are stunning.

kari says: Sunday, October 11, 2009, 01:19 PM

those fiel shots are breathless!!!

galaxie says: Sunday, October 11, 2009, 02:30 AM

Dear Sarah. i'm so sorry to hear about your grand mother. i lost my grandmother 3 years ago and i still miss her SO much. you have one more beautiful angel smiling & watching over you as you go on rockin the world around :)

Jane Hasty says: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 03:57 PM

Beautiful! What a perfect capture of a gorgeous day!

Andy Ostafi says: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 03:46 PM

nice ;)

Meaghan Cook says: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 03:31 PM

What a sweet as pie wedding. Did she mean to match the blue in her dress with her eyes? Looks amazing!

clarah says: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 02:31 PM

i'm breathless....this is absolutely beautiful!!!
man, there are no words...
*sigh*

great job!

Janet McK says: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 01:15 PM

I love the one where she's hugging him from behind! So much love :D

Dorothy Huynh says: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 01:00 PM

YES! First comment? These images are amazing. You inspire me :)