Thursday, June 10, 2010, 08:20 AM
Hope & Joel are a creative powerhouse. These two put together a wedding full of whimsy, bliss and overall charm. When I first talked to Hope she had a clear vision for their day... she wanted vintage elements with an Anthropologie flair, incorporating apple cartons, old books and globes. I was giddy with excitement, there is nothing better than when couples have a vision and go after it. I know that it wasn't easy for them to find all of these beautiful old world pieces, but after a lot of hunting these two came up with some brilliant little gems to incorporate. It was loverly on so many levels :)

Our travel weddings are always fun because they allow us to step outside the canvas of what we know and see a location for the first time. Hope & Joel's wedding was right on the Idaho boarder and the landscape seemed to go on forever. The clouds were brewing with flavor the day of their wedding, they looked like they could cry at any moment. Those are my favorite type of clouds... the ones that are on the verge of something.  We went out into the fields and to an old red barn for their portrait session prior to the ceremony. It was perfect. 

These two have become great friends of ours through this process of working with them. Hope can make anyone laugh and her humor is my favorite quality about her.... I believe laughter is one of the greatest gifts you can give a person, and Hope gives it freely. Joel is ambitious and an extremely talented director/videographer. We feel so thankful to know them and be invited into their lives. Enjoy a little bit of Hope & Joel!







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j. Shipley says: Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 06:24 PM

unbelievable.

Carter Moore says: Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 01:19 PM

Wow this is one of my most favorite collections that you have done. The emotions in this wedding are great Sarah

Tenielle says: Monday, June 14, 2010, 05:18 AM

Your work is cinematic.......every shoot....... like quiet stills from an EPIC!!

Truc says: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 05:27 PM

The images in the field are stunning. I love the expanse of sky and land, so beautiful.

Hi-Fi Weddings says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 08:56 PM

omg omg omg!!! i spy vinyl! i spy awesomeness! i spy kickass photos! i spy a feature...maybe if i'm lucky? :):)

looooooooove this so much!

Chris says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 03:42 PM

Sarah!! I'm a big fan..especially the first picture!! Amazing!!

john pascale says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 01:26 PM

I slide through each picture and find i keep going, "oh that's a great idea"... your work insires me

Lydia Jane says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 10:54 AM

Sarah, this is just so beautiful. I love the B&W series of Hope's hair blowing. There's something so intense and beautiful in the photos of the couple together.

Kevin Wrenn Photography says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 10:45 AM

Those landscape shots are rocking my world right now. Lovely collection as usual you guys!

Jen Goulet says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 10:37 AM

OMG! The cutest wedding ever!

Kip says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 09:57 AM

Seriously? Too good.

Alex Rubin says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 09:43 AM

Love the images in the field. I'm excited to see how you style is evolving for this wedding season.

Aaron Snow says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 09:31 AM

Amazing images. Beautiful scenery! Really cute couple.

ShariLee says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 09:14 AM

I am in LOVE with all of these images...what an amazing concept for a wedding!

Briony says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 08:57 AM

These are lovely!

Anda says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 08:54 AM

I wish I could stop commenting, but I can't. This is perfect. Again!

Dennis says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 08:44 AM

Those big shy portaits are great!

taryn kent says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 08:38 AM

i always love your posts.... your photos are always so interesting to look at. always unexpected and something new to see! love that first shot and the one with the horse... ;)

jess says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 08:29 AM

LOVE these! Gorgeous images :)

Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:30 AM
Sacha & Luke are just plain incredible people. Their love for people and amazing character is so evident to everyone they come into contact with. Luke & Sacha are some of the most thoughtful and considerate people you could ever meet.  These two live a life full of adventure and chase after their passions with reckless abandonment. These two get what life is all about if you ask me.

Luke & Sacha are very talented videographers and photographers. There is no greater compliment than to be asked to photograph a fellow creatives' wedding. And their is no better place to be asked to do it than in Banff, Canada ;).  Their day was an absolute dream. Chris and I didn't feel like we worked for a second. Luke & Sacha are the type of people who think of everything. Their day was pure play and adventure. For their portrait session Sacha & Luke scouted out some amazing little spots and the four of us decided it would only be appropriate if we could somehow get to the top of a very high mountain together to shoot some gnarly photos. So we decided to take a gondola ride up a verrrry steep mountain for part of their portrait session! I have never been afraid of heights. but midway up the hill as the little gondola cart was moving around in the wind and I looked down I got a little queasy, eek! But once we got out at the top and looked around at the sheer beauty that surrounded us, it was well worth the rocky little gondola ride to the top :) 

There were so many moments that I just had to stop and smile throughout Sacha & Luke's day. Smile because we had the honor of being right there next to them doing something I love so much, smile because these two beautiful people had found and chose one another among six billion other fish in the sea. That to me is amazing. Enjoy a little bit of Sacha & Luke and our adventures in Banff!



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punam bean says: Friday, June 11, 2010, 09:54 AM

oh sarah, my heart is skipping beats! Amazing!!

Julie Watts says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 03:46 PM

The topography is CRAZY there, huh? I was in Calgary two weeks ago myself...beautiful job!

Truc says: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 01:00 AM

Wow wow, these are so amazing, Sarah! I'm in awe. Wish we could all have wedding photos as incredible as these.

Caitlin says: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 06:49 PM

Holy cow! Can we get some of that scenery over here in Indiana? :) Love it!

matt miller says: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 03:38 PM

the photos are so epic i can hardly stand it! amazing job!!!

Kathryn Post says: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 01:48 PM

I absolutely love your work! I found it through a friend of a friend! I have you bookmarked on my bookmark bar and check it every day! Right after I check my facebook!

maddie says: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 01:41 PM

i've been following your work for about a year now, and i don't think i've ever left you a comment!! my new goal is to let the photographers whose work i admire KNOW IT. your work is stunning, emotional, beautiful . . . i love it. you're a true inspiration!

Spencer says: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 01:25 PM

Flipping amazing shoot!

morgan taylor says: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 09:35 AM

these are great! I cant wait to move to the north west!

morgan taylor says: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 09:34 AM

these are great! I cant wait to move to the north west!

Hannah Taylor says: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 08:54 AM

Those mountains are so so so amazing!!

Kayla says: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 07:22 AM

WOW!!! What a dream! Amazing view! Love these!

Liz says: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 05:21 AM

Enchanting. Really. I've never seen anything like it. Did you all shoot the mountain ones before the ceremony or were the bride and groom just super generous with the in-between time?

heather says: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 03:31 AM

The scenery is unreal. I mean it actually looks unreal like they are inside paintings! Amazing!

Megan Welker says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 11:58 PM

gorgeous location, couple, photos! They scenery is so beautiful it almost looks fake! You are incredible Sarah! Such an inspiration!

Christian says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 11:07 PM

Wonderful shots! I love the vivid colors and wide angle shots.

Mercedes says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 09:24 PM

I love these photos! You captured them so beautifully! Lucky ducks, I want to go the mountains! :)

fer juaristi says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 08:22 PM

Great wedding guys, love it! cheers from MX

Tina says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 06:13 PM

i had to stop on that first one for a couple minutes before proceeding. amazing.

meg says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 05:24 PM

Wow. This reminds me of something out of the "sound of music"!

Justin Wiesinger says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 04:32 PM

Incredible! I especially like the first and last pics... and EVERYTHING in between!

chantal says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 04:32 PM

I want to see the first one blown up reaaaal huge. It's so epic. Looks like a blast..

Nirav Patel says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 03:18 PM

Flippin' amazing guys! These shots are insane and so very original. This post gets a platinum star :). I'm right there with you on gondola's giving you the queasy feeling. Won't go into details but my story didn't end as nice.

Brooke says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 03:03 PM

wow.... that backdrop looks like a total painting! gorgeous!

Melissa says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 02:02 PM

Oh, how I love Banff - that first image is amazing! Great work.

Erika says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 01:52 PM

WOW, that first image. Brilliant.

Geoff Duncan says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 01:30 PM

You killed it! Amazing!

Geoff Duncan says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 01:29 PM

You killed it! Amazing!

Jen Goulet says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 01:10 PM

The first picture just blew my mind right away! Incredible!

maria lang says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 12:24 PM

I had the pleasure of photographing a Chubachi wedding last summer so I can attest to what wonderful people they are and what a wonderful family and group of friends they have! Your images are lovely, beautiful, emotional.. I could go on!!

Alice says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 12:04 PM

Glorious! Not a word I use often, but it totally works here. Loving being subscribed to your blog via googlereader, as you are rocking it hard this year!

Rebecca says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 11:42 AM

Incredible as always x

Mary says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 11:41 AM

sending you guys my medical bills cause the first image made my heart stop. AMAZING wedding!!!

Jennifer Gardner says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 11:38 AM

These are amazing!

Darby says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 11:27 AM

The mountains in the first shot are so amazing! They don't seem real!!!!!

eliesa says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 11:12 AM

Banff is unreal! And so are these images! LOVEe

Stephan says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 11:06 AM

your photos are so f*cking awesome! every time! I love your style and your post processing.

:)

Robert Cristie Photography says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 11:01 AM

Stunningly Breathe Taking!!

daniel usenko says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 11:00 AM

wow Sarah. All of these are so awesome, but the first one is just - WOW

mary says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:58 AM

so gorgeous! those backdrops are unreal, look like postcards!!!

daniel usenko says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:58 AM

wow Sarah. All of these are so awesome, but the first one is just - WOW

Julie Williams says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:57 AM

Great! I've been excited to see what you guys would do with my hometown as your backdrop...awesome!

Evan Vanderwall says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:55 AM

great stuff!

Julie Williams says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:55 AM

Great! I've been excited to see what you guys would do with my hometown as your backdrop...awesome!

Katie says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:55 AM

BEAUTIFUL photos, I'm just in awe! I'm going to be there next year, makes me super excited to visit!

Evan Vanderwall says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:55 AM

great stuff!

kristi wright says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:53 AM

These are so incredible! I am such a huge fan of your work.

carl zoch says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:52 AM

Unreal! First image punched me in the face... and it felt good!

anda says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:50 AM

Holy. The backdrop almost looks fake it's so amazing. Geez you guys -- stop being so awesome!! j/k; please don't.

Lauren says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:46 AM

So wonderful. I've been waiting for months for this post! When Luke & Sacha told us you guys were shooting their wedding, we were crazy stoked for them, and knew that the result would be magic. We have been very lucky to meet these two, and you absolutely captured their amazingness. P.S. I took the shot that graces the Jones soda bottle ;)

Kevin Wrenn Photography says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:45 AM

Epic landscape shots!!! Love the ring shot too!

julie h says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:43 AM

that location is unreal. beautiful beautiful job! :)

Shaun Menary says: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:35 AM

Hotness!

Friday, May 28, 2010, 01:48 AM
Sylvia and Matt are generous, sincere and so unbelievably kindhearted. It is close to impossible to find anything that you don't like about them. You may remember them from their Seattle engagement session a few months ago. These two have an eye and appreciation for modern design and sweet architecture, and like Chris and I, they like to spend hours perusing some of Seattle's greatest mid-century modern furniture stores :). Sylvia and Matt got married at the Four Seasons on one of the prettiest days Seattle has seen in a while. The summation of the day was this; we came, we played, we explored, we laughed, we cried and we all danced our faces off at the end of the night (see last photo in the set haha!). It was a blast of a day with a killer team of people involved. 

We loved how Syliva and Matt really incorporated their personal style into every part of their day; from the flowers, to the cake, to the beautifully designed menu.  All of it was consistent with a "less is more" kind of approach that I really appreciated. We love you Sylvia and Matt, and we hope you are having a blast on the beaches in Spain right now!

Wedding Coordination: True Colors Events
Hair: Colleen Christian
Wedding Dress: Vera Wang
Photographers: Sarah & Chris Rhoads



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Truc says: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 02:37 PM

Amazing photos, Sarah! What a lovely wedding! I love the bride's moves on the dance floor!

Susie says: Thursday, June 3, 2010, 09:05 PM

I agree with Sylvia. These pictures are great. Seeing how you have an eye to capture the perfect pose and picture, it shows. Also, you have the personality to match!

Krystal says: Thursday, June 3, 2010, 08:30 AM

I was at the wedding with Travis and Jesse and you guys and was DYING to see how you both captured the event- and of course, the photos are amazing :) The orange theme just pops and the images of them at SAM are so cool!

Terra says: Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 02:49 PM

I love the photo of the couple on the rooftop with the pool. Is that at the 4 Seasons?

Jeremy says: Monday, May 31, 2010, 06:50 PM

My favorite is with her and the all white background. Really cool. (nice Web site, too!)

Sylvia says: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 03:22 PM

I knew we had the BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE WORLD! You guys totally rock and completely captured the feel of our day perfectly! I can't even tell you how much we love these!

Geoff says: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 03:14 PM

Love these...that Bride can really get down!

Erin Kroll says: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 08:25 AM

You are an architect of memory Sarah. The compositions blow me away. Keep on rocking!

Heather Kincaid says: Saturday, May 29, 2010, 09:51 AM

What an AMAZING location!!! Love love this wedding and your photos. :)

yan palmer says: Friday, May 28, 2010, 09:19 PM

wow sarah wow sarah wow sarah wow. i think i have to write a song about you and chris now. i was going to say you make it look easy, but you know what? you don't. it looks like you worked your butts off for these images and REALLY pushed your creative limits. WELL done.

Darby Cahill says: Friday, May 28, 2010, 05:54 PM

hahahaha, the Lusty Lady billboard is probably one of my favorite things about Seattle. So funny!

T.J. says: Friday, May 28, 2010, 02:58 PM

looks great! love the shot of her pushing on the glass.

gee says: Friday, May 28, 2010, 02:56 PM

awesome! i love it i love it! :)
great work sarah.
i love the details and they look like such a cute couple.
the shot of the bride against the white is my fave...i love her short hair.

Alexa Johnson says: Friday, May 28, 2010, 02:50 PM

Hey guys! It was such an honor to work with you, and I LOVE how you captured the day. I hope to have the chance to work with you again soon! Best of luck with the new abode, too. --Alexa

Anda says: Friday, May 28, 2010, 02:36 PM

So glad you are back here! I adore their menus. I also adore the portrait of Sylvia alone against the pure white wall. And I extra adore the one of her hands on the glass, all Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck style. Awesome job!

Patricia Espedal says: Friday, May 28, 2010, 02:30 PM

These are fabulous! Love these!

DwikoArie says: Friday, May 28, 2010, 02:04 PM

Absolutely fantastic to look at, these are inspiration...

Friday, January 29, 2010, 09:52 AM
Anna & Jose can be best described in one word. Gracious. They are the couple that never ceases to say "thank you" for everything... and to me, that goes so far. Thanksgiving always leads to joy and these two are very joyful. They are also humble, kind and have hearts of gold. They have known each other for forever and dated almost half their lives, it's really sweet. 

Jose is the happy- go-lucky guy who is ALWAYS smiling. Anna is loyal, humble and so encouraging. They are just all around good people. They got married in January and it had been raining for a week straight in Seattle, so we all thought that surely it would do the same on their wedding day. Thankfully, we woke up the day of their wedding and the sun was peeking through the clouds, we didn't get a drop of rain on us until right as the photos were wrapping up! Someone was watching out for Anna & Jose on their big day :)

One thing you will notice is a few images of Anna's grandparents. They came in from Italy to be there for Jose and Anna. Their accents were so mesmerizing and I just thought the two of them together were beautiful. They have been married for a few decades now.. a committed love like that is to be admired. 

Anna & Jose it was so much fun to be a part of your big day! Thank you for being wonderfully you :) 















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sarahrhoads says: Monday, February 1, 2010, 01:32 PM

@John wow john thank you so much for your kind words.. really appreciated hearing those this morning! Rock on to you friend!

John Amunét says: Monday, February 1, 2010, 02:52 AM

This post just blew my mind... You've got an eye for moments and framing unlike any I've seen before! It's always inspiring to see how much effort you put into your work and I think this wedding is right at the top of my favorite wedding photos list.

Thanks for being an inspiration!
-John from Heart Visuals

Vizcara says: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 11:35 PM

You got to admit to yourself that you did a great shot of setting a visual mood in a very difficult situation of that cheap motel room the groom was in. Challanging situation to make something memorable and you pulled it off well. I often find myself in those difficult situations with less than grand locations and perfect models doing the fake wedding shoots. I have to hand it to you for doing a great job in "Any" Situation. That is a true test of a skilled pro shooter. In this day in age I see merely those who make fake blogs or prepackaged perfect staged weddings on those blogs. So seeing this set of images was refreshing.. I tip my hat to you..

Marissa Rodriguez says: Friday, January 29, 2010, 11:44 AM

Every time I visit your blog....I don't have to wonder, I just know. I know it's going to be great. :)

Kelly says: Friday, January 29, 2010, 11:10 AM

Absolutely beautiful. I love the shots of them on the beach and the bridge. Some really clever shots in here, and all wonderfully executed.

Shaun Menary says: Friday, January 29, 2010, 11:07 AM

Beautiful. The 3rd image is magic!

Ruthie P. says: Friday, January 29, 2010, 10:28 AM

Another great wedding! You guys rocked it once again! :)

Ruthie P. says: Friday, January 29, 2010, 10:27 AM

Another great wedding! You guys rocked it once again! :)

David says: Friday, January 29, 2010, 10:08 AM

Great Work Guys!

Jessica Rushton says: Friday, January 29, 2010, 10:05 AM

I have goosebumps!! These are amazing Sarah! Congrats to Jose & Anna :)