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Stephanie & Kylan
Thursday, August 5, 2010, 09:33 AM
Stephanie & Kylan taught me a lot more about the important things in life at their wedding. 
A) I learned to hug better - Kylan might be the worlds greatest hugger. When Kylan hugs someone, he really means it and you can feel the love. 
B) I learned to laugh harder- Stephanie comes from a family of people who cherish laughing, like the kind of belly laughs that give you an ab workout. Those are the best kind.
C) I learned to smile bigger - One of my very favorite things about Steph and Kylan is their smiles when they look at one another or hear the other person's name. It is the kind of smile that is uninhibited, rich, and goes from ear to ear. I just LOVE it. 
D) I learned a lot about humility - Stephanie & Kylan are the type of people who would take the shirt off their back for just about anyone. They are humble and treat people with compassion, love and understanding. 
Bottom line is this, a lot of times you see peoples' true colors on their wedding day. The truth is, Stephanie and Kylan have lots of pretty colors in their rainbow :) We like them a lot. If I were stranded on an island somewhere I would want them with me. 

Their wedding was a true reflection of them. It took place at the Lairmont Manor in Bellingham. These two met back in middle school and re-connected in college and well, the rest is history as they say. They had a beautiful outdoor ceremony on one of the prettiest days the northwest has ever seen. It was gorgeous and what a magical day it was!

Venue: Lairmont Manor
Florist: A New Leaf
DJ: Whatcom Sound
Catering: Market St. Catering




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michele says: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 11:11 PM

you totally found my spots... :) gorgeous work.
Hannalee Photography says: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 11:17 AM

Oh my, what an amazing set of images! Adore the shoes (what girl photographer won't?!) The colors are amazing, so vibrant and festive. Your work is inspiring as always Sarah!
Laine says: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 02:54 PM

These are just absolutely fabulous.
Lillie Louise says: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:06 PM

NIce colours!
Bach in shades,...awesome.
I love the shot of the bride in amongst the thistles.
Sweet.
Denver Wedding Photographer, JasonG says: Monday, August 9, 2010, 01:35 PM

Love the wedding colors - and the way you captured them! Sweet work!
whitney law says: Monday, August 9, 2010, 01:02 PM

so fab. like, def my favorite you've done in a while. yeow!
Josh says: Sunday, August 8, 2010, 10:43 AM

Awesome colors. Always great work from you! Love
Michele DeVries says: Friday, August 6, 2010, 04:25 PM

You are such a dedicated blogger and amazing writer AND an unbelievable photographer. I LOVE this blog!
Shaun Menary says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 09:29 PM

All sorts of good.
danielle says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 04:03 PM

love the colors in the first image. Great seeing you this week. Hope you are feeling better!

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Kate/MagnoliaRouge says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 12:40 PM

Gorgeous colours for a beautiful wedding! Love your work!
Paige Butcher says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 12:40 PM

AHH :) Colorful. Quirky. Awesome.

Kate/MagnoliaRouge says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 12:40 PM

Gorgeous colours for a beautiful wedding! Love your work!
Mary Roy says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 12:18 PM

absolutely stunning!!
Ryan Klos says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 11:33 AM

Just beautiful.
Kip says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 11:12 AM

I love this one. A lot.
Shannon Cunningham says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 11:08 AM

great job sarah! love this last shot!

Jacky says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 10:28 AM

Love Love. As always :)
Charis Warrell says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 10:21 AM

Your work never ceases to amaze me! love it! :D really love the shoes on the books!

AmyPunky Photography says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 10:17 AM

LOVE it!! What a cute couple!!! The colors of the wedding look fabulous!!

Sarah Danaher says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 10:07 AM

Awww, they're ADORABLE!!
Ali Walker says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 09:52 AM

Love this. They're all smiles. And those colors on the reception table are yummy. Lovely work!
Steve Gerrard says: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 09:50 AM

Aces. One of my faves from you in a while. They look like a super-fun couple.
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Jessica & Colin
Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 08:05 AM
Jessica & Colin were so excited to marry one another. It was adorable. They have been together for years and have deep roots. Right now they are gallivanting around Europe for a few weeks and exploring the world. These two had a great wedding in Bellingham a couple of weeks ago at Boundary Bay Brewery. It was our first time out to Bellingham and I think it's pretty safe to say that it is the ice cream capitol of the world. I have never seen so many ice cream places in my life. If I wasn't working I would have been double fisting some serious gelato ice cream the entire afternoon. 

Lucky for us we got to spend the afternoon celebrating with Jessica & Colin and their wonderful friends and family. Look out for their amazing Smilebooth for some laughs later this week.

Coordinator: Danielle Elder
Florist: Kim Zylstra

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Lisa M says: Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 08:38 PM

wow...what a gorgeous wedding! Your work is stunning :)

Truc says: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 07:38 AM

Beautiful couple! Love the portraits!
Julian Beattie says: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 08:29 AM

The shot under the giant red, metal ... things.. are contemporary as all hell. Awesome stuff, Sarah.
Stephanie says: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 11:22 PM

These are absolutely beautiful! Love the colours!
Tim G says: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 04:19 PM

Beautiful work again!! :) Thanks so much for sharing!
Sarah Danaher says: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 02:11 PM

So very, very beautiful. Love the last frame. Scrumptious light.

Harmony Loves says: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 12:14 PM

just stunning... as always! I love those colors together, makes for some sassy images :)
Dorothy says: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 10:51 AM

I love Bellingham!!! :) These frames are so wonderful.

Marissa Rodriguez says: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 10:05 AM

Every time I come to your blog, I know it's going to be amazing. Such a gorgeous wedding and such beautiful captures!
Kip Beelman says: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 09:14 AM

What nice collection.

I love all these detail shots and can't get over her eye fire in the ceremony image - Intense!
Dennis Bullock says: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 08:50 AM

Amazing!
Janet McK says: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 08:47 AM

you had me at "double fisting gelato" :D
Darby Cahill says: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 08:44 AM

These are beautiful, Sarah!
stephanie says: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 08:25 AM

Sarah, your pictures always amaze me! I love this wedding, especially the last picture! I always look forward to your blog posts :) Have a great day. -S
Nathan Leduc says: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 08:21 AM

I'm a big fan of you and your husbands work and this wedding is no exception. The pictures are amazing and just the few that you posted basically show us the whole the wedding in a nutshell. Awesome stuff!
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Leela & Edmund: Part II
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Thursday, July 15, 2010, 08:22 AM
Leela & Edmund had a unique wedding where they incorporated Leela's Hindu roots through a traditional hindu ceremony early in the day and also had a Western ceremony to follow. Part one of their wedding was a beautiful hindu celebration and it be seen here. This was the second half of their day, it was a day packed full of beauty and goodness. 

After Leela & Edmund wrapped their hindu ceremony they changed into their western attire and they had a beautiful backyard wedding on her fathers private estate. There is something so intimate and charming about backyard weddings. I've always loved them. Everyone in their family came together to decorate the backyard and flip it from the hindu ceremony to the western reception and it was just amazing to see. 

The sun came and graced us with this yummy beautiful warm light immediately following their ceremony and I was in heaven. golden light = yum.

Coordinator: Charlene LIbertini
Florist: Rachel Springer
Catering: Dionysus Kitchen
Photography: Chris & Sarah Rhoads



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Truc says: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 07:30 AM

How beautiful is this wedding? I love the images!
mike larson says: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 12:18 AM

I freaking love this wedding! :) nice work, LOVELY light!
shanni says: Friday, July 16, 2010, 05:52 PM

bubbles + husband + wife + sun = bliss.
HannahTaylor says: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 08:31 PM

I love the bubbles picture with the lens flare and the vertical of them kissing in the woods. The light there is so so gorgeous!!!
Dorothy says: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 06:24 PM

the deets at this wedding look amazing... and that light! :)

Anna says: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 04:28 PM

The last photo is exceptional.

Rensche van Dyk says: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 01:59 PM

Beautiful Sarah.
Cat Mayer says: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 08:50 AM

Sarah & Chris - your photographs are colorful and emotional, I love perusing your blog. And your site is so original! Glad I found you.

heather says: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 08:34 AM

I think it's so lovely how they did both. They are obviously very committed to each other. Their mutual love and respect for each other's cultures is going to take them very far.
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Leela & Edmund: Part I
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 07:33 AM
Leela & Edmund have "it."
They've got that magical something that makes a relationship last. Leela and Edmund have a relationship with depth, soul, spirituality and romance. These are the type of people who overcome obstacles in life with tenacity and come out on top. They have passion, charisma and joy. It was a true honor to celebrate their day with them in Maryland a couple of weeks ago.

Leela & Edmund had a beautifully unique wedding that payed homage to both of their roots. The start of the day was a hindu celebration and the second half of the day was a full western ceremony with a change of clothes and the whole nine :) 

All of the colors at this wedding were a dream. I couldn't get enough of all of the beautiful little details that all had sentimental value. The way that this family knew how to celebrate was incredible. The dancing, the drums, the hena, the colors and ceremony, all of it was so inspiring to take in. Chris and I loved it. 

These two are away on their honeymoon in, Thailand!! Every time someone goes to Thailand I want them to pack me up in their suitcase and take me along for the ride... I think I may have been a bit of a third wheel on a honeymoon trip ;) 

Coordinator: Charlene LIbertini





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jane Hasty says: Friday, July 16, 2010, 11:46 PM

Seriously-AMAZING!
Truc says: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 04:53 AM

Amazing photos, and what a lovely wedding!
Lisa says: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 09:19 PM

Gorgeous! I also LOVE the almost kissing shot. It's so intimate and beautiful and made my heart do a little skip : )
Jono says: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 09:04 PM

In all of the Bollywood movies I've watched, I don't remember any of them containing kissing. The frame you have of them almost kissing feels almost taboo to me! Within this context, it feels like you're pushing the envelope while being tastefully explicit about their intimacy. I love that depth.
julie h says: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 05:08 PM

the photo of Leela & Edmund in the woods sitting on the log is haunting. good haunting. so good.
Kevin Wrenn Photography says: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 11:10 AM

WOW! what a wedding! You guys captured so many wonderful moments. The details of the Indian wedding are expansive and you guys really encapsulated them so well. Great team work Sarah and Chris! How beautiful is that dress?!?!
Joseph Richardson says: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 08:53 AM

Nice work! The artwork on he bride's hands is beautiful, and you did a great job of showing that.
Martha says: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 08:30 AM

Amazing, breath-taking, fantastic. Gorgeous ceremony and phenomenal photography!
Sid says: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 08:21 AM

Sarah,
Being Indian, I have been to countless such weddings over my life, and never have I seen a photographer capture it this well.

LOOOOOOVE it!

Great job!!!

These pictures are full of emotion and you have really brought the ceremonies to life.

Adam Kealing says: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 08:11 AM

wow wow wow! Absolutely love the colors and the feel of everything. Wonderful shots as always :)
Channon Zabel says: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 08:01 AM

I was blessed enough to help your friends OLOL shoot a hindu wedding in DC last weekend. It was my first. I kept turning to Whitney and Jesse the entire time saying "thank you! this is making me so happy!" I love all the ceremonies, the music, the dancing, the colors. Such a wonderful celebration of life and love.

Ryan Gladstone says: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 07:46 AM

Great work, as always.The first photo is my favorite.
Katie says: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 07:45 AM

Incredible.

Ryan Klos says: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 07:44 AM

Beautiful captures!

Latasha says: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 07:41 AM

Wow! How spectacular! I especially love the one of them sitting together in the woods. Great work.