Sarah & Jake

We first met Sarah over Skype from where she was going to college Idaho. With how busy everyone is these days, we love having our first meetings with couples using FaceTime or Skype. In fact, this has quickly become the norm. Wedding planning can be so stressful with so many meetings with so many different vendors. Why not chat it up with your potential photographer from the comfort of your own home?!  Sarah was so sweet, kind, and thoughtful. Her genuine spirit and joy was beaming through the computer screen. Even though we had yet to meet Jake, we just knew it was going to be a perfect fit. The months flew by and July was finally here. Sarah & Jake, along with their friends and families, had put so much preparation into transforming her parent’s Snohomish, WA residence into the perfect Pacific Northwest backyard wedding venue. While July, especially July 5th and on, are notoriously beautiful in the Seattle-Portland area…July 19th, 2014 was looking particularly ominous. Everything was exactly as it had been planned months in advance. Not a detail out of place. Hundreds of white chairs perfectly lined up in front of the custom built shed made by Sarah’s father just for this occasion. Noticing the black clouds, I asked someone what plan B was going to be when it started to pour. The woman gave me a sweet smile and said “No plan B dear…so say a prayer!” Everyone’s prayers were answered and the weather was better than anyone could have imagined. The clouds provided welcome shade and made a beautiful backdrop for photos. Everything was gorgeous and ran smoothly…until the bird-seed departure. I was picking bird-seed and dried lavender out of my hair for a week. Just kidding…that was awesome too, just look at the photos! Dream couple, dream wedding. Congratulations Sarah & Jake!