minta and michael . part one

welcome minta and michael, the first installment! my family and minta’s family have been close friends since before we were born and so we grew up like cousins (i thought we WERE cousins until i was about 10 and sorta put two and two together).  it was such an honor to be able to photograph this amazing girl who i love and respect so much and her new husband (who i just love!) on their wedding day at the seattle temple. these two are crazy  in love and I LOVE IT. 

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the next few made me melt when i first saw them; minta is absolutely glowing and i love all of her 
bridesmaids oohing and ahhing over her!
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the little men stealing the show!
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sunshine JUST for minta, the rest of the week was rainy!
the wedding party:
the parents
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nieces and nephews
the bride and groom taking a break
check out the KISSING COUSINS series…
porter (third from right) taking notes
making the move…
aaaand wipe it off. awesome. 
orderly bridesmaids and groomsmen:
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the REAL bridesmaids and groomsmen!
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a few pictures on temple grounds:
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minta and michael are nothing if not jokesters- i won’t tell what michael did to make her laugh, but trust me. you would have laughed too. =) this is not the only shot i have of them throughout the day laughing their guts out!
 
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more to come from the reception and our off site shoot…

the [ p ] family

holy freaking cute. i had SO much fun taking pictures with bart, jill and baby holden! the weather was completely uncooperative, but in the end i think it worked in our favor. the umbrella kinda started as a necessity but ended up being such a fun addition to the pictures. so fitting for a seattle family, don’t you think?
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pollard008these ones are my favorite, how sweet are these little moments?
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isn’t jill gorgeous?! she kills me. 
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love the little scowl in this one. haha!

bounce baby

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well, i’m out of here. again. this time to a little town called 
new york ciiiitaaaay!

can’t wait! so i will be returning most e-mails and phone calls next week. but don’t be surprised if i make time for a little blog update here or there, at least from my phone. =) and do any of you have any fantastic off the beaten path nyc spots you care to share? do tell. 

oh, and if that picture of max and his main squeeze jumping like a couple of crazy people doesn’t put a smile on your face, i don’t know what will!