Dustin and Erin's Wedding Ceremony On An October Sunday At Alderbrook Resort!

Dustin Zerr & Erin Kross

Alderbrook Resort ~ October, 2009

I captured this sweet photo of Dustin and Erin immediately after their wedding ceremony last weekend at Alderbrook Resort. What a beautiful couple ~ what a beautiful wedding day!

Dustin and Erin exchanged their vows in a waterside tent surrounded by their family and friends. We had hankie moments, we had giggles, we had sacred moments and so much more.

Alderbrook Resort is a magnificent property for a wedding ceremony and celebration. Julie Noise, Mark Phelan and the team there is exceptional in every way!

Dustin and Erin - you must return to Alderbrook for every anniversary and celebrate your grand fortune in having found each other!

Brian and Marjan Disler's Inter-Faith Wedding Ceremony At Seattle's Rainier Club...

Brian and Marjan Disler

The Rainier Club

Brian and Marjan's beautiful Inter-faith wedding ceremony at The Rainier Club wove together tradition and ritual from the Jewish and Perisan traditions. Brian and Marjan worked with me to create a robust wedding ceremony that celebrated Marjan's Persian heritage and Brian's Jewish background.

Jen and Jody - www.jenandjody.com - were shooting family photos when I arrived to coordinate all pre-ceremony details. I fumbled for my camera in my bag and took this photo - and I like it! It shows Jen and Jody doing what they do so well and captured my happiness in the moment to be a part of such a magnificent ritual!

Giving Family and Friends "Elegant Jobs" At A Ceremony Sets The Stage For A Wonderful Celebration...

Dion & Jamie Spina ~ Pan Pacific Hotel

photo: http://www.mkippen.com/

I love many things about Dion and Jamie. One of the things that stood out for me on this couple's wedding day is how Dion and Jamie elegantly involved many of their family and friends into the pre-ceremony part of their wedding day.

For instance, they had young boys handing out programs at two doors and at the elevators.

A greeter was staged at the back of the ceremony area, welcoming guests.

The Bride's Father was an absolutely fabulous pre-ceremony coordinator - and probably a wedding planner in a previous life!

I could go on and on - and what is true is that people LOVED being a part of this couple's wedding day. When family and friends have appropriate jobs/tasks, they feel a true connection to the day.

A Very Fun And Uplifting Ceremony On A Sunny Friday Evening at Bothell's Monte Villa Farmhouse...

The "Funsy" Alan & Christina Garvin

Monte Villa Farmhouse '09

Okay, sometimes in this work, you've just gotta smile BIG. And smile I did on Alan and Christina's wedding day. Alan and Christina were married on a Friday evening at the Monte Villa Farmhouse - an idyllic evening in all ways.

What I truly appreciate about this couple is their generous and appreciative natures and how we worked to create a very fun and uplifting wedding ceremony - one that set the tone for the evening's celebration.

Alan and Christina - I wish you much, much happiness. I left your wedding with such a happy feeling in my heart... isn't the Monte Villa Farmhouse the most lovely venue in such a crazy "corporate" park?!