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Erica and Scott stop for a kiss after their wedding ceremony at the Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club with a spectacular view of Mt Si and the Cascade Mountains in the background, as some dark clouds move off to the north. Here are a selection of highlights from all of the photos that were made.

Erica and Scott were blessed with great weather to suit the naturally beautiful setting of their wedding ceremony and reception. They were so much fun to work with and watch them with all of their friends and family over the course of the day.

Photographs by Seattle Wedding Photographer Daniel Sheehan. He creates people and wedding photography in an artistic, editorial fashion with classic photojournalist style. Visit his newest website eyeshotphotos.com to see samples of all of his work as a Seattle Photographer.

Here is the large group wedding panorama portrait of everyone at Erin and Clives wedding. I almost hate to post them on the blog because they look so small compared to the original print I give client which measure 12″ x 36″ . At that size you can clearly see all the detail of everyone in the photo. Something gets lost seeing it at this size and resolution. Photographs by wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan, a Seattle photographer who specializes in people and portraits and travels to photograph weddings in a photojournalist style that is real, artistic and unobtrusive. Named the best Seattle wedding photographers by the Wedding Photojournalists Association.

All photographs on this website are by Daniel Sheehan © 2010. All Rights Reserved. Please inquire for permission before using.

Ryan and Christine were delighted to see the Valentine theme decorated wedding bed at their suite at the W Hotel as Ryan carried Christine over the threshold in the age old tradition. The giant heart made of chocolates surrounded by red rose petals took them by complete surprise as they entered their wedding chamber. It was after all the eve of Valentines Day so it might have been suspected that one of their friends or sisters might have sprung the surprise on them. I am sorry I did not stay long after this picture was made so you will have to check with Ryan and Christine to see how many chocolates were left for the morning.

I just wanted to post a couple of quick pictures today. I still have to go over the whole mass of images, process and edit them down to a presentable collection to tell the story of their wedding day. Christine and Ryan both had had a long day of wedding preparations. They were married at a ceremony at the First Free Methodist Church on Queen Anne. The reception was at the fabulous Sodo Park and there was a lot of dancing after some great food by Herban Feast.

Then when it came time to leave it was pouring rain. The streets of Seattle look great at night in the dark and wet reflections of streetlights, traffic lights and building signs bouncing of the puddles. It reminds me why they sometimes hose down the pavement before shooting a movie at night. It makes the city look alive.

Ryan shook hands with their driver as Christine heads for the lobby out of the rain, after they exited the Bentley which brought them from Sodo Park to the W Hotel. When they entered the lobby and headed for the registration desk, the people in the lounge gave them a hand of applause as they went by. Everyone had a big smile on their face as we strode past including the security man by the elevators.

All photographs on this website are Daniel Sheehan © 2010. All Rights Reserved. Please inquire for permission to use.
Photography by wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan, a Seattle photographer who specializes in people and portraits and travels to photograph weddings in an artistic and unobtrusive photojournalist style. Named best Seattle wedding photographers by the Wedding Photojournalists Association.

Ali Pole and Nick Elsberry were married at the Farm Kitchen in Poulsbo, a beautiful warm sunny September day. It was a great day out in the country. the setting was beautiful with all of the flowers there in bloom. Ali and Nick were so meant for each other it was so obvious to all. Even Nick’s identical twin brother knew it and jokingly toasted them. He told all that since he could remember, he and Nick had been close and shared everything since they were very young and that nothing would change now just because Nick was getting married to Ali.

The Farm Kitchen in Poulsbo is a delightful place for a wedding celebration and reception, in a gracious country setting with great food in one beautiful place. The Farm Kitchen was converted from a run down old farm into a unique event facility with an 18 acre organic farm and a commercial kitchen offering simple, fresh food wonderfully prepared and served, making it a great venue for weddings.

Here are a selection of highlights, some of my favorite images from their wedding day that show how their wedding celebration went.

I went back with them and got my final images of Ali and Nick on the Washington State ferry back from Poulsboro with the skyline of Seattle in the background and then below outside the Edgewater Hotel where they were spending their wedding night.

It was another long but beautiful wedding day and they and I are very happy with the wedding photos to remember it all.

Photographs by wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan, a Seattle photographer who specializes in people and portraits and travels to photograph weddings in a photojournalist style that is real, artistic and unobtrusive. Named the best Seattle wedding photographers by the Wedding Photojournalists Association.

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I had photographed Mollie and Justin’s engagement in the Seattle Arboretum last year and we had a good time walking around making pictures there and it was fun working with them. Months later then I again had a great time photographing their wedding at Willows Lodge in Woodinville, WA The garden at the Willows Lodge, which is just across from the famous Herb Farm restaurant, is a great location for an outdoor wedding and the ballroom perfect for a reception. Mollie and Justin had a warm, and wonderful wedding there. The wedding ceremony was in the gazebo which was really stunning and was adorned by a beautiful floral arrangement. I like shooting weddings there because there are so many places to go off and do pictures with different backgrounds. The panorama large group portrait was easy to do there as well. I will post it sometime later. Here are some selected highlights and a web gallery with some more just below.

Justin reenacts his proposal of marriage with his best man.

Mollie and Justin asked me to shoot them with this sign for the thank you card they were planning to send out to their guests.

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Wedding photography by wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan, a Seattle photographer who specializes in people and portraits and travels everywhere to shoot weddings in a photojournalist style that is real, straightforward, subtle and unobtrusive. Daniel was named among the best Seattle wedding photographers by the Wedding Photojournalists Association.

All photographs on this website are by Daniel Sheehan © 2010. All Rights Reserved. Please inquire for permission before using.

Here is the large group panorama wedding photograph from Monte Whitbeck and Annette Barniville’s wedding celebration, a Black and White Masquerade Wedding party on Halloween at the Tibbetts Creek Manor, in Issaquah. It was a rocking good celebration of Monte and Annettes wedding which actually took place not long before in Fiji and they just wanted to celebrate it with all of their close family and friends and Halloween was a great time for a party. Wedding photography by wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan, a Seattle photographer who specializes in people and portraits and travels everywhere to shoot weddings in a photojournalist style that is real, straightforward, subtle and unobtrusive. He was named among the best Seattle wedding photographers by the Wedding Photojournalists Association.

All photographs on this website are by Daniel Sheehan © 2010. All Rights Reserved. Please inquire for permission before using.

A projection on the ceiling of a room at Tibbetts Creek Manor

Monte Whitbeck  and Annette Barniville celebrated their wedding by throwing  a Black and White Masquerade Wedding  party on Halloween at the Tibbetts Creek Manor.  I just finished the final edit and I wish to present a selection of highlights here before we get into the total swing of  celebrating Christmas. It was a rocking good celebration of Monte and Annettes wedding which actually took place not long before in Fiji and they just wanted to celebrate it with all of their close family and friends and Halloween was a great time for a party. DJ Leslie of Seattle Parties was on hand to spin the music and everyone had a ball. Something about a masquerade ball that makes people feel free to express themselves on teh dance floor. This was one great party to photograph as the dance floor was full of pictures to be made. As wedding photography goes it was a very different and special celebration to photograph compared to shooting regular wedding photography.

Annette after sh first put on her mask.

In one room slides of the actual wedding were projected onto a wall for guests to see.

Annette and Monte in the studio we set up for all the guests to be photographed.

Wedding portrait of the bride and groom with their family in the studio.

The bride and her ladies in waiting.

Aside from a smally white cake on the top, the rest of the wedding cake consisted of cupcakes with fresh strawberries on top. The whole cake can be seen below.

Making toasts  and cutting the cake.

Annette and Monte were on the dance floor for a good part of the evening.

Getting ready to say goodnight.

Below is a more extensive  gallery of more highlights from the evening. Wedding photography by Seattle wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan. SEATTLE PHOTOGRAPHER Daniel Sheehan also specializes in people and portraits and shoots assignments in a photojournalistic style that is real, straightforward, subtle and unobtrusive.

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This first wedding picture is of the moment just before Judah gets his first look at his bride to be Sarah.

The wedding pictures from Sarah Hess and Judah Stevenson wedding at the Tyee Yacht Club took some tough editing. There were a lot of good ones to choose from but these are the ones I have come down to for posting here. There are ten wedding pictures below and  a web gallery at the bottom with a score or more. This was such a wonderful wedding to be a witness and to document. Sarah and Judah are such a creative, thoughtful and beautiful couple. The getaway at the end of their wedding was a special event in itself, a cruise to the Woodmark Hotel in Kirkland via the “Seneca”, a 38 foot, 1958 Chris Craft,

Their wedding cake sat atop a multi tier of cupcakes in different flavors.

Sarah’s Dad walking her down the aisle.

Twisting the night away.

Making their escape to the boat dock.

A Bon Voyage from the dock of the Tyee Yacht Club to the wedding couple on board the Seneca.

Crusing Lake Union with the Seattle Skyline and Space Needle in the background.

Judah carries Sarah over the threshold to their room at the Woodmark Hotel for their wedding night.

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Over the past year I have heard of a few of Twittered marriage proposals, but this video posted to YouTube recently takes the cake for the most unconventional Twitter and Facebook updates. During his wedding ceremony, Dana Hanna whipped out his mobile device and not only changed his relationship status to married on Facebook, but also sent out a tweet announcing that the couple had become man and wife. The whole scene was captured on tape and posted to YouTube, so you too can check out the non-traditional altar activities of the newlyweds. Dana explained his actions by saying “I have a lot of family scattered around the country and we all use Facebook a lot to keep in touch. So when Tracy and I were engaged, most of my family found out via Facebook because we updated our statuses. I surprised not only my guests, but also Tracy by pulling out my phone and posting on Facebook and Twitter from the altar during out wedding. This was just done to be funny – we really don’t Facebook THAT often. I had her phone ready in my pocket, so when she asked for it I could hand it to her. No one knew about this except the minister, and myself.”

Although I am an occasional Twitterer and somewhat avid Facebook user, updating my status at the altar falls somewhere outside my comfort zone. Let us wish wish the social media super users a lifetime of happiness together.

This was Jodi’s grandmother’s bracelet. She was getting ready to wear it to her wedding.

So here are the rest of Mike Zawacki + Jody Sanders wedding highlights. There are a lot more on the client page of the website but this is the place for a quick look see of how the wedding photo story unfolded.

The necklace goes on with help from mom.

It takes a wedding party to get a wedding party ready for a wedding.

The wedding ceremony took place at St. Benedict Church in Wallingford.

The wedding party together stopped on at Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, on the way to the wedding reception at the Edgewater Hotel.  The light was very nice just before sunset. that day had been raining but we had the usual sun breaks at just the right time for pictures. I have always loved the sculptures of Richard Serra, and WAKE is one of my favorite pieces of his. Here are Jody and Mike with their wedding party with WAKE at SAM

And then the kiss.

As we walked on through the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park the sun went through some clouds and it looked so cool as the sun set.

Mike dipped  Jody at the end of their first dance together on the dance floor of the Edgewater Hotel.

And lord did everyone dance!

I met my match as a wedding photographer emerged from the ring bearer.

And Jody was feeling pretty good as the evening wore on. I have collected some more highlights form the wedding and put them together into a slide show just below. Enjoy the party.

I wish to thank Jody and Mike for asking me to witness and photograph their wedding . It was one of the best times I had this year. These guys know how to have serious fun.

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