Sam & Emily's Wedding


Shoot type - wedding

Location - McMenamins Anderson School, Bothell, WA

Client - Sam (she/her), Emily (she/they)



Now that wedding season is over, it's time to look back on some of my favorite weddings I shot this year. This past October, I worked with Sam and Emily to photograph their wedding at McMenamins Anderson School in Bothell, WA, which is about an hour outside of Seattle.


Despite it being an October afternoon in the PNW, Sam and Emily managed to get sunshine and warmth for their ceremony and photos in the venue gardens.


A trend I've noticed as a wedding photographer is that couples seem to be moving away from doing bouquet and garter tosses. Sometimes, though, they'll do some other kind of toss instead. This time, Sam and Emily did a stuffed animal toss. There were a few other unique events in addition to the usual wedding traditions, my favorite being when Emily's mom and her mom's friends opened the dance floor with a performance to Dancing Queen by ABBA. They were truly living out everyone's Mamma Mia dreams (we all fantasize about being in the Mamma Mia universe, right?).

Smiling bride in white off-shoulder gown holds a vibrant fall bouquet of sunflowers and red roses outdoors.
Bride in off-shoulder white ball gown smiles holding a cascading sunflower and red rose fall bouquet outdoors.
Black and white photo of a bride in an off-shoulder gown holding a floral bouquet outdoors.
Wedding party in magenta and teal attire poses together under a twisted arch in a lush garden setting.
Wedding party in magenta dresses and burgundy vests poses under a rustic arch surrounded by autumn foliage.
Large joyful wedding party with two brides and attendants in magenta and teal dresses celebrate outdoors.
Bride receives her colorful sunflower and fall flower bouquet from a bridesmaid with red hair outdoors.
Close-up of a cascading bridal bouquet featuring sunflowers, red roses, and orange blooms with greenery.
Light blue wedding vow books with floral design and a diamond ring resting on green foliage.
Bride walks down the aisle with parents holding a vibrant sunflower bouquet at outdoor wedding.
Bride in white gown walks the aisle with a woman in burgundy dress holding sunflower bouquet.
Two brides in white gowns hold hands smiling during outdoor garden wedding ceremony.
Wide shot of guests seated at an outdoor garden wedding ceremony with couple at the altar.
Bride with tattoos reading vows from a book while holding a microphone at outdoor wedding.
Two brides share their first kiss surrounded by rose petals at an outdoor garden wedding.

Other Vendors

I couldn't have gotten all these beautiful photos without the help of the other vendors:

Venue : Anderson School

Wedding Planner : Kissed to Perfection

Videographer : Pixel Dust Weddings

DJ : DJ Kelli

Florist : Stadium Flowers