Photographer: Black Cat White Cat Photography

Coordinator: Bella Signature Design

Caterer: Herban Feast

Dress: La Belle Elaine

Makeup: Laura Mercier at Nordstroms

Hair: Salon 7

Amelia and Brian, though I have only met you for a few short hours, I can tell how happy you are being with each other from your beautiful pictures, I wish you both a lifetime of happiness!

Groom looking sharp!

The guys:

Bride and her beautiful girls.

Amelia looks so radiant and gorgeous! 

Amelia and Brian had not seen each other before the ceremony.  This is the first time Brian caught a glimpse of her walking out towards the ceremony.

Raarrr, gorgeous couple!

I love the dramatic clouds of the Seattle skyline, perfect backdrop for this gorgeous couple and their wedding party!

This shot and the one above are straight out of camera. 

Brian’s brother Ty is one of the funniest people in the wedding party.  Not sure what inspired him to hop onto that pole …

One thing led to another, we have the bride and groom kissing across a traffic sign …

Great way to start the fun!

Meet Jasper: 

He can be playful:

Very sweet:

And very mischievous:

Yeap, that’s right, he’s been planning an escape.  Jasper’s human Lorrin has an awesome enclosed area so that Jasper can go outside while still fenced in and under supervision.  Look at this innocent face:

Please don’t be fooled.  What gate can stop a determined and smart kitty from getting out?  There you have it, Jasper in the free world!

and king of the roof!

Disclaimer: no kitty has been harmed in the production of these pictures.  Jasper has also voluntarily returned to his human’s backyard.

The minute I met them, I am instantly welcome by Susan’s bubbly and happy personality.  You will see exactly that in these pictures, her smiles are infectious, I had smiles on my face when I was editing these pictures.

Nate is very sweet too.  He was the quiet designated driver that is way better than a GPS, and he understands us, photographers.  He literally pull off to the side of the road of a fast going street with emergency signals when I called out: this is it! this is the place I want to shoot in!

Let’s meet these two lovebirds, we had so much fun spending the afternoon getting pictures done and hang out with another fellow photographer at the workshop.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, that’s why I have to start the sequence of pictures here, because this captures the essence of their personality.   Be sure to read till the end for the slideshow of their session.

They can be sweet like this:

But Susan can never contain her beautiful smile, or maybe cuddling in front of the camera is just a bit funny – now that the table has turned.

This is the location where we almost just parked next to a 4 lane road with traffic going at 50mph next to us.  We decided to play it safe and walk a bit to come here instead.  I think the walk is totally worth it!

We moved on to Huntington Beach, just because we are in CA, I had to touch the sand.   Thank you Susan for bearing with me despite not being a big fan of the sand.   It was quite chilly and windy on the beach, and because of that we had the luxury of an empty beach.

Susan shooting Nate whenever she could.

Nate, did you just make this face after Susan’s camera turned away?

It looks like you are not just a great model for Susan, but also the goofiest target I have ever seen!

Susan, you are beautiful and fun, I wish you so much success in your photography business!  Look at how she rocks the camera here and shows the true face of herself!

Susan, Nate, it was such a pleasure to meet you both!  I hope you get great pictures done of yourselves more often than every 8 years :D

Without further ado, please meet the owners of my business, Zeus the Black Cat, and Xena the White Cat!

See who’s the boss?

Not so bossy now :)

Awww, who can ever say no to this face?

Zeus may look mean here …

But this is really his true face.  Cuter than a button.

This is the face makes my heart smitten every * single * day. 

Xena is the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.  I love her expression on the right here right after I told her not to jump on the top of the drawers – all innocent.

The workshop certainly did not disappoint, I was ecstatic to meet both Jasmine and her husband JD.  And they are both as real and fabulous as they are on the internet.  Here are some images that I captured during the group shoot that Jasmine led.  It was awesome to see how she interacts with the models and how she finds the most creamy mcDreamy light even on a harsh brightly lit day.   Oh, the models are the gorgeous Carlie and Gabriel.  They were one of Jasmine’s first couples and photographers themselves.

Jasmine, JD, and Jasmine’s mom, thank you for such a great day!  Jasmine, thank you for being an open book and sharing everything and caring for everybody’s success!  JD, thank you for all the snacks and organizing the workshop, oh, and for holding and adjusting all 21 of our cameras so that we can pose with Jasmine!   Jasmine’s mom, thank you for the warm hug at the start of the workshop and I’m sure Jasmine’s fabulousness must have come from you! I love you guys!  

Gabriel playing air guitar to its full glory!

Laura getting ready:

Mike is getting ready on the side of the venue.

Laura planned for a first look with Mike and has allocated plenty of time before the ceremony for pictures for just the two of them.  I really love it when couples do that.  The first look is as emotional as the ceremony.  In fact, it made my eyes all teary when I shot the first look.

Mike is anxiously waiting for Laura’s approach.  He could hear her greet some of the family on the way here, and the wait is almost over.

They are so happy to see each other.

 I think this is the part that got to me …  They are such a sweet and loving couple. 

This picture is taken by my very talented second shooter John from a second angle. 

Laura and Mike planned an outdoor wedding at this gorgeous venue, but Seattle weather was extremely unpredictable.  The rain came and went and came back.  Lucikly, Laura had a backup plan!  The indoor space was ready within minutes of notice.

Laura’s emotional walking down the aisle accompanied by her dad. 

Here’s the bridal party!

Who wouldn’t love a sweet face like this?

Little mischievous.  Poor giraffe will be missing some body parts soon.

Janie, Penelope’s mom, is certain that Pe must be also part goat.  She grazes her lawn.

Yummy grass?

Aww look at these beautiful eyes.

Freckled mouth.

Penelope – the top dog!

Mom and Pe.

Doggie ears!

I can never be tired of a seeing a cute face like this.

See the love in these eyes?  — Or is that mommy standing in front with treats in her hands?