Author Archives: Kate McElwee

Beautiful in Bothell: Chris & Nicole’s Wedding

You may remember Nicole and Chris from their engagement session earlier this year … well, it was finally time for their wedding, and it couldn’t have been more perfect. The entire event happened at the Monte Villa Farmhouse in Bothell, another fantastic indoor-outdoor venue.

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Happy Engagement, Happy Birthday! Christa & Shaun

After a glorious sunny wedding on Saturday, the heavens opened again and Sunday afternoon was filled with gloomy gray skies and drizzly rain. Not to worry - my engagement session couple, Christa and Shaun, were all big smiles and bright eyes and made it feel a lot more cheery than it was!

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Romance in Issaquah: Jennifer & Kirby’s Wedding

On Saturday, I had my first wedding of the summer season and we were blessed with beautiful weather - warm and sunny, and even the occasional slither of blue sky! It was the perfect day for an inside-outside wedding, and Tibbetts Creek Manor was the perfect location.

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Come Rain, Hail or Shine: Murray Franklyn Employee Event

On Friday I had an unusual photo challenge: documenting an employee event for Murray Franklyn over in Redmond. The company is launching Redmond Ridge East, a beautiful suburban housing development, and they wanted to celebrate by giving all of their employees a sneak peak.

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April Boudoir Marathon: Teaser Photos!

Last weekend I had so much fun! I had a fully-booked boudoir marathon with ten ladies over Saturday and Sunday - I can’t tell you how exhausted I was by the time I got home Sunday evening, but it was well worth it.

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Lindsay & Dave: Engagement Session Take Two!

On Thursday afternoon, I met up with Lindsay and Dave again to take a few more photos at the UW campus - we were rained off on our first visit. We were relieved to see that the cherry blossoms were still there!

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A Whirlwind Engagement Tour: Tecla & Craig

Although Tecla and Craig live in Tacoma, they were up for coming to Seattle and taking a mini tour of the city with me for their photos - and we finally got to do that this Tuesday!

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Engaged in Snoqualmie: Mandy & Josh

On Sunday morning, bright and early, I headed across to Snoqualmie to meet Mandy and Josh for their engagement session. It was the first time they’d been back together to the spot where Josh proposed, and I’m so glad they chose this special place for our photo session.

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Love in the Springtime: Jenny & Jerrod’s Engagement Session

On Saturday, I headed back to the University of Washington for this weekend’s second engagement session, this time meeting up with Jenny and Jerrod whose wedding I’ll be photographing this summer at the Tyee Yacht Club. Jerrod is currently studying for a PhD at the U, and it was fun having him and Jenny show me all the things I’d previously missed on campus - including the fun gargoyles in the quad, and the magnificent reading room in Suzzallo Library.

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Engagement Session: Lindsay + Dave

It’s been another seriously crazy weekend here - three engagement sessions and counting! I started on Friday afternoon at the UW campus for Lindsay and Dave’s photo session. They wanted to catch the cherry blossoms in bloom, and although the weather was pretty miserable the blossoms were as beautiful as ever. We ended up with about ten minutes there before the heavens opened and we hurried off to location two.

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Elegance at the Court: Erica & Rodney’s Wedding

A couple of months ago, I photographed Erica and Rodney’s engagement session, and after hanging out with them for a couple of hours I was really excited for their wedding. It finally happened on Saturday, and although we weren’t blessed with the same gorgeous weather, it was a beautiful day in every other way.

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Georgetown on a Sunday: Kris & Chris’ Engagement Session

It’s been another busy weekend here. I had Erica and Rodney’s wedding on Saturday (teasers coming in a few days!) and then yesterday afternoon I met up with Kris and Chris for their engagement session. Kris and Chris are madly in love … with Georgetown! I’d never been to the area before, but after just five minutes of looking around I was smitten too. It’s a pretty small area, but it’s packed full of cool bars and pubs, an upscale coffee shop, a very cool looking record store and tons of red bricks, dirty allies, graffiti and other photo-friendly stuff. Heaven!

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