Kate McElwee Photography

I’m busy busy busy right now, finishing up editing a couple of weddings and thinking about packing my bags for three glorious weeks of vacation (wahoo!)  But I had to share a couple of teaser photos from Alysia & Philip’s session last week.

I met with Philip and Alysia and their doggies at Gasworks Park for some “family” shots (and one of their gorgeous doggies decided to go for a quick dip in Lake Union!) then we headed over to the Olympic Sculpture Park just as the sun was setting.  The light was so crazy orange, it was really pretty.  We did a quick tour of our favorite sculptures before heading back home to the warmth.  Enjoy your teasers guys, and thanks for a fun afternoon!

Last Tuesday, I met with Anne and Peter, one of my June ‘09 couples, for their engagement session.  They suggested the park at South Lake Union, and honestly I was a bit nervous about it.  Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE photographing new places … but I’d passed through before and been decidedly unamazed by the teeny tiny new park.

Well, it turns out that the park - and even more so The Center for Wooden Boats, right next door - is an absolute gem of a spot.  There are so many cool features and textures and colors … and it was tons of fun playing around with the boats.  The kind folks at The Center for Wooden Boats gave us pretty much free reign and it was fun picking our favorite boats for the photos.

Thank you Peter and Anne for a very fun session, and for opening my eyes to a great new engagement spot in Seattle.  I owe you!

Last Sunday, I met up with Jody and Aaron, and Aaron’s awesome kids Morgan and Ethan, for a family style engagement session.  We started at The Blue Star Cafe in Wallingford (huge thanks to the staff there for letting us take over the bar for our photo session!) then headed on to Gasworks Park and Green Lake.  They were such a fun family to work with, and the kids were amazing for the whole afternoon.  Enjoy your teasers and see you on the big day in November!

Last Wednesday, I had a super-last-minute engagement session with Chrissy and Milo - I’ll be photographing their wedding this coming Sunday!  We split our session into two parts - first, I showed them around my favorite corners of Post Alley and the market, then they introduced me to Alki Beach (I can’t believe I had lived in Seattle so long without ever visiting Alki!)

On July 4th, I met with Hailey and Stan who had traveled all the way from Spokane to have their engagement photos taken!  We met at Pike Place, late morning, where I was expecting it to be cool and calm - I had no idea that the market would be open on such a big holiday, and of course it was crazy there!