I've been fortunate enough to work with wedding couples who truly are the nicest people in the world. Sarah and Eric fall firmly in that category, and we had a fabulous time over the course of two days documenting their wedding weekend on the island. Eric parent's own one of the smaller islands off Friday Harbor and we spent some time there the day before the wedding getting to know each other. 

Sarah and Eric had their wedding cermony at the Lavender Farm, which can be spectacular if the lavender is in mid bloom around July time. The Lavender Farm makes lavender into pretty much everything, from the obvious cosmetics and oils to a rather intriguing lavender lemonade. 

The San Juan Islands are the #2 ranking wedding destination in the world. You could choose to have your wedding at the historic Roche Harbor, down on beautiful South Beach, or with 360 panoromic views atop Mount Young. Or if you really want to experience the islands and make your wedding day unique, you could hire Spike Africa and be married at sea.

Spike is a freighting and charter schooner. She combines the functional elegance of the 19th century coastal schooners with unobtrusive touches of modern luxury, and makes a stunning backdrop for a wedding. Jill & Ben were married in a quiet harbor near Lopez, and then we sailed around the islands for the rest of the day. A perfectly elegant way to have a small and intimate wedding.

With a weeklong steady barrage of rain, it looked like that Cydni & Adam's plans for a sunny outdoor wedding at Rosario Resort on Orcas would be potentially washed out. And despite everyone crossing their fingers and every other part of their bodies, the rains still refused to relent. Their enthusiasm not detered by the bad weather, the wedding ceremony was hastily moved inside to the historic Music Room of the Rosario Hotel.

Something you should understand is that even though I am your wedding photographer for the day, I am also a second pair of eyes and hands. I've sewn a button back onto the best man's tuxedo, I found missing bouquets, and helped clear up a broken glass or two; all to make sure your day runs smoothly.

Diana & Greg's Wedding Day was unusual in that it spanned two islands; Orcas and Friday Harbor. I shot getting ready photographs and formals at Roche Harbor Resort, which included a touching guitar "serenade" with Greg performing a song he had written for Diana. We then jumped on the interisland ferry and headed to the  actual wedding ceremony.

The Victorian Vallery Chapel is this delightfully intimate private chapel located on Orcas Island. The interior is basked with wonderfully soft light, which stream in through the huge stained glass windows. As a photographer I am always concerned about the lighting inside of the structure you are getting married in, as I try as much as possible to shoot without artifical lighting. The beauty scenery of the islands, means that the majority of the weddings are shot outside.