All in a Day

"A day is a perfect piece of time to live a life, to plant a seed, to watch the sun go by. 

A day starts early, work to do, beneath a brand-new sky. 

A day brings hope and kindess, too...a day is all its own. 

You can make a wish and start again, you can find your way back home. 

Every bird and every tree and every living thing loves the promise in a day, loves what it can bring. There is faith in morningtime, there is belief in noon. 

Evening will come whispering and shine a bright round moon. 

A day can change just everything, given half a chance. 

Rain could show up at your door and teach you how to dance. 

The past is sailing off to sea, the future's fast asleep. 

A day is all you have to be,

it's all you get to keep. 

Underneath that great big sky the earth is all a-spin.

This day will soon be over and it won't come back again.

So live it well, make it count, fill it up with you.

The day's all yours, it's waiting now...

See what you can do."

From the book All in a Day by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by my favorite artist, Nikki McClure

I want this entire book tattooed on me!

Anne & Matt : Engaged!

I love Anne and Matt! I met them through my amazing studiomate, Kristina Perkins, who is also a photographer. Matt is her brother and as soon as we sat down and started talking about their wedding and how much they love going to music shows in the city, I knew we'd be a great fit. They chose Hidden Beach for the first part of the session and The Nomad for the second part, where Matt used to work. We goofed around, dark a Surly Darkness together and took some great photos of the two of them. I am so excited for their wedding at Spill the Wine next year!

Yiling & Kris

What I can say about these two...they are vibrant, passionate, authentic, loving people. Yiling and Kris live in Seattle and brought their love of their city into the wedding. Check out the coolest cake I have ever seen! They had the cake maker include scenes of their life together-the Minneapolis skyline, Seattle landmarks, their scooters, the two of them and their bunny in kayaks...AND it was all in shades of blue and green! It was so unique, I loved it. Yiling's dress was handmade by an artist in Seattle and was s.t.u.n.n.i.n.g. They got the ties for the guys from Etsy. There were so many creative details throughout this wedding. They incorporated their Chinese and Filipino heritage into the ceremony in such beautiful ways. I loved every moment of this wedding and was so honored to be part of it. Congratulations to you both!