Seattle Wedding Fashion

Beautiful model, beautiful wedding dress, beautiful city. Do I ever mention how cool my job is? Yea, I guess I do…but with every shoot that feeling gets stronger and stronger.

I have to thank a few people for the success of this photo shoot…

The amazing wedding dress was provided by Jessica Dalke, owner of Wedding Belles Bridal Boutique located in Mount Vernon, Washington.

Our gorgeous model is my very good friend Stephanie Klein, who should really think of a career change. Honestly, just look at her!

Hair and makeup was done by Steph’s good friend, Heidi Hanson.

The bouquet was provided by my wonderful mother, Dottie Davis of A Floral Design.

And last, but certainly not least, my lovely assistant and younger brother, Grant. That’s right, it’s a family affair!

Okay, on to the photos! Being born and raised in Seattle, ever since I started getting serious about photography, I've always wanted to take a hot model to Pike Place Market and get some fun, fashion oriented shots in and around the market. It was a very fun and relaxed session, and Steph was not shy at all when it came to some of the locations, even with the hundreds of tourists gazing every time we were set up to get a shot. Their reaction alone was worth it!

We started out at Alki Beach in West Seattle. It's known for its great views of downtown, but what caught my eye was an old Ford parked out in front of Alki Auto Repair near the beach. I think it's the first time I've taken my camera to Alki Beach and not taken any photos at the beach.

I was more than happy with what we got....

After Alki we headed straight for the Pike Place Market. I put Steph right out on the brick road in front of the famous neon signs and had Grant hold a single strobe w/softbox to my left. Steph had no problem striking a pose....

Here's a different angle, same setup....

For this shot we used a brick building on the corner of First and Pine and made it quick since the rain was beginning to fall. Once again, a single strobe w/softbox was used at camera left....

Then we headed below the market to Post Alley for these shots....

Here's Steph and Grant getting ready for the next shot, which needed to be timed right since we would be stopping traffic....

Worth it though, huh?

What a goofball....but look at that smile!

We made a quick stop at the original Starbucks for some coffee. Okay, so Seattlites are addicted, but the last thing I needed during the shoot was a bridezilla (kidding, Steph). The reactions to seeing a bride in line for coffee was pretty funny, everyone thought she just ditched her new hubby for some caffeine!