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Sometimes as an artist, you get what people call “Happy Mistakes” or “Happy Accidents”. This is one of those.

As I was walking down Owens Beach on a senior portrait session last week, I heard my camera shutter click. As I looked down, I then noticed the couple just sitting on the beach. They were a couple, probably in their late 40’s or early 50’s, and there was just something about the way they were just sitting intently there with each other that reminded me of my own marriage and why I take wedding photos. I think marriage is awesome and I want to be able to just sit on a beach with Maddie 25+ years from now and do that very same thing. So here’s to you, random couple. You’ve inspired me to be just the much better of a husband and photographer.

Here is an incredibly small preview of everything that was the Marsh wedding yesterday. Congrats, Jeff and Alise!

Maddie caught this amazing moment.In the wake of an impressive UW victory over the #3 ranked USC Trojans, these Dawgs had to show some love.I always love Maddie’s second angles as well as just the classic look of this photo.With all the Huskies in the room, Karl led the Dawgs in “Bow Down to Washington”. AWESOME.

Love these two frames.

Congrats! Maddie and I really appreciate that you guys allowed us to document your big day.

The first shot is cool and all, but what happens before and after the pose is sometimes much more lovely. Can’t wait to blog more of their wedding.

It is totally that time of year. People are getting engaged left and right and are beginning to plan for their big day! The venues, the dresses, the hair stylists, the make up artists, the decorations, the invitations, the photographers, the cinematographers, the caterers, the florists, the DJs, the officiants, the programs, the wedding party, SO MUCH TO THINK ABOUT!

Luckily for me, Maddie is fantastic and and incredibly organized in planning our own wedding.

Another photographer friend of mine suggested that I start blogging about our wedding planning as it progresses so here is installment number one!

Honeymoon: Paris, France

I was so blessed by my parents early on in our engagement when they found some incredible tickets for a really low amount of airmiles! Maddie and I went in 2007 with a missions group and are STOKED to go back to France again!

Wedding Dress: Elegant Bride – Tacoma, WA

Maddie searched all over and found the dress of her dreams at Elegant Bride in Tacoma. I have no clue what it looks like of course, but Maddie is always pretty stylish, I’m pumped. The owners were very nice and even offered to do a little business partnership with me! Check them out if you’re in need of a dress. The owners were telling us about their stock and how they ship dresses all over the country!

Photographer: Jay Eads – Eugene, OR

Jay is an incredible photographer I met on flickr.com. I feel we have somewhat similar styles {although I think he shoots portraits like a champion!} and he agreed to come up from Oregon to shoot our wedding! He really is a great guy and I a big reason we chose him was not only because of his skills with a camera, but because we knew he’d be someone who we’d feel really comfortable around and would make our day fun and not stressful. What a HUGE thing to have in a photographer!

Venue: First Congregational Church – Tacoma, WA

When Maddie and I began to look for churches, we really wanted something that was going to give our photos a lot of class and have a vintage feel to it. We searched around and went with First Congregational Church. My friends Matt and Stacy were married there a few years ago and I loved the look of their photos. Since we’re also going to Paris for our honeymoon, Maddie and I decided a very traditional venue would make for an awesome feel for our wedding.

I’ll leave you with the cutest thing I saw in our wedding planner. I honestly couldn’t be happier about getting married!