November 30th, 2018:
Last weekend I headed out for an overcast afternoon to Discovery Park with Anusha and Varun for a Pre-Wedding photography session before their wedding in India in February. We were super lucky to still capture some of that awesome Pacific Northwest fall color and the ground blanketed with leaves.
Congrats you both on the upcoming wedding and thanks for the great afternoon!
October 29th, 2018:
My heart melts when I hear clients want to schedule 2 hours on their wedding day for portraits and then go the extra mile to sign a friend up to drive us all over the city (who waited patiently in the car avoiding parking tickets). Andrea + Joey and I were able to hit up location after location (including shots at a favorite bar!) all over Seattle before settling for their ceremony and celebration at the Westland Distillery.
This was the last wedding I have scheduled for 2018, and it was the perfect way to cap a spectacular year. I’m headed off on a few trips now (Nepal first and then Washington D.C.) so be sure to hit up my Instagram for the day-to-day updates!
Joey + Andrea, Thank you for being two epic human beings and trusting all my tinkering to create something for you to remember!
October 24th, 2018:
“Hey Robert, we’re thinking about canceling our wedding and eloping with just our family as guests, do you think you could make that happen with us?” (I’m paraphrasing here).
“Uh… Hell yeah!”
Yosemite National Park is one of my favorite places in the world and I’d be damned if I didn’t jump on the opportunity to photograph a wedding here, especially for such outdoor badasses like Daniel + Michelle! (Daniel is also a passionate photographer, if you’re so inclined).
They were married under a (sadly) waterless Lower Yosemite Falls, we captured pictures around the valley, caught twilight at Glacier Point and then proceeded to party hard until the sheriff showed up to calm everyone down (seriously). I couldn’t have asked for a better way to spend a Sunday in October; Congrats to you both!
October 12th, 2018:
Lauren + Nile are off in Fiji right now, but a couple weeks back I spent two days with them at their destination wedding at the Chrysalis Inn in Bellingham Washington. It was a fantastic, intimate weekend surrounded by their loved ones and even officiated by a Robert Paetz Photography 2016 alumni bride, T!
Another huge congratulations to you both, and I hope the honeymoon is so all consuming that you don’t see this post until you’re on you way home!
October 4th, 2018:
Bianca + Jeff had a spectacular wedding in their own backyard (and frontyard) on Bainbridge Island last month. We lucked out with the weather, the skies decided to look all ominous and full of character for their portraits and chose not to start pouring until minutes before the reception started under the tent! Thanks to you both for the awesome day out on your island and congrats again!
September 28th, 2018:
Sandy + Robert’s first wedding day (Yep! There’s two!), was a short 13 hour day that Yuki and I shot in their home and the Columbia Winery in Woodenville, Washington. The day was packed with tears and laughter throughout their door games, tea ceremony, portraits, wedding ceremony and then a huge party.
Congrats Robert + Sandy! I’ll see you again in two weeks in San Francisco!
September 21st, 2018:
Peter + Robin got hitched a couple weeks back at Hidden Meadows in Snohomish on a day filled with the softest light, craft beers, family and dancing!
Thanks Josh for shooting with me, and a big congrats to Peter + Robin!
September 14th, 2018
5 years ago we photographed Danielle + Mike’s wedding day, and since then I had the chance to meet their children and now for their 5th Anniversary we headed out to Joshua Tree National Park for a astrophotography portrait session under the stars. It’s always fantastic to have clients that trust me with their memories year after year, and I loved the chance to catch up with these two and learn about their lives and travel!
September 11th, 2018:
When these two ask you to come to Hawaii to shoot their destination wedding, proceed to show you how to party hard and then finish on the wedding with a late night, starlit swim with myself and 20 of their guests, of course I am going to be walking away thinking “Damn. This is a couple of badasses.”
Badassness aside, Dmitriy + Nadiya are also some of the most kind human beings out there and it was an honor to celebrate with them in Kona, Hawaii. Congrats again!
September 7th, 2018:
Jeff + Chaitra were married a couple weeks back at the Fairmont Olympic in downtown Seattle and I was honored to be able to celebrate with them. Their day included a variety of Indian and Western traditions, a huge amount of loving family from all over the world, and multiple amazing outfits!
Congrats to you both, I hope to see you around the city soon!
