in the disquiet of these days
i carry you with me:
deep within my pocket,
at the bottom of my footfall
in every cloud that brushes by....
from the little book that robyn and john gave us at the end of our afternoon together. these guys have two huge glittery hearts (just like the one they cut out and glued on our package). even on a gloomy rainy day these two made sunshine. can't wait for more sunshine on their wedding day in march.
Oh seattle you are pretty, but rather chilly right now. we are home from hawaii, digging out the winter clothes and trying to get geared up for the holidays. we miss the sunshine and our bare toes. we shot sharon and bo's engagement session around the space needle and up top. it was fall and seattle was so shiny and bright!
nancy and bob are getting married in their hometown of san francisco this summer. i was excited to find out that we would meet in person before their wedding this spring. they have friends in seattle and like to make the trek up north to see them at least once a year. despite what the forecast predicts, they've never had a rainy visit and the sun always shines when they are in town. nancy wanted me to do an engagement session because she was worried about being nervous or awkward in front of the camera. you tell me, does this girl look the least bit nervous with that wonderful smile? i was delighted to be the first to introduce them to gasworks park and the troll under the bridge.
we meet up with damiana and lex down in portland for their engagement session. we will be shooting their beautiful wedding next october. as we wandered around the pearl district we happened upon the chap (children's healing art project) art factory. it's the kind of place that you just can't walk by without poking your head in the front door. i instantly knew we had to take some photographs in this space, luckily the director was warm and welcoming. she just warned us to watch out for wet paint while we explored and played with our cameras. of course i ended up covered in a nice assortment of green paint on my backside. i think the same green monster also got lex pretty good too...all the paint is washable, so the kids just go crazy in there! the art factory is an amazing 4,200 sq. ft. space filled with light, art and the creativity of children and adults. it is open to the public everyday and everyone is encouraged to come in and make an artistic mess!
damiana and lex are open minded free spirits that are meant to be together. they were game for whatever we wanted to do, which was so fun since we had no set plan other than to just wander and explore. often that’s the best way to spend an evening with your camera in hand.
alia and mike
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
ee cummings
july 11, 2009