…to the doughnuts at Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland has nothing to do with black magic and everything to with white powder–sugar, flour, and the crack they’re using for sprinkles on their dough. Keeping Portland awesome, the doughnut babes were as colorful as the pastry they sling. This one has a cupcake tattoo that said [...]
In September we had the pleasure of photographing Megan and Ryan’s gorgeous wedding. The wedding took place in the Snohomish Valley at Hidden Meadows, one of the prettiest locations we photographed all year. BreeAnn Gale of Pink Blossom Events organized a very smooth event (you should’ve seen the bride’s face when she saw the belt [...]
Like most photographers, I was a second for a while before I did my first wedding alone. In the summer of 2007, Melissa and Jason contacted me to photograph a small, intimate wedding they were planning to have at Melissa’s mother’s home. I don’t know if it’s because it was my first alone, or if [...]
This week’s HCF is brought to you by Il Fornaio Bakery Cafe, located in Pacific Place in downtown Seattle. It’s not unlike an upscale Subway, as they make your salads and sandwiches right in front of you (or you can grab one out of the case). They have an awesome sopressata. But it’s Friday and [...]
On February 20, we attended the National Yo-Yo League Pacific Northwest Regional Championships at the Seattle Center downtown. The regionals split the country into nine competitive areas in an attempt to find the best player in the nation. The contest featured players from around the Northwest, including some of the best that Seattle had to [...]
French cuisine doesn’t do it for me. No desire to eat bouef bourguignon, vichyssois, or bouillabaisse. Crepes stink and croissants are for pansies. And have you eaten in French restaurants? Teeny tiny pickled portions? French fused Thai? What is that? I ate at a French restaurant in downtown Seattle once *cough*Brasserie*cough and after three months [...]
The Bruce family got together recently for a post Christmas-Super Bowl photo shoot out here in the Northwest. Coming from three different locations they rallied around the hub of their family, the youngest of the group, Jaden, and headed to a local park with us for some early morning play. It was a gorgeous day [...]
This week’s Happy Cookie Friday is brought to you by Espresso Vivace. I figured I owed it to Valentine’s to do a little sweetness and light in exchange for the death threat (oh please, let my death be at the hands of Chocolat and Johnny Depp) from last week. So I give you the raspberry [...]
Our friendly neighborhood cupcake joint, Cupcake Royale, celebrated Valentine’s this year by creating a little something extra special. It’s called Deathcake Royale. The cake boasts two kinds of ganache (dark chocolate and espresso), chocolate cake royale, and theo chocolate decadence (the best chocolate money can buy). So, for the sake of St. Val, we had [...]
Last Thursday evening we stopped into Marcus’ Martini Heaven to see our friend Ben Bruce perform. The venue is a basement pub in Pioneer Square on Yesler, part of the old Seattle Underground. There’s a spacious bar, with a beautifully lit wall filled with every possible alcohol imaginable, waiting to be served by a friendly [...]
Last weekend I had a cheat day from the low-carb diet. The long and short of it was this: not worth it. Ok, one thing was worth it. The peanut butter cookie I found on my search for the best cinnamon roll in Seattle. For the record, even though Google results may shoot her to [...]
A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of meeting young Miss Zahra Bean. Zahra is approaching eight months old and growing like a weed, so her mother asked us to come over and capture her in a few photos. We spent the afternoon with them, walking around the area near her home and taking [...]
Yeah, I said it. This week’s Happy Cookie Friday is brought to you by the numbers seven and eleven. I’m low-carbing still, so things can get crazier than this before the goal weight is reached. I have a confession to make in honor of keeping it real around here. Last week’s Cookie Friday? Those beautiful [...]
The bulbs sprouting everywhere in Seattle are either in the process of being tricked by the signs of an early Spring, or El Niño’s voodoo is real and the flowers will be here a month early. I’m ready for the daffodils and tulips to go crazy, they’re my favorite flowers and I couldn’t live in [...]
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