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I'VE MOVED!

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:42:00 +0000

I'm happy to announce the launch of a new brand that I've dubbed "Stunning: Portrait Couture by Tiare Photography" :). Today, I released the official website, and will be blogging on a new blog as well! Update your bookmarks & favorites, and come visit me there!

THE SWING OF THINGS...

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:54:00 +0000

I've been MIA from the blogging world for a LONG time! Hoping to get back in the swing of things here soon - possibly with a new website and blog, on it's way soon!

In the meantime, I was thrilled to do Kayla's maternity shoot for baby #2 recently, and thought I should at least include some photos in this blog post.

We raced the sun setting, but were able to get a few great shots. Congratulations Kayla, Ken & big brother Zander!

PITY PARTY

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:50:00 +0000

(Image found on Pinterest by Rachelle Dunn)

My springtime/summer allergies hit me harder than ever, in all its seasonal glory - constant sneezing, drippy nose, sinus headaches: the whole miserable nine yards. I am convinced that there is mutant pollen floating around outside that is wreaking havoc on my immune system.

The consequences have been brutal. I've slipped up on household chores and making dinner, just to slum it on the couch instead with Netflix, my iPhone (for endless games of Words with Friends and that darn WebMD app that might turn me into a hypochondriac) and a tissue box, letting my kids run an absolute muck. My medicine cabinet has become my sampler box for the allergy medicine du jour. I could be the poster child for at least 5 different allergy medicine companies. The before-version, of course. I'm still waiting on the miracle drug to end this allergy horror.

I'm hoping to regain some functionality soon or I'll miss out on the tiny bit of a summer us Seattleites get every year. Stay tuned!

HANDPRINTS

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Sat, 07 May 2011 17:39:00 +0000

I've always said that having children put things into perspective for me. From the moment I laid eyes on my firstborn, life as I knew it was altogether different. And truly, I'd have it no other way.

On Friday, my preschool daughters brought out two large brown envelopes, each adorned with shiny ribbons. They insisted I open them, even though Mothers Day was still a couple of days away. I told them I should wait, but they were so excited, I finally agreed to anyway.

Inside each envelope were identical sheets of paper that had a poem on the left. To the right of the poem was a red paint handprint - the handprint on one sheet of paper was slightly bigger than the handprint on the other. My oldest daughter Eden asked me to read the poem on hers first - hers was the bigger of the two handprints.

I read it slowly so she could try to follow along by looking at the words, and by the time I reached the end, I was completely in tears. I gave her a hug, and Taimane asked me to read hers to her. I obliged, and even though I'd JUST read the same exact poem moments before, reading hers had the same effect on me, and I couldn't control the tears.

They smiled, happy that their little Mothers Day gifts had such an effect on me, and I squeezed them tight. I sat there and thought about them as babies. I couldn't believe how quickly the years were going by, and how grown my little girls suddenly were. I stared at their handprints, and held their little hands, hoping that no matter how old they got, they'd never get tired of holding their mommy's hand, something they love to do now.

My life has been richly blessed as a mother, and I couldn't be more grateful for handprints on walls and furniture, and more thankful to my Heavenly Father for choosing to entrust 3 incredibly special children to me.

Happy Mothers Day!

STUNNING : LEILANI RAMSEY | Tacoma, WA Portraits

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:18:00 +0000

LOVE Lani like a little sister! She's grown into a beautiful woman, and one of my favorite people to photograph, no doubt! She and Eki were so fun to shoot together, and again, this post requires very little introduction. I'm beside myself with her FIERCEness..ANTM, step aside! ;)

STUNNING : EKI PUNIMATA | Tacoma, WA Portraits

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Tue, 03 May 2011 07:22:00 +0000

There is little I can say as a preface to these images that would do them any justice, since they completely speak for themselves! Eki is truly STUNNING, with the sweetest personality to match, and my camera and I both ADORE her! XOXO

LIGHT

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Tue, 03 May 2011 05:37:00 +0000

I LOVE LIGHT - creamy, golden sunlight, most especially. It's a rarity in the Northwest, but when the sun makes it's random appearance, it's a dream. Sunday was no exception, and I was grateful for the chance to take advantage of it. I had the BEST time chasing the light around with Lani & Eki. And they literally chased it around with me - in extremely high heels, up hills, and all!

Beauty runs deep with these two; as stunning as they are on the outside, they are even more so on the inside. While working on their individual shoots, I couldn't settle on less than 50 favorites - it's easy to pass them off as professional models, but they're not (yet!). VOGUE covers, here they come! Love these girls to pieces! xoxo

ONE!

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:06:00 +0000

"Looks like Daddy will still be outnumbered...but not by himself!" The ultrasound tech's choice of words made me pause to think a minute. She must've noticed my momentary confusion, because her next words were, "It's a BOY!" I remember how my heart skipped a beat, and the wave of excitement that came over me. Finally..a boy!

In just 5 short months later, our bouncing baby boy was born, with a full head of hair and the sweetest little face. His mommy fell in LOVE!

One year later, here we are! I can hardly believe my Israel is ONE. He is my most even-tempered child, and the star of the show at home. His sisters looooove him to no end, so he gets a little spoiled sometimes. He is sweet as can be, and my little cuddle bug. The year has definitely flown by way too fast for me..I wish I could keep my kids babies for longer than they are.

With his grandma, "G-Mom" on his 1st Birthday
(Thank you to Aunty Tiare for getting this shot..I have NO photos from his birthday..
so much for being a photographer..lol!)

Happy Birthday Son!!

PERSPECTIVE

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:53:00 +0000

I recently jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon.
Found this the other day, and I was reminded how lucky I am.

Image Source: The World Sings

THREE...

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 21:41:00 +0000

...of my most prized possessions :).

The best part of ME:

ON THE BOOKSHELF : THE HELP

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:28:00 +0000

PREFACE TO THIS POST: I made a list in December. #1 on the list was to be a better blogger, and I have MORE than failed that one already, and we're just a few days into March. In an effort to get back on the saddle and make a real effort to blog, I've decided to dedicate some space to another number on that official list. #3 is one I'm actually doing OK with so far; it is, quite simply, to read more books. "On the Bookshelf" will be a series of blog posts I will write periodically, with my thoughts on books I've read. This is mostly to keep track of what I've read throughout the year, and to make me feel like I'm actually sticking to a resolution :)..lol. But, maybe someone will pick up one of these books some time after reading these too.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Help was technically the 4th book I’ve read this year, but the first I’ve decided to start this series of blog posts with. I knew about half way through it that if I was going to “review” the books I read, this is the one that I'd begin with.

I read the ENTIRE book on my iPhone using the Kindle app. It took forever to read this way, but that in itself should attest to how hard it was to put it down, and how obsessed I became with it. I have my phone with me just about everywhere I go, and so, the book technically went with me everywhere too.

I was completely wrapped up in it, drawn to each of the three narrators of the book, feeling like I wanted to reach through the pages (or iPhone screen in my case) and give them each a hug. I laughed, I cried, I recounted chapters of the story to my husband as if we had to do something about what was going on in whatever section of the book I was reading. I’m sure he thought I was nuts. At some point in the story, it began to hit home, and I have been beside myself since.

Set in the early 1960s, during the climb of civil rights movements in the U.S., it portrays the lives of 3 women in the deep South - two African-American domestic workers and one Caucasian woman who dreams of being a writer. Stockett does a remarkable job transitioning between perspectives and clearly establishing an important message throughout the book. It’s a heartstring tugger, and I found myself still reeling from the emotional high I was on after I finished it.

Growing up, my grandparents and parents hired domestic workers from Fiji who worked in our homes doing housework and cooking and caring for the children. Reading The Help took me back to my childhood various times in the book. While it wasn't nearly the same dynamic between my family and the women who worked for us, as it was between southern Caucasian families and their hired help in the 1960’s, there was still this onset of memories and emotions, as I felt like I could relate to the story sometimes.

In 1981, Naomi Bituroqoiwasa, who I affectionately called “Omzie,” came to work for my grandparents. I was born the following year, and my entire childhood, teenage years, and early adulthood are filled with memories of her. She passed away 5 years ago this May, and I miss her more than I have words to describe. She was simply another mother to me, who cared for me and had such an important hand in raising me. She never had children of her own, but I have no doubt in my mind that she loved me, my siblings, and my cousins as if we were hers. I wish my own children could’ve known her. Like a character in The Help, I hope and pray that I thanked her enough, that she knows how grateful I am to her and how much she’ll always, always mean to me.

Some of my cousins, brothers and I, and our last picture with her, taken in February 2006 in American Samoa. She passed away 3 months later.

DOWNTOWN TACOMA ENGAGEMENT : MARK + SHARON

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:32:00 +0000

There are photographs of them as children, standing side by side. In one, they're toddlers in Germany; and in another, they're about 10 or 11, and in Colorado. Their dads were in the military, and they relocated often while growing up. At various times during their childhood, they just happened to live in the same place. They reconnected years later by writing to each other, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Mark and Sharon have known each other all their lives, and in July, they'll promise to spend the rest of it together.

I corresponded with Mark over email for weeks regarding his wedding, and sadly, I was already booked on their wedding day, but was more than happy to do engagement photos for them. Over the course of our emails, I knew one thing for certain - Mark completely and utterly adored his wife-to-be. It wasn't until I met them for their engagement shoot in downtown Tacoma that I could see it for myself, and to add to the beauty of it, I could see that Sharon reciprocated the feeling as well.

See for yourself...

My FAVORITE pic...

FIERCE...

The Man of the Hour...

Best wishes to you both ALWAYS!! xoxo

RATE = DISTANCE OVER TIME

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 08:38:00 +0000

I had a long heart-to-heart with one of my brothers today, something I don't do quite often enough. Somewhere in our conversation, we talked about time and perspective, and I started to quickly do a mental run-through of the last 10 years. Where on earth did they go so quickly? Long after I'd hung up the phone with him, I was still beside myself at how fast the years have flown by, and I realized that it really is a matter of perspective. My oldest daughter is 5 - and yet, I remember bringing her home like it was yesterday. Time has seemed to speed up with age - and I'm still trying to get a grasp on it.

That said, I can't believe we're a week into 2011 already! I wasn't quite ready to say goodbye to 2010 - the year that brought me my son, a new house, and an interesting mix of opportunities and challenges. Nonetheless, here we are, and I am ever hopeful and anxious for all that 2011 will bring.

As late I am in saying it...Happy New Year!

WELCOMING BABY CHRISTIAN!

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:46:00 +0000

A new baby is the beginning of all things: wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.

On December 23rd, my husband and I celebrated our anniversary, which we now share with our handsome grand-nephew, Christian Pelenato, who made his big debut into the world that morning. He joins 3 older siblings, and is precious as can be! The perfect Christmas blessing!!

CHRISTMAS 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 01:20:00 +0000

After weeks of procrastinating, I "pulled off" our Christmas celebration with a last-minute 4-foot tree we bought and decorated 2 days shy of the big day, chocolate chip cookies we baked for Santa, and wrapped presents that took me until 4:00 am to finish Christmas morning. The looks on the girls' faces were truly priceless as they paraded downstairs to see if Santa had come, and it was all well worth it.

I am so very thankful to have such wonderful family and friends, both near and far, who made Christmas Day all the more special.

Wishing you all peace and love this holiday season, and a very Merry Christmas - from my family to yours!

Eden, Taimane & Israel's Christmas spread..lol

My baby's first Christmas..checking out his gifts!

THE REASON FOR THE SEASON

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 01:53:00 +0000

Amidst the hustle and bustle the holidays can bring, we are ever mindful of the true meaning of this special day. We celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, as HE is the Reason for the Season. Ia manuia le Kerisimasi!

GRINCH?

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:07:00 +0000

Christmastime is without a doubt, my FAVORITE time of the year. The sounds, the smells, the food!, the lights, everything. My best childhood memories are around Christmastime, and I've always intended it be that way for my kids too. It's about tradition, right? My husband finds a fresh tree every year and the decor goes up, the lights are bright on the tree each night, the Christmas candles burn, the Christmas songs play, we make Christmas treats, there's a visit to Snowflake Lane, we read about the true meaning of Christmas, and the kids are giddy for weeks. We rest assured that Santa will come and appreciate our holiday spirit.

This year is a little different.

It's 2 hours from December 20th and I don't have a tree up. I haven't wrapped a single gift, and that candle there? It's probably the closest thing I've got going to decorating. It smells like cranberry, which makes my living room smell slightly Christmasy.

My excuse(s)? Buying a new house in the middle of the holidays, the girls' birthdays, and our anniversary. A crazy work schedule, a million and ten things to do before the year is over. Packing. Cleaning. Expenses. Something had to give, and that was it: my Christmas Spirit.

So, I'm feeling a little Grinch-ish, Internet, and I have 5 days to figure this out. It'll be my son's first Christmas. My girls are captivated by the holidays this year. Eden can legibly write out the alphabet, so she sent Santa a letter (with some spelling help). Santa sent her back a video via the PortableNorthPole (coolest thing ever). She and Taimane actually get all the words right to "Jingle Bells" and "Santa's Coming to Town." They've been asking about making gingerbread houses and cookies and wrapping presents, and I've done zilch. I need the Procrastination-Fix-It-Fairy to swoop down and wave her magic wand and get it together for me. Let me know if anyone out there knows how I can find her. *Sigh.*

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:26:00 +0000

Or, winners, I should say :).

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE for entering the giveaway, and for your show of support and interest in Tiare Photography! I am flattered at the response and number of entries!

After preparing for the big drawing yesterday and reading so many wonderful comments, I decided that Taimane would choose TWO winners - one for a lifestyle portrait shoot (family sessions, etc), and one for a wedding. We also wanted to do something special for EVERYONE who entered - so check out the details after the lucky winners are announced :).

Without further ado...

CONGRATULATIONS to the winner of the FREE LIFESTYLE PHOTO SHOOT!

And CONGRATULATIONS to the winner of 6 HOURS FREE WEDDING COVERAGE!

Congratulations to the PAN Family and MUA LUTU (who also just got engaged)!

EMAIL ME at info@tiarephoto.com to redeem your winnings ;)! Looks like SAMOA is in the forecast for 2011! CHEEHOO ;)!

For everyone else who participated in the giveaway, we would like to THANK YOU with a limited time Tiare Photography SPECIAL!

Book a LIFESTYLE PORTRAIT SHOOT by December 31st, for a 1-2 hour session scheduled anytime between January 2nd, 2011 - April 30th, 2011 for only $150! If you entered from somewhere other than Seattle, the travel deal is still in effect if you can find 5 others who will book a session at full price :).

And, if you were trying your luck at a wedding session, EMAIL ME details at info@tiarephoto.com for a custom wedding collection and special rates just for participating in the giveaway!

I hope to get together with many of you soon! THANKS AGAIN!!

HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY TAIMANE BEAR!

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:00:00 +0000

To my dearest and most pleasant "surprise," Taimane,

In a quick 12 months and 3 days after Eden was born, you made me a Mommy of 2.

You taught me that my heart's ability to love knows no bounds. I couldn't have imagined just how much one little girl could make me laugh and smile, or how this bundle of spunk and personality could have come from your daddy and me! I think I hang on your every word, just waiting to see what funny or sweet or extra-honest thing you have to say next. Don't grow up on me too fast.

I love you so very much, and I thank Heavenly Father and my lucky stars for you all at once.

Happy Birthday My Baby Cookie! I hope your day is as WONDERFUL as you!

Taimane is the life of the party in the Tagoa'i household, and she has blossomed into quite the little girl, with a mind all her own. As clearly as I remember welcoming Eden into the world, I remember when Taimane's arrival was imminent. Eden had turned 1, and although I was anxious to get the pregnancy over with, my emotions were on quite the rollercoaster. Looking back, I know I was so afraid of being a mommy to two little ones, so close in age - worried one would feel neglected or get less attention; and I wondered how on earth I could love another baby as much as I loved Eden. I had no idea that I would be JUST as overwhelmed with this insurmountable love for Taimane as soon as I heard her first cry and laid eyes on her, and that love has only multiplied infinitely since. She is truly such a special part of our family, with quick wits and a sweet smile that melts my heart.

HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY EDEN!

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:16:00 +0000

To my beautiful baby girl who made me a Mommy for the first time, 5 years ago today...

My days are brighter, my world is fuller, and my life is better, because of YOU.

Mommy loves you more than there are words in this world to describe. Beyond all space, all time, and all measure.

Happy Birthday Baby!

I vividly remember this very day 5 years ago - this hefty little girl, 9-1/2 lbs with a head full of black hair, staring up at me. I recall feeling so overwhelmed with a love I hadn't known existed until I held her in my arms. I am thankful every moment of every day, that the Lord blessed me with my sweet Eden, and decided I was worthy enough to be her Mom. Her Daddy and I are so very proud of the little young lady she's growing up to be - she is patient and loving and kind, and we are truly SO blessed.

THE KUAEA FAMILY : HOLIDAYS 2010 | Fife, WA

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:02:00 +0000

Ashley & Kose have the cutest family! We'd planned their family holiday shoot around the weather forecast, and thought we totally lucked out when we saw a full day of SUN forecasted for the Sunday we scheduled their pictures. As Washington weather is ever so temperamental, we got caught in the rain! Little Kose enjoyed it for all of us nonetheless :)!

LOVE!

GUYMON FAMILY : HOLIDAYS 2010 | Puyallup & Fife, WA

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:02:00 +0000

When I took the Guymons' 2009 holiday photos, baby Traysen was just a few months old. It's great to look back at their family photos and see how much their kids have grown - and the most changed of course is little Traysen, who is about 19 months old in this year's photos! Alaina does the best job at dressing her kids and matching them up so well for their photo shoots! This family is wonderful - the girls are in Alaina's Leap & Learn preschool again this year, and absolutely LOVE it! Trendon is still their favorite buddy, they're still enraptured by baby Traysen (and for a while, Eden wanted us to name Israel, "Traysen"), and they still adore Miss Krailyn :).

SUIAUNOA FAMILY : HOLIDAYS 2010 | Tacoma, WA

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:45:00 +0000

I say it often - here, and here, for example (and probably a dozen more times in other blog posts), how very special this little family is to me and my family. My middle daughter truly believes in the depths of her heart that she is actually Rose & Legi's oldest child, and no one can tell her any different :). I'm blessed that they love her, and Eden and Israel too, as if they were their own.

Little L is 9 and a half months of so much FUN in his first family holiday pictures. We bundled him up one cold winter morning and headed to downtown Tacoma. You'd never know it felt like 10 degrees outside judging from how great this family looks, right? :)

Here are a few photos of some of my FAVORITE people in the whole world...

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES : The “Gingerbread-bread” House

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:51:00 +0000

If you're looking for the big GIVEAWAY, click here.

My almost-5 year old asked me last night if I could get her a few things she’d need to build a gingerbread house – “It's Israel’s first Christmas, Mommy, and Taimane and I can build him one,” she added.

I asked her, “You mean, ‘a gingerbread-bread’ house?” with a smirk, and she looked at me with one of those are-you-kidding-me-mom looks. She responded slowly (for my benefit), “No - a gingerBREAD house, Mommy – there’s only one ‘bread.’” I laughed and told her there was once a time when she refused to say it any other way but “gingerbread-bread.”

I looked for this blog post on the very thing, and read it to her, thinking all the while, how on earth did she grow up so fast…

December 17, 2008

A little while ago, Eden brought home a small, plastic gingerbread girl from school. She excitedly told me it was a "gingerbread-bread girl," and has said "gingerbread" with the extra "bread" at the end ever since, even after being corrected. It's been one of her favorite little things to play with lately.

On Monday, Aunty Rose got a gingerbread house kit for the girls and she and Eden began putting it together :). Monday was FREEZING cold here, so all heaters were on full blast. That made it a bit difficult for the icing "glue" to set. After I picked up the girls that evening, Rose finished up putting it together and decorating it, and brought it by today. Eden was so thrilled to see her "gingerbread-bread house"!

100th BLOG POST GIVEAWAY...FREE WEDDING or PORTRAIT PHOTO SHOOT!

noreply@blogger.com (Puanani Tagoai) — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:24:00 +0000

This little Miss will determine the winner
while celebrating her special day on 12.14.10.

When I hit 25,000 views the other day, I was pretty ecstatic, and thought I should celebrate it -- with more than extra cheat days for myself (as per #2 of the big list, I should stop with the desserts after every meal anyway). So instead of basking in self-indulgence, and in light of the holiday season, I decided it was GIVEAWAY time :). And then I realized this post would be my 100th on this blog, and so I've dubbed it the 100th Blog Post Giveaway.

A friend gave me this idea a while back. Ready, Internet? This is it:

At random, a name will be picked on December 14th by my baby girl Taimane (who will be celebrating her 4th birthday), and they will win (cue drum roll)...a FREE PHOTO SHOOT that can be redeemed ANYTIME and ANYWHERE before September 30th, 2011.

We're talking ANY kind of shoot:

- Senior Portraits
- Children's Session
- Newborn Session
- Family Photos
- Headshots
- Boudoir Session
- Engagement Photos
- Maternity Session
- Bridal Session
- and here's the big one...6 Hours of WEDDING DAY COVERAGE!*

Here's how this GIVEAWAY works:

1. Follow me on Twitter, or let's be Facebook friends :).

2. If you decide on Twitter, copy and paste this as a Twitter update:
@TiarePhoto is doing a GIVEAWAY for a FREE PHOTO SHOOT!! Check out the details on the blog to ENTER: http://bit.ly/eS3HQY

And if it's on Facebook, copy and paste this as your status:
Tiare Photography is giving away a FREE PHOTO SHOOT - ANY shoot, that can be done ANYWHERE and ANYTIME before 9/30/11 - check out the blog for details and to ENTER: www.tiarephotoblog.com.

3. Leave me a comment on this blog post - it can be anything, but to qualify, you MUST include:
~ Your Name (especially if you post as Anonymous)
~ Your Email Address (so we can nail down the details of your fabulous, FREE shoot if you win!)
~ The type of shoot you want

Simple, right? And since it's the holidays, feel free to GIFT it if you win! Electronic and/or a printed gift certificate can be available to the winner too, if they'd like to give away their winnings :).

The contest will close at 6:00 PM Pacific time on December 14, 2010, so be sure to enter before then!

HERE'S WHAT "WOULD BE" the FINE PRINT:

- I must be available on your date.

- As mentioned, your shoot can be ANYWHERE - I travel often throughout the year, and may be planning to be in your area, so we can coordinate schedules (shoot me an email to find out)! However, if you're outside of the greater Seattle/Tacoma area and choose a FREE LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOOT at a place or time I don't currently have plans for, all travel fees must be paid in advance. BUT, if you can find 5 other people in your area to book photo shoots at regular price around the time of your shoot, travel fees will be waived! :)

* If you choose (the best deal yet) 6 HOURS FREE WEDDING COVERAGE, email me your wedding date, venue and a photo of you and your fiance(e) for the winner announcement blog post.

* If you're outside of the greater Seattle and Tacoma areas, and you choose the WEDDING COVERAGE for your prize shoot, all travel expenses must be paid for by the bride & groom. Email me for more information.

* Additional wedding coverage can be purchased - flexible collections available; shoot me an email for more info!

And that's it. Ready, set...ENTER! ;) GOOD LUCK!