Wedding: Jihan & Luke

Jihan and Luke's Garden Chic Wedding on Couer d'Alene Lake was simply GORGEOUS!!!!! I was privileged to shoot alongside Amber again, and thoroughly enjoyed every minute (of both my weekend with Amber and her sweet family, plus the wedding)!!

There are no words for how much I love that top photo of Jihan, with the breeze catching her dress as she walked the path with her parasol in hand... and her sassy green shoe peeking out the bottom like a Cinderella slipper... and the beauty didn't stop there:



Luke is into photography, so we had fun "talking shop" while Amber was capturing Jihan getting ready, and I was snapping portraits of him:







It's an oldie but a goodie of a trick... As Jihan was on her way for their first look, I told Luke to just relax while I "tested out my settings". ;0) I love this relaxed portrait:



There are so many reasons I love it when a bride and groom opt for a first look. One very practical reason is that everyone's hair, make-up, and attire is in the best shape it will be in all day, so we have the advantage of capturing photos while everyone and everything looks absolutely flawless:











Another favorite:



Jihan proved to be an expert in ring bearer negotiations:







Amber and I were both swooning over this bridesmaid's necklace:



The ceremony site was INCREDIBLE!! It was backed by a quiet street of beautiful homes, and fronted by the beach of Couer d'Alene Lake. It doesn't get much better than that! Garden chic, indeed:











Two sides of the same coin chairs... ;0) One of the many fun things about shooting this ceremony is that it was truly fabulous from every angle! More often, the fabulousness all falls to the front, but not so on this fun day:



Guests arriving...



Groomsmen arriving...





...and of course, the bride arriving:













The entire wedding party, including guests, paraded down the street to the Marina for the reception:





Yet another fav:







Luke HANDMADE a photo booth out of mahogany, and it was quite a hit. With everyone:





I hope I didn't cause their print to be over-exposed, but I just couldn't resist the curtain being pulled back on the ring bearer and flower girl:



Jihan and her dad surprised everyone with this incredible choreographed dance:



We stepped out with Jihan and Luke to grab a few more portraits on the docks at sunset. I'm soooo glad we did!  I've already posted way too many, so I'll leave you with these:









Amber, thank you so much again for this honor! I can't wait for September!!

To book a wedding or high school senior girl session, e-mail me at jamie.zanotti@gmail.com

Four Generations

I had the honor of joining the M Family in their beautiful backyard to document four generations of Norines. Of course, the newest addition (who is actually the fifth Norine) was the star of the show. I can't remember when I've had such PERFECT back lighting to work with!! Just look at the glow behind baby Norine and her Momma:



I LOVE this one with just a glimpse of Daddy's big smile, showing off his girl:





Norine x 4:







Don't you just LOVE this flower print?! These guys were in town from the East Coast, and I'm ready to fly to that boutique to buy one of these dresses for myself:



Great Grandma Norine reminded me of my Grandma Mamie. She's hilarious! She told me she was seeing double with her glasses off, and that she was thoroughly enjoying "both" of me. Ha ha ha!!! In fact, she made me so nostalgic for my Grandma Mamie that I promptly purchased and planted some nasturtiums in her memory, and am enjoying them alongside the poppies and freesias on my deck.



I was thrilled when they agreed to haul their fun blue leather chairs out to the patio for a few shots! Isn't this fun?





I have to say it again... Just look at that back lighting:



(Thank you, Katie, for assisting with the reflector to bounce some of that gorgeous light back into their faces!)

Laughing pics are my favorite. You just can't beat moments like this:





Baby Norine, you are one BEAUTIFUL girl, and I loved this response you had to all the antics going on behind me:



I'll end with this sweet series from the blue chairs:







M Fam, thank you so much for this privilege!

To book a wedding or high school senior girl session, e-mail me at jamie.zanotti@gmail.com