Alex and Alyssa - Senior Photos

It's that time of the year again... Senior portraits!!

I photographed Alex and Alyssa's photos yesterday at Coulon. It was great timing too, because I think it was the last time the sun would shine in a long time :)

Here are a few images:





Check out their slideshow at: http://www.asencilimaging.com/iwamoto/

Have a great day!

Lisa and Nathan

Oh my, I've been on vacation for a week at the Oregon Coast (which was amazing!) and am already behind on a few album designs. Check out my Facebook page to view the photos :)

I wanted to share a preview slideshow of the wedding I photographed right before I left. Lisa and Nathan contacted me earlier this year to photograph their wedding and I MUST say that it was a challenge to coordinate our schedules as he was in the Air Force stationed in California and she was an English teacher in Japan.

There were only a few days that we were able to all meet in Seattle, but I'm sure glad we did! Their patience of being apart from each other for two years has paid off -- They'll be together again and are moving to Oregon, where Nathan has since been promoted to Captain and will be an ROTC instructor while Lisa will be finishing school.

Their wedding at the Manor in Everett was an opportunity for friends and family to celebrate their union. It was beautiful:





You can view more here (or here: www.asencilimging.com/chang). I'll be starting their album design shortly, but in the meantime, feel free to check out their engagement photos here: www.asencilimaging.com/chang/engagementphotos

Judy and Darren - They did!

Judy and Darren contacted me more than a year ago to photograph their wedding... With what felt like a blink of an eye, their big day was yesterday!

They spent ALOT of time planning and prep'ing and it ALL paid off.

First, we started off at Hotel Murano in Tacoma where the Judy and her girls got ready with Style by Serena Tiffany and Serena did an AMAZING job with hair and makeup.

From there, we headed over to Rock Creek Gardens in Puyallup for a wonderful outdoor ceremony and reception. Gracie not only invited us into their home but she and her team were welcoming hosts at the venue. It was my first time there, but certainly hope it wasn't my last!

Stephanie and her team from Events by Alejo pulled it all together. If you need a wedding planner, she's great!

Judy and Darren has such loving families and I felt it last night... These two are perfect for each other and soon enough, they'll live a "fruitful" life... like everyone requested of them yesterday!

Check out a few screenshots of their images:

View more on their slideshow here (or here: www.asencilimaging.com/zaccaria). Their album design is to come... stay tuned.

Until then, have a great week!

Ponce Family Portraits

After months and months of planning (okay, maybe just a few weeks), Leila and I have finally hooked up to photograph her beautiful family, including her 8-month old addition handsome son, Simão. The latest neverending winter season has dictated when we were able to shoot, but this weekend's dry weather allowed us the opportunity -- and a fun one it was :)

Simão was so cute, but I'll let the photos illustrate that. Here are a couple of screenshots from their slideshow:

View more photos here: http://www.asencilimaging.com/ponce/

I'll post ALL the images on my e-store shortly. Until then, have a great week!

Kim & Alex - They Did!

Phew, it's been a busy week and I'm just getting caught up on some stuff. Who said winter is the "slow" season for wedding photographers? :)

As promised, here are a few photos from my wedding last weekend in San Francisco:












You can view the rest at: www.asencilimaging.com/ding

I'm currently working on their album-design, so keep an eye out for that link in a few days!

Until then, have a great week!!

PS - you can view more of Kim and Alex during our engagement photo session at: http://asencilimaging.blogspot.com/2009/02/kim-and-alex-engagement-session-in-san.html or http://asencilimaging.com/ding/engagement.

Kat and Rodney - Album Design

I just finished Kat and Rodney's album design and have posted it for them.

Here are some spreads:





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You can view the ALL here (or here: www.asencilimaging.com/sudduth/albumdesign).

It's been a challenge to juggle this design on top of all the other holiday errands I have (like portraits, gift-buying, etc.), but it was well worth the time! I LOVE building albums for my brides and grooms, no matter what time of year! It gives me an opportunity to relive and illustrate their day how I SEE it :)

Let them know what you think by leaving a comment here...

If you or anyone you know is getting married in 2009 and still need a photographer, contact me. I just printed some new biz cards, leave a comment here or email me your snail mail address at ariel@asencilimaging.com and I can send you a few to hand out.

My prices are going up in 2009 and I'm booking quickly, so check out my calendar at my website (www.asencilimaging.com) to see if your date is still available. If you book me before December 31st, I'll honor my 2008 prices! I'd LOVE to photograph your wedding... and design your album too :)

Happy holidays to all!

Vilonza Holiday Photos

If you're from Seattle, then you know that the weather hasn't really cooperated lately, ESPECIALLY for family portraits. It's been COLD and the clouds do not want to go away. It's even supposed to snow this weekend -- AHHH!!

Then again, what are family portraits in Seattle without the gloomy weather, right? ;)

I had the opportunity to photograph the Vilonza family portraits on Sunday. Anthony and Pam are my close friends (and Lindsey's cousins). I'm also blessed to be Aliyah and Lailas godfather! They took some studio portraits the day before, but wanted to have some "relaxed" portraits as well for the holidays.

We drove around Seattle and waited for the rain to subside for a few minutes to grab some cool shots:


























Jasmine and Janet tagged along too!












Here's Lindsey and me with the girls :)