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Mey and Ramon’s Wedding

Mearle — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:57:41 +0000

Mey and Ramon represented the “double happy” Chinese symbol for the joining of two families.
The day began with a Chinese ceremonial processional of wedding guests bearing gifts for the bride and groom. These were presented in a wonderfully personal and ritualized ceremony. Other short ceremonies followed, roast pig and assorted Chinese delicacies were served and then we headed to Pt. Defiance Rose Gardens for some outdoor portraits – in spite of the light rain.
The next stage was our familiar American style wedding with a few twists. Mey entertained everyone with not just one, but two dancing performances. First a hula dance in her wedding dress, and then a change of costume for an awesome belly dance in her exotic red Chinese costume. This wound up being a 14 hour day for us, a very long one, but one we would not have missed for the world.
Enjoy!

Prints of these images, and many more, may be ordered here.

An Offering

Lacey and AJ’s Wedding

Mearle — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:44:44 +0000

Leifer Mansion, Marysville, yesterday.

And now to push the creative boundaries a little with a special lens that Dan used, and work with it to produce a whole new look and mood seldom seen with wedding photography. You may or may not like the “look”, but as I’ve said before a camera is an artist’s tool and it is a means of expressing an inner vision, in this case to add a dreamy and nostalgic feeling to the images. After all, there is so very much of that going on during and following the wedding day, isn’t there?
Click to enlarge.

Pauline and Karry’s Indian Wedding

Mearle — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:47:36 +0000

This was a two day shoot for us. Saturday for the Hindu ceremony at Union Station, and Sunday the American style reception at the Tacoma Glass Museum. What a beautiful and colorful ceremony! It was very traditional and elaborate. Pauline has an excellent link on her wedding web site that explains the rituals that were involved. Highly recommended reading. This is only a small sampling of what we captured from the two days. Update: We now have an on-line slideshow for each day posted for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

Pauline’s expression as she said I Do.

Pauline and Karry with the bridesmaids.

“Bidayee” – Family and friends bless the couple and say goodbye. Very emotional!

Youthful Exuberance

First Dance

Chris and Tammy’s Wedding

Mearle — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:55:08 +0000

A hot and muggy summer day at Lake Tapps for this one. Seldom does a wedding challenge a photographer as much as this one did. The light began with intense sun and ended in pitch darkness for the departure of Chris and Tammy in a vintage Jaguar. From my macro ringlight, to Profoto strobe on a lightstand, to handheld off camera TTL “flash on a stick”, to video lights, I was never so grateful to have the tools in my kit to do a job like this right. The photos will speak for themselves.
And a special “Thank You” to Tammy and Chris for just being themselves and sharing their wonderful day with us!

Diana and Jesper’s Wedding

Mearle — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:31:09 +0000

Here are some images that I took during our daughter Diana’s wedding day in Seattle on Sunday, plus those of Bryan Valiant of Amore Studios who did a great job with the wedding photo coverage.

OK, now for some of Bryan’s photos:

Now Showing – Travis & Christine’s Wedding

Mearle — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:18:47 +0000

Travis and Christine’s slide show is now on-line here.

Jessica and Brian’s Wedding

Mearle — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:46:21 +0000

Jessica and Brian’s wedding yesterday was at the High Cedars Golf Club in Orting, WA. Although it was under a shelter and large tent, it was actually very scenic alongside the ponds and parklike golf course. The family shots were especially nice in this setting. Here is a sampling of the photos until I can work through the whole series and get a slide show up.

Anticpation

The Recessional

The Look of Love

Under The Veil

Contemplation.

First Dance

Party Time!

Edgy!

Rebekah and Chris

Mearle — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:48:08 +0000

Our wedding yesterday was at the home of Rebekah’s step grandmother and then next door at her dad’s house we had the reception. An outdoor garden wedding, beautiful weather, 4 generations of family, and a spirited atmosphere of fun and music! What a party!
There are always special moments in every wedding that you want to preserve forever. I’ll share some of them here with you.

Rebekah and Chris.

Wendy, one of Rebekah’s best friends.

“She pulled me down!”

This photo that I took at the wedding is dedicated to Beckie’s bridesmaid, who was interested in nature photography. “Bronwen, this is the kind of light you’re looking for.”

Portraits of a Wedding

Mearle — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:19:35 +0000

Lee and Brian’s wedding at the Schmidt House yesterday was on a hot summer day outdoors in full sun. I saw the bank thermometer on the way to the wedding read 97 degrees! In May! We had on plenty of sun screen and I noticed Catie had hers applied too, but by a brides maid. Luckily the wind picked up later on to help cool everyone down.
I’ll feature some of my favorite images from the wedding here beginning with Danielle, one of Lee’s bride’s maids.
You can click on any image to see it enlarged. As always, comments are welcome.

One Beautiful Red Head

Lee

Five flower girls!

Alison and Brian, our Mar. 29th couple, were guests here at Lee and Brian’s wedding.

With Style.

First Dance

First Kiss

Wedding Rings

Flames of Love – Catie and James

Mearle — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:27:04 +0000

Yes , if you guessed that James is a fireman you would be right! Catie and James were married on Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 at the Cowlitz Expo Center with full honors from his fellow firemen. We had the fire truck, full honor guard, and not a drop of water to cool the flames – of love, that is. This was for us an ideal wedding with the ideal couple. Catie and James clearly were extremely happy and exuberant with their enjoyment of their special day and it was very contagious for everyone around them. What a great party!

Catie’s Dress

Catie with her Bouquet

Under the Veil

Catie’s Veil

Fire Ax

The Honor Guard

Dandelion Seeds

Jumping for Joy

Father and Daughter