Preview: Aneta & Urban | Pistoia, Italy

I haven't been posting previews for every wedding this Summer, not because I didn't want to (they've been really beautiful; I am feeling more thankful than ever for the people I've had the privilege of working with), but just because I've been rushing around so much it was one of those things that got pushed to the back burner.

Guess that's one of the wonderful things about staying on-site (which is even better when it's a beautiful villa) both before and after the actual wedding day. I've not only had a chance to enjoy getting to know the couple better along with their family and friends as we shared meals, played card games late into the night, foraged mounds of greenery off the property, and created all the decor from things we found or made together, but I've been forced to slow from my normal pace and spend today, the day after the wedding, soaking it in rather than traveling or rushing back to work. I spent much of last night (late into the night) and this morning just looking at photos and re-living all the beauty I witnessed yesterday. 

Please enjoy the tiniest glimpse of yesterday night at the very end of portraits, as the sun was running away and we chased after it into the olive grove, milking every last ounce of its soft rose hue.

 

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Venue: Villa Il Salicone in Tuscany, Italy

Dress: BHLDN

Florals: foraged; select blooms from local farmers market.

Photos of Photographers

Yesterday I had the pleasure of getting together with a couple fellow photographers, Noelle Johnson and Julia Manchik. We grabbed coffee and chatted about all sorts of wonderful things: marriage, relationships, business, lip balm... and then we set out to explore an area of Seattle none of us had ever been to before.

Shooting without having to worry about getting any specific shots to deliver was delightfully freeing, and we just had fun experimenting, wrapping each other up in vines and sitting on pretty petal-laden (though frightfully wet and muddy) steps... I have many lovely photos that I love-- it helps when the girls you're photographing happen to be naturally gorgeous-- but here are just a couple favorites for now. 

 

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