2013: My Year in Review | Seattle Photographer

09 Jan 2013: My Year in Review | Seattle Photographer

Twenty thirteen was one of the best, craziest, and most unpredictable years to date! Personally, I put myself on the other side of the lens as a bride in June, and it was one of the best days of my life. It was low key and intimate, and I still smile when I think back to the amount of love bouncing all around us that day. I must admit that after witnessing 100+ weddings, I was certain I was prepared for what was in store. On one hand, I was right. The plan and details for the wedding were ready to go. On the other hand, I couldn’t have been more wrong. I was completely unprepared for what it felt like to be on the receiving end of a constant outpouring of sincere love by my favorite people in the world. It knocked me off kilter, took a couple of days to recover from, and I would do it all over again tomorrow (if someone else planned it :)). The planning can really consume you (or at least it consumed me). This is partly due to the fact that I’m a bit ‘type A’, and I had an unusually lighter work schedule in the spring and early summer. It turned out to be a blessing to help me prepare for the wedding, but it kept me a little anxious wondering what I would do with all my free time–ha ha! Just as I accepted this would be an “off year,” all of you wonderful people flooded my inbox. It might have been a slower wedding year since I missed out on the first part of the season for my own wedding, but it didn’t matter. This was the year of families! I have a close knit group of regular clients, but this year that group tripled! You spread the word, and I can’t thank you enough. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! With all of these sessions flooding in, I had zero time to blog about them, so I’m dedicating a large portion of this year’s recap to the families. I didn’t go through and select the best photo from every session, this isn’t a “best of” list, rather I picked out my favorite moments. I say this all the time: it’s all about the moments. Yes, I take portraits, and some of those are included, but I chose to show off the images that made me flashback to when I was standing behind my camera clicking the shutter. Some are grand, like sunset on a mountain top. Some are quieter, like a baby who has just stopped crying or a couple still smiling at each other even though we are standing in rain so dense I can barely see them. Some might make you laugh, like one of my all-time favorites when the water-loving-little-girl stopped in front of a mud puddle, and instead of splashing in it with her feet, chose to do so with her head! It’s all of these moments, the good, the bad, and the ugly (or pretty) that make up our lives, and I LOVE being able to document them. Enjoy this crazy compilation and cheers to the new year!