MV Skansonia Wedding | Sunset Ceremony on Lake Union, Washington | Jake + Jaimie
Jake + Jaimie | The MV Skansonia on Lake Union Wedding, Seattle Washington
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You know the moment you meet a couple for a consult and you walk away crossing your fingers and just begging God, “PLEASE LET THEM PICK ME!”
That’s how I felt with Jake and Jaimie. I felt so connected with them the moment I met them. And that is one of the biggest perks about being a wedding photographer, the connection. I am pretty sure during our goodbye and thank you’s after the consult, I told them I’d be showing up either way. I knew their wedding would be SO them. A couple that didn’t listen to the noise or ready those silly articles “Top best trends for your wedding.”
They wanted their day to symbolize who THEY were, and who their friends/family were. And it was just that. When I walked into Jaimie’s airbnb on November 2nd, the girls were loud with laughter, and dancing with each other in the living room. All I could think was YEP, this is going to be a killer day. I’m literally getting to hang out with a bunch of cool ass people and take photos along the way? Seriously? This is my job?!
Jake and Jaimie mentioned over and over again, the most important thing they wanted for their day - was to just have fun with the people they chose to witness their wedding. Although their wedding details were beautiful and unique - all the materialistic things it takes to put on an event were at the bottom of the totem pole. They cared more about the memories they were going to make, and I was the one to make sure those memories were grabbed in the most memorable ways.
Every time I look through their wedding galley, I do so with all my senses. I can remember how the weather felt, how the tears slid down people’s cheeks during their ceremony, how the food tasted and how the beautiful vintage wood walls of their venue felt. This is how I want to present every wedding gallery I send off in 2020. I don’t want them to just be pretty photos, I want them to be photos that make you FEEL something. Allow you to truly remember how special this day was for the rest of your lives. Every wedding I capture reminds me of how important our jobs are, and how seriously we need to take them.
Please enjoy Jake and Jami’e gorgeous wedding at the MV Skansonia on Lake Union. I’m eager to shoot here more this year!
If you’re curious about their super adorable engagement session we did in Balled, click here!
