At the beginning of June I had the great pleasure to help organize the grand opening for The Grand Barn at Grand Pend Oreille Wedding Venue in Newport, Washington and I want to share all the fantastic photos that came out of it. We had a wonderful team of vendors who helped bring the beautiful barn to life and each of them deserve a highlight of their own! It only makes sense to start with the venue that brought this wonderful team together… Grand Pend Oreille Wedding Venue.

In a wedding industry saturated with photographers, it is very important to take your time and find the right one for you and your style – after all, you will be looking at these pictures forever. With that said, let me introduce you to Zach Nichols, a wedding photographer and outdoor enthusiast. I first met and worked with Zach on a few years ago at weddings held at the venue I was managing at the time. I had the pleasure of working with him several more times at the last ve

There is a first time for everything and whether you only get married once or more than once, most people are not wedding experts. I can’t tell you how many times I hear from clients, “I’ve never done this before. I don’t know what I am doing.” Have no fear! One of the many benefits of hiring a wedding expert is having a person by your side who HAS been through the process several times to guide you step by step. When I started this blog, one of the goals I gave myself was to