Trash the Dress Sumner! | Sumner & Orting Anniversary Portraits

I was so excited that Mr & Mrs S were available for this very special Trash the Dress session!  They used to live in the area and have had little dates at one of these great local haunts.  They also are approaching their 10 year wedding anniversary and are also celebrating a weight loss.  So many great reasons to celebrate and indulge in a fantastic photo shoot!

Our approach was to set up a story of a first meeting, a little date and a visual progression of the relationship but with all the intensity and passion that they've gained and learned over 10 years.

 

 

 

Mr S & Mrs S - may your marriage continue to be richly blessed, as we have already seen!

 

 

 

Local locations kind enough let us shoot there!
Kristi's Country Store, Sumner, WA
KC's Caboose, Sumner, WA
Orting Bakery, Orting, WA



For more information on Trash the Dress and other ways to celebrate anniversaries and milestones please contact me through email (info@ndrobbs.com) or leave a comment here!
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2012 Best of Western Washington | Wow, what an honor!

My business has been involved in the Best of Western Washington contest for 3 years now and I've gotta say, this is just such an honor!   I know many of the photographers in this category and they are not only amazing artists but good friends and great people to know!  I'm really proud of the local quality in this industry.  In fact, if I didn't have this photography business, I would have a hard time choosing who to vote for!
So much of portrait photography can come down to the personal connection between the photographer and the client.  Many of my clients either were friends first or are friends now!  I end up seeing them at my kids' school, at the grocery store, at church and around the neighborhood.  I love that most of the kids are already comfortable with me and that eases them into natural poses and faces.  I'm not a stranger with a giant black machine in front of my face asking them to do funny things.  I'm "AJ's Mom" or "Nickie from down the street" or "my mom's friend."  For some kids this makes a big difference. 
I love knowing the story that preceeds an engagement and a wedding!  I thoroughly enjoy getting to bring a little of that history with me into a session.  For a few folks, I met them in a mom group like MOPS or a playdate group.  I've seen their relationship with their child or husband grow and mature and then we get to express that together in pictures.
Things have changed over the last year from offering discs of the collection exclusively to offering prints that are ready to hang on the wall.  Each print package contains an album now!  Grandma and Great Grandma couldn't enjoy the pictures as much on a digital screen as they could with their hands.  I can bring our family pictures in my purse now and not need to lug my computer or ask Grandma to try and see them on my phone.  I'm really happy with the way things have gone this year.  I believe my clients agree! 
I'm not expecting to make it into the top five.  I know that I have a much smaller client base (about 10% in comparison).  But I also know that my clients are awesome.  They are cool and fun and we enjoy ourselves both during the portrait session and after!
So if you have a minute and haven't done so already, please log in and give it a vote!  One vote per email address each year!

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The B Family | Portraits for the Grown Family | Puyallup Portraits

I was so excited when I got a call from Mrs. B asking for the next available portrait time.  It happened to be the very next day!  The B Family is a friend of ours and if you're a friend of mine at all, I've probably already photographed you in my imagination.  Since we see them frequently I already had a feel for their relationships and what would come naturally to them.  Add in my imaginary portrait that had already been done (ha ha ha!) it was so exciting to do this one for real and see the results!

 

We were blessed with an extraordinarily good day for weather.  The sun was out, the clouds came through just a little, we were all warm and not a bit chilled!  Yes, in the Tacoma and Puyallup area you can get chilled in August!

 

 

After we had tried three different looks in this first location I brought them to a little secret of mine.  It's not easy to get to, but this is the first family in a while that didn't involve toddlers.  After a little jog, a little maneuvering, a little adventure, we got to my new place.  Mr. B & Mrs. B had asked for a lot of greenery and I think this fit the bill!

Now this is my favorite part.  There is something amazing about a couple who has been together for a while.  It was easy for me to see how much they value each other.  I was glad we made time for this!

Thanks for visiting with The B Family!

For more information on family portraits in the Puyallup area please leave a comment or email me directly - info@ndrobbs.com.

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