Lindsey & Michael

Saying good-by....for now.

Some quick shots together before Michael left for boot camp....

It will be a long year for these two.. 

Hopefully these images will keep them fresh in each other's hearts and minds.

xoxo Didi V.

Mrs. & Mrs.

Kelsey and Dusti got married last month and I had the privilege of being there for their gorgeous day!

It was definitely a wet one- but we had a great day at the Edgewater in downtown Seattle with these two beauties and their friends & families at their destination wedding!

 This is my bird's eye view of their day....

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I was there assisting for the fabulous Jenny GG of  www.jennygg.com

  You can catch her view of the day here:

http://jennygg.com/weddings/seattle-wedding-edgewater-dusti-kelsey

We took in the SAM/Paccar Pavilion and the Arboretum for their photos before tearing up the 3rd floor for their amazing party.  

I wish these ladies all the best in their future together!

Jenny thanks for asking me to come and play with you!

xoxo Didi V.

 {The glass and glass bottle?  To capture the raindrops from their wedding day! So sweet!}

gg fauxtobooth fun!

{this little flower girl absolutely melted me}

Jen & Jenny's big day

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There is an industry joke about "Uncle Bob" - the loving and well meaning wedding guest(s) who inadvertently pops up and into the middle of the aisle with his iPhone and blocks your shot of the first kiss, or the first dance, etc..... It can be frustrating if you are the paid photographer, but you know they are just excited for their loved one.

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So most of you know- I don't typically shoot weddings- I love portraiture.  

 But.....Once in a while I will assist for my friends Jenny (Jenny GG) and Jen (Jen Wade)- who are crazy popular Seattle wedding photographers. 

 

They have been wonderful and generous mentors and I am fortunate to call them friends.  I was honored when they invited me to their September reception back in January, to celebrate their frosty December morning elopement.

 

We were laughing about how do they choose another photographer to capture your big day when you ARE a wedding photographer and you know sooooo many people in the industry????  

{Tough task- glad it wasn't a decision that I had to make....}

 

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And then- they arrived at the solution- for their friends and family- photographer or not- to bring their best "Uncle Bob" effort on their reception date.  They will have so many different stylistic views of their day- it should be crazy fun when all of the photos trickle {or flood} in!

 

So here is a quick glance of my view of their day- which by the way- was sublime.  The amount of care put into every single  DIY detail was..... amazing.  It was absolutely lovely.

 

The love and warmth amongst the party goers was incredible.

{oh yeah... and did I mention Mary Lambert stopped by to sing "She Keeps Me Warm" }

{swoon}

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Thanks for inviting me girls- I had a great time!

xoxo Didi V.

 

 

Amanda & Will

So..... I have to admit.....This is a weirdly delayed post.

Amanda & Will's event was back in August.... and yes, .... I realize it's now JANUARY....

But this gorgeous event wasn't really mine.... not a Natural Approach Photo job....... and I wasn't required to process my images.....

What I mean is, that it was actually shot with/for Jenny GG Photography with Jenny GG and Jen Wade
{two of my favorite girls in the whole wide world}.  

And since I didn't have to do anything with them- I handed over my discs to the girls so that all of the post production work would match..... and then let them sit on my desktop all this time, because I was on vacation the following day had so much other work to process for my own clients..... that well....  

I never even peeked at them... {all those doubt demons swirl in your head the longer you let something be that you need to take care of.... what if they were terrible???????? -
{yes- I do have those thoughts some days...}

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The crazy talented duo was jam-packed with weddings that weekend and asked if I would second shoot for them. {Me....shoot for them???? OMG!  You have NO IDEA how excited and terrified I was!!!!  They are Seattle Wedding photography legend!!!} 

I am pretty sure I thought I might be ill about four different times that day due to nerves.... the dead last thing I wanted to do was let them or the amazing couple down. (did I mention weddings give me the worst case of nerves- I'm seriously an internal basket case every time I shoot one!)

I couldn't have asked for a better experience- Jen and Jenny make me laugh so hard my sides hurt when I'm around them.  It was really cool to be a part of  the photographic force that they are.  I learned soooooo much that day!  It has changed how I shoot all together.

The venues at St. Mark's Cathedral and the Seattle Yacht Club were gorgeous and the weather couldn't have been more perfect.  Will and Amanda couldn't be more fun- seriously they danced every single dance- down to the very last song- {they were they only ones left in the room besides the DJ} and it was the sweetest sight.  And I couldn't have loved the day more!

I hope you enjoy my view of a glorious day- a reminder of sunny, warm Summer days and glimpse of some seriously gorgeous people.

You can see more of their day and take a look through Jen & Jenny's eyes here:

http://jennygg.com/weddings/seattle-wedding-st-marks-cathedral-seattle-yacht-club-amanda-will

Thanks so much for the opportunity ladies- I loved every second of it!

@All images  in this post were shot by Didi Miles for

 ©Jenny GG Photography~Seattle, WA

Tara & Edward

I do so love a happily ever after! 

And you know I love photographing people in love and the only thing that can top that... is two people crazy in love who wanted to add some funky, old vintage looking, Bonnie & Clyde era photos to their engagement session!

Tara & Edward were magically brought together by a crazy twist of fate and they are silly, unconventional fun in a jar!  When fate hands you magic- you don't question it... you grab on with both hands and hold on tight!

I've known Tara most of my life growing up in small town USA {aka Central Idaho} in fact her mother was my social studies teacher!  And I was totally flattered when she asked me to come to California to photograph their big day!

This is a little sneak peek from Laguna Beach on our way to the wedding venue and  into the three days of non stop wedding action. 

I do- we did- re-do......

I love it when I get to feel totally rebellious.... I get to go against the grain.... break my regimented calendar schedules and pick up and be spontaneous and go shoot pix just because I've got a wild hair and the sun or moon is just right, or I found the perfect patch of grass or daisies and when the light hits it a certain way- it reads like magic.....

I love even more- when I get to pull others into my craziness......

Enter Brian and Gina..... who's wedding I shot in May and it rained sideways and upside down on us on their big day....{again.... total rock stars these two}.

To whom I texted and said-

"hey... the weather is glorious today... wanna go play in your wedding clothes with me????"

And so on an hour's notice they met me at my place and I pulled my girlfriend Kristen {who is one of my absolute favorite assistants}  into my web as well... and the four of us were off to play in alley ways and random patches of daisies in the middle of the freeway..

 {don't ask...... I'm stunned we didn't get arrested either!!!}

Who knew you could change in & out of a wedding dress that fast in pubic..... 

You guys rock- and I loves you long time!!!

xoxo Didi V.