Rathbone Images Blog: November 2007

Leia and Will, September 16th

Leia and Will got married at The Magnolia Hall in Arlington. One of the wonderful things about their celebration was how much their friends and family were involved in decorating the altar, setting up the tables, and making the atmosphere just perfect for Leia and Will.

Here is Leia driving from the hotel to the Hall (this picture always makes me think of that song by AC/DC:
"she was a fast machine, she kept her motor clean. . ."):

Leia puts on her dress, helped by her mom and soon to be mom-in-law:

The guys stand in front of a trailer rented for the occasion (which I thought was a fantastic idea, as many places have a closet or some other dismal sort of place for a men's getting ready room):

The groomsmen wait (somewhat impatiently :)) for the ceremony to start:

Will and Leia had not seen each other all day (and were both rather nervous wrecks without each other). During the ceremony, you could just feel their love for each other and how right they felt in each other's presence:

I love this picture of them walking away together after the ceremony [don't forget, you can click on any picture to see it larger]:

Leia and I having some fun with the bridal portraits:

Some of the guests may have been having a little too much fun at the reception :)

Will had a special small cake made with Star Wars figures he found online:

Leia's mom and grandma in a touching moment:

The cake cutting and first dance:

And the end of the evening:

Congratulations, Will and Leia!

-- Priscilla

Shirley and Derrick, September 15th

Shirley and Derrick had a wonderful full day full of celebrations. First, they had a Chinese ceremony in the morning. Then, Shirley arrived at the beautiful St. Madeline Sophie Church in Bellevue, and changed into her second wedding attire of the day.

Shirley's dress (remember to click on the picture to see it larger):

And here are the groomsmen enjoying the programs. The programs had little descriptions of all of the members of the wedding party and their relationships to Derrick and Shirley. Some of the descriptions were really funny:

Shirley and Derrick get married:

After:

After the ceremony and doing some formals at the church, we all went out to Newcastle, and then to Bellevue Botanical for some fun pictures of the wedding party:

After having some fun with their wedding party, Shirley and Derrick were ready for a little romantic couple time, on the dock:

The guests enjoyed the music during the cocktail hour:

Derrick's groomsmen got quite creative during the toasts:

Two cute couples:

Congratulations, Shirley and Derrick!

-- Priscilla

Happy Anniversary, Candace and Mike!

We had a great time photographing Candace and Mike's wedding. They got married on November 3rd at the Fauntleroy Church, and then had their reception across the street at the Hall at Fauntleroy. But first, we got to photograph the girls where they got ready at the hip W Hotel in downtown Seattle.