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Romantic + Moody Styled Winter Wedding | Tacoma Wedding Photographer

I recently joined a group of talented photographers and vendors to pull together a dreamy stylized winter wedding and what a great time we had! The original plan was to shoot outside at Auburn's Flaming Geyser Park but since we caught a standard Seattle winter day we were forced to switch to the Tacoma Graffiti Garages to stay dry. Although I missed the rich greens of the park the dramatic light of the Graffiti Garage set a very romantic and rich mood to the day.

One of my favorite parts of putting together this event was all the incredible vendors I was able to meet! There is so much local talent and creativity in the PNW that I am frequently in AWW at the amazing creations that I photograph. A custom ring box, carefully designed invitations, handmade barn tables and s'mores bar, elegant and detailed dresses, rich and textured floral arrangements, a unique and delicious cake, a rustic wooden sign and professional hair and makeup are just a few of the items designed and created for this event. We absolutely could not have pulled off such an amazing event without the help of these hard working companies. Special thanks to the following companies!!

Ring Box and Wood Decoration/Cake Toppers: Lee Six Laser & Design

Invitations, Menus, S'mores sign, Paper Table Decorations: Sandpaper Custom Stationary

Wooden Table, Benches, green goblets, S'mores Bar: Puget Sound Farm Tables

Wedding Dresses, Veils & Headband: Country Bridal

Flowers: JNJ Floral

Cake: Delicately Sweet Confections

Wooden Welcome Sign: Happy Heart Design Co

HMUA Couples: Alisa Clark

HMUA Single Bride: Brenda Beauty Guru

For more vendor information please see Sarah Gonia Photography's Preferred Vendor List or contact me if you have specific needs.

XOXO,

Sarah

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Winter Wonderland Stylized Senior Shoot | Olympia Senior Photography

Have I ever mentioned that I LOVE shooting in the snow? Well....I absolutely do!

I got together with some fellow photographers for this fun and snowy Stylized Senior Shoot . Tammy of Tammy Dalquist Photography brought her stunning squad of Senior Models and we had a blast shooting and playing in the snow. 

As a Pacific Northwest Senior Photographer I love the rich greens of our beautiful scenery, the way red from this shoot pops makes me grin ear to ear. Red is BY FAR my favorite color to shoot!

Girls, you are gorgeous and I had a blast getting to know you a bit. Countdown is on until the end of senior year, make it memorable!

XOXO,

Sarah

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Tipsoo Lake Mt. Rainier Stylized Senior Shoot | Olympia Senior Photographer

On August 21st (My Anniversary, don't judge!) I joined a group of local photographers for a stylized senior session at Lake Tipsoo and it was as fun as it was beautiful! Lake Tipsoo is a beautiful little lake located about 90 miles from Olympia in the Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington. Between the lake and the view of Mt. Rainier it is well worth the drive, plus the wildflowers add stunning little pops of color. Special thanks to Tammy from Tammy Dalquist Photography for coordinating and bringing her team of gorgeous model seniors!

XOXO,

Sarah

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Evergreen Valley Lavender Farm Stylized Senior Shoot | Olympia Senior Photographer

The 'what'

Hello there, first time blogger alert!

I recently had the pleasure of working with Tammy Dahlquist of Tammy Dahlquist Photography, her gorgeous team of model seniors and a handful of extremely talented photographers to create a stunning photo shoot at Evergreen Lavender Farm in Olympia, WA. As a Pacififc Northwest Senior Photographer, this was a dream event!

The 'where'

Evergreen Lavender Farm is located at 9733 Evergreen Valley RD SE in Olympia. It is a small farm but what it lacks in size is more that made up for in it's beauty, charm and a surreal fairy tale like environment. There is a neat little gift shop on the premises that boasts some amazing lavender products including but not limited to jewelry, culinary lavender, essential oils, jam (try the the blueberry lavender, it's a bit of heaven on your tongue,) art and lavender beauty products. Fresh and dried lavender bundles are also available for purchase. The owners, Thane and Peggy, are super nice and very knowledgeable about lavender. It's amazing to see the spark in their eye when they talk about their farm and their products and it warms my heart to watch such nice people living their dream.

This little local farm is very worth a visit and much closer than the big farms in Sequim, so stop in and say hi and tell them I sent you!

The 'good stuff'

Such a lovely evening and the portraits turned out amazing! I had a blast and look forward to this being the first (ok second, last year I took my kids there) annual adventure at Evergreen Valley Lavender Farm! I Can't wait for next year. Would you like your own beautiful lavender field portraits?? Contact me to schedule your one of a kind, tailored just for you, senior portrait (or amazing engagement or maternity) session.

XOXO,

Sarah

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