Mr. and Mrs. Sanger : Preview

Congratulations to Matt and Natalie. The excitement and passion for each other was obvious and I was reminded what a privilege it is to be a photographer and witness such life giving moments in someone's life.

Here's a preview. More to come:

MJP

I wanted to post a blog in honor of Maggie and how much she means to me. I think I have the perfect reason now.

Call us lame if you want but we've had a long running phrase between us. Well, we've had a lot but this one is MJP. There have been a lot of interesting guesses as to what that means but it's pretty simple: Maggie Jesus Phylicia. Yup, just our dorky phrase from high school about how we love Jesus and He is the main part of our friendship. It's stuck around and I am quite fond of it.

Some more history for you.. I haven't always gotten along with Maggie's boyfriends very well. She liked mine but the feeling wasn't mutual. We actually always fought more than anything. It wasn't a jealousy thing. I think it might be a mix of not the greatest guys and us just clashing. But there is someone who I have always gotten along with - Jala. Before Maggie and Jala started dating Jala and I had some great conversations and he was always such an affirming gentleman. When they started dating I sat him down and gave him my speech about treating her well. When things were tough on multiple occasions I communicated with them both. I like Jala. No I love Jala. I have seen so much grace, Jesus, love, growth and heart in him. This one is different. Tonight I thought about the fact that we also = mjp. I think it fits well.

CONGRATULATIONS MAGGIE + JALA!

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MJP (b)

Pacific Northwest: Seattle Part Three

For real, it was really hot. 93 degrees. For days. I was hoping for clouds, cool air and moisture. Clear skies did make for good exploring but also a lot of sweating. The good news is the last day was COLD and misting and cloudy. The perfect send off. I think if I lived there I would be stoked when the sun came out for brief warm weather. But that's the norm in Cali and it just gets boring. But I am loving this gloomy wednesday, hot coffee and comfortable temperatures!

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Pacific Northwest: Seattle Part Two

Maybe one of the best parts of my week in the PNW was being away and simply not knowing (or caring) what time it was. Besides knowing a time to catch a bus, time was pretty irrelevant. Since the sun goes down closer to 10:30 you really lose track. There was joy in simply wandering and exploring such a beautiful city. I didn't read as much as I wanted to but there was joy in observing, people watching and letting my mind just think or rest.

I mean, doesn't this just look peaceful to you?






It was just so good.

Pacific Northwest: Seattle Part One

Wednesday night I took the lovely Amtrak north up to Seattle. Then it was such a great rest of the week with The Colemans (who are super great tour guides). Ash joined me thursday and we all explored, rested, adventured and more. Lake swimming, hiking, waterfalls, restaurants, cupcakes, coffee, chai, bus riding, walking, Pike's Place, pretty parks and views and so much more. Gosh, so good.

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