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G + K “ENGAGED”

I headed to Stanwood and met with Garrett and Kelleen for their Engagement Session. We started out at the train station; always a fun spot to shoot.  I love the tracks, all the leading lines, signs, lights etc. We then headed to the waterfront with their precious little dog for some playtime, fishing, and lots of laughs.

Now a little bit about the couple:

Garrett and Kelleen started communicating with each other on E-harmony in October 2010 and met each other for the first time that November. Shortly after meeting in person, they both knew that they were meant for each other and wanted to spend the rest of their lives together. Garrett proposed to Kelleen six weeks later on Christmas.As a couple, Garrett and Kelleen love camping, fishing, watching old reruns of TV shows, wood working projects, traveling, playing with their dog, reading and relaxing together. As Garrett works for Alaska Airlines, the two of them have enjoyed flying to Disneyland for the weekend and to Missouri to visit Garrett’s relatives. Last May, they flew to Joplin, MO for a week to join in on the volunteer efforts to help the residents of the area cope with the tornado disaster. This last summer, they took trips to Whistler and the Oregon Coast for a family reunion.They have a six-year-old miniature dachshund named Mini, who is the love of their life. She loves to go for walks, take rides in the car, give lots of kisses, and play fetch in the park. Mini is just happy being a part of this new family!

Garrett and Kelleen are getting married in July at the beautiful Camano Island Inn. Their small wedding ceremony and reception with their immediate family will take place on a deck overlooking the beauty of Puget Sound. After honeymooning in San Diego, they are very excited to begin this new chapter in their lives!

Now a few of my favs:


I have loved getting to know you both and your sweet Mom Kelleen, and I can’t wait to meet the rest of both of your families on your BIG DAY! Thanks again so much!

Cheers, Rachelle

Rachelle Erickson is an award winning Wedding and Lifestyle Photographer specializing in Wedding Photography, Children’s, and Families for Seattle, Bellevue and the surrounding cities. Reaching the Pacific Northwest to destination locations worldwide. For more information, please email info@PhotosByRachelle.com, or give me a call at 425.829.0532.

S + A “ENGAGED”

I have known Sally for years and she always has a beautiful smile on her face and is so cheerful. I was super excited when she asked me to take their Engagement Photos, so Sally, Andy, and I headed down to the waterfront down in Post Alley and The Pike Place Market. We had lots of fun as it was a cloudy, yet a busy day in Seattle.

Now a little bit about the couple:
Sally works for an E Learning company in Fremont as an account executive and Andy works in the sales department for a national software supplier.
Andy and Sally love to eat at all the new restaurants that are popping up in Ballard, they love all types of seafood; oysters, crabs, scallop, you name it. “The Carpenter and the Walrus is one of our favorite places to eat!” How cool is that since that is one of the restaurants that my cousin owns.  In the summer they like to go fishing, crabbing, and hanging out on his family’s boat.  They love to travel and hope one day they will make it to Australia.

Andy proposed in the morning during one of their weekend rituals where one of them makes breakfast for the other. It was Andy’s turn to cook. Sally came out to the living room to get her breakfast that Andy had prepared. There were seared scallops and eggs along with a giant bouquet of Tulips (her favorites) on the coffee table. As they sat down to eat he told Sally he had a very important question to ask her and then pulled a box out of his sweatpants and handed it to her. The question was “Will you marry me?” She said YES but then was so excited that she had a hard time eating her breakfast.

The couple met in college at WSU and were good friends all four years.  Sally then moved up to Seattle to start an internship at Microsoft. Andy and she started dating around that same time. They will be getting married on Kapalua Bay in Maui this summer with close friends and family. They have never been to the tropics together and are very excited for an exotic vacation to share their special day.

Now, a few of my favs:

Soooo excited for you both! Thanks again so much!Cheers,
Rachelle 🙂

Rachelle Erickson is an award winning Wedding and Lifestyle Photographer specializing in Wedding Photography, Children’s, and Families for Seattle, Bellevue and the surrounding cities. Reaching the Pacific Northwest to destination locations worldwide. For more information, please email info@PhotosByRachelle.com, or give me a call at 425.829.0532.

February 3, 2012 - 10:34 am

Dan Bright - Looks great guys!
That ring is blinging Andy, nice job.

February 3, 2012 - 10:59 am

Karin Bright - Wow-Sally you look so beautiful! Love all the photos.

Rachelle Erickson / 3rd Consecutive Bride’s Choice Award! 2nd year Warm 106.9 Wedding of a Lifetime Photographer!

I am very excited and honored to receive these AWARDS listed below… I am so very grateful to be able to do what I love to do! Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Rachelle Erickson / Lifestyle Photography has been selected from Warm 106.9 as their Wedding Photographer for their “WEDDING OF A LIFETIME” for the 2nd straight year.

Weddings, Wedding Venues
2012 Bride

I am also much honored to receive the 3rd consecutive Bride’s Choice Award from Wedding Wire! Here is more info on that award:

January 23, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce Rachelle Erickson Lifestyle Photographer has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Photography!

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, Rachelle Erickson was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.

Rachelle Erickson is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Rachelle Erickson for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”

We are happy to announce that Rachelle Erickson is one of the very best Photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012.

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR’S!

HAPPY NEW YEAR’S!

May you and your family have the BEST year yet!

Love, Rachelle and Sunshine

Copyright design by Rachelle Erickson

Photos taken by The Popes LLC.

Rachelle Erickson is an award winning Wedding and Lifestyle Photographer specializing in Wedding Photography, Children’s, and Families for Seattle, Bellevue and the surrounding cities. Reaching the Pacific Northwest to destination locations worldwide. For more information, please email info@PhotosByRachelle.com, or give me a call at 425.829.0532.

January 31, 2012 - 2:27 pm

Airika Pope - Amazing design! We loved your card. 🙂

January 31, 2012 - 9:43 pm

Rachelle - Thank YOU Airika! You both are amazing photographers and we loved working with you and already can’t wait to do it again. 🙂

$600 WEDDING ALBUM GIVEAWAY!!!!!

I’m SOOOOOOOOOO excited to announce the WINNER of my WEDDING ALBUM GIVEAWAY! My couples rallied LIKEs on their photos for votes from all of their families and friends. After an amazing few weeks the WINNER will receive a “20 PAGE CUSTOM DESIGNED WEDDING ALBUM” from RACHELLE ERICKSON! Their album is valued at $600.00! 

CONGRATULATIONS CHRISTY and MARTY!!!!!

 And, a very close runner up goes to ALEXANDRIA and TIM!

Prize: 1 hour session with Rachelle (couple or family) and a 10 page 8×8 album

Rachelle Erickson, Rachelle Erickson Lifestyle Photographer, Seattle Wedding Photographer, Destination Wedding Photographer, Photos By Rachelle, Rachelle Erickson Design & Photography, Seattle Bride
3rd prize goes to GYNA and JEREMY!
Prize: “4” additional pages added to your wedding day album!
Rachelle Erickson, Rachelle Erickson Lifestyle Photographer, Seattle Wedding Photographer, Destination Wedding Photographer, Photos By Rachelle, Rachelle Erickson Design & Photography, Seattle Bride
Thanks so much for all of my “AMAZING COUPLES” who participated in this event!

Cheers,
Rachelle

Rachelle Erickson is an award winning Wedding and Lifestyle Photographer specializing in Wedding Photography, Children’s, and Families for Seattle, Bellevue and the surrounding cities. Reaching the Pacific Northwest to destination locations worldwide. For more information, please email info@PhotosByRachelle.com, or give me a call at 425.829.0532.
January 1, 2012 - 1:09 pm

Christy Batzle - Woohoo!!!! So excited to have won the contest. Thank you SO very much to all of our family and friends who helped us win!! We definitely could not have done it without you at all. A big thanks to Emily, who really went above and beyond in helping us out. I can’t wait to get started on the album, it’s going to look absolutely perfect!! Thank you Rachelle for all that you’ve done!! I already want to head back to Maui. 🙂
Thanks again to everyone and Happy New Year!!
Love,
Christy

January 1, 2012 - 1:16 pm

Marty Naaktgeboren - Thank you Rachelle for giving us this opportunity. We really appreciate everyone’s help in this contest. We could not have done it without the help. We’re really looking forward to the album!! Rachelle took so many beautiful pictures while over in Maui it’s going to be great to see them all put together in an equally beautiful album. Nice job to all of the other couples that also have great pictures. Thank you again to everyone!! Thanks Rachelle, it’s been fun the last few of weeks.

Marty