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Soooo…. there is this super awesome new resource and hookup called Seattle Style. And, well, just let me tell you how awesome it is….

It’s freakin’ awesome. As in-if you are a bride (or groom who actually is helping pick out your flowers, invites and place settings) then you shall look no further for an awesome resource for all your needs-awesome.

Heather and Kim rock out a super sleek site that features some of the best vendors around. And they were kind enough to want to feature yours truly in their blog post today. In it they quizzed Whitney and I on our opinion of what couples should be looking for as they select their photographer and also gave us the chance to showcase the awesome wedding that we shot of Justin+Sarah last August.

So swing on by here to check out our little interview and a few images. And while you’re there…. be sure to give a shout out to the lovely ladies at Seattle Style. :)

And just in case you were wondering… today is Friday. Which means that tomorrow is Saturday and that my friend, is the best news you’ve heard all day. :)

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Hey friends!

Every month our crew at the GC, where we have our studio space, opens up the doors for the monthly Greenwood Art Walk. Tomorrow night is our first night participating in the Art Walk and we are pumped to join in on the fun. I anticipate our future participation to be an awesome chance for me to work on some personal projects I have spinning in my head and showcase them… but this month, we’ll just have our studio set up with our wedding imagery.

We have a whole load of other studios showcasing at the GC as well as some live music.

All friends, clients (and by clients I mean friends…), fam and random peeps are welcome to come kick it with us and check out our new digs! Because let’s be honest… you can stay home and watch some reruns of Grey’s Anatomy…. or actually go do something with your Friday night. 😉

The GC is located here (85th and Greenwood-ish, next to Gary’s Games). The party rolls from 6-9pm. Come share a beverage, listen to some good tunes and kick it with us.

We’d love that.

(the following is an image of the GC I stole from the GC website…) and for those who can’t make it tomorrow night… we’ll be sure to finally grab some images of our new digs and post them on the blog!

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So this week we’ve sponsored the Mammoth Men as they embark on another adventure full of shananigans. If you’ve never heard of these crazy guys… definitely drop on over and pay them a visit. Not only do they drop amazing images, but they are just down right awesome guys.

Needless to say we are doing a contest and giving away some awesome stuff… including an 8GB iPhone, awesome apparel from Lifetime Collective and Brixton, earbuds from Radius and some giftcards towards iTunes and Evo. Gotta get your entry in by tomorrow (thursday) by 10am PST!

So drop on by www.mammothmen.com and enter yourself in to win some goods!

(on a personal level…. definitely stop by Lifetime Collective and Brixton and pick up something from their ridiculously awesome lineup! My buddy Clayton from the GC is a rep for both those awesome companies and definitely deserves some love!)
Sorry about all the Mobile Digs posts lately… it’s been an overwhelming part of our world over the past few weeks. Definitely got some sweet Brighten stuff coming over the next few weeks!

Cheers friends!

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These two crazy cats are not only soon to be world travelers, but they are more fun than a dance party with an old lady wearing crocs and a sombrero while listening to the Artist Formerly Known As Prince. What? Cut me some slack.. it’s late and I’m not very funny anyway.

Moving along. This was an incredibly easy session to shoot with amazing images to boot. I know… what a brilliant usage for an idiom at 2 in the morning. What can I say. That’s just how I roll.

Enjoy.

Can’t wait to see you guys again soon!

Cheers friends!

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We are stoked to announce the crazy little adventure that has been the past two weeks of our lives. Here’s the skinny…

Mobile Digs.

Most people that have some sort of online portfolio (insert photographers, graphic designers, architects, interior designers, hand models, marketing firms, etc.), all have portfolios based in Flash. Problem being that Flash doesn’t work at all on mobile devices (insert iPhone, Blackberry, Google Android, etc.) 

Until now. (insert Mobile Digs). 

We have created a super easy, yet totally good looking solution so that when someone visits your online portfolio from a mobile device, they are automatically redirected to this awesomely gorgeous, yet totally speedy lil’ new portfolio that actually works on said mobile device. (insert applause). 

So please, stop by our new site and check it out. Say hello. Tell your friends. Tell all your friends. Even tell your Aunt Myrtle. Heck… buy a copy for yourself. 

We are thrilled about this new adventure. 

For the many lovely friends we have at this here blog… (all 18 of you :)) we thought we’d throw out a little love. When checking out use the coupon code brightenlovesyou and save half off. (Normal price is $39 bucks. That means you get a swanky new iPhone friendly site for less than 20 bucks. Score.) 

Feel free to pass that code around to anyone else whom you might think will enjoy it. We’ll keep that code good till February 27th. 

And much thanks to my buddy Chris from Anova Solutions, who spent an ungodly amount of time helping get this thing ready over the past two weeks, so that we could spread the word at WPPI. You are an unreal dude and I can’t wait to share a drink with you soon. Thanks bro.

Cheers!

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