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From the top of the world…

August 15. 2009. Crystal Mountain. Epicly adventurous. (yes. I just made up the word epicly.)

  • September 22, 2009 - 6:37 pm

    Michelle - These look so great, I am so excited to see the rest!!! Thanks for all of your hard work.

  • September 23, 2009 - 8:27 am

    April Russell - LOVE LOVE LOVE this location! The scenery is beautiful. What more could you ask for!?! Great job!

  • September 23, 2009 - 10:22 am

    leah lee - love this wedding. i enjoy the way you frame things…keep on rocking it.

  • September 23, 2009 - 5:32 pm

    Kat - Really lovely venue, and an entirely creative perspective. Yay!

  • September 26, 2009 - 10:08 pm

    Snapshot Sunday – Travel In Style | Polka Dot Bride - […] Marrying on top of a mountain? I love this shot from by Brighten Photography of Jon and Michelle as newlyweds (see more here) […]

  • September 30, 2009 - 2:34 am

    Heather - Wow- This looks like so much FUN! I love the tones in these and your framing. The hats are pretty awesome!

Shot some wedding portraits with Blaine+Margaret in downtown Chicago.

Helluva time indeed.

July 2nd. 2009. Chicago, IL.

  • September 18, 2009 - 6:38 pm

    margaret - oh horrah! thank you. these are lovely and even better than i hoped for!

  • September 18, 2009 - 6:48 pm

    Catherine - Ben. These are amazing. So great. (PS I’m the girl that said hi at Bethany…that you met that time at Belltown Pizza.)

  • September 18, 2009 - 8:41 pm

    April Russell - Absolutely love these photos! You do amazing work! Thanks for sharing!

  • September 18, 2009 - 10:34 pm

    Justin James - maybe the best post i’ve seen your site. love the last composite. incredible!!

  • September 19, 2009 - 6:28 am

    bryan nixon - Incredible work. I can’t stop looking at them…but not in a creepy, voyeuristic way. :)

  • September 19, 2009 - 9:21 am

    Tim - Unbelievable! How’d you guys get in the Art Institute? That’s awesome!

  • September 20, 2009 - 10:36 pm

    ryan flynn - that one of them + hipsters is great.

  • September 30, 2009 - 2:35 am

    Heather - Just AWESOME! Loving the museum set.

  • November 3, 2009 - 7:14 pm

    James Moes - Very clean. Very nice work.


August 8th. 2009. Lacey, WA. We are nuts about these two. What an incredible group of people with such open hearts and lives.

  • September 15, 2009 - 2:11 pm

    Nora Berheim - Love your work! Jason and Uyen’s photographs of their wedding are beautifull! Your husband and wife team is amazing, you were both wonderfull. Thanks for helping make the day wonderfull :-)

  • September 15, 2009 - 3:15 pm

    Jenni Mays - You guys did an amazing job! Makes we want to get married again so I can have you take our pictures.

  • September 15, 2009 - 4:52 pm

    Uyen - Words cannot express how I’m feeling right now! Ben and Whitney…you two ARE AMAZING! And I’m glad both of you finally got to see the “Kashani Dance!” Didn’t you say Whitney’s got a dance too?!?!

Well…. not really. But I wish she did. I’ve always dreamed about both of us riding bareback into the sunset in Montana.

OK. That wasn’t true either.

Moving along… this week has been insane. Shipping four weddings out the door today. Yes. Four. I meant insane when I said it.

We rocked the HOTEL PHOTEL this last weekend in a horse barn. Epic. Mr. Ed just couldn’t help but jump in on the party. Thought we’d leave you with a dose of awesome for your weekend.

Much love friends.

  • September 11, 2009 - 10:32 pm

    Kirsten - Let’s go Team Awesome!