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Tag: Pacific Northwest Photographer
AYLA: MATERNITY
Some days you just happen across the right spot.
This was one of those days.
Whidbey Island crush.
* Special thanks to JBK Weddings & Events for Ayla’s stunning flower crown!
MATERNITY SESSIONS
I tried it. I liked it.
Now opening up my 2017 schedule for maternity shoots.
Ladies, hit me up if you’d like to photograph your beautiful, pregnant selves.
FREE PNW ELOPEMENT GIVEAWAY
Good vibes. I feel so many good vibes. And good vibes should be passed on.
I rekindled a dream in 2016. I feel lucky to have found photography again, to have been afforded the time to further my art, my skills. Re-discovering my enthusiasm for an art form I thought I’d long ago lost all passion for has been such a blessing, and while life isn’t entirely a bed of roses and I’m not exactly where I’d like to be yet in my career, I – finally, blissfully – feel like I’m moving in the right direction.
I feel lucky. For so long, I’ve felt like a drone to be used to further others’ dreams, others’ goals. It wasn’t until late this past year that I woke up and realized I also have every right to pursue mine.
I’m offering a giveaway for a free *elopement/intimate wedding in 2017. FREE. That means you get my shooting time for the ceremony and wedding portraits, my driving time (as long as it’s within a 3 hour drive of Bothell, WA), and all edited images sent to you electronically to print and share as you wish – FOR FREE. In a nutshell: I, my time, and my skills will cost absolutely nothing.
You don’t have to share this post. You don’t have to solicit others. This isn’t about marketing. It’s about giving something to someone else without any strings attached. When my husband and I got married, we struggled to pay for our wedding. The cost of the photographer alone took a huge chunk of our budget, and the stress on our shoulders from carrying such a hefty financial strain did, unfortunately, leech some of the joy from that day. So, if I can help one couple out there have their dream elopement while easing the financial strain that can go along with tying the knot, I’m all for it.
So how do you enter? Either comment on my facebook post or shoot an email to lsphoto@comcast.net with your name, wedding date, location, and name of your favorite book. I’ll throw ‘em all in a hat on New Year’s Eve and pick a winner.
Let’s make 2017 great. Refuse to be a drone. Go after your dreams. And give a little back when you can.
Happy day, all!
*Intimate wedding = 6 or less people

ELOPEMENT INSPIRATION: LISA & ANDREW
When one amazing friend introduces you to two of her amazing friends, well, something pretty amazing happens.
“One day you will kiss a man you can’t breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.”
― Karen Marie Moning
** And for Lisa’s amazing bridal coat, check out Fox Glove Bridal!
SO THIS IS LOVE
“What value will there ever be in life, if we are not together?”
~ Jane Austen
WASHINTON COAST ELOPEMENT
“Each time you happen to me all over again.”
— Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence
BOUDOIR: IN THE RAIN
The sky was overcast and the rain was relentless. It was my favorite kind of Pacific Northwest morning.
And the perfect atmosphere for a beautifully moody, intimate boudoir session.
“Kiss me with rain on your eyelashes,
come on, let us sway together,
under the trees, and to hell with thunder.”
— Edwin Morgan, A Book of Lives
* All photos, content, and text © Lisa Sorbe 2016
ANNIVERSARY LOVE
I spent the morning with a couple celebrating their anniversary and am still – hours later – reeling from all the sweet, sweet the love.
“I do not want someone who stands next to me because they are lonely; I want someone who stands next to me because they cannot imagine standing next to anyone else.” — M. Burr
* All Photos, content, and text © Lisa Sorbe 2016
SHADOWS & LIGHT
“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.”
— Charles Dickens
* All Photos, content, and text © Lisa Sorbe 2016
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