Family photo session Christine, Jason and their two little cutie pies.
Christine, Jason and their two little cutie pies flew in to Seattle from Texas for this photo shoot. They re-enacted their engagement session from before their wedding. We thought it was so sentimental and romantic that we couldn’t wait to do their photo session. Then, the icing on the cake is that they have two adorable little children for us to play with during the photo session…er, I mean take photos of. 
So, lucky us, this is the perfect combination of an engagement session and family portraits…two of our favorite things to photograph!
Call us so we can schedule your family photo session. Tis the season right now so you have photos to share with family when those big holiday come!
Laurel Creek Manor Wedding Jill & Tim
Here’s a sneak peek of Laurel Creek Manor Wedding Jill & Tim. Overwhelming joy is what comes to mind when I think of these two. They love each other so much and we are always laughing and having fun when we are with them. Their wedding was a blast. Full blog coming soon!
www.laurelcreekmanor.com
Event Designer Celise Callahan Event and Wedding Design
206 715 0518
[email protected]
http://celisecallahan.wix.com/cc-eventwedding#!contact/c24vq
Caterer Act 3 Catering
425 251-9102
[email protected]
act3catering.com
Florist Blitz Floral
253 572-2327
[email protected]
http://www.blitzflorist.com/
Cake Artist Corina Bakery
253 627-5070
corinabakery.com
Officiant Wedding Priest Tacoma
253-566-4078
[email protected]
Hair & Makeup Stylist Daniel Ross Salon
www.danielrosssalon.com
253-630-9243
Musician/DJ Sounds Unlimited
425-381-5536
[email protected]
Venue Laurel Creek Manor
253 826-6306
[email protected]
www.laurelcreekmanor.com
Videographer Hildebrand Photography
All of our clients love our guest sign-in books
All of our clients love our guest sign-in books. Wouldn’t it be fun to have an heirloom item that is full of wishes and greetings from all of your guests as well as photos from your engagement session. Just put it on the guest table so guests can sign it as they walk in to your wedding. It’s fun to bring it to the gift opening breakfast the next morning to get more signatures from family as well as share the thoughtful messages guests wrote.
These books are press printed, thick pages. They’re lay-flat pages so no images are lost in the gutter & it’s easier for guests to sign your album without the pages flipping shut. The leather back and spine cover is supple, high quality. Personalize the front cover with a photo from your engagement session.
I recommend the 10×10 size with 10 photos and 10 guest sign-in pages. I will design it, order it and have it delivered directly to you. All you have to do is choose 10 photos and the back cover color. They’re really beautiful and high quality. You can stop by our studio to see the sample guest book we have there.
$299
DJ Kryspin rocked it out at Tatiana and Ari’s MV Skansonia Ferry wedding!
DJ Kryspin rocked it out at Tatiana and Ari’s MV Skansonia Ferry wedding! I have heard the work of hundreds of DJ’s since I started shooting weddings and events years ago. DJ Kryspin is now on the top of my list. He is incredible! Everyone was dancing and cheering all night to his beats. The night was seamless. We barely talked to him all night but he was super easy to work with which makes our job immensely easier when it comes to the reception portion of the wedding. If nobody is dancing and smiling then what do we take photos of, right?
He plays at clubs all over Seattle. Check out his schedule on his website. Go listen to him, dance like crazy then hire him for your next event but only if you hire Hildebrand Photography because I want to listen to his music again!
http://www.kryspinmusic.com/
Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary Missy & Michael!
Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary Missy & Michael!
Your Trinity Tree Farm Wedding was loaded with laughter, love and celebration. We will never forget it!
XOXO,
Dawn and Brandon
www.trinitytreefarm.com
Issaquah
Truly Fine Art Images by Hildebrand Photography
What is truly Fine Art Images by Hildebrand Photography?
This post is an example of the art we do above and beyond capturing a beautiful photo. Shown here is the same photo with three completely different end results. This wedding was in Virginia with the background of the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains.
This is the perfect example of major differences editing can make:
*The first photo is a great photo.
*The second one is dramatic and bold and has an edgy flair.
*The third one ads another dimension, full of warmth and brings in that artistic flair.
It’s this attention to detail and professional editing that allow us to deliver incredible, jaw-dropping images from your wedding day. It’s one of the ways in which we stand out from the rest.
Hildebrand Photography is known for Fine Art Images. We have actually had people at expos walk up to our booth ASKING to buy the photos we have displayed there. They do not know the people in the photo, they just love it as art!
We take photos from your wedding and make them high quality, high attention to details, one-of-a-kind art to hang on your wall. We are about the quality art. These are to be treated as a family heirloom and passed down through the generations. We recommend having them printed in a large format such as 24×36 or larger on metal to make the image a focal point in your home.
SubZero Ice Cream and Yogurt
SubZero Ice Cream and Yogurt
These guys are the best! Sub Zero Ice Cream & Yogurt uses cryogenics to instantly freeze fresh, custom-made ice cream and yogurt. SubZero Ice Cream and Yogurt will come to your event and no only serve delicious ice cream & frozen yogurt but make it for you right there on the spot. They do not make your frozen treat until you order it! That’s right! There’s a list of custom flavors from S’mores to Blackberry to Fudge Brownie and more. You choose which flavor you want, they add the ingredients to a metal bowl, blast it with cold air, mix, blast, mix. Add a spoon and viola you have a tasty treat! It’s such a cool invention (no pun intended). They’re always a big hit at the weddings and birthday parties that I’ve been to. There are several locations including Bonney Lake & Puyallup.
Check them out:
Puyallup: [email protected]
Bonney Lake: (253) 219-2218
Sultan High School Cory Senior Photos
Here we are with Cory taking his senior photos. He’s a junior at Sultan High School. This is his favorite spot in the woods. It’s incredible up here. I couldn’t find this place again if I tried. We were outside a town called Sultan, WA. I know you probably haven’t heard of it but it’s beautiful out there. We drove past many farms with wide open spaces, cows, mountains, fields, dilapidated barns then onto a long and windy gravel road and finally to this place where the river runs ice cold from the mountains carving grooves into the rocks like fine art sculptor. The water was so low that we could see all the grooves and rounded stone bowls created from whirlpools carved over the years. I can easily see why Cory loves it here so much. I love that being a photographer takes us into places found sacred by others. Places we would never find on our own. It seems funny to drive only a short distance from the hustle and bustle of the city to find serenity like this. It’s a reminder to get out there more often and explore. I was in photographer heaven surrounded by trees, bridges, streams, boulders, barns. I could have gotten lost in photography all day out there.
We did focus though and stay on task. His shoot was the perfect mix of indoor candid and posed then outdoor city and nature. We can’t post the photos from his shoot yet but when we do you I’ll tell even more stories about the day and how we got the shots.
Ooh, I think I just decided to start a new category on our blog called “how we got the shot”. This will be fun!
Sultan High School Cory Senior Photos
Joanna and Charlie Mill Creek CC
Joanna and Charlie Mill Creek CC
Thank you to all the vendors who made this day so incredible!
Mill Creek Country Club
(206) 914-1735
Rachel from Shimmer Airbrushing
(425) 503-8346
Charlene from Bluebird Salon
(425) 232-3188
Sol of Energia Events
(206) 679-1777
Seattle Party Bus
(206) 914-3560
Flowers by Tiffany
(206) 914-1735
Josh Hoover of Triple J Music Services
(206) 300-2627
Mike’s Amazing Cakes
(425) 869-2992
Eternal Knot Weddings
http://www.eternalknotweddings.com/
(425) 417-0617
Pastor Jay Kelly
This is so Brandon and I!
This is so Brandon and I!
After all of these years of marriage he knows me so well. We spend almost every hour of every day together. When he is hungry I had better eat too because we are so in synch that I’m probably hungry too but just don’t know it yet.
Before most big shoots we stop for food. I go with vegetables or nothing trying to be healthy because I probably just had a smoothie at home. My smoothies usually consist of chia seeds, beets, wheat germ, green apple, lemon, an egg and sometimes coconut water. He orders sometimes healthy but mostly whatever he wants. When I met him he use to eat biscuits and gravy. (Oh my gosh, who does that?!) I put up such a fuss over that I think he has only eaten that twice since we met unless he’s a closet biscuits and gravy eater which our dog would have figured out by now and ratted on him to me.
I’m totally ok with my order until I see him yummy, greasy, salty, comfort food sitting just inches away from mine. He knows he cannot leave me alone with his food. He’s not super happy about sharing food but will always give in to me. What would I do without him? If I say I’m not hungry he orders food for me anyway and I’m always thankful he does. I’m blessed to have found someone who takes such good care of me. Sometimes when you’re on the road you just need calories. Now I just need to get him to drink my smoothies.
Here’s our typical wedding day meals:
breakfast: big glass of water & protein and carb combo ie. egg, berries or banana and toast, peanut butter and toast, oatmeal and an egg and definitely coffee but not too much because we can’t burn out right away.
lunch on the way to the wedding: hamburger with salad or fries
in the parking lot while gearing up: coconut water 16oz each, 2 hour energy shot
after ceremony: another big glass of water
dinner: generously offered by client: usually salmon, vegetables and potatoes but not very much because we take short dinner breaks and need to be able to keep moving.
once home: cereal or yogurt and more water
Be sure to treat yourself well while shooting a wedding. Eat balanced meals and/or snacks, hydrate, bring band aids for feet, keep a close eye on the schedule so you know when you can take small rests and be sure to smile as often as possible because it makes you feel good and oh my gosh, how good does it feel to be in our element doing what we love?!
Brandon and Dawn Hildebrand
Brandon and Dawn Hildebrand
Our 2nd shooter, Frances, is nice enough to take a second out of her busy shooting time at all of our events to sneak a few photos of us. Here are a few.
1. There’s Brandon on the top of a stone tower on Mt. Moran on Orcas Island. He looks like Rapunzel, huh? 
We were dressed more casual than usual since it was an engagement shoot. The tower was once home to a guy who looked out for forest fires from his tall roost. It’s not at all cozy but for sure beautiful. We had lots of fun bouncing dramatic lighting off the stone walls inside to create dramatic images of Adri and Nick. I can’t wait to share those photos on our blog!
2. Mount Baker in the background. Brandon doing off camera lighting over my head while I’m shooting a photo of Adri and Nick in front of the tower. Destination weddings are so much fun with all the new sights and gorgeous views, great adventures!
3. A crazy group of ladies having loads of fun at Colette’s bachelorette party in a park in downtown Tacoma. This was their interpretation of a sun and Colette was at the center in the fetal position laughing so hard she could hardly stand up afterwards.
4 & 5. Brandon and I shooting Colette and Ravi’s wedding in Tacoma. This mural is on the back wall of a Buddhist Temple, so artistic and colorful!
6. Me at Adri and Nick’s reception. I do not remember this photo happening. I’m sure I was tricked into it. Frances probably said, “let me test my levels, smile!”
Two weddings, the two of us, one weekend
Hey, that was a fun wedding last night. Let’s do it again today!
We had an Indian/American wedding last night (I cannot wait to share stories about Colette and Ravi’s wedding) and today we are off to a Korean engagement party. I’m reviewing all the traditional steps involved in a Korean ceremony from the giving of the red gifts to the tea offering. It’s going to be great!
Skansonia and Seattle Glass Museum Wedding
Skansonia and Seattle Glass Museum Wedding
Many thanks to Katrina Allen of Love Blooms for her artistic talents in making their wedding day special. www.lovebloomseventdesign.com and to
Skansonia Ferry for always being professional in running your one of a kind wedding venue.
http://www.skansonia.com/ and to
Chihuly Garden and Glass Seattle http://www.chihulygardenandglass.com/ for letting us rock out some fun drama photos before the wedding.
Salish Lodge Wedding Elopement
Heather and Jedediah are incredible. For starters look at her incredible black wedding dress! Everyone we saw at Snoqualmie Falls that day ooh’d and aah’d over her dress. I love that she strayed away from the traditional white, ivory, blush and went completely unique with the elegant black, stunning! Jedediah’s top had was so fun and even had a cane to match! He worked it with the tipping of the hat and peaking out mysteriously from under the brim.
Everything from their Twin Peaks themed cake, chevron print rain boots and umbrella (just in case), vibrant blue roses and her feather hair piece were completely unique to them and showed off their colorful personalities. Heather’s shoes were custom decorated by an artist on Etsy. His cousin was in attendance, they brought their closest friend in to officiate and one of the Salish employees, Courtney Ford, Executive Office Coordinator even stayed as a guest during the ceremony.
It was everything Heather and Jedediah dreamed of, quaint, intimate, fun, unique and definitely romantic.
Cheers to the beautiful couple and their lifetime of adventure that awaits!
I asked them to choose around 30 photos for their wedding album and they said they could only narrow it down to 167.
“I was not able to pick just 30, they are all so beautiful.” -Heather
So, here is the final result of their wedding album. Here’s what they emailed to us today about their album. “We received the album today, it turned out amazing!! We both love it and can’t wait to show it off!” -Heather and Jedediah
