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 by Terri

Happy Valentine’s Day…

I hope that everyone has had a great Valentine’s Day…and was able to spend it with those you love and enjoy spending time with…because that is what the day is all about! My day has been great…my wonderful husband, Rick, and I enjoyed breakfast at our favorite little cafe (Auntie B’s on Meridian in Puyallup) in town – and picked up coffee on the way…FORZA (http://www.forzacoffeecompany.com/) in downtown Puyallup – the BEST.  Normally Rick is our Sunday morning cook, but yesterday he had breakfast duties as our 4 year old granddaughter, Jayden, had spent the night and she wanted to fix pancakes with “papa” so they fixed a great breakfast that morning. That made it easy for this morning to decide to go out! After breakfast…we were back at home and while Rick watched the Daytona 500, I caught up on email and read a few blogs…and later we were able to deliver Valentine cards to both our kids (and spouses) as well as Jayden.  Dinner at home was AWESOME…if I don’t say so myself…and way better than fighting the crowds at the restaurants, let alone the expense! Here are a few pics from our great dinner…how can I not take a photo or two, of our great meal!

Pretty nice presentation, huh, not bad for for someone who really doesn’t do this sort of thing normally!
Chocolate Martini’s…a perfect drink on this day of love and chocolate!!
Our dessert…Molten Mocha Cake…yummy and very easy to make!
As I think about Valentine’s Day…it reminds me of those I love and care about…and just what they mean to me. Family and good friends, that is what life is all about! Hopefully, you have been able to celebrate today with those you love and enjoy spending time with…and maybe even enjoy a bite (or two!!!) of some good chocolate…because what would Valentine’s Day be without some great chocolate!?!
It’s now time to head to bed…but I hope you all have had a nice weekend and if you happen to have a long weekend with President’s Day tomorrow…I hope that you are able to take some time to relax and do some things you enjoy and to appreciate all that you have!

AND… a photo I took yesterday morning of three of my favorite people…my husband, granddaughter and our dog….a photo I love of some special people in my life!!

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 by Terri

Aloha meets Liberty…

This past Saturday night the Maui wedding couple, Danielle and Garrett Wester, had a reception at the Liberty Theater in Puyallup, Washington. The Liberty is a beautiful old theater which was built in 1924 and is used today to host weddings, parties, dances, expos and more…it’s a wonderful facility with great staff! Back to reality for the bride and groom (as well as the family and friends that attended the wedding…not to mention myself and my husband) after enjoying the beautiful and warm island of Maui!! Saturday started out VERY wet, windy and looking to be a wet and miserable evening for all attending (not the reception, just the getting INTO the building!), if this kept up…but someone was looking out for everyone and it dried up a couple of hours before the reception was to begin and really turned out to be a beautiful evening.

Danielle and Garrett greeted their guests as they arrived and then all enjoyed a wonderful meal before the usual toasts, cutting of the cake and first dance…a perfect “second” wedding celebration for them! It was a fun evening…lots of visiting, dancing and photos taken…and now it’s time for Danielle and Garrett to settle down into married life…and just enjoy each and every day together! Congrats!!



They had a “candy bar” which was great fun for the guests to enjoy…and I’m not talking about the kids!!!

Danielle and Garrett stop by the “other” bar shortly before the guest began to arrive!





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 by Terri

Just Maui’d in Paradise…

This past Tuesday, I (along with my wonderful assistant…my husband!) had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Danielle Vesey and Garrett Wester…on the most beautiful island of Maui. How much better could it get? Other than the fact that it was a rather hot afternoon and slightly humid (I know you’re not feeling sorry for us!)…it was just perfect! It’s been over two years since Danielle chose Secret Beach/McKenna Beach as the location and it couldn’t have been a better choice! It’s a public, but secluded beach with some amazing rocks, wonderful fine sand and some great palm trees surrounding it…as I said…beautiful! There was a large group of family and friends that came to share in this special day with Danielle and Garrett…a testament to how much they are loved by one another and those who attended! Here are some photos from the day…
















Thank you Danielle and Garrett for asking us to share such a special day with you two…it was our pleasure and we wish you years and years of happiness ahead!

Since we made the trip to this beautiful island, my husband and I decided we needed to make a vacation of it…so we are here for another week…enjoying EVERY minute of it (sorry for those of you who are in the cooler and damp fall weather!)…and will do our best to relax as best we can!! LOL

November is going to be a busy month…lots of sessions already booked as well as the reception for Danielle and Garrett just after we return home! Loving every minute here, but am excited to get home, work up the photos from the past two weddings and for my sessions with my families and seniors…looking forward to every one of them!

Here’s a sunset shot from a walk on the beach the other night…

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