Sarah Mahen Photographers

OH MY GOSH! I can’t even BEGIN to tell you how happy I am to be posting this BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING wedding that we got to be a part of! Ashleigh and Kris are just magic and their wedding was truly one of the best times we have EVER had at a wedding. We felt like family as we witnessed this beautiful pair become man and wife. I seriously have more pictures from this wedding than I ever thought I could possibly deliver to a single bride! But, since I flew in my ringer, Marina Miller of Red Heart Photo from Hawaii and had my sweet intern Windy with me as well as my wonderful and amazing second shooter husband Dustin it’s really no surprise that I’m delivering over TWO THOUSAND images from this wedding! Windy and I started our day with the ladies and HELLO! Could Ashleigh and her gals be any more beautiful?!?!?

Ashleigh’s dress was AMAZING! I had a lot of fun playing with it.

And then there were the shoes… the shoes that made my heart skip…

Then it was portrait time!

While I was surrounded by amazing beauty, Dustin and Marina were surrounded by hot guys! Kris and his friends had a little game of pool football before getting ready for the main event.

Then it was time to get these two hitched! Ashleigh and Kris has a wonderfully moving ceremony. EVERYONE was crying by the end. It was just amazing!

And then it was time to get the party started! Debra of Tres Fabu seriously outdid herself on this wedding. I could have spent the entire day photographing details and NEVER have gotten it all! I seriously was blown away by the beautiful design of the whole event. It was SO perfect, and SO Ashleigh and Kris!

We even took a few minutes to grab a few pictures of our lovely couple.

These crazy kids sure know how to party too! Between the dancing and the drinks and the surprise fireworks it was just one heck of an incredible celebration.

I seriously can’t thank my team enough for being so freaking ON IT during this wedding, and especially my sweet husband who keeps me sane and makes SMP possible. To all the wonderful vendors, it was RAD working with you all. This really was a Platinum wedding with an amazing couple who have some of the most fun family and friends I’ve ever met. Thank you so much for letting us be a part of your amazing day! Check out the SLIDESHOW HERE or in the box below for more pictures of this rock n’ roll wedding extravaganza!

Vendors:
Ceremony and Reception Venue and catering: Serrano Country Club
Event Coordination: Tres Fabu Events
DJ: Extreme Productions
Videography: Sheffield Multimedia
Stationary: Philosophia
Flowers: Floral Artistry and Shelley McArdle
Cakes: Karen’s Bakery
Hair: Hair by Design
Makeup: Image Provocateur and Makeup by Lelani

Dustin and I were super blessed to go to Seattle last month for a working weekend. We don’t get to go out of town together all too often, so we spent a couple extra days in beautiful Seattle after photographing Jenny and Brandon’s super cool eSession. Dustin had never been to the Emerald City before so we got to do lots of fun touristy things. I really love doing that kind of stuff… it’s actually kind of fun. Our first morning there we saw these hilarious window washers on Pike Street. They practically had an act! Dustin was pretty impressed.

Of course we HAD to go to the original Starbucks! We hit all the hot spots… and I made Dusty pose for pictures… he loved it!

I loved all the color and texture that Pike’s Place Market had to offer as well. It was pretty much fabulous.

I even let Dustin take a picture of me… once.

When I asked Dustin what he wanted to do while we were in Seattle he only made one request. He said, “I want to eat food I would see on Top Chef.” And thus my internet search began! I found Jason Wilson’s amazing restaurant Crush. I read the menu, I read the reviews, and I booked a reservation! We decided to do the Chef’s tasting menu with wine pairings and all I can say is LIFE CHANGING! Seriously, this was the best meal OF OUR LIVES. And yes, I totally took pictures of every single one of the ELEVEN courses… and now you get to see them too!

Amuse Buche of Creme Fresh and Caviar and Chilled Asparagus Soup with Crab

Salmon with Sou Vied Cucumbers and Sea Beans

Handmade Noodles, Shrimp and Local Sweet Peas in a procutto Cream Sauce with Sea Urchin and Poached Sea Bass with mushrooms and Sea Beans

Seared foie gras on an almond torte with a local bing cherry demi glase and cherries

Lamb and Baby Artichokes and Braised Short Rib with smashed Yukon Golds and Carrots

The Cheese Course… so tasty but I so can’t remember what they were.

The delightful bread we had throughout the meal and a kumquat sorbet for palette cleansing purposes.

Then, when we thought there was NO WAY we could eat one more bite… they brought over THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DESSERTS EVER! A blueberry cheese tart with blueberry sorbet and a raspberry and cream parfait

Seriously, Dustin and I talk about this meal even now. We will lay in bed and say, “Remember the Foie gras? God, that was SO GOOD!” And it was. I think 10 years from now we will be talking about this meal. It was a great way to spend an evening in Seattle, and really if you are anywhere near Crush you should go… RIGHT NOW!
Thanks so much to Jenny and Brandon for making our trip possible! We loved every freaking minute!

You know how you can tell when I am so busy I can’t do things like sit down to dinner with my family, or call my mother on the phone or hang out with my kid? You can tell I’m this busy when I don’t blog. It’s not that I don’t HAVE stuff to blog, it’s more that there is SO MUCH TO DO that blogging gets pushed further and further down the list. It’s sad really, because blogging is one of my most favorite parts of my already awesome job. I am hoping that next week is better for blogging… because I’ll have even MORE cool stuff to share. In the meantime I will share a sneak peak of this INCREDIBLY cute family Dustin and I photographed last night… ADORABLE! Just one more thing to love about my really cool job.

On a side note: I will be out of the office (AGAIN!) this weekend shooting the wonderful wedding of Sara Jane and Meghan in Sonoma then hopping up to SF on Sunday for an eSession. All calls, emails, etc. will be returned on Monday. Have a GREAT weekend everyone!