Ali + Brock // Hood Canal Wedding // Seattle, Washington

They say that it's always raining Seattle. If you ask us, it may be raining in Seattle, just when we're not there. We've been there twice now, and the entire time we've spent there it's been sunny and gorgeous. Their engagement session was perfect, and Ali + Brock's wedding was no different. We couldn't have asked for better weather, especially for an outdoor wedding at a beach house on the Hood Canal. Hopefully 2013 will bring more amazing opportunities to travel!

We also want to give a huge shout out to our good friend Jeff, who helped put us in contact with Ali + Brock. You can check out his video coverage of the wedding below!

Brock + Ali. Back Yard Wedding on the Sound. from 5 Mile Films on Vimeo.

Ali + Brock // Engagement // Seattle, Washington

Holden and I spent the majority of last year at home together while Mindy was still working full time. If you've ever met anyone who has kids, they've probably complained once or twice about their sleep schedule. Ours was super weird, but I'll spare you the details and just say that I spent a lot of time working really late at night. As a result, any time I spent on twitter was while local people were sleeping, but because of the time zones, west coasters were still up. It may sound silly, but I really felt like I bonded with a lot of photographers in Seattle, I felt like they were my colleagues. They were the people I talked with in the break room that is the internet. Seattle was a city that was on our hit list for years, even before we knew so many people there. We wanted to visit. We wanted to experience the culture (which, as two kids who grew up in the midwest, is actually really interesting). We wanted to make photos there. Thanks to the power of the web, and the relationships we've formed with some amazing people out there, our friend Jeff sent Ali + Brock our way. The whole thing seemed kind of surreal. I spoke with Ali for the first time while we were in Florida visiting our friends that we met in Vegas, talking on the phone about how we'd be on the complete opposite side of the country a month later. Nevada. Florida. Washington. Wild.

Hopefully it's pretty obvious by now, but we do an engagement session for every one of our couples. We think it's incredibly valuable to have a chance to work with each couple before their wedding day. We've been challenging our couples lately think of their engagement session as an adventure. To put some thought into it, to choose a location or an activity that has some meaning for them. Ali + Brock took the idea and ran with it.

We traveled across the country to finally shoot in one of our dream cities,  and this is what happened in the little town of Port Townsend.

Shannon + Brad // Cincinnati Wedding

Where do I even start with these two? I don't know if we've ever had a couple that was more excited about having us as their photographers. We were never "just another vendor," we truly were guests at their wedding. Love these guys.

This was probably one of the coolest things I've seen at a wedding. Scot and Tara didn't get a first dance at their own wedding a few years ago, so Shannon and Brad stepped aside and surprised them with a special dance to honor their best friends. It was so emotional, and a real testament to how selfless Shannon and Brad are.

Then they did the same thing for Brad's parents. Wow.

DJ B-Wurth.

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FEATURED // Jeff + Lynzie

We are so thrilled that Jeff + Lynzie's wedding has been featured on Every Last Detail today! Stay tuned for our own post of their wedding coming soon! Check out the post here.

Cheryl + Nate // Engaged // Dayton, Ohio

These two are clearly perfect for each other. You can tell just just how much Nate cherishes Cheryl, and their love is infectious. On top of that, parking garages are probably one of our favorite locations. The only thing better than geometric lines and shapes is perfect light. We had both on this lovely evening. Can't wait to crush their wedding next summer!

Julie + Matt // Black + White

It's been a little while since we've shown what we can do in monochrome.