Reflected Light Wedding Photography

Ten Tiny Dances

teripieper — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:45:09 +0000

Methow Arts presented Ten Tiny Dances Saturday night at the Community Center in Twisp.

Methow Arts said: Ten Tiny Dances is dance/theater performance in confined space, which challenges artists to invent ways of collapsing known and recognizable vocabulary as well as to invent new vocabulary that responds to the possibilities of 16 sq. ft. It interrupts the usual expectations for dance vocabulary, performance, and viewing, and affects the way people move and are perceived in space.

Local dancers were joined by performers from Seattle for an evening of delightful entertainment.

Portrait of a Honey Bee

teripieper — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:42:13 +0000

Honey bee on a waterleaf (Hydrophyllum) flower.

Another Engagement Announcement!

teripieper — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:32:02 +0000

Tasia and Shanti are getting married in September at Spring Creek Ranch on the Methow River! They were over here visiting his folks and making plans this past weekend and we were able to squeeze in a little bit of time to grab some engagement photos for them. It was a bright sunny morning on the new pedestrian bridge across the Methow at Winthrop. We are so ready for this spring weather! You can see the trees are just beginning to leaf out and the river hasn’t yet started running high. We were able to get down on the river’s edge and the young people even peeked into an old cellar that was unearthed while the bridge was being built last year. Hopefully, their first home will have more light than this old room!

Congratulations Tasia and Shanti! September will be beautiful.

I am so happy to be photographing your wedding!

Jen and Kirk – A Sun Mountain Wedding

teripieper — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:27:24 +0000

Winter Weddings in the Methow are tons of fun! You never know what will happen. Jen and Kirk chose Sun Mountain Lodge for their big day and it was perfect. The weather was cold and bright. The sunset magnificent. The bride was more than radiant and the groom ever so handsome. We had a great time photograping this celebration of love. I was with Jen while she prepared and Ken went with to find the guys. Earlier that day, I had a great idea for a fun photo of the couple and I asked Ken to talk to the groom and his friends about it. They were enthusiastic, to say the least. One of the fellows, not in the wedding party, was very happy to move a snow machine onto a big snow berm for the sunset portraits! It was ready to go before the ceremony. The ceremony was beautiful in the big lobby of the lodge. Jen’s son walked her down the aisle. Tears were shed. And there were kisses, lots of kisses. Much happiness. We did many of the photos in front of the stone fireplace and a few outside. Most of the women were freezing so we moved along pretty quickly. Jen never seemed to get cold and when she heard about the snow machine waiting for them, she was ready to go!

What a wonderful day! Many thanks to Kirk and Jen for including us in their Winter Wonderland Wedding.

Riding into the Sunset

teripieper — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:26:14 +0000

This is a sneak peek from yesterday’s wedding at Sun Mountain. Kirk and Jen have been in the valley all week riding their sleds and having tons of fun in the Methow Winter Wonderland! After the wedding and just at sunset, the pair enjoyed a brief ride on the best man’s snow machine before the reception.

Watch for more images from this gorgeous wedding later this week!

Annette and Brad: Engaged!

teripieper — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:04:11 +0000

Annette and Brad bought property high on the hills overlooking the Methow River near its confluence with the Columbia last spring. When I first heard where it was, I had to wonder – why? But when they took me there, I could easily see why they were drawn to this magical place. It is where the sage meets the pines, where the hills transistion to the mountains. Bald Eagles and other birds and wildlife live there. As soon as the snow melts, it will be blanketed with wildflowers. It’s quiet and removed from the hustle and bustle of civilization but really, it’s just a short drive away. As we walked up the hill from the car, a young eagle flew in and perched in a tall tree and then a mature Bald Eagle arrived and they left together.

Not long after they made the purchase Brad proposed in a most romantic manner, surprising Annette and delighting her at the same time. These two are obviously very much in love and excited about their future shared plans. This year they are thinking about building a cabin. And maybe someday – a retirement home. But for now, they will be busy planning a wedding and living their busy lives in western Washington.

We walked all over the hills with Brad pointing out where there is a spring and where they might want to build and where they had their camper last year. There was a fun snowball fight and snow angels too! Brad gave Annette a perfect red rose. When I left they were headed towards the horizon on their snowshoes! I loved getting to know them and learning about their land.

Congratulations Annette and Brad!

Some of my Favorite Scenes

teripieper — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:08:10 +0000

From 2011 Weddings!

It was hard to pick just a few. There were SO many great images of people celebrating their love and commitment to each other in front of friends and family last year. It was fun to go back through the blogs and folders full of images in search of some highlights. What’s your favorite from last year?

And what’s going to be the favorites from 2012?

New Work in the Galleries

teripieper — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:56:41 +0000

The new show at the Confluence Gallery and Art Center in Twisp opens this Saturday, January 7. The name of it is Inspired by the Methow. Many of the artists worked on lands that are protected by easements through the Methow Conservancy. I was lucky to have access to one far up in the Rendezvous.

Winter Aspen at the Confluence Gallery

Autumn Pine Reflections at the Confluence

Winter Birch can be seen at the Winthrop Gallery beginning on January 10

Pine Grass will also be shown at the Winthrop Gallery

Open Merc

teripieper — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:19:17 +0000

Last month the Open Merc (open mic at the Merc Playhouse in Twisp) fell on Thanksgiving weekend. I managed to bury these photos in the hustle and bustle of the holiday and am finally getting around to them. For more holiday photos see My Everyday Photos. Lots of fun was had by all.

Featured performers were Ken Bevis and Egon Steinebach, Eileen Pinkerton, Marc Holm (aka Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street), Danbert Nobacon and a new fellow whose name I missed, with an interesting guitar and great songs.

Methow Celebration

teripieper — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:41:37 +0000

Recently I was asked to do some publicity shots for the Confluence Gallery for one of their holiday events – Black Tie, Methow Style. The gallery director and her husband agreed to be the models for this fun soiree invitation and we were able to do the shots at their place, just across the hill from our place. It was perfect with the house’s rusted metal siding, the cool tractor, and their black lab and chickens. What fun!

At no time during this photo shoot were dogs given champagne.