2 days and counting until the big day for Megan and Shane! Loved capturing these engagement pictures with an amazing couple. Can’t wait to work with them again at the wedding this weekend. Megan & Shane – I promise I will not roll down the stairs at the church to get a smile like I did at the UW library during the engagement pics.

Happy Birthday Mommy!

Love – your husky husband – Eric

Sara and Emil are the perfect couple to post and wake me from my 172 day blog coma I have been in. Mostly because they are just an amazing couple that I am happy to now call friends…. but also because they got married two weeks ago and I figure it is best I share the engagement pictures first. A BIG thank you to our mutual friend Cori for having Emil and Sara take a look at me for their engagement and wedding needs, I owe you. We took some time on a beautifully cloudy PNW day to stomp around in downtown Bellevue… then we made our way to the waterfront in Kirkland…. then we got on a plane and flew to Sonoma California and got married! Well they got married, I just took pictures. And drank wine. Here’s a quick peak with more to come from them, and the mountains of work I have been hoarding all year.

Like the twins, I am double fortunate that I am both their uncle and godfather. And it was definitely camera time when they showed up to our place in their Sundays best ready for some pictures. There is not much direction needed in taking pictures of these two as they are non-stop smiling, laughing, and wrestling with each other. When they were born, Tyler and Addi decided to join us in this great world a few months earlier then expected and they were just tiny little angels that you could probably rest in the palm of your hand. My awe is renewed every time I see them, always taller, more mature then time before, and a lot of time using bigger words then I can comprehend (although I play it off cool). They are great kids in a great family. And after the hard work of getting the photos taken, we immediately moved tot he kitchen where we demolished a pizza and as it should be, landed some grease and sauce stains on those purdy clothes of theirs. OK, I was much more a pizza stain wreck then they were, but they definitely had a few stains on theirs as well Thanks Addi, Tyler, Jim & Jessica! Hope to see you guys soon!

I was brought on to get some photos of them at their final practice before their first tournament of the season. That night they got their new team uniforms and kicks that are better then some of the fugly unis I see at the pro level. I had taken over half the court with c-stands and softboxes and all combined it was an easy atmosphere for young kid to get a big head, but there was none of that. They were focused, running their drills, would come over get the picture taken, and then run right back to get in the practice. Every kid would not allow themselves to be distracted from their preparation for the marathon of games they had coming up. I was impressed.

And their preparation and hard work is paying off as they are marching through the Pacific Northwest snatching up championship trophies all while acting like they’ve been there before. They took Salem, Oregon where they got their hands their first title at The National Super Regional Tournament. Over Memorial Day Weekend they snatched up title #2 at the Northwest Championships Tournament in Tacoma. Next up is the EBC Challenge in Redmond, WA June 10th – 12th as they make their way to Vegas in July to further spread the word that basketball is far from dead in Seattle.

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2011 has been good! Good and busy. The best of all of it is that my beautiful wife, adorable daughter, and myself are expecting a baby boy come Sept and we couldn’t be any more excited about it. I’ve been shooting some cool projects that I’ve had a lot of fun with and my wedding season starts tomorrow. Hope anyone that views this is having a great year as well and cheers to a crackin remainder of 2011. Adios – Eric

The tattoo by the way belongs to The Expendables manager Donovan and I snapped it when they visited Seattle in December. A nice post of images from that show coming shortly…. after being delayed about 6 months