Happy Father's Day!

Its a bird! Its a plane no wait!, Its my dad!



In light of today's holiday to honor our fathers, I'd like to post a few incriminating pictures of him. he he he

Ode to mein Vater!

From left to right the big Ol' Greer Clan: April , James (the Jimbo) Greer, Adrian & Thomas Greer, the Momma, & my lil' sis Ashley.

My dad has largely impacted on my life. Mainly birth. Not giving it, rather contributing to it, or some I'm told!


James Leroy Greer, Jr. has also, in various fatherly ways, contributed to my well-being including but not limited to: spankings, wrestling matches, fashion faux pas, and spankings. These days he spends his time working on a Ph.D. and finding new ways to surprise my mom with gifts. You'd think after 100 years she would catch on to his little tricks, but he's THAT good.


When it comes to fatherly advice my dad illustrates the crux of an issue by using a story. He speaketh in parables. He iseth a longeth-windeth personeth. He passed down a gift of gab to Ashley and Thomas. I got shafted. Bummer.

He's also instilled in me, the need for a strong personality to rival my own. My dad's a tough guy, not in a Sopranos sense, just in a manly sense. He is probably one of the most determined (at times stubborn) and very strong-willed individuals. Ray is not AS strong-willed when it comes to donuts, but he reminds me a lot of my dad. They both have strong characters, witty humor, and a sense of unexpected kindness.



He's also frighteningly handsome. Enjoys the limelight too!


This little lady below is a spitting image of my dad. For all the trouble my dad caused my grandmother, Ashley created infinitely more trouble for my dad. I think my grandmother must be smiling down from Heaven. We love Ashley, but she's a total drama queen. This is one of her senior portraits looking angelic and sweet. My first senior portrait session ever!


This is her normal attire. She's ready to magnetize any and all police & lure wayward boyfriends. She is every bit as stubborn as my dad. Only not as smart.... a dangerous combo. Which is why she calls him so often. To get her out of jail. J/K.

Both connected to the US Military, she's required to salute the higher ranking individuals.

We're a pretty close family. He likes to embarrass us. A lot.

My brother is also a lot like my dad. Only, he is not a tough guy. We still like him though.

After all these years, they still love to laugh!

My dad's sister Sandy totally has the smart genes too. She reads book after book and knows way too much general information. She gave me my very first camera! Its what got me into this mess to start with!

The youngest Greer out there, my cousin Courtney and I.

Happy Father's Day & we love you bunches!

Natasha + Jon 06.16.07

I KNEW they would go out with a bang!!! Jon & Natasha rocked it out at the Sorrento Hotel today downtown Seattle. WOW!

Check out Tasha's getting ready's ....

She was allll about the 'april-ized' photo shoot...loves her photo taken in my special way!

As a big fan of my blog (I'm flattered!) here's your post honey!! Cheers! You're beautiful!!

She also had gorgeous sparkly heels!

Jon & Natasha smiled their way through the day and danced through the night! AWESOME wedding! How in the world did we get blessed with so many nice brides & grooms?! And SO easy-going!

I just adore Natasha, a heart of gold and a smile that could melt, well, its probably the source of global warming. She's a doll, I liked her the instant we met! Jon, he's pretty low-key for being such a handsome guy. They're perfect for each other, not to mention easy on the eyes....I wish them oodles and oodles of happiness!

Thanks Jon & Tasha, its a blessing to have lovely couples like yourself!

Group pictures are some of my top favorites to shoot at weddings. I love for the bride & groom to remember who was present (instead of a million invidivual shots, its the same amount of work gathering the masses). Group shots are silly, funny, and it gets people close together, no-matter the size, group shots are essential!

Lucien Knuteson assisted me today, it was such a hectic week of coordination, but felt like cream cheese today. Also, I'm convinced he's part Jungle Man. Look at this guy! Perched on a concrete wall for the right shot! He's a fantastic commercial shooter with lots of wedding experience. This is his second year assisting me. He was fantastic!

And last, but not least, I'm soooo sorry about the cake!

People, brides, blog-readers: Just a quick note: Natasha gets the Bride of the Year. I don't know that anyone who can top her story at the moment. Tasha's awarded this prestigious honor because...she did not freak out about her wedding cake.

Let me tell you about her cake, alrighty. As you see featured above, her cake was BRIGHT BLUE. It was beautiful! It was blue, very blue through and through. AND, it was supposed to be Ivory. Let's think about this: Blue, Ivory. Blue, Ivory. HUGE difference! Her cake was supposed to be 100% IVORY instead of sky blue?

The cake lady, who shall remain nameless, downplayed the color being a small mistake, but no one was convinced. Clearly a big deal. Bless Tasha's heart she did not, in fact, freak out. She laughed about it (a little bit later) and said it would be her "something blue." Isn't she wonderful? THAT is a champion bride in my opinion. Nothing & no one can ruin her wedding celebration. Even Jon laughed about it. What an awesome couple. Nothing could keep her down!!

For everyone else out there, let's be sure to check ONE more time with those cake people on the color schemes....

Here's the last photo of the day: check out the view from their Penthouse suite! Groovy baby. Last phrase of the day: Jon & Tasha, have a blast in Hawaii!!!

Playfulness

The same young kids play near the parking lot on a daily basis. They're cute. Both Ray and I wave and say hello, the parents are friendly.

I feel sad that they have no playgrounds or suitable trees to climb nearby, but they don't seem phased whatsoever. The kids fight over toys and roll down the slopes towards the sidewalk like it was their first time!

I finally asked their parents, who watch over them very carefully, if I could shoot with them for a few minutes. The kids were SO happy to have their picture taken. Sticking out their tongues and stuff. I love their beautiful faces and long eyelashes! The two girls were all UP in the camera. As soon as the shutter snapped, they screamed I WANNA SEE!!

Jessica + Z

Meet my 'Monday' Bride & Groom:




Raised in Seattle, but currently livin' large in the Midwest and booked with us out of state only to have their wedding locally! How'd that happen? Long story!

In a nutshell, they gave me total freedom to shoot their e-session this afternoon! They're not into stiff-portraits and only requests were images that enhance their collection of artwork at home. Simple, clean, unique. Awesome!


A little funny business with Z's folks Heidi & Dallas...cool folks! Can't wait till Monday!