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  • Seattle, Hawaii and Beyond ……………….

    "The Photos Alone are Reason Enough to get Married!"

  • Hello, we are Heather and Jon Almeda of One Love Photo. I'm Heather the one behind the blog, and Jon is my partner and dedicated editor. Our mission is to create photographs at your wedding that are as charming and unique as the day itself. We know true love. We have been married for seven years, together for seventeen and have been friends since sixth grade. We imagine that each wedding we photograph is our own wedding. Giving each client all our love and shooting straight from our hearts. We both bring something different to the table, yet we share a similar aesthetic vision which gives our images a cohesive look.

  • We capture weddings using a combination of cameras and techniques. In addition to using digital gear, we also shoot with a Hasselblad medium format film camera, vintage 35mm lenses and homemade custom lenses. Images shot with our film cameras and lenses have their own look and feel. Some produce beautiful vignettes, some are square, and some make things soft and dreamy.

  • We split our time between Tacoma and Oahu because we have family in both places. We enjoy paddle boarding and swimming in the ocean. Art walk is our favorite night of the month. Our home is a wonderful mess, full of guitars, vintage cameras, junk store treasures, paintings in progress, clay projects, tiny pots, and cardboard sculptures.

  • We offer a range of package options for our clients. Small customizable packages start at $3,000 for Oahu and Seattle. For weddings outside the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii inclusive travel packages are available. Please send a message for more details. We would be honored to capture all the LOVE on your special day.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

union hill, sonora wedding- sharon & daniel

Sharon McPeake and Daniel Burka are a pair of designers with style oozing from every pore. I knew we were in for a visual treat when I first visited their wedding website and read the description for their autumn wedding as “a rustic picnic social hootenanny!” Beyond the style, Sharon and Daniel are genuine, kindhearted and crazy in love. The day of their wedding I had a serious case of  sensory overload that lasted most of the sun-kissed day. Symptoms include smiling so much that you can feel your smile lines rapidly forming around your eyelids. Forgetting to breathe as you frantically focus on a perfectly hand-cut ribbon and a basket of vintage plates. Tripping over your own feet while simultaneously looking through your viewfinder and chasing the melting sun. Sensory overload may also include the desire to create an alternate reality. While focusing on the dessert table you may make a secret wish to shrink to the size of a baby gecko and move into delicious tablescape. Imagining a life of sliding down the chocolate-root beer bundt cake, climbing to the top of the carrot cake mountain and planting a tiny flag on the frosted summit. Sleeping the night away on a midnight brownie, staring up at the giant tree illuminated with votives twinkling like stars. By the end of the wedding we were a little cross eyed with burning cheeks and at least two new smile lines each. I was ready to curl up on a pecan pie, call it a night and live inside this wedding forever. You can read the whole story and learn more about the details over on the Brides Magazine website or pick up the Brides September issue while it’s still on the newsstand (page 277-281).

Wedding Details:

Event Design: Sugar Rush Events // Ceremony & Reception Site: Union Hill Inn // Catering: Straw Carnival Fare // Floral Design: Natalie Galasso Designs // Dessert Table: Homemade with love by the groom’s sister // Musicians: Brian Anderson & the New Generation // Wedding Dress: Priscilla of Boston // Bride’s Shoes: Minna Parikka // Hair Style: Julie Davidson of Julianne Beauté. // Hair Accessory: BHLDN // Groom’s Apparel: J. Lindeberg Suit and Brooks Brothers tie // Groom’s Shoes: Rachel Comey // Bridesmaid Dresses: Amsale // For more on this Wedding, please visit the Brides Website

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Read Close 26 comments

Anni - These are all stunning – I love love love their style, and you do such beautiful work.

sizzle - Beautiful! Beautiful! Stunning couple, amazing images. You can feel the love and the attention to detail in every frame.

ryan flynn - so rad! you guys kill it like no one else.

Gabe - Amazing, you two. Love the fact that you don’t repeat yourself from wedding to wedding, but rather evolve your style and techniques.

Julie B. - What a stunning collection of images, So much love and emotion. Looking at your images melts my heart and inspires me to greater heights.

NIkki - Beautiful!!!!!!! I love the pure JOY you always seem to capture perfectly. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!!

matthew morgan - Such a beautiful couple. Your PHOTOGRAPHY provides that sensory overload. That light! Lots of wows.

Daniel Burka - Wonderful photos. We couldn’t have been more happy. Love you guys! *Big Hugs*

kati - you. are rad. and so are these pics.

Dani - this wedding is off the hook! i want to be friends with sharon and daniel, seriously!

emily - I’ve enjoyed your work for some time and this is my new favorite. Sweet, simple, and beautiful!

amy w - That dress was made for her! So stunning, especially with her adorable smile and glasses. Congrats to the couple, and to you guys on the shots

Talia - I agree with amy w, this dress was made for her! Do you know by chance who the designer is? I am still trying to find that dress that was made for me.

You guys are so rad! I am so sad you aren’t available for my wedding :( .

Talia - Oopsie! I just read the wedding details, nevermind my dress question.

Congratulations to Sharon and Daniel! You guys look amazing and sooooo happy!

Catherine Abegg - Oh you are the cutest thing ever!!! And the wedding is fantastic! xo.

Julie - These almost made me faint. Way too many awesome images for one wedding, these are unbelievable. Did you climb a tree (at night) to get the last shot? Swooooooon

minh - Love everything about these! The one of them and the dog is classic!

April - So much beauty here, both in words & pictures. I am speechless.

Bec - I don’t think I’ve commented on one of your postings before, but felt compelled to today. This group of photos have been my favorite so far to date. Just magnificent!

claire - just held my breath scrolling through these magical photos. so much love at this wedding and y’all caught it all so, so, so beautifully.

Lauren - The pictures are fantastic obviously, but man- that’s the best description of a wedding that I’ve ever read.

Mitch - Wooooowwwwwww!!!! Incredible Heather!

Kara - Ri.dic.u.lous. Soooo good.

Haley - a lovely couple on a beautiful day in a gorgeous place surrounded by love and your photographs to capture such beautiful moments! Just wonderful

denise@victory rd. - lovely. dreamy. perfect.

who climbed the tree to get that last shot?! brilliant.

and the photo of Grandpa (?) crying. *love*

gaby j - the setting is incredible!

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