I knew there was something special about Angelika & Ethan when we first met them up in Leavenworth at the Ski Hill to shoot their engagement photos. They are just kind, fun people…who happened to be in love with each other. They were game to climb hills of snow and stuff….so I knew they would be  wonderful to work with on their wedding day…and of course I was correct!

I loved starting out their day at a vacation home right on Hood Canal, called Sky’s Landing. It was full of light, right on the water and had a wonderful, but not overdone beachy theme. I loved it and pretty much could retire in that house without touching a thing. :) *** Brides!!!*** Angelika was a total genius when she booked this vacation home…you should think about doing it too! Find one on the water, somewhat close to your venue and you have a fabulous place for getting ready photos and somewhere for you and your girls to crash the night before the wedding, after the rehearsal dinner.( Another one of my amazing genius brides did this on Lopez Island and it worked like a charm for her as well! Check out her wedding her…one of my favorites from last summer!!! ) 
Not everyone in the world has a great “laughing face”…..but Angelika’s laughing face just lights up a room!!

I LOVED her bejeweled Betsy Johnson sandals…they say…comfy, without sacrificing style!
 I’m in love with the bridesmaid’s minty tiffany blue lace dresses! They were perfect for this outdoor wedding! I am in love with these gorgeous peony bouquets….summery and fun!  I’m so obsessed with local honey and all of its amazing benefits lately…I was so excited when I saw their darling and useful favors!! So fun!! 

If you are planning a wedding in the Walla Walla, Tri Cities or Lake Chelan Area, or (other eastern washington city!) I would love to talk more with you about your wedding day. I Love DIY weddings…and go gaga over all of the amazing little details that you go gaga over too! :) Send me your deets via my inquiries page and lets talk!!

Can the burst suggest an orchestral microprocessor?

Just a sneak peek of my last lovely fall engagement session in Kirkland! These two are super fun, super in love and I can’t wait for their destination wedding in sunny Eastern Washington! At one of my very favorite places…Sunserra at Crescent Bar!!

Crescent Bar is one of my favorite places because its there at Crescent Bay Resort, that late one night, as the summer sun was going down, my daughter finally learned to swim. We had been working on it for a few months and it just clicked! She put her face in the water and basically hasn’t gotten up since! ( not really, but figuratively! She swims so much that we call her Tadpole!).

Anyway…back to Courtney and Jeff’s Story! They met a years ago, then met again 4 years later on a fun weekend in San Diego…and the rest is kind of history.

We took a stroll around the waterfront in Kirkland and it was a blast! I loved that these two love to run together and we got to capture that as well!

This is one of my favorite places in Kirklnad! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this dock! Luckily for us, because it was fall, and not in the middle of summer, this place was kind of a ghost town compared to what it would normally be on a nice sunny day in the summertime!  

I just love images that scream “I’m Home!”

If you are looking for an eastern washington photographer that loves DIY weddings and fun people…I’m your girl! I would love to hear more about your fun plans for your wedding day and all about how you met your man. Contact me through my contact page, and tell me all about it!!  All though we are based in the Tri Cities, we are still currently booking weddings in Western and Eastern Washington.

We had a blast at Ilia & Aaron’s Lord Hill Farm Wedding! It was a fabulous day…lots of fun people, sunshine and blue skies! Here is a sneak peek from their wedding day! Lots of images to come!

Lets start with their Funbooth!! :)

Ilia & Aaron’s Wedding Day Funbooth from Kaylee Eylander on Vimeo.

One of the reasons we had such a great day, is that a few of our favorite wedding vendors were involved! Flowers by Tiffany did an incredible job on the flowers and Sarah and her team from EVENTful Moments did an amazing job bringing the whole thing together! Great people to work with!!

Today I was working on Cherami & Scott’s amazing winery slash vintage DIY backyard wedding and I came across these that were just too gorgeous for me not to post today. I had to stop everything and just take the time out because I love them so much!

Does Winery/DIY Vintage Backyard wedding sounds a little confusing? Well…Its a long, wonderful story, and in their full blog post I will explain everything, don’t worry! But for now, I will just share a few great images that, in my husband’s great wisdom, he pushed me to take the bride and groom out to the vineyard across from Tagarus to take a few images. They were worth every second!

 If you are looking for a tri cities photographer that loves DIY and winery weddings, I would love to hear all about your details! We are currently are booking our 2014 Wedding Season and typically book 12-18 months in advance of the wedding date. Contact me through my contact page and tell me all about your amazing details!

Here are just a few images from Melanie & Jason’s Tsillan Cellar’s Wedding, in beautiful Lake Chelan!  High on the ridge overlooking Lake Chelan, Tsillan Cellars is one of my new favorite wedding venues in Eastern Washington. I LOVED the Tuscany style of the buildings, they spared no detail, all the way down to the very ornate italian style restrooms!  I loved them!

The View was amazing, the venue was amazing and for a photographer, there were so many great places to shoot. I kept saying that it felt just like being in Napa Valley or Italy! (but just a little closer to home!) It was a perfect place for a destination wedding and I can’t wait to photograph my next wedding there!