Washington

Hurricane Ridge Photography | Our Washington Trip Adventures | Washington Travel

Last month Marcus and I made our way to Washington State. This trip was a happy unexpected surprise as one of my couples graciously flew me out to have their engagement session photos shot. Nothing right now is normal so travel there with a plane half full and masks required the entire time was different. Our first day in we went to the must-see places of Seattle. We explored the Pikes Place Marketplace and walked the gardens surrounding the base of the Space Needle. I checked the Space Needle’s website daily up until we arrived and we just did not get there in time for it to be open. I think we will definitely check it out more when we go back in future.

Friday we made our way up the PNW for our engagement shoot where we were able to enjoy an adventure session with my couple while enjoying the deer and lake views of Lake Crescent. I seriously could have stayed at Lake Crescent for a solid week. It was a cloudy day with fog coming over the tops of the mountains. It was so beautiful. Next time we are here, we will definitely be kayaking around this beauty and attempting the King Storm Trail! (You can check out their amazing engagement session here)

Lake Crescent

We stayed the night in a Port Angeles airbnb, which had 4-week old toy poodle puppies!!!! THEY WERE SO LITTLE! I do not have photos but they were cute. The next day after a peaceful night of sleep, Marcus and I made our way to Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. A lot of Washington had been closed due to COVID; so I jumped on this opportunity when Hurricane Ridge opened back up a week before our scheduled trip. This location did not disappoint. The drive up the mountain gives you a little teaser of what you will see as you climb above the clouds on winding roads. The spectacular mountain views hit you right in the face once you get to the top. We just sat and soaked it all in for a little while. Washington is the Evergreen State; the whole mountain smelled like a crisp Christmas morning. The air was so fresh and walking the trails were a true pleasure. Deer are so used to people they would just walk out right in front of you. This location was easily a top highlight of our time in this beautiful state.

Can’t get Enough of Lake Crescent?! Don’t worry neither could I! I shot a whole adventure engagement session at Lake Crescent. You can check it out here!

Hurricane Ridge


Sunday and Monday were both spent back in the city exploring places like Discovery Park on the beach in the sun, checking out Washington Waterfalls, and Kerry park with the awesome views of downtown Seattle. There are so many more spots I want to explore in the state of Washington, But I feel like we were blessed enough to see a lot while we were there! Huge shout out to Marcus for being the best driver and getting to our places safely and on time!!

Can’t get Enough of Discover Park?! Don’t worry neither could I! I shot a whole couples session at Discover Park in the morning! You can check it out here!

Discovery Park

Snoqualmie Falls

This little day trip is only 45 minutes outside of downtown Seattle. Out of all the stops we made on this trip this location was by far the most touristy and populated. It is easily accessible, which I think was part of the draw for people.
I really wanted to venture to the bottom of the falls but it was closed at the time we visited. The hike from the top to the bottom was not hard but it wasn’t easy. We all were out of breathe when we got to the bottom only to find out there was a parking lot at the bottom we could have driven to instead. I would 100% do an engagement session at this location only if the bottom of the falls trails were open at the time. Other than that I would probably not visit this location again.

Discovery Park Couple Photography | Jenna & Trevor | Seattle Couples Photographer

Discovery Park Couple Session with Jenna & Trevor!

Jenna, Trevor, and I met at Discovery Park for their couples session in Seattle, Washington! Even getting up early we didn’t have the whole beach to ourselves BUT there were only a few of us. We enjoyed running on the beach in the morning sun! I am not kidding when I say we took a brief moment to admire a bald eagle just sitting above us.

Jenna and Trevor were in the same circle of people when Trevor spotted Jenna for the first time. Jenna describes it as he “HUNTED ME DOWN for 6 months” before she gave him a chance at a conversation. His pursuit of her paid off and it wasn’t long after that he moved to Seattle too. That was the motivation of Trevor moving to Washington, as this beautiful lady made the transition to a new life in Seattle. They love hiking all around the Washington area with their doodle, Molly.

I am SOOOO glad I was able to hang out with these cool cats while in Washington! Please enjoy the sunrise couple session on the beaches of Discovery Park!


Are you JUST as OBSESSED with these two as I am?! The viewing doesn’t have to stop there.
Check out Christy and Micheal’s Lake Crescent Engagement Session HERE for more Washington Magic!