{engaged!} Kim + Tim

Kimberlie and Tim traveled all the way from Tacoma today for their engagement session in the rustic Snoqualmie Valley. Engaged just a while ago, this session has special meaning, for Tim will be deployed to Iraq in a week.

By the time our shoot started, the storm clouds had rolled in. All day today, rain threatened, but not before we took these beautiful shots by our famous Duvall welcome wagon.

I never get tired of this wagon.

Love that cute green ribbon!

I asked Kim how she felt about Tim’s deployment. “I’m just scared at this point,” she said. But she believes that if they can survive the next year, they will be able to survive anything. That is faith for you.

As we started our 5-minute journey from Duvall to Carnation, the clouds finally gave way and poured a furious rain over the valley. And still, we did not give up because I was determined to shoot at this cute little vintage gas station in Carnation.

And whaddya know? The moment we stepped out of my van, the rain eased up and some sun broke through.

Aren’t the gas pumps cute?

And then we traveled to Tolt MacDonald Park for my favorite red barn.

I asked Kim and Tim if they would run into a puddle and jump in it for me. And they did!

All that rain and sunshine made a rainbow towards the end of our shoot. What luck!

Hope to shoot your wedding next year, Kim and Tim, and all my best on your first tour Tim!