Premier Snohomish Wedding Photography
47.9129° N, 122.0982° W
SNOHOMISH, WA & BEYOND

Backyard Mt Vernon Wedding

In early August, we had the honor of photographing this beautiful backyard Mt Vernon wedding.

How did the two of you meet?
We met through an online dating app called Bumble. Since I was going to grad school, I was off island waiting in the Anacortes Ferry terminal a lot. While waiting in the terminal, Travis was “in my radius”. He was up in Burlington for his 30th birthday, as he was living in Portland Oregon at the time. He grew up in Burlington, and I grew up outside of Portland. So it felt somewhat serendipitous. After chatting for a few weeks, we agreed to meet up at the Pie Bar in Seattle. When I was going to grad school on the weekends, I would stay with my friend Shane in Capitol Hill. Travis was making a trip north to visit his family, so we decided to meet for Pie and Cocktails at the Pie Bar.

How did the proposal happen?
Travis proposed during our trip to Greece. We decided to take a trip to Greece to celebrate me finishing Graduate school. While we were in Santorini he proposed on the balcony of the place we stayed at.

Why did you choose your venue?
It is our home! We just bought a house a year ago. Because of COVID we had to find different place to have the wedding, so we figured getting married in our backyard would be very sentimental, and create such a neat memory for years to come.

Backyard Mt Vernon Wedding Vendors

Getting Ready Venue:
Big Wood Lodge

Wedding & Reception Venue:
Private Residence

Wedding Gown:
Adorned in Grace Portland (their mission is AMAZING!!)

Hair &  Makeup:
Friends of the Bride

Coordinator:
Friend of the Bride

Photography:
GSquared Weddings Photography

DJ:
DJ Stan

Bartending:
My Perfect Bartender

Rentals:
Ideal Rentall

Baker:
Cakes by Felicitations

Catering:
Friends of the Couple

 

Backyard Mt Vernon Wedding Vendors

Getting Ready Venue:
Big Wood Lodge

Wedding & Reception Venue:
Private Residence

Wedding Gown:
Adorned in Grace Portland (their mission is AMAZING!!)

Hair &  Makeup:
Friends of the Bride

Coordinator:
Friend of the Bride

Photography:
GSquared Weddings Photography

DJ:
DJ Stan

Bartending:
My Perfect Bartender

Rentals:
Ideal Rentall

Baker:
Cakes by Felicitations

Catering:
Friends of the Couple

author avatar
Kate of GSquared Weddings Wedding Photographer & Certified Wedding Coordinator
We’re Kate (she/her) and Josh (he/him) — married humans, emotional chaos wranglers, coffee worshippers, timeline nerds, Marvel fanatics, and occasional ugly criers at weddings. (Okay, maybe more than occasional. Look, vows get us. Every damn time.)
Premier Snohomish & Seattle Wedding Photographer | GSquared Weddings Photography A smiling man and woman stand close together outdoors by a rocky hillside Captured in a Seattle Snohomish Wedding Photography style the man wears a dark floral shirt while the woman in a striped sweater rests her hand on his chest Both appear happy 479129° N 1220982° W | Candid wedding photo by GSquared Weddings

Josh & Kate

Seattle & Snohomish Wedding Photography

Latest Posts

  • All Posts
  • All Posts
  • Engagement Sessions
  • Kitsap Venues
  • Our Personal Life
  • Seattle Venues
  • Skagit and Whatcom Venues
  • Snohomish Venues
  • The "Best Of" Series
  • The Weducation Series
  • Tips for your Wedding
  • Wedding Planning Resources
  • Weddings
  • Woodinville Venues
  • Yes, that sobbing lady in green is me. 

I didn't even have time to put makeup on ... Not that it would have mattered because I would have just cried it all off. 

My whole face did me wrong. Who cries like that?!? 

No matter what, just know you don't look like THIS when you're crying on the wedding day. 

Also, that's my awesome kid on their wedding day. Don't they look amazing???
  • Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
  • There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
  • The right way to do the champagne celebration ends with the photographer smelling like champagne all day.
  • Private vows are one of my favorite things.
  • As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
Yes, that sobbing lady in green is me. 

I didn't even have time to put makeup on ... Not that it would have mattered because I would have just cried it all off. 

My whole face did me wrong. Who cries like that?!? 

No matter what, just know you don't look like THIS when you're crying on the wedding day. 

Also, that's my awesome kid on their wedding day. Don't they look amazing???
Yes, that sobbing lady in green is me. 

I didn't even have time to put makeup on ... Not that it would have mattered because I would have just cried it all off. 

My whole face did me wrong. Who cries like that?!? 

No matter what, just know you don't look like THIS when you're crying on the wedding day. 

Also, that's my awesome kid on their wedding day. Don't they look amazing???
Yes, that sobbing lady in green is me. I didn't even have time to put makeup on ... Not that it would have mattered because I would have just cried it all off. My whole face did me wrong. Who cries like that?!? No matter what, just know you don't look like THIS when you're crying on the wedding day. Also, that's my awesome kid on their wedding day. Don't they look amazing???
5 hours ago
11
View on Instagram |
1/6
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
Your job on your wedding day: have fun.
6 hours ago
1
View on Instagram |
2/6
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. 

And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
There is something magical and powerful about seeing yourself for the first time on your wedding day. And yet, this moment is often overlooked. We make sure it happens.
6 hours ago
1
View on Instagram |
3/6
The right way to do the champagne celebration ends with the photographer smelling like champagne all day.
The right way to do the champagne celebration ends with the photographer smelling like champagne all day.
The right way to do the champagne celebration ends with the photographer smelling like champagne all day.
6 hours ago
View on Instagram |
4/6
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
Private vows are one of my favorite things.
6 hours ago
View on Instagram |
5/6
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
As someone whose oldest child recently married, I can confirm, ugly crying is the main job description of the parent of the marrier.
6 hours ago
2
View on Instagram |
6/6

follow at @gsquaredwedding

Wedding Planning Overwhelming?

Signup and receive tips and resources in your inbox

SNOHOMISH WASHINGTON
OPEN TO TRAVEL WITHIN THE UNITED STATES

How long have you been a Snohomish Wedding Photographer?

Kate has been photographing since 1997 and Josh started in 2011. We started photographing weddings together then.

Josh and Kate of GSquared Weddings have photographed over 630 weddings together across more than 15 years — specifically in the Seattle and Snohomish County area. That’s not a flex for its own sake. It means that when your timeline runs 20 minutes late, when the clouds roll in over your outdoor ceremony, or when your reception venue is lit exclusively by Edison bulbs and bad overhead lighting, we’ve been there. Hundreds of times. And we know exactly what to do.

As a husband and wife team, we also bring something no two-photographer strangers can replicate — we communicate without words, we read a room together, and we move through your day as a unit. A Snohomish wedding photographer with genuine field experience doesn’t just take better photos — they protect your entire day experience. That’s what 630 weddings actually buys you.

How do I know GSquared Weddings is the right Snohomish wedding photography team for us?

Honestly? You’ll know pretty fast. If you read through our work and our words and thought these people get it — trust that instinct.

We’re built for couples who want their day to feel like themselves, not a performance. Couples who want a team that genuinely shows up — not just with cameras, but as timeline wranglers, veil fixers, chaos calm-ers, and two people who will absolutely tear up at your first look. We’ve spent 15 years and 630 weddings earning the trust of couples across Seattle and Snohomish County, and our approach has never changed: protect your vision, protect your experience, and keep your messy, beautiful, real love story safe.

If you’re looking for heavily staged, ultra-polished, everybody-stand-still photography — we’re probably not your people, and we’ll tell you that honestly. But if you want someone to be there for all of it, exactly as it happens? That’s exactly what we do.

What is your photography style, and will my Snohomish wedding photos look natural or overly edited?

At GSquared Weddings, our photography style is rooted in one core belief: real is always better than perfect. We shoot in a documentary-editorial style — meaning we’re capturing what’s actually happening, not directing a magazine spread. Candid tears, windblown hair, belly laughs mid-vow, the flower girl losing it in the corner — that’s what we’re after.

Our editing is clean, timeless, and true to life. We don’t chase trendy presets or heavy filters that will feel dated in five years. What you see in our galleries is what actually happened that day — the light, the color, the emotion — preserved honestly. Your Snohomish wedding photos will look like you, not like a template.

Areas Served

Greater Seattle Area, King County, Snohomish County, Kitsap,  Skagit, and Whatcom Washington

LGBTQIA+ friendly wedding photographer in Seattle and Snohomish WA. All welcome here: all cultures, all religions, all genders, all lgbtqia+, all colors, all bodies. GSquared Weddings Photography.
Snohomish & Seattle Wedding Photographer | GSquared Weddings Photography White logo on black background with text: Est. May 2008 Snohomish Wedding Guild. "May" is in script, the rest in all caps—ideal for a wedding website or as a stylish wedding footer. 47.9129° N, 122.0982° W | Candid wedding photo by GSquared Weddings
proud member since 2014

© 2026 All Rights Reserved GSquared Weddings Photography.
47.9129° N, 122.0982° W

All love. All bodies. All stories. Always welcome here.