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Best of 2018: Getting Ready

Part 3 in our Best of 2018 series is the Getting Ready!

Throughout this year we have had the chance to work with amazing hair and makeup teams and absolutely stunning brides, grooms and wedding parties.  From super glam to natural beauty, some of our favorite moments happen in the getting ready room. When the bridesmaids see their best friend for the first time all dolled up, or when the groom quietly thinks about the day ahead and readies himself for his soon-to-be. Sharing beers and laughs and inside jokes with their closest friends, and a tear or two with their mothers, sisters and squad.

This seemed like the perfect category to kick off the weddings portion of our Best of 2018 – make sure you leave some comment love.

Getting Ready : Hair & Makeup Artists Featured

POSH Styling

Anne Timss Makeup & Styling

Paper Dolls NW

Seattle Bride Hair

Taylor Walker MUA

AJ’s Salon

Wildflower Style House

Beauty by Sonia

Hair ETC (Montana)

Shauna Johnson (Montana)

Brush Salon

Lisa Kriebs

KMD Beauty

Sara Butler Beauty

Love Beauty Bellingham

La Terra Salon

And a handful of Hair & Makeup done by Friends or Family of the Bride

 view all of our “Best Of” posts here

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Getting Ready : Hair & Makeup Artists Featured

POSH Styling

Anne Timss Makeup & Styling

Paper Dolls NW

Seattle Bride Hair

Taylor Walker MUA

AJ’s Salon

Wildflower Style House

Beauty by Sonia

Hair ETC (Montana)

Shauna Johnson (Montana)

Brush Salon

Lisa Kriebs

KMD Beauty

Sara Butler Beauty

Love Beauty Bellingham

La Terra Salon

And a handful of Hair & Makeup done by Friends or Family of the Bride

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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.)
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  • 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???
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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