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An Intimate New Years Eve Bellingham Wedding

This Bellingham wedding was like spending New Year’s Eve with friends, which is the perfect kind of wedding if you ask me.

When Katie reached out about their New Year’s Eve wedding plans, it was like talking to an old friend. Her sweet, caring and kind personality shone through in every email, as did her sarcasm and quick wit. I adored her immediately and this was definitely one of those weddings I was looking forward to.

We did Katie and Eric’s engagement session at Deception Pass (one of my favorite places in the state) and adventured through the rain with their dog Bacon. As they’ll be leaving state soon for work reasons, it was a great way to commemorate their last official wintery wet in the Pacific Northwest … and the perfect lead in to their Bellingham wedding.

On their wedding day, we arrived to their home where Katie was getting ready. Her mom had the sweetest surprise for her, and you could feel the joy in the air as she put on her beautiful two-piece dress. She looked like a glamour girl from the 1940s and truly embodied the grace of a lady from the silver screen.

As soon as she and Eric were together the laughs didn’t stop. They shared glances, smiles, and inside jokes. At Giuseppe’s Al Porto, in the party room, they shared laughter with their family and closest friends and then shared their vows and exchanged rings to seal their Bellingham wedding in front of the faux fire place. Afterwards, they shared drinks and an incredible meal with their dearest loved ones, and then enjoyed a delicious cake by Pure Bliss Desserts (it was lemon cake with sweet cream frosting and almond cake with salted caramel frosting – I couldn’t even decide which kind I wanted to try, they both sounded so amazing!!). They then rang in the New Year and finished off their Bellingham wedding at The Black Cat. 

We are super excited to say that we get to work with these two again this summer, as they’re having a larger reception in July! See you then, Katie & Eric!

 

Awesome Bellingham Wedding Vendor Team

Venue:
Giuseppe’s Al Porto Bellingham

Photographer:
GSquared Weddings

Photo location:
Squalicum Marina at Bellingham Bay

Cake: 
Pure Bliss Desserts

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Awesome Bellingham Wedding Vendor Team

Venue:
Giuseppe’s Al Porto Bellingham

Photographer:
GSquared Weddings

Photo location:
Squalicum Marina at Bellingham Bay

Cake: 
Pure Bliss Desserts

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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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