Renee Vanni Images

Jeff & Gayla

This couple are very good friends of mine. Their wedding was one of the very first paying jobs I got and my first destination wedding! Their event was probably the most intimate wedding I have ever been to and so much fun to be part of. Jeff rented the penthouse of the Sorrento Hotel in downtown Seattle. There was the most delicious wines and delectable foods, a grand pianist, candles and gorgeous flowers throughout. Just a small number of family and friends were in attendance. We did their couples session the day before in various parts of downtown Seattle. That was so much fun but it was years ago so I wanted to capture some updated images for them. This time we headed out to some spots in Anchorage, Alaska for this couples session. However, after talking about how Anchorage is not exactly our ideal urban scene, we have decided that we will all fly to Seattle sometime this summer and shoot another couples session. I cannot wait. Until then, enjoy these. I certainly did.

Road Trip to Tok

Pal Sandy and I took a road trip to Tok, Alaska. She wanted to visit her father and I wanted to keep her company. What a great weekend road trip for relaxation, fun, chit-chat and chasing wild life . . . we even managed an impromptu caribou-seeking journey for Sandy’s sister, Lisa, who is visiting Tok from Seattle . . . more on that later. These were taken with my sony tourist camera. I may upload more later, have not looked at the other cameras images.

Started with hard rain down pour most of the trip from Anchorage then we hit snowfall in entire area from about Eklutna until  . . .  very surprised by that! But by the time we hit Tok about 6 hours later, had a nice sunset then gorgeous sun for next two days though cooler than we thought it would be. We stayed at a very nice B&B run by Maggie and Damon. Maggie’s German so I practiced my teeny bit of German. Great hosts! The link is here: Mooseberry Inn, Tok, Alaska.

Sandy and I saw plenty of wildlife. From dozens of moose sightings, jack rabbits, caribou (running through Tok) porcupines, gorgeous ducks -most likely eider, swans, loons, and even sand pipers at Moon Lake! The night that Sandy and I saw 4 caribou running across our road we were thrilled (yes there are plenty of caribou up here but not really running down the town highway) we told Lisa and she wanted to see some so we jumped in the car in search of caribou. Drove up to Moon Lake – the sun was setting and it was beautiful at the lake but Lisa did not get to see caribou. 

Saturday night, Sandy and I spotted this tremendous coach style bus then found out after returning home Sunday, that it was pals, Gabe and Sarah. They were enroute to Anchorage on their annual journey from winter in California! Missed out on margaritas in the rock star bus.

So this was our B&B . . . just kidding! . . . 

I just love old vehicles and there are plenty of those along the highway. Mostly abandoned. They make for really fun photographs.

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Denile

I enjoyed photographing with Denile for her Senior Pictures in various spots around Anchorage. It was cold but a gorgeous day. I think she has that movie star quality.  Absolutely lovely girl. Enjoy!