Spokane WA Wedding Photographer: Chris & DeAnna get Married at the Spokane Club!

Chris and DeAnna are two people I have genuinely enjoyed as I have gotten to know them. They are both kind, incredibly thoughtful, and so considerate of those around them. You can see that in the way they treat others, their friends, family, and every guest that came to their wedding. There is very little that can take away from the incredible first look between these two, the emotion on Chris’ face was a highlight for me for sure, and the way DeAnna’s face would light up when she was talking with Chris. These two belong together, and i’m so excited that I can share these photos with you.

Spokane Wedding Photographer: Timbers on Pacific Wedding Downtown Spokane with Aaron and Kelsie

Aaron and Kelsie had such a beautiful wedding Downtown Spokane at Timbers on Pacific (formerly The McGinnity Room). It’s easily one of my favorite Washington based wedding venues, with incredible lights, great brick walls and an incredible atmosphere with the bar and deep wood pillars. It has such an amazing feel, and it fit so well with Aaron and Kelsie’s urban winter wedding. Here are some of my favorite photos from their absolutely beautiful day.

Coeur d'Alene Family Photographer: The Pavlin Family

Over the last year i’ve had the chance to reflect a lot on my previous clients coming back to me to photograph their growing families, and how big of a compliment, an honor, that is. This is no more true than with this amazing family. It’s so amazingly cool to have been there when they were just dating, but also there when they got married, There when they adopted their oldest son, and then again being able to capture their newest daughter. To be there as their extended family grows, and see each child get older, smarter, and even remember me when I come back to take photos another year. I absolutely love this family, and i’m so excited and happy that I can share a couple of my favorites from this beautiful backyard photo shoot.

Personal: Trip to Glacier

In the fall of 2021 I had the chance to photograph a wedding out near Glacier National Park (shout out to Zach and Abbie!). You may not know this about me, but while I absolutely love photographing weddings, and families, engagements, seniors and all that good stuff, I also love hiking, being outside, exercise, and being in God’s incredible creation. So a couple days before the wedding came about I left early to do some hiking with my parents and younger sister. Once school got out my incredible wife and two boys also joined me out there, and we had one day to explore the park before the wedding on Saturday. Here are some of my favorites from that (smokey) trip. Zach and Abbie’s wedding was smokeless though, thanks in part to the large amount of rain we got the day before (the day we were hiking).

Spokane Wedding Photographer: Viktor and Rachel's Mountain Engagement

Viktor and Rachel met - really met - at church. Rachel was there and wanted to sit with her sister (if I remember the story correctly) but there was "some random guys" coat on the chair she wanted to sit on. So she sat there anyway. Viktor told me he was initially upset about the situation (some random person taking his seat) but when he saw who the chair thief was, and her beautiful smile, he was much more ok with it. This is the first time either of them really stuck out in each other's minds - although technically they also were both in the same wedding at some point earlier. But that's it, they didn't talk much at church, or after, and Viktor did a great job of playing it cool.

CDA Resort Cruise Boat Wedding: Ron & Noon

Ron and Noon had such a beautiful wedding out on Lake Coeur d’Alene. I absolutely loved the short time I had with them, which was filled with emotional moments, from the first look to the beautiful ceremony, to the toasts at the end. These two are so genuine and kind, and it made their wedding flow so well. I’m excited that I can be the one to share these photos with you. Their wedding was truly beautiful.

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Brent Looyenga is a Spokane wedding photographer based IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON and Coeur d’Alene Idaho area. He loves people and specializes in wedding, engagement, family and senior photography. You can like Looyenga Photography on Facebook or follow them on Instagram.