Spokane Photographers: Brandt & Shayna's Wedding at The Ridge at Greenbluff

Brandt and Shayna had an absolutely beautiful wedding day. From a completely unique getting ready time (where Brandt hung out with all the ladies as they got ready) to an insane sunset where it rained on us while it also bombarded us with some of the most incredible warm tones, Brandt and Shayna made all of these moments feel natural and easy. They are kind, soft spoken, and thoughtful - with some amazing family too. Put all this on top of the beautiful Ridge at Greenbluff, and we end up with an absolutely killer wedding. I’m excited to share it with you!

CDA Family Photographer: The Dero Family

I saw the Dero family a couple of years ago, and so when they asked me to come out again and get some extra-close-up shots of their family and beautiful girls, I was excited - and honored - to do it again. Here are some of my favorites.

CDA Photographers: Joe & Nicoles Incredible Coeur d'Alene Resort Wedding

Joe and Nicole are two people I have absolutely loved getting to know. From their amazing fall engagement session where I got to hear their story, to their wedding, which had so many great people and great moments. I am so excited to be able to share this incredible wedding at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, and I hope you love these photos, these memories, as much as I loved living them.

Wedding Photographers: CJ & Caitlin Get Married!

CJ and Caitlin have magnetic personalities. It wouldn't take long for anyone to figure that out upon meeting them. They are kind, energetic, thoughtful, and ready to have a lot of fun. You could see this in the way they handled the 30mph winds, the ripped pants, the late groups, and all the things that were thrown at them on their wedding day. In the end, it was their wedding day, and they were ready to have a blast. From a non-existent sunset to a blazing “where did this come from?!” sky, I absolutely loved the whole day I spent with them. I struggled mightily trying to cut these wedding photos down to a short, digestible blog, and I am not sure I succeeded. So I hope you love them, I hope you see the emotion, the moments, and all the incredible fun we had - because it was a great day.

CDA Photographers: Jonah & Liz's Tubbs Hill Engagement

They met in the year 2020. This means they weren't working, as it was March of 2020. In their case, Liz had some friends who were roommates with Jonah, so when the lockdowns started to happen she went over to his house as they were going to isolate together. Jonah's first impression of Liz was how pretty she looked - Liz's first memory of Jonah was that the had made his own gluten free beer, and it wasn't very good. Nothing says a future wedding like bad beer I guess!

Engagement Photography: Cody & Melissa's Post Falls Engagement

They first met at Walmart. But that's not really where their story begins, as the first time they were put in contact was over the app "Lots of Fish" or something like that. Cody messaged Melissa something along they lines of "hey" - something Melissa would not normally respond to. But after looking at his profile, she did. They would chat for about a week before he would call her. The calling would happen more frequently, and more often, over the weeks until about a month after they met, Melissa said she wanted to meet Cody.

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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.