Family Photos in Hayden: The Epperson Family

I feel like I speak about this often, but that’s really because of how much it impacts me. The idea that I could meet a couple before they get married, be there for their engagement photos, wedding photos, and then family photos - and then year over year watch that family grow, blows my mind. It’s such an honor, and it is so fun seeing these amazing people again. The Epperson’s were wonderful when they got married, and now as a family of five they continue to be that way. What an honor to be able to photograph this family, and i’m so excited to share these with you.

Wedding at Cider Mountain: Hunter & Jess

Hunter and Jess hold several soft spots in my heart. They had one of my favorite engagements ever being up in the mountains of North Idaho. I absolutely love hiking, exploring, and being in the mountains, and being able to do that with two amazing people was a huge privilege. But they are also directly responsible for one of my other favorites from this year (Shout out to Nick and Autumn!) and after all that we had such an incredible wedding at Cider Mountain. Hunter and Jess are kind, with incredible smiles, and are so easy to talk to. This isn’t just true for the wedding day, but when you hike for hours up in the mountains, you have a lot of time to get to know each other, and doing so with them was an absolute privilege. This wedding had it all, and i’m so excited to be the one to share these photos - these moments - with you. I hope you love them as much as I loved taking them!

CCS Senior: Seth's Senior Photos at Farragut

While I absolutely love doing engagements and families and the like, I also really enjoy doing senior photos. They are so different from all the others because you work with only a single person. In this case, I had the chance to work with Seth. This was awesome in its own right because he’s someone I know outside of photography, I know his heart, likes and dislikes, and a little about who he is. This is always something I love, and being able to capture this incredible human, and his excellent smile, is something I really enjoyed. Here are some of my favorites.

Mt. Spokane Engagement Photos: Clay & Alyssa

They met in McCall. You see, Clay has a bunch of friends that he's been friends with since high school. Over the years, each one of these friends has ended up finding a significant other - except him. That said, he was still invited on trip, and McCall was one of them. The thing is, Clay's a great Skier, and they were all there on a Ski trip. Enter Alyssa, also invited on the trip, also single.

Smokey Wedding up at Schweitzer Mountain Resort: Asif & Ashley

Asif and Ashley have been a lot of fun to get to know since I first met them, and our time up at Schweitzer was no different. I loved being with them, meeting all their friends and family, and getting some awesome photos of them up at the top of one of my favorite mountains. Here are some of my favorite wedding photos from their big day!

Personal: Looyenga Family Goes to North Cascades National Park

One of my goals coming into this summer wasn’t just to capture incredible wedding images or family photos (although that certainly was a goal) it was also to spend more time outside, doing things that I love, with the people that I love. That of course, means being with my family. So when we found a small gap of time in July, we decided to head out and camp for two nights in the North Cascades National Park, which was a park none of us had been to. The trip was much shorter than I had hoped, but absolutely beautiful in so many ways.

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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.