While I sit here and share the story of the birth of their daughter, I am undoubtably thankful for their doctors, the hospital staff – including all their lovely nurses – for their delivery in a hospital, and of course for a healthy delivery.

It was a very early morning when I met them at Evergreen Hospital. I entered a quiet room, full of concentration, such pain on her face and a new father quite overwhelmed with emotion. This was just the beginning of their journey. The transition from labor to delivery wasn’t easy. There was a moment of sheer panic when Annie’s heartbeat couldn’t be heard….a near emergency c-section delivery. This part of their story I have purposefully left out. That moment has left me feeling more thankful than ever for hospital births, the thought of not getting to a distressed baby in time pains me.

And, as I watched Annie come into this world I couldn’t be more relieved. That fleeting moment of them meeting their child for the first time, there’s nothing like it in the world. The most amazing, perfect gift.

This is the birth story of Annie.

Music licensed and used with permission by: www.shaunpaul.com

Taking a break to show you our little gal dressed up as a duck for Halloween. Her cousin wore this on his first Halloween as well…I love that.

Hello, it’s been a busy few weeks.

Lately, I’ve been doing portraits for large and small businesses who need individual ‘head-shots’ for their profiles on LinkedIn, Facebook, websites, editorials, and for the usual business material, etc. I thought I’d share with you some of my favorites as of late.

These boys are too much. I get to see them every few months and they continually amaze me. They’ve grown up to be such buddies. How special for me not only document their lives, but to watch them develop into such characters and spunky personalities.

I love this of Theo peeking at me, as I tried to sneak up on them.

For my birthday we went to the pumpkin patch, I’m all about being very festive this season now that we have Emily. All I wanted was our girl with her pumpkin, and if I got really lucky some of her smiling. Turns out she took this day pretty seriously.

Yes, it’s that time of the year, I can hardly believe it!

For the month of November I will be doing special holiday mini sessions. For $135, each session will include:

30 minutes of photography coverage

up to 4 participants

2 location options (Kirkland & Woodinville)

20 images on a private online gallery

image editing and color correction

1 high resolution digital file

100 custom holiday cards (example shown below)

Please, email me at kim@kimcharie.com if you’re interested:)

I met up with this family for a quick mini shoot down at The Country Village, in Bothell. And, we had perfect timing just before the rain started to pour.

These boys are funny, quick, sweet and energetic. They are loaded with personality – so much character wrapped up in these tiny bodies. And, their parents couldn’t be more in love with them. They are a perfect little family:)

I had to share this. Oh, the joys of brotherhood…..and biting:)

I was a part of something so special today. I’m overjoyed, thankful, relieved and so very happy she’s finally here. Safe and sound. I’m in love with this tiny new soul.

Meet Anezka Annie. I photographed her birth story today. And, I had to share just a few of her and her beaming parents.

So much more to share of this little man and his sweet family. A little peak for now.

Fannie + David planned their wedding so none of their guests would ever forget. It is one of the most unique weddings I’ve ever been a part of. Their love story is quite special, so their wedding had to reflect that as well.

Their day started in Orcas Island on a crazy sunny warm day. I went the scenic route and took the ferry while they flew up above. The sun was sharp, which meant for beautiful flare…I was lucky to get that all day long. And, that made me so happy. Anyway, I met them just in time as their plane landed, so spectacular. This followed with some fun beach shots and an amazing lunch with a view.

Back to Anacortes to meet them at Discovery Park in Seattle, where they planned to marry right when the sun was setting.

It was so, so perfect. And emotional.

Big surfers, these two.

The perfect way to end their day, together.