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Gabby and Eric got married at Beacon Hill in Spokane on September 14, 2025 — and as a Spokane documentary wedding photographer, days like this one are exactly why I do this work. Seven years together. A proposal on a nature walk with their two dogs. A bride wearing her grandmother’s garter. And two people […]

6/10/26

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Beacon Hill Wedding | Gabby & Eric — Spokane Documentary Wedding Photographer

Tristan and Wyatt got married on May 30, 2026, at Schmidt Cattle Co. Events in Mead, Washington. As a Spokane documentary wedding photographer, I live for days like this one — 116 acres of open ranch land, Mt. Spokane on the horizon, and two people who were completely, genuinely themselves all day long. How They […]

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6/10/26

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Tristan & Wyatt | Schmidt Cattle Co. Wedding — Mead, WA

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Your wedding day goes by faster than you think — and the more space we carve out to be with your people, the better it feels. This post is the long answer on how to actually build a wedding day timeline that earns its hours: where the time goes, what’s worth fighting for, and how […]

5/26/26

Tips + Tricks

How to Build a Wedding Timeline That Doesn’t Feel Rushed

Some couples, when you ask how they met, give you a tidy little story. Ashley and Brad are not those people. They met during Covid — which means they built something real before they ever got to share a room. No crowd noise, no distraction. Just two people figuring out whether they actually liked each […]

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5/19/26

Weddings

Arbor Crest Winery Wedding | Ashley & Brad | Spokane, WA

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If you’ve spent any time looking for a wedding photographer in Spokane, you’ve probably hit a wall of “contact me for pricing.” I get why photographers do it — it opens a conversation — but I also know how frustrating it is when you just want to know if someone is even in your budget […]

5/13/26

Tips + Tricks, Weddings

Spokane Wedding Photographer Cost: Honest Pricing & What to Expect

Zili and Logan met at WSU sophomore year through a mutual friend — each quietly deciding the other was nice and weird in a good way. Seven years later they’re getting married a few miles from where they first crossed paths. Logan proposed at the overlook in Browne’s Addition, the first neighborhood they shared after […]

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5/12/26

Weddings

Zili & Logan — A Palouse Ridge Events Wedding

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If you’ve spent any amount of time looking at wedding photographers, you’ve probably seen the word documentary thrown around. Sometimes it means “candid.” Sometimes it means “we’ll just walk around and take pictures.” Sometimes it’s a vibe word that doesn’t really mean anything specific. This post is the long answer — what documentary wedding photography […]

5/05/26

Tips + Tricks

What Is Documentary Wedding Photography? (And Is It Right for You?)

Julia and A’lon brought the kind of energy to their Seabrook engagement session that makes photographing easy — small inside jokes flying back and forth, the two of them cracking each other up between every frame. Their personalities are big and silly and unmistakably theirs, and the beach at Pacific Glen gave us the soft […]

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4/28/26

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Julia & A’lon — A Seabrook Engagement Session at Pacific Glen

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You Hate Having Your Photo Taken. That’s Totally Fine. A letter to every couple who cringes at the word “photoshoot.” If you’ve ever wondered how to feel natural in your wedding photos when you don’t even like having your picture taken — you’re in the right place. Here’s something I hear in almost every inquiry […]

4/15/26

Inspiration, Sessions, Tips + Tricks

Couple laughing during engagement session in Spokane WA — natural and unposed wedding photography by Arch & Elm Photography

Not a Camera Person? Why That’s Actually Perfect | Spokane Documentary Wedding Photographer

Some venues stop you mid-scroll. The Wild Rabbit is one of them. Twenty acres of meadows, forest, and mountain views about 30 minutes north of Spokane — it’s the kind of place that makes couples exhale the moment they arrive. I’ve photographed weddings here and I keep coming back to it in conversations with couples […]

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2/08/26

Weddings

The Wild Rabbit Wedding Venue — What to Know Before You Book

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