Sneha and Tarak started their wedding celebration on Thursday with the Mehndi. It was the first time I got a chance to see and participate in a Mehndi, so it was very cool for me! They had the Mehndi at the Carol Edwards Center in Woodinville. My kids have played on the soccer fields below, but I’d never been in the building before!

I didn't know that this place existed in Woodinville. It has a nice big room adjacent to the gym. Made for a great place for the Mehndi.

Working on the bride's feet

Applying the Mehndi to the bride's feet. I don't think Sneha moved for about three hours!

This little one crashed next to her brother in the middle of the action!

Annie and Ryan are a great couple. Very fun and friendly - they made me feel like a family member at their wedding! We started the day at Cedarbrook Conference Center in Seatac where the official ceremony was early in the day with an outdoor ceremony for family and friends in the afternoon and the reception at Tea Palace in Renton. What a blast. I love my job!

The entrance at Cedarbrook

Annie's shoes

The wedding location at cedarbrook conference center

Annie sees her fabulous groom

Annie and Ryan held hands as we rode the elevator.

The wedding party in the lobby of Cedarbrook

The fabulous groom and his equally fabulous best man.

The amazing bride and her entourage.

Ryan and Annie in a previously posted portrait. This image was taken outdoor in full sunlight with a hard, direct flash and then processed with a texture to give the sky some cool looking detail.

Annie, rebel that she is, standing on a table for a portrait. Standing on the table gave a cooler view and less cluttered background.

Father of the bride playing pool.

Annie is doing her best to stuff the ring onto Ryan's finger, but the heat made his fingers swell!

A candid portrait of Annie as she talks to a guest.

Annie and Ryan's first Karaoke as husband and wife!

Annie & Ryan's first dance

You can check out the complete slideshow here!

Last week I was invited to show off my work at the Ravishing Radish open house. In addition to doing off-site catering, Ravishing Radish operates the Tyee Yacht Club. I also heard that they will be opening a restaurant called Ravish, which is very cool. They had 125 guest for the night sampling their excellent fares (steak and halibut, yum) and checking out the rest of us that came.

Host: Ravishing Radish
Location: Tyee Yacht Club
Photographer: Cory Parris (that’s me)
DJ: Bamboo Beats
Dessert: Bizzarro Italian Cafe
Late Night Snack: Dante’s Inferno Dogs
Invitations: Izzy Girl Invitations
Planner: A New Chapter
Rentals: Pedersen’s Event Rentals
Tabletop: Totally Tabletops

A table design

The vendor guest list

View of the Tyee Yacht Club taken from their dock.

This table design was by Pedersen’s Rentals.

A view of the water from the club.

Setting up the Izzy Girl table. She was showing some of the coolest invitations I’ve seen.

Excellent steak by Ravishing Radish. They also served some great salads, nibblers and halibut.

Here is my table.

Jenny and the New Chapter Weddings table.

What does it say about me that I relished Dante’s Chicken Andouille sausage dog almost as much as the gourmet food inside?

Here is another from Annie and Ryan’s wedding at Cedarbrook last week.