Cory Parris Photography

Malori & Matt - Wedding at the Spirit of Washington Event Center!

Cory — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:47:25 +0000

Malori and Matt are a great couple and I had a blast hanging out with them and their friends on their wedding day. It was my first visit to the Spirit of Washington Event Center. It had a cool, kind of funky feel to it inside with the rounded ceiling and long open space with exposed beams.

Malori's dress

Matt waits to see Malori

I loved this moment with Matt seeing Malori for the first time!

Matt and Malori together at the Courtyard outside the Spirit of Washington Event Center

I love her bright red shoes!

Matt and a groomsman. They make a nice couple!

The exterior of the Spirit of Washington Event Center

I love this candid portrait of Malori taken during the reception.

Tiffany & David - Seattle Wedding at SODO Park!

Cory — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:54:51 +0000

Tiffany and David were married at the beautiful and unique SODO Park in Seattle. They were great fun to hang out with. Their wedding was very entertaining as well, with a play put on by some cousins, a drum performance featuring Tiffany and David did a rap in honor of his new wife! Very fun.

You can see the slideshow here!

The front entrance of SODO Park

The interior of SODO Park prior to the wedding

Here is the wedding dress haning against the wall of the old warehouse. Very cool contrast between the pristine dress and the funky, shabby wall.

Tiffany getting ready

Tiffany walking up behind David before he turns to see her in her dress

Tiffany and David see each other for the first time on the wedding day

Tiffany standing on the street waiting for her chariot...er...car

We went across the West Seattle Bridge for a few images on the waterfront

I really liked how this image came out with the dramatic lighting and funky processing.

Tiffany inside SODO Park

The flower girl running down the aisle. Very cute!

On this image of Tiffany and her parents walking down the aisle, I caught one of the guest's flash going off. I like how it looked!

The interior of SODO Park during the wedding

The first kiss.

Tiffany performing on the Japanese Taiko drums

David took his turn by performing a rap he had written for Tiffany

The first dance. I love the interior of SODO Park for this. Lots of texture and character.

Tiffany dancing with her dad.

Rob at Medio - Executive Portraits in Seattle!

Cory — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:04:53 +0000

Rob is the CEO at Medio, a company that works with cell phone companies. If you have internet on your phone, you have probably seen their work, but it probably said “Verizon” or another provider on it! He needed some images for his media kit, and I photographed Brian’s (Chairman & CTO) wedding last year. Here are some of my favorites. There will be more coming this week!

I liked the angle and branding on this image

It was nice that they had the branding installed in their office!

I really like this headshot. Makes Rob look like a great guy to work for!

Tiffany & David - Wedding Sneak Peak!

Cory — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:57:14 +0000

Tiffany & David were married last weekend. Before I get into processing all of their images, I found this one and started to play. I really like the moody clouds. It’s a new processing for me, so let me know if you love or hate it in the comments!

Hard Rock Seattle!

Cory — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:47:13 +0000

I have a very good friend that is a manager at the Hard Rock Cafe Seattle. Mat (pictured below) is not only a restaurant manager, but also a very talented wildlife photographer. If you happen to visit his site, you will see wildlife of the animal kind just to be clear. He invited my family down for a friends and family preview of the cafe, which was very cool. We also got a guided tour and my daughter was thrilled to be able to pick a couple songs to be played. The location and view from the rooftop deck is fantastic. Oh, and the food was good. I recommend the granny smith apple & provolone burger! The official opening is on Wednesday, February 10th.

The touch screen at the table

Alyssa rockin' the Hard Rock Stage

Mat, the manager at the Hard Rock. Thanks for the invite, dude!

View from the rooftop deck

The kids and the sign

Olivia & David - Wedding at the Antheia Ballroom in Snohomish!

Cory — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:15:22 +0000

My “little” cousin David got married! I was lucky enough to be their photographer. It was great to see all of my family and seeing David and Olivia get married. They had the wedding at the Antheia Ballroom in Snohomish. You can find the slideshow here. Congrats David & Olivia!

Peeking in to see the bride in her dress

David smiling as he is about to see Olivia

Don't they look happy? :)

Seattle Venue Highlight - Novelty Hill Januik Winery

Cory — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:10:05 +0000

I photographed a wedding at the Novelty Hill Januik Winery for the first time last summer. I loved the place. Very cool architecture, very different from your standard ballroom, friendly people and awesome food. Here are some images from around the grounds. The wedding couple asked that they not appear in photographs on the web, so there are only members of the staff and the band for people.

The very cool entryway at the Novelty Hill Januik Winery in Woodinville as photography by seattle wedding photographer cory parris

Here is the Jason Parker Quartet playing inside.

The food at the novelty hill januik winery was excellent!

Bocci ball court available for guests to play.

Here they are making a wine sorbet. Very cool, very tasty!

Hunger Challenge!

Cory — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:55:25 +0000

Last week, we took the Hunger Challenge as part of the United Way of King County’s Hunger Week. For five days we gave ourselves the same budget as a family living on food stamps. That is $26 per day for five days, or a $130 for the five days for our family of five.

When we were starting, we didn’t think it would be incredibly difficult as we don’t spend a lot on groceries anyway and none of us are big eaters (some people call us smaller than average, but we prefer fuel efficient). What we found out right away was that we had to do more planning what we would eat each day. There was no room in the budget for changing our minds about what we wanted on a given day. Also, we had to be careful about buying extra stuff. We normally have a fridge and freezer full of alternate meals and food just up for grabs for anyone that is hungry. The same goes for my mid-afternoon snack. I work from my home, so I can walk into our well-stocked pantry or over to the fridge and pick out a snack of either healthy or junk variety. These sorts of things would not be options for that kind of budget.

It would also be hard to get better pricing by buying things in bulk. When you are using your entire food budget each week, buying large amounts of a food product would be extremely difficult even if it saved money in the long run.

All of that said, we did not eat bad this week. We were able to prepare good, nutritious food that was very tasty and in budget. But we only had to do it a for a few days. To have to budget and eat that way for a lifetime, or any extended period of time would be extremely difficult. It would be much harder on a family that had very small children (buying formula), people with dietary restrictions, or just eat more than we do. It would be almost impossible to feed three teenage boys on that kind of budget.

Finally, the hardest thing might be the inability to go out to dinner. We love eating good and interesting food at restaurants, and that is a big part of our weekend entertainment. With this sort of budget, the only eating out option would be to eat fast food.

The day we were done with the hunger challenge, we went out for a frugal Thai meal (yum) that would have added up to a third of our budget for the five days of the challenge on a single meal and felt very fortunate to be able to do it!

We are looking forward to doing more of this sort of thing. We are thinking that we may volunteer at a food bank next!

The B Family - Portraits in Bellevue!

Cory — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:11:17 +0000

I am so happy that I have been able to see these great kids for so many years!

Heather and Kevin - Holiday Wedding at the Hall at Fauntleroy!

Cory — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:21:36 +0000

Heather and Kevin had a beautiful holiday wedding with Christmas trees, swag, lights and some Husky colors!

The front entrance of the Hall at Fauntleroy in West Seattle.

I loved Heather's red shoes.

Heather and Groom seeing each other for the first time.

Before the wedding, we went over to Lincoln Park for the portraits.

Purple and Gold with a Husky!

Heather and Kevin's first dance at the Hall at Fauntleroy

You can see the slideshow here!