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Orcas Island Wedding

Trinity Tree Farm Wedding

Royal Lahaina Wedding

Kind words

Mikaela, we were SO happy we chose you to capture our special day! Everything went so smoothly, from the first time we spoke to getting our photos,
which we absolutely loved! They were exactly what we hoped for. Your kindness and talent just shines, and you have such a unique ability to bring a sense of calm to moments that could otherwise be a stressful part of the wedding day!

We love you and your work, and hope our paths will cross again soon. THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts.

xoxo Noah & Elise

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  • About yesterday...✨ Congrats + much love to Shannon + Tyler!! What a pleasure getting to be your photographer ♥️ . . . . . . . . . . . #mikaelaruthphotography #mikaelaruthbrides #bellinghamphotographer #vancouverweddingphotographer #pnw #pnwwedding #pacificnorthwest #makeportraits #weddingphotographer #weddingphotography #theknot #petitejoys #flashesofdelight #instagood #thatsdarling #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #creativepreneur #thehappynow #loveauthentic
  • Also! Happy first day of summer ☺️☀️ It’s nearly 10pm and I still see a deep blue sky outside. Happy wedding eve, @shanmarti! . . . . . . #mikaelaruthphotography #bellinghamphotographer #vancouverweddingphotographer #pnw #pnwwedding #pacificnorthwest #makeportraits #weddingphotographer #weddingphotography #theknot #petitejoys #flashesofdelight #instagood #thatsdarling #creativityfound #creativepreneur #thehappynow #loveauthentic
  • Arriving fashionably late to wedding season this year by kicking it off with these two and their I do’s tomorrow 👌🏼✨ . . . . . . #mikaelaruthphotography #mikaelaruthbrides #bellinghamphotographer #vancouverweddingphotographer #pnw #pnwwedding #pacificnorthwest #makeportraits #weddingphotographer #weddingphotography #theknot #petitejoys #flashesofdelight #instagood #thatsdarling #creativityfound #creativepreneur #thehappynow #loveauthentic
  • Making my lists and checking them twice...and making sure I stay close to the coffee ☕️ Gearing up and getting excited for two weddings this weekend, in Vancouver BC and Lynden WA. Can’t wait to soak up and document all the wedding goodness, it’s been too long! ✨ . . . . . #mikaelaruthphotography #bellinghamphotographer #vancouverweddingphotographer #pnw #pnwwedding #pacificnorthwest #weddingphotographer #weddingphotography #theknot #petitejoys #flashesofdelight #instagood #thatsdarling #creativityfound #socialcuratorchallenge #communityovercompetition #creativepreneur #thehappynow
  • We both shed some tears yesterday as we said goodbye to Isaiah’s preschool. It’s been a special year with some special teachers and sweet friendships, learning and exploring in an outdoor/forest program at @meipreschool. The emotions not only come from seeing my first born moving on, but also from leaving behind a community we’d both become attached to 💛 Have a peek at my stories if you wanna see what a preschool graduation in a forest looks like 🌲 #proudmama
  • Growing up, his own dad was absent, and yet he’s there for our kids every step, every day, whether that means reading bedtime Bible stories, playing outside, flying them in the air, dance parties in the kitchen, or hard at work, away from home. Always with them in mind, planning, dreaming, doing. Happy Father’s Day to our favorite guy, we love you to the heavens and back. . . . . . #happyfathersday #childhoodunplugged #candidchildhood #pnw #makeportraits #thatsdarling #petitejoys #loveauthentic #liveauthentic
  • If the days are long (like today), then why do the years move so fast? Incredibly grateful to @rebeccasehn for our new collection of family photos to treasure. When the ache of passing time and growing littles becomes too much, or when I simply want or need to reflect on the best things in life (when those littles are tucked in bed...because that’s when I have time to reflect!), I lose myself in photos of them and of us, a family, thankful.
  • I’m a wedding photographer who will never say no to photographing newborns ✨ . . . . . #mikaelaruthphotography #newbornphotos #candidchildhood #childhoodunplugged #makeportraits #vscofilm #pnwphotographer #vancouverphotographer #seattlephotographer #thatsdarling #motherhoodrising #petitejoys