michael rowley photography | seattle tacoma wedding + portrait photographer bio picture

you already know I'm a photographer.

what you may not know is when I'm not documenting weddings and couples I spend my time climbing the incredible mountains all over this beautiful earth. when I'm not climbing mountains I am usually running. and when I'm not running I'm usually stuffing my face with some scrumptious food.

drop me a line using the contact form and lets get together to talk details about your wedding day and maybe even grab a bite to eat.

michael

K + D // NORTH CASCADES ELOPEMENT

Hiring a complete stranger to hike and camp in the middle of the North Cascades with you and 2 of your closest friends to document your elopement takes more than a little bit of trust. All the pieces have to come together, and they did. K + D sought out a remote hike that would offer solitude from the city and a long enough approach to keep the swarms of techies from distracting from the landscape. Spending time in the mountains of the PNW always brings me joy. But having clients who say “we talked to so many photographers. You are literally the only one who could have done this hike and were willing to make all this happen” instills a different level of trust and brings a joy that is more difficult to express. So I’ll leave it to the photos. Cheers K + D!



ANNIE + KEVIN // CASCO BAY + PORTLAND MAINE

these two + casco bay and their pugs. recipe for success.

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CAITLIN + CASEY // PORTLAND MAINE

made some photos in the same city I live in – Portland Maine.

these two brought their A game. that’s all. and a photo-bombing street cat.




































ANNA + IAN // SALT LAKE CITY

i landed in slc and headed straight to the mountains to meet anna and ian. man was it worth it. a little rain kept the heat down, but these two still brought their a-game. congrats you two! for those curious, anna’s dress was handcrafted by her mother and finished the morning my flight arrived. (!!!)

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NICOLE + RYAN // BASTYR UNIVERSITY & MELROSE MARKET

it’s been a while since I’ve blogged a full wedding. well here ya go! nicole and ryan were married in the beautiful bastyr university chapel and held their reception in downtown seattle at melrose market. a big thanks to jeramie shoda for 2nd shooting, a few of his images are mixed in. enjoy!