Erin and Ob's Wedding | Ft. Richardson, Alaska

Everything about Erin and Ob's wedding was fun! From the moment you saw Erin's face you knew it was going to be a great day. I loved the colors, the bouquets (lollipops), the wedding party, and the family. Everyone was having such a great time celebrating Erin and Ob. They had the best vows I have heard at a wedding and you knew that they meant every word of it, including the funny parts. And it was fitting that we caught a little frog during the bride and groom portraits to add a little more fun to the day. Thank you for the honor of being a part of your day, Erin and Ob.

Here are a few favorites and a little video of the highlights.

Traveling in Ecuador

Last week I dusted off my passport and hopped on another plane. I flew south to Ecuador for the wedding of an amazing couple. It has been a whirlwind week of new sites, sounds, and experiences. I knew very little of Ecuador before I came. Here are a few of my observations: My Spanish is more than rusty. This was proven when I went to Burger King to indulge my craving for french fries and ended up with 2 #2 combo meals with some sort of fruit punch soda. Quito is on the equator, yet is just as cool as Alaskan summers (surprise, surprise!) I love watching the clouds play at the tops of the Andes mountains that surround the city. The Ecuadorians don't understand Japanese. Their national currency is the US dollar. Juan Valdez has coffee shops here,and I thought he was Colombian.

Today was my "be a tourist" day. I booked a day trip to the rainforest nearby. I was picked up at my hotel at 6:30am and driven 2 hours west to Bellevista lodge where we were treated to breakfast in the jungle treetops. Then we put on rubber boots and hiked into the jungle for 3 hours looking for birds, bugs, and plants with our guide. We splashed up a creek,scaling small waterfalls with ropes before coming to the big waterfall. Then it was quite a climb out of the jungle and back to the lodge for lunch. Humming birds were everywhere. It was such an amazing sound to have them diving around you. I spent most of the day with a family from Surrey, England. And was more than a bit jealous when they headed off to the treetop zip lines and I headed back to Quito. Next time....

Tomorrow is my day for shopping, packing and meeting some new friends.

Luanna & Chad's Wedding | Big Lake, Alaska

What a beautiful day for a wedding of two amazing people. It was such an honor to be a part of Luanna and Chad's wedding day. I loved the location that they chose and all the sweet details that went along with their day. But by far the best part of being around them that day was to see how they looked at each other. It was so obvious to see the love and respect that they have for each other. It was breath-taking. Almost as breath-taking as Luanna in her gown walking down the isle on a sunny Alaskan summer day.

Thank you, Luanna and Chad, for the honor of being a part of your day.

Here are a few favorites and a sweet slideshow.

The Cyphers | Palmer, Alaska

It was so fun to get to be with these siblings. They aren't all together very much anymore, so it was great to get a chance to spend a couple of hours with them. Oh the laughter!

Here are a few favorites. And you can check out more in the slideshow at the bottom.

2012 Senior Models Vintage Style | Wasilla, Alaska

Last week was one of the best shoots to date! Eight awesome 2012 High School Seniors spent the afternoon with me. We took a little time for some more traditional Senior Photos. But the real fun started when we went vintage. Check out a few shots. I would say favorites, but I really can't choose favorites because they were all so awesome!

Watch the slideshow below to see all of the vintage shots. Or visit Carrie Lambing Photographic Seniors on facebook.







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Memorial Day | Ft Richardson, Alaska

Memorial Day has never been sad to me. It was a long weekend that meant school was over and camping season had begun. It was a time to get the first sunburn of the year and celebrate long summer days to come. In college I remember going out with my grandparents to put flowers on the graves of relatives I had never met or who were just faint childhood memories. It wasn't sad to me. Cemeteries have never been a sad or scary place. I have always found them somehow fascinating. Each headstone had a mystery, a story that someone once told. It was tangible history that piqued my imagination.

This year was different. Memorial day was the perfect hot day that brought my first sunburn of the year. But that sunburn came while in a cemetery with several hundred other people. Some of them important, some of them sad, some were soldiers once, and some, like us, who were new to this tradition of honor and grief, but all of them to honor the brave men and women that served our country. I kept thinking how much Dad would have loved all of it. Even the somewhat humorous and anti-climactic fly-over by a lone DeHavilland Beaver. It made me miss him.

The flags and the bugles were some of my favorite memories of the day. Here are a few photos.

Wedding Albums

This week I received two wedding albums for my clients. They turned out beautifully! I LOVE how they turned out!


Both albums chose this beautiful leather cover with thick pages.



They also chose to cut the pages for this clean look.


LauraBeth and Ryan chose to inset their favorite photo and imprint the front.



Brianne and Jeff chose to place their wedding details on the first spread.


Look at that beautiful binding!



And the albums came elegantly packaged and 'green' in recycled packaging.

Fleming Family | Palmer

Saturday was gorgeous! The perfect day to make new friends and bring along my camera. Erin, Zach and Madison are so adorable. They made my job easy. Their home, surrounded by trees and mountains, was a beautiful backdrop for some great outdoor shots. Thanks for the fun morning, Erin and Zach!

Here are some favorites. Click here for the entire slideshow.