Seattle and Destination Engagement and Wedding Photographers, Gerald and Airika Pope » Photography by "The Popes"

When I first moved to Seattle over 7 years ago, I just needed a job. Any job really, so I started working at the PRO Sports Club in Bellevue. Over the years I did everything from pass out towels, to washing cars, painting,  valet, and even driving a shuttle. I worked there for over 6 years, but I spent the majority of that time as the staff photographer, producing images for their magazine and advertising needs.

One of the perks of that job was getting to meet cool people like Jen and Clark. Clark is a Personal Trainer as well as an Instructor at the PRO Club’s Performance Training Center, and has actually been involved in a number of different photo shoots I did there. Jen has an office at the PRO Club, although she actually works for a parent company… but I digress. Another cool benefit at the club is their strong emphasis on keeping their employees healthy. Toward that end, they set up times each week that employees could take a break to get a little exercise in the middle of the workday playing basketball, ping pong, bad mitten, etc. Every week I looked forward to those events because I had a major ping pong rivalry going with one of my coworkers. Clark however, really looked forward to these events because he noticed this cute girl who was going down there to shoot hoops. I’m sure it was just a “coincidence” that he happened to end up there at the same time as Jen week after week. But, after a little persistence, Jen started to take notice and they quickly fell deeply in love.

Airika & I are so excited that they’ve asked us to be their wedding photographers and we can’t wait to capture their big day at Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club next July. We had a chance to photograph an engagement session for them at Discovery Park a few weeks ago, and we are so excited about the images that we captured! We had full run of the park, and thanks to the fact that Jen & Clark for up for anything (including a hike down to the beach in heels), we were able to take full advantage of the park’s natural beauty. That being said, we hope you enjoy their photos! :)