Michelle has a degree in accounting... and never studied a lick of art. After working for a large accounting firm, she worked in the fashion industry, which peaked her curiosity in color and design.She sees paper in the way fashion designers see fabric. She founded mmm... paper in 2004 . When she's not dreaming of paper combinations, she loves watching movies, dancing to samba music, drinking wine, eating cheese, and changing poopy diapers.
Eliza Truitt, Eliza Truitt Photography
When I'm not shooting weddings and portraits, I love hunting thrift stores for vintage china, working in my neighborhood P-Patch garden, and going to the movies...especially when they star Will Ferrell.
Barbie Hull, Barbie Hull Photography
Occupation: Photographer/Socialite
List of Loves: Photography (that's a given), travel, family, friends, Penelope (the most purrfect kitty!), love (yes, I just said that I love love), shopping, pedicures, good beer, chocolate, talking (hence the socialite title), laughing (in all languages), singing loudly and off key, day dreaming, coffee (with extra chocolate), champagne, reading, movies (no scary ones please), shopping, wearing big sunglasses, driving, working (funny when you do what you love, that you love work), collecting vintage cameras, going to the hair salon, and of course, dirty dirty martinis with all of my favorite GHGH gal pals!
Laurel McConnell, Laurel McConnell Photography
I'm a sunshine loving, coffee drinking, picture taking, prank making, pizza loving, movie watching, spider hating, hysterically laughing, late sleeping, late working, people watching, veggie eating, animal loving, big dreaming, fast thinking, funny-face making, sarcastically joking, shoe collecting nerd. And MY favorite drink is a nonfat latte by day, and a dirty vodka martini (super dirty!) by night. Extra olives.
Wendi is a fun loving bubbly wedding and event planner with a passion for beautiful shoes and handbags, and a love of dogs! When asked what she loves most about her job Wendi responded, " When the wedding day comes to a close, and they have truly had the time of their lives, I feel so rewarded. There is no better job in the world for me than this one!"
Holly-Kate Foss, Sweet Pea Events
Holly-Kate is a bubbly gal who loves her growing family and her wedding planning business a ton! She has been helping people make events happen for over 7 years. She enjoys getting to know her clients, helping them envision their special day, and making it happen! During beautiful fall days, you can often find her walking around Green Lake with Miles, a cup of coffee and her Chocolate Lab, Kuma.
Shannon Lassen, Sublime Wedding and Event Planning
When Shannon was in the 5th grade, she wrote a report on her "dream job"--becoming a wedding planner. When she's not working or daydreaming about color palettes, she can be found in the kitchen baking, chumming with the locals at Pike Place, cooking for friends, reading, shoe shopping, scouring flea markets for vintage buttons, dancing in her living room, or taking long walks around Queen Anne Hill with the miniature version of herself...her daughter Olive. Her favorite refreshment, day or night, is Prosecco!
Ryan Barr, Excel Coatings
(It's sunny outside right now, so Ryan has better things to do than write a floofy bio for us girls. I'll write one for him. Ready set go. :) I have a hip house. I have a rad cat. I like growing businesses. I have a busy painting company and am developing a revolutionary green business that's gonna rock your socks off. (Did I do okay, Ryan?)