The Lakeview Lodge, Coeur d’Alene: Suits and Does Not Suit
A timber lodge above the lake — warm, enclosed and dark, which is exactly what some couples want and not others.
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Venue Guides
We are writing a photographer’s field guide to every wedding venue we would happily work in, city by city. Each guide covers the light, the timing and the frames that work – and says plainly where we are drawing on craft rather than on having shot there.
The Barn at Stillwater, Coeur d’Alene: The Problem, and Four Ways Out of It
A barn on flat glacial farmland with mountains on the horizon — dark timber inside, enormous sky outside.
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The Coeur d’Alene Resort, Coeur d’Alene: A Walk Through the Building
A lakeside resort with a floating boardwalk that takes you out into the middle of the water.
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The Alaskan Garden, Palmer: Field Notes, Problem and Solution
A garden in the Matanuska Valley, where twenty hours of summer daylight grow plants to a size that surprises people.
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The Chena Hot Springs Resort, Fairbanks: The One Decision That Governs Everything
A geothermal resort at sixty-five degrees north, where the season is not a preference but the entire plan.
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The Aurora Ice Museum, Fairbanks: One Frame, and How It Is Made
A building made of ice, kept below freezing all year and lit from inside the walls.
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The Northern Lights Estate, Fairbanks: The Light Through the Day
Sixty-five degrees north, where June has no night and December has a sun that barely clears the horizon.
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The Savannah Civic Center, Savannah: The Light Through the Day
A municipal arena and theatre with almost no daylight in it — standing two blocks from one of the finest urban landscapes in America.
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The Cheyenne Crossing, Cheyenne: The Problem, and Four Ways Out of It
A venue on the high plains at Cheyenne — where the wind, not the light, is the governing problem.
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The Snake River Ranch, Jackson: The Venue’s Own Logic
A working ranch in Jackson Hole — organised by function, with the Tetons backlit in the evening.
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