Author: Caroline
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Jing gets ready
Jing booked an appointment at Yen Salon in Boston’s Chinatown. Not only was the price right, but these are professionals who understand Asian hair and Asian makeup. So important! This deedee was such a good boy. His mom’s hair appointment started before we arrived and she was nowhere near done when we…
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Jing’s wedding dress
We rolled into a David’s Bridal in suburban Boston at 5 p.m. on Saturday in search of a dress. The wedding would be in exactly 24 hours. I love the way Jing doesn’t sweat the trivial stuff. This cool and composed lady is a doctor, for heavens sake. This poofy dress was beautiful, but overwhelming on my…
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Jing and Peter, engaged!
Jing and I have been friends since we were 12 years old. (That’s seventh grade, Levy Lions!) Over the years, we’ve bounced all over the country — Buffalo, Philadelphia, San Jose, Boston, Seattle, Baltimore — but somehow we always stayed close. I was so honored Jing asked me to shoot her wedding in Boston this past…
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Flowers, close up
More macro-lens love. It’s amazing what this lens can see. Channeling my inner Georgia O’Keeffe.
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Nora’s missing teeth
Our niece Nora, 6, is seriously missing some teeth! She says she can still eat crackers and other hard things, by chewing on the side of her mouth. We had pizza when she came to visit, and she did all right. Nora had a big weekend in Seattle: visiting the aquarium and Volunteer Park, watching Star…
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wedding album
The photos in this post are by Nora Gruner, an amazing photographer and (luckily for me) my friend from grad school. She did a fantastic job shooting my wedding last year, especially given she had two very difficult subjects! Grygiel wedding by JiaYing Grygiel | BOOK INFO I made the album in InDesign…
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Hawai’i
Picture “paradise.” You see warm sand, turquoise water, palm trees swaying gently, right? There is a place that matches that description EXACTLY, and it even has a direct flight from Sea-Tac. Ah, Hawai’i. I wanted to stay forever. Chris and I visited my sister on the Big Island, waking up to fresh papayas for breakfast and…
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Taiwan
I’m probably the most relaxed traveler in the world. I view an international flight as a fantastic opportunity to catch up on my reading, watch movies, nap… and best of all, people deliver food right to my seat. It doesn’t get any better than that. I thoroughly enjoyed a recent 10 hour, 55 minute flight to…
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Early spring
It feels like spring already — it’s February! — and the flowers seem to agree. Our cherry blossoms have been enjoying the mild temperatures for a week or two now. Global warming is sad for the polar bears, but it’s pretty darn nice for the people in Seattle. The days are getting noticeably longer too,…
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Bill and Jenny’s new daughter
Bill and Jenny welcomed their new daughter home in October — an early Christmas present, Jenny says. Riley, now four months old, has already attended a cello concert and visited the art museum. She is a well-cultured baby for sure, and so sweet and utterly content. See those white socks warming her feet? Her parents say Riley…