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@barebonesphoto

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hi im mckenzie ⚡️
photographer + chaos coordinator
unscripted moments. candid storytelling. real love.
📍ak/wa + anywhere else

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You know you have an amazing couple (and I’m still thinking about all that Wisconsin cheese you sent me 😊) when you’re standing on a glacier and STILL manage to think about their anniversary! 🧊😂❤️

Happy Anniversary yesterday to Emily & Andy! 🥂✨ I hope your day was every bit as beautiful as the day you said “I do” right here in Alaska! ❤️ Cheers to one year!

📸 @barebonesphoto

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🤍 Molly + Drew
May 15, 2026

Some stories come together effortlessly.

When Molly found us, we were fortunate to have the perfect blooms in our studio. Together, we created a tropical floral collection that beautifully complemented their beach wedding in Costa Rica.

From the bridal bouquet to the groom’s boutonniere and fresh floral wrist corsages, every piece was thoughtfully designed with intention and care.

Thank you, Molly & Drew, for trusting Luxury Flowers Studio to be part of your special day.

📷 Photography: @barebonesphoto Bridal Bouquet

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The grand finale!!! ✨

When you finally get back to your room after the most insane best day of your life the last thing you want to do is aggressively scrub your face. So we pack a micellar wipe in every single kit.

Gentle enough for sensitive skin, good enough to take off everything we put on. Because we care about your skin at 11pm just as much as we did at 7am.

That is just the standard. 🤍

Hair: @hairbyrachelkay
MUA: @thatbridalgirl
Venue: @northforkfarmevents
Photo: @barebonesphoto

#bridemoment #seattlebride #pnwbridalbeauty #weddingdaydetails #luxurybridalexperience

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Fairytales do come true!
Huge congratulations to Kendall and Nick on your beautiful wedding!
We came for the celebration and completely fell in love with your vision, your family, and your amazing friends.
Thank you for letting us share in your magic!
Dream vendor line up
@bluewaterbasecamp
@albornevents
@soiree_ak
@kristianirey
@barebonesphoto
Congratulations @kendalllcole
Let’s us pour for you ✨
Send us a message:
Email: quenchak@gmail.com
Text: 907-250-9517
Facebook: Mobile Bar Service
Instagram: quenchak
Website: https://quenchak.com/

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Girdwood wedding with local blooms, dream team vendors, gorgeous couple, sweet family, August colors. What could be better !!

@barebonesphoto
@idoeventsak
@gardenkeeperblooms
@sandclovergardenco

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POV: you finally slowed down 🌿

Morning coffee, a good book, and nothing but mountain views. This is what weekends are supposed to feel like.

At Olympic Sky Cabin, the hardest decision you’ll make is… relax here or soak in the hot tub first.

✨ peaceful mornings
✨ endless views
✨ cozy everything

Save this for your next reset ⛰️
Tag who you’d bring with you 💛
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Photo by @barebonesphoto

#cabinlife #pnwgetaway #olympicpeninsula #washingtongetaways #airbnblife

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This is what experience looks like. ✨

A bride who’s relaxed.
Bridesmaids laughing and popping champagne. 🥂
Hair and makeup flowing right on schedule.

Because when you hire an experienced team, the morning doesn’t feel chaotic.

It feels easy.

And that energy carries through the entire day — from getting ready, to the ceremony, to that sparkler exit.

Beautiful weddings don’t happen by accident.

They happen when the right people are behind the scenes making the morning run smoothly. 💗

Bridal HMUA: Azalee @thatbridalgirl
Bridesmaid Hair: Rachel @hairbyrachelkay
Bridesmaid Makeup: Kaeleigh @kaeleighmchenry_mua
Wedding Photographer: @barebonesphoto
Venue: North Fork Farms @northforkfarmevents

#pnwwedding #pnwbride #weddingmakeup #weddinghair

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One thing experienced beauty teams know?

Wedding mornings always take longer than brides think they will. 😅

Not because we’re slow…
but because real life happens.

Someone can’t find a shoe.
Someone needs help with a veil.
Someone suddenly decides they want false lashes.

Good teams plan for that.

We build timelines with breathing room so you’re not sprinting to the aisle with a curling iron still in your hair.

Because the goal isn’t just beautiful hair and makeup.

The goal is a bride who actually gets to enjoy the morning. ✨

@hairbyrachelkay
@thatbridalgirl
@kaeleighmchenry_mua

Venue: @northforkfarmevents
Photography: @barebonesphoto

#pnwbride #pnwwedding #elopement #bridalhair #bridalmakeupartist

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finally getting around to sharing these gems from H+D’s August Wedding ♥️

this day started with a TORRENTIAL downpour — when I tell you guys it was pouring, it was WET. Everything was drenched and being outside meant being drenched.

They had an intimate ceremony planned in a special location in Girdwood followed by a big reception on a bluff on Turnagain Arm.

Alaskan weather did its thing and just when it seemed to matter — the sky started to clear a bit.

What an absolutely beautiful day for a beautiful couple ✨

photo: @barebonesphoto
florals: @yarrow.and.co
entertainment: @djspencerlee
chairs: @akchairrental

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Some couples choose a ballroom. Others choose a forest that already knows how to hold a quiet moment.

Tucked beneath towering spruce and soft mossy ground, our wooded ceremony spaces feel less like a venue and more like a clearing that was patiently waiting for vows to arrive. Out here, the wind edits your timeline, the trees stand in as witnesses, and the whole day unfolds somewhere between wilderness and intention.

And when the celebration grows louder — when dinner turns into dancing and stories stretch late into the evening — the cedar-lined wedding tent is waiting just steps away, ready to gather everyone together under warm lights and big Alaska skies.

A wedding that moves naturally from forest to beachfront to celebration, without ever needing to leave the moment.

Hosted at Miller’s Landing, Seward Alaska
Photos by @barebonesphoto

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Some weddings come with satin slippers and ballroom chandeliers. This one came with a shoreline, a crew of family love, and an old train car standing by like it’s seen a thousand stories roll through town and decided to stick around for one more.

The wind showed up (as it does), the ocean kept time, and everyone stayed smart in their shoes—because nothing says “I’m ready for forever” like choosing stability over soggy socks.

Captured perfectly by @barebonesphoto, who has a gift for finding the romance in the real stuff: salt air, iron rails, and the kind of joy you can’t stage.

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Two people went out to Thumbs Cove and did the most reckless, reasonable thing a human can do: they got married.

Not the ballroom kind. Not the chandelier-and-chicken kind. The kind where the tide is your officiant, the mountains are the witnesses, and the wind keeps trying to steal the bouquet because it’s jealous of commitment. Family and friends stood close, holding joy like it was warm coffee, while Alaska did what Alaska does best—look impossibly romantic and slightly dangerous, like it’s flirting with your future.

Shot by @barebonesphoto, who catches love the way it actually happens: sideways, laughing, salt-soaked, and absolutely sure of itself.

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