Taylor Ochoa, Seattle Wedding Photographer

Brb while I dry my eyes because I’ve been SOBBING. Your girl is a finalist 2 years in a row! 🥹😭 - Round two of voting just begun for @washingtonweddingday ’s best of 2025 awards. This round is for vendors only and it is QUITE an honor to be listed as a finalist among so many talented individuals. - Seeing so many of my friends on this list is overwhelming, exciting and humbling. We’re all working so hard to make our dreams come true and IT’S HAPPENING. - P.S. @nathanochoa is a finalist too! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? 😭 The Ochoa’s are out here doing the damn thing and being recognized for our hard work. 😭 Where are the tissues??? - Vendor friends!!! I would deeply appreciate your vote in this round. Your support means the absolute world. 🫶🏻 - Winners are going to be announced at the gala in July. Will I see you there? ✨

INTRODUCING: my new brand design 😍 - After a decade of DIYing every aspect of my business, I realized my brand became something that was so beyond me and my abilities. It was time for a major change and I get it now when people say change is hard. Because that was a DOOZY. - Months later… she’s here and she’s a VIBE. 🪄✨ - I have spent MANY nights crying over tiny details, worried about outside perceptions, and having a real hard time letting go of the reigns for my sweet little baby business so it can bloom. - But here we are! ✨ Leaning into what makes tmInspired stand out from the rest. While still FEELING rooted in the heart of why I am so passionate to do this work. 🥹 - Huge shoutout to my brand designer @morganrileydesign + my web designer @brandandbloomdesigns for taking my jumbled, rambling words and helping create art that speaks to my soul. 🫶🏻 it truly takes a team. - I wouldn’t be where I am today without the clients who took a chance on this girl with a dream to capture heartfelt moments. It is such a privilege to document the love stories of soulmates. Thank you, thank you, thank you. - Let’s make magic. 🪄✨ - #seattleweddingphotographer #seattleweddingphotography #weddingphotographer #seattlephotographers #newbranddesign #weddingphotographybusiness #florallogodesign #tminspired #tminspiredphotography #thisisme #cinematicweddingphotography #joyfulweddingphotos #vibrantweddingphotography #storybookromance

To our clients: thank you for the trust you put in us to document your most precious memories. - For those who return for photo sessions every holiday season as your relationship and family grows. 🥹 - For cheering us on through milestones like @nathanochoa going full-time in his videography business this year. 🤗 - Your support allows us to do what we feel we are meant to do, being entrepreneurs focused on what we’re so endlessly passionate about: stepping into and documenting your story. - We see you and we love you. Thank you. 💛

That “just engaged” feeling ✨ Proposals in popular, busy locations like Pike Place add an extra element of anxiety when you’re the one chosen to document the big moment. As Eminem says, you’ve only got one shot. 😂 After the big moment happens and it starts to sink in, we get to celebrate with engagement photos. I love hearing the conversations in between of all the little secrets finally coming to light. It’s thrilling and meaningful and SUCH a joy. What a privilege that this is my job. There’s nothing quite like it. ✨ Seattle proposal photographer, pike place proposal, pike place engagement photos, Seattle wedding photographer

My first Mother’s Day 💛 It’s hard to put into words the journey.. It’s beautiful, confusing, overwhelming, animalistic, inspiring, and whimsical. It feels like my entire heart is outside of my body experiencing the world for the first time. I’m really tired but also full of hope and it’s wonderful. I love you, Cooper. 💛 Thank you for choosing me to be your mom. Photos by @gina.paulson ✨

Creativity is a form of defiance, and it’s what drives us. When everything seems chaotic, finding solace in art and beauty is crucial. Looking forward to sharing more from this iconic photoshoot. 🥀 Photos by @tminspired Planning and Coordination: @gatherandcheer Host Photographer: @jenpattersonphoto Ceremony and Reception Florals: @moonflowerdesignco Makeup: @kaylakollection Hair: @hollytipphairandmakeup Content Creation: @alelou.co Stationery and signage: @junepress Bridal attire and jewelry: @thewhitedoorbridal Venue and Bartop Florals: @hotelsorrentoweddings @levasheffdesigns Rentals: @cortpartyrental Cake design: @lil.cakery Pianist: @keysandprosecco Scents: @thescentofbellevueavenue Models: @kylieengelhard1 paultaylor_29

POV: you found a photographer who matches your vibe. You’ll know when you find them. Something about the way they work just feels like you. The photos feel lived in. The energy feels easy. And for the first time in this whole process, you actually stop second guessing yourself. You’ve put real intention into this wedding. You have a planner you trust, vendors who get your vision, and a day that’s been designed with care. The last piece is finding someone who can walk into that and honor all of it. Not just document it, but really feel it. Because these aren’t just photos. They’re the first heirloom of everything you’re building together. The ones you’ll hand down someday. The ones that will outlive the flowers and the cake and the perfectly pressed linen. That kind of trust isn’t something you hand to just anyone. And when you find the person who earns it, you feel it before you can even explain it. That’s the feeling we want you to have with us. Certain enough to close all 27 tabs and not look back. 🫶🏻

Draped in Bloom ✨ What you don’t see: the scramble of wedding vendors working in the rain. Pivoting together to the best of our abilities to try to create magic from a collaborative vision. Cheering each other on and supporting one another in our art. I’m always looking for ways to push myself creatively, and then sometimes Mother Nature decides to step in. 🫠 All week we had beautiful weather until the day of this day when it decided to just pour down rain. Not a part of the plan, but as a group of experienced wedding vendors, we knew how to make it work. A little rain never hurt anybody - right? 😉 photography // @tminspired design & planning // @willowandivyevents florals // @leahericksonfloral videography // @ridgewoodfilms paper goods // @mango_ink cake // @kennagiuziocake dress // @aandbe_seattle @aandbebridalshop venue // @twinwillowgardens tabletop rentals // @deodukeseattle hair & makeup // @k.marina_beauty drapery & linens // @formandflourishevents content creator // @kiaramediahaus coffee cart // @sincerelyyourscoffee models // @lukeandcarin Twin Willow Gardens wedding photographer, pink and green wedding inspiration, wedding drape inspo, Seattle wedding photographer

When the photos turn out better than the Pinterest board ✨ A mood board is great and all but there’s nothing quite like creating magic in the moment. We love a Seattle courthouse elopement ✨

Becoming a better photographer is not what I expected. I thought becoming a better photographer meant more gear, more experience, more weddings under my belt. And sure, those things matter. But the stuff that actually changed how I work? It was quieter than that. It was noticing the way shadows move across a curtain in the morning. Learning to see light before I ever pick up a camera. It was recognizing who I’m actually for. Saying no to the wrong clients felt risky at first. But it made room for the ones where everything just clicks, and that’s when the best work happens. It was finding people who love this work as much as I do. Photographers who want to talk about the craft, push each other, and love to think bigger. It was learning how to lead. Building an associate team in 2020 meant I had to articulate things I’d always just felt intuitively. Putting that into words, into training, into trust, has made me a better photographer and a better collaborator. It was getting in a room with florists and planners and designers outside of wedding days, just to create. Styled shoots showed me what my vendors are truly capable of, and that changes everything about how I collaborate on the real thing. It was getting the business right. When communication, pricing, and contracts are solid, I show up on a wedding day with a clear head. The back end of this job has more impact on the work than most people want to admit. It was staying curious. About the craft, about what inspires me outside of this industry, and about the people I photograph. The more I understand my clients and their guests, the more I can anticipate real moments before they happen. Knowing how to read people ended up being just as important as knowing how to read light. And then there’s time. Not just years logged, but learning to get out of my own head. To stop second guessing the shot I already took and start trusting that my eye brought you there for a reason. That quiet confidence took longer to build than any technical skill. Growth doesn’t always show itself in big milestones. It’s the unexpected moments that has shaped me the most.

Ambiance isn’t something you add at the end. It’s the millions of little decisions like hanging chandeliers instead of string lights. Or filling a tent with candlelight so warm it makes everyone look like they’re glowing. It’s the thing guests can’t name but feel the moment they walk in. When a room is designed with that kind of intention, it shows up in the photos. Not in an obvious way, just in the way everything feels a little more… alive. If you’re building a wedding around how people will experience it, we’d love to be the ones trusted to document that experience. Planner: @myeraevents Photographer: @tminspired Videographer: @nathanochoa Church: @epiphanyseattle Officiant: @thedarrenstott HMUA: @imartistry Florist: @callaroseandco Candles: @glassybaby Pianist: @jinshilyi Band: @the.afterparty.band Signage: @mango_ink Rentals: @cortpartyrental Tenting: @grandeventrentals Linens: @bbjlatavola Catering: @shoobydoocatering Cake: @blueboxbakery Power: @maplevalleyelectricinc Lighting: @crimson_haze_lighting Restrooms: @privychambers Valet: @butlerseattle DOC & BTS support: @vevents_pnw

A quote that lives in my head rent free for every wedding day: “your wedding photos are the first family heirloom you create” As wedding photographers, we are dedicated to telling your love story and the documentation of your day as it unfolds. Of course, we do this for the joy and celebration as we feel it right now. But we also always remember that one day, this day will become a distant memory and your photos is what will help you share and remember. When that day comes, what moments might you cherish the most?