2024 Cherry Blossom & Spring Mini Sessions
If you know me, I love to garden and I love all things flower-related, and my favorite season is cherry blossom season. The dates listed below are approximate dates of peak blooms for each location based on past years, but they can change depending on the weather. If you're able to, please keep the whole weekend open for the dates you'd like, and the weekend before and after, in case of rain or in case flowers are not blooming yet. This year I will be traveling in the spring so I'll have fewer cherry blossom dates available.
Mini sessions available at each location are below (tax included) unless noted otherwise:
- $175 | 20 min | 12 photos
- $225 | 30 min | 20 photos
See here for more details and add-ons for each photo package.
To reserve your spot or join the waitlist for full sessions, please e-mail me: chi@chikphotography.com
Availability will be updated on this page.
March 24
Time slots available: Full, please email me to join waitlist
Yes, this is crazy early, but it's worth it to beat the crowd who flock to see these nearly century-old cherry trees when they're in full bloom. If you're lucky and there's a clear day, you may get a view of Mt. Rainier too.
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March 24
Time slots available: Full, please email me to join waitlist
If you don't want to get up so early, the Arboretum is a great alternative that is not as crowded as the UW Quad and offers a variety of cherry trees with blossoms of different colors. I'm available for full sessions at the Arboretum on weekdays, or back to back mini sessions if there is enough interest.
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West Seattle Cherry Blossoms
March 25-April 5 - white cherry blossoms
April 13-20 - pink cherry blossoms
If want to stay in West Seattle, this spot is for you. Bonus: there's a view of the city skyline too. Since this location is in West Seattle you can schedule a mini-session any time I'm available, including weekdays.
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A weekday in mid to late April, 6:00-7:00pm
This is a magnificent view but one of the trickiest to get because we have to wait for a clear day during the tree's peak bloom which lasts about 2 weeks starting in mid to late April.
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May 5
Time slots available: Full, please email me to join waitlist
Every year around Mother's Day there is a wonderful display of azaleas that bloom at the Washington Park Arboretum and these mini-sessions are the perfect Mother's Day gift to yourself or your mom (other family members are welcomed too for the session!).
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Lupine Flower Field Mini-Sessions
May 18 or 19, depending on weather
Time slots available: 9:00am, 9:30am, 10:00am, 10:30am, 11:00am
$225 per session, 20 min, 20 photos, $100 deposit required at time of booking
This field in Puyallup comes alive in late spring every year with beautiful purple lupines, and there's a view of Mt. Rainier too if it's clear.
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