DIWAS Photography

Grateful for the freedoms that come with small businesses ownership... like being able to give time, energy, and service to cultivate the world I want our children to grow old in. Letting collaboration, creativity, community, celebration be the way…inviting more and more folks to the table, with oodles of care, expansion, rest and reflection along the way. Lean in, friends…together we’ll get through.

Hey Seattle… two things for ya:
1. Turn those ballots in. Local elections matter! 🗳️✊🏼
2. Registration is NOW OPEN for Event Fresh Seattle (link is up in our bio!)

Join us on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 from 5-7:30pm at Ederer Hall in S**o, Seattle. Align yourself with small businesses in the event industry that are standing for something AND providing services that will make your next event shine! We’re talking the next party, wedding, non-profit gala or corporate celebration. Maybe you haven’t lined up your holiday affairs… we got you! We’re showcasing a bunch of rockstars who stand on business and would love for you to meet them.

Treat yourself to the best networking event in town for nonprofit folks, executive assistants and events industry pros. Registration is FREE! There’s more to come, some of the vendors include:

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.fresh.seattle .elitecollective 



Hey Seattle... make sure you turn in your ballots and then register for 2025 EVENT FRESH SHOWCASE on December 3rd! Treat yourself to the best networking event in town for nonprofit folks and events industry pros. Registration is FREE! 🍭🍬

Some of the 2025 Vendors include:
DIWAS Photography Functions and Gatherings Synchronicity Events Creamy Cone Cafe Crimson Haze Event Lighting Deejay Hershe Madres Kitcheneskitchen Pedersen's Event Rentalsrsenseventrentals Street Treatsatswa fresh.seattle



https://eventfreshseattle.com/

It feels so good when your "work" totally lifts your spirit, restores hope and is love embodied. From the family that gets ready together, to the friend community that travels for love to the gorgeous wedding crashers, Fred + Peter... thank you for sharing your family, your friends, your community and your DAY with us. The integration of your values, your essence, your people on your wedding day was just lovely. For folks that weren't about the dance party... the dance party was sure about YOU, and we are forever grateful. This was the love, energy + spirit that was needed - right on time.

The Hall at Fauntleroy Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes Catering and Events LD Techniques

We had the opportunity to be a vendor at Metropolist| Compass's Metro Fest in Feb - where brilliant brokers + real estate adjacent folks came together for networking, connection, community sharing.... and headshots! Here's a glimpse of our take on the experience - AND the space to download your complimentary head-shot!

Metro Fest: Our Experience at Metropolist | Compass Real Estate’s Vendor Event What an absolute pleasure it was to be part of Metropolist | Compass Real Estate's Metro Fest earlier this month! As photographers passionate about helping entrepreneurs + professionals put their best face forward, we couldn't have asked for a better environment to connect with the incredible commun...

My last post was the day after Event Fresh where Synchronicity Events, Functions and Gatherings and a whole beautiful host of other event pros came together for a party, a celebration of community, collaboration, and intentionalism for the live event industry... because that's gonna be the medicine. Moving through this world with folks that get the magic - is worthy of a party. We invited our clients, our communities, our industry peers, our squads... and it was so good. Incredibly grateful to be in service with so many phenoms in Seattle. Here's our recap: https://diwasphotography.com/reflecting-on-event-fresh-showcase-intentionality-community-connection-joy/

And... I'm not sure about the how/where we're going to be showing up online. However - join our email list to stay in touch- monthly musings, postcards if you share your address...we won't mine or sell your stuff, promise. Check out these incredible businesses - non-exhaustive, but some won't tag. And a special thank you to Coach Crispin Spaeth for sharing space with us and amplifying our message.
Nadira Design Analog Floral Posh Pet Sitter LD Techniques Dress Up Box Studio The Elite Collective Seattle Fundraising Auctioneer, Sasha Summer Cousineau events Word Picture Ink Bellevue Lighting Reckless Abandon Tarot Street Treats Sweet Art Cotton Candy Splinter Dance Company Party on the Rocks Yossi Face Art Ty Mira Washington Hall 206 Zulu lab CORT Todo Es: Latin Jazz

Reflecting on Event Fresh Showcase: Intentionality, Community, Connection + Joy When event professionals throw a party, expect nothing less than pure enchantment. This Event Fresh Showcase was hosted in Seattle December 3, 2024. It was the third rendition, co-curated by Alex Martin (Synchronicity Events), Jake Taylor (Functions + Gatherings), and myself (Sadie from DIWAS Photog...

So much spirit, connection, community, joy… gonna keep riding this high, and looking forward to connecting with folks real soon. Massive gratitude to our vendors, to our attendees, and for helping rep our table. Also present:

So stoked for our third Event Fresh (Seattle) Tuesday, December 3 at Washington Hall. This was a beautiful concept initiated years ago and has been evolving into a more consistent & magical event with the curation & expertise of the fabulous event pros Alex of Synchronicity Events+ Taylor of Functions and Gatherings. The vision: design a vendor showcase of woman, BIPOC + LBGTQIA owned event pros that bring their ALL to the table for a beautiful, memorable & seamless event full of FRESH ideas…The purpose: twofold. invite our clients + co-conspiritors + our folks we want to work with to a party to experience what an event can look like with an incredible cast of players. AND to amplify diverse vendors representing their ethos + identity for a night of networking, community + camaraderie. It’s going to be cup-filling… community centric … joyful… magical and of course, gorgeous.

Join us-especially if you’re in the event world, looking to get married, work in a non profit, or if you do vendor curation for a corporate entity. Just RSVP & come give me & Diwas a hug hello.

https://m.bpt.me/event/6483397

Pictured , Flower Lab Bamboo Beats DJ Madres Kitchen Kay Catering Seattle Fundraising Auctioneer, Sasha Summer Cousineau

In times like these, it's good practice to surround yourself with folks that know how to gather - and even better when it's focused on value alignment that brings joy, nourishment and serious skill of balancing beauty and organization to the forefront. Enter, .fresh.seattle Winter 2024 to the scene and YOU are invited! This is a phenomenal vendor showcase highlighting Event Professionals in the Seattle Metro area focused on helping you set the scene and plan weddings, non-profit and corporate events. Founded + produced by DIWAS Photography, .events + ... we're bringing in 20+ event professionals for good times, great vibes and an excellent event experience at the on December 3rd. RSVP and join us for free!
m.bpt.me/event/6483397

I’m not clear on how to show up today, as the feelings of this grief is dynamic-and has been ever present for some time.

I’m here to hold space with my community that needs to be seen + held + supported. Allowing stories, fears, tears to be witnessed while encouraging each of us to reemerge with power, inspiration + commitment to community care + liberation. We absolutely all have gifts to share + through the individual, hyper-local action is how we impact the collective.

I know this America, looking nice enough from the outside yet with the foundation built on stolen land, fueled by the patriarchy, billionaires + a two party system that doesn’t care for the people, but the power.

And she continues to break my heart.

And may these breaks in my heart let the light in, fuel both my desire + capacity to witness, affirm, celebrate + fight for the folks I love, and have yet to know I love. . . And allow for expansion of what new worlds can look like.

We LOVE being able to photograph events that create positive impacts, especially those rooted in social change. Events that contribute to social justice, educating folks on the systems of oppression, and then introduce avenues for sustainable change. It's an incredible gift to be able to capture the energy around these events, and help the orgs we do convey the love, support, and impacts they make. For instance - invited the phenomenal Journalist and Author, to speak about implications of caste for our nation, our local community, and reminded us of our personal responsibilities to tending to the historical wounds. This event was facilitated by very own , and augmented by @ of .co A major metaphor related to housing equity + the critical restorative work we must do as a nation, was when buying an old house, we must tend to/restore all the neglect, and the cracks in foundations... We may not have been responsible in the making of them, but we are the stewards of the old house now, and it's our responsibility to offer repair and restoration. The event closed with a communal chorus of This Little Light of Mine. The energy was magic, the impact... almost to great to measure just yet. Thank you, Homestead, for including us in capturing the energy while telling the story of your mission through our lens.

There have been LOADS of inquiry around whether or not Diwas and I will be leading this next Travel with a Local in Nepal tour recently. And the answer is - Yes, early 2025! AND... truth be told, we have a complicated relationship with social media, therefore have NOT been marketing as we "should". And if we dare not market/share what we're doing, there's no way for us to "fill" this tour with exactly the right folks. Sooooo....

Coming back to our WHY, leading from the heart, it feels important to share our vision is to offer this small group tour annually. Building a sustainable bridge between the PNW + Nepal so our kids can know their heritage by being raised part-time in Nepal: attending school, being immersed in a collective culture and so much more. So much more.

The idea of opening ourselves up for more private tours, retreats, customized experiences has surfaced ... and is an idea we're playing with. What do ya'll think? What would YOU like to see offered?