About Me

Cell:  253-686-5015

Email: connieriggiophotography@gmail.com

Locations: Tacoma, WA

To know me, is to know us.  Joe and I have loved each other since we were 16 and we can honestly say that we are more in love today, than even the day we got married. We have had more than our fair share of ups and downs, but all of it has strengthened us and we are who we are today, because of what we have been through TOGETHER. Joe owns his own business too, Riggio Guitars where he restores, refinishes, and repairs vintage guitars as well as owning a custom line of Riggio Guitars made to your specifications.  He’s very cool!

We have 2 grown kids; a son, Nick, a daughter, Amanda and a Son in law, Prat.  We also have a sweet Italian Greyhound dog, Ketters and a loving Flame Mink Ragdoll, Rito.

I’ve lived in the Pacific Northwest all my life.  I graduated from Wilson High School in 1984 and from the University of Puget Sound in 1988 and landed my first job just months later at the corporate offices of REI.  REI is a great company with great people, so I stayed there until the end of 2009, when I realized I needed a change in my life. I’m so glad I made that decision and pursued something using more of my creative side (even though I love that I have the technical background).  I opened Connie Riggio Photography in January 2010 and have enjoyed my journey getting to know so many wonderful clients and people I now call friends.

Some fun facts about me and my life:

My favorite season is the fall.

I love to dance.  I didn’t say I was good.  I usually dance at every wedding I shoot.  I have the camera, so there’s no proof :).

Joe makes me the best lattes every morning and night!  Yes, 2 a day. He brings it to me wherever I am in the house at the time.  Spoiled, I know.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE animals and used to work at the Pt. Defiance Zoo during my college years.  One of my favorite all time jobs!  I have a dog and a cat, pictures below :).

I LOVE gardening and spend most of my free time enjoying it!

I LOVE cooking and this is very new for me, since I spent most of my life thinking I couldn’t cook.  Covid changed that for me.  With more time at home not working and with Joe’s business doing so well, I took that task from him and decided to teach myself how to cook.  It’s been a fun journey and I’ve learned a ton!  Now I love it!

I’m a night owl!

I love true crime and listening to law podcasts.

I love coaching people and used to have the nickname “Coach” in my previous career.

I love art in all forms and used to draw cartoons for my kids to color when we were on our family road trips.

We have been to 32 different states as a family and love visiting National Parks!

I love to camp (duh, I worked at REI for 22 years) and travel to new places when I can.

My number one love language is “Acts of Service.”

My favorite colors are green, orange and just recently yellow.

I’m an Irish allergic to alcohol.  Go figure :).  My family immigrated from Norway, Ireland, Denmark and Yugoslavia/Austria in the early 1900’s.

I was born in November and my birthstone is topaz?  I hated that color when I was a kid and thought I had the worst birthstone color ever!  Things change.

I usually have to force myself to stop a session when it’s time to wrap up.  I could just keep going :).

I put up multiple Christmas Trees every year and sometimes I blog about it :).  I definitely post on Instagram.

I’m a collector, it’s just a personality trait I’ve always had.  My newest collection is colorful glass pumpkins I purchase at the traveling glass pumpkin patch every year.  They are all made by local artists.

I have some really bad 80’s pictures and someday, I may just share them on my blog.  I’m afraid they’ll show up on the Awkward Family Photos website!

I have an understanding for those who don’t like getting their pictures taken.  If that’s you, don’t worry, I always have your best interest in mind and we will step through it TOGETHER!

I put my heart and soul into every session and love what I do. Thanks for sharing that with me.

BELOW: Nick holding Rito and Amanda holding Ketters, and our SIL, Prat