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Melissa and Surya’s Left Bank Annex Wedding with a Marching Band!

Portland Wedding Photographer - May 13, 2017

What a unique and fun couple Melissa and Surya are. Even after shooting 500 weddings, I found and experienced a bunch of new, unique things that day! Let’s start with the highlight – bride and groom’s friends secretly hired MarchFourth marching band to come in marching during the wedding at Left Bank Annex, surprising the couple. Marchfourh is an amazing, internationally acknowledged marching band with 20 musicians, …

Kelley and Jeff’s Snowy Timberline Wedding!

Portland Wedding Photographer - April 26, 2017

This is the second snow covered wedding this year for us. Though it was a snow storm outside at Timberline Lodge (ceremony and reception at Raven’s Nest) and Mt Hood only made very few appearances, and here were giant icicles, the couple and their guests had a fantastic time, thanks to wonderful food and service from Timberline Lodge, and great music from Dancehall Days band. The …

A Snowy Lan Su Chinese Garden Wedding

Portland Wedding Photographer - February 18, 2017

So as we all know – a huge snow storm hit Portland and blanketed the city in 14 inches of snow. That did not stop Cara and Davin from going on with their intimate wedding plans at Lan Su Chinese Gardens. I managed to make it downtown without a lot of trouble, though some sliding around was inevitable. We had a very fun time at …

Kyla and DeVon’s New Year’s Eve Wedding at Playa Fiesta, Puerto Vallarta

Portland Wedding Photographer - February 14, 2017

We have photographed a Puerto Vallarta wedding at Playa Fiesta, a gorgeous hotel dedicated to weddings run by Lindsay and Adam before, and have been looking forward to returning. The staff and owners do a wonderful job for intimite weddings, and Puerto Vallarta is one of our favorite Mexico wedding destinations. Even though it was a bit rainy on this New Year’s Eve day, Kyla and DeVon …

Amanda and Justin’s Amazing Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Big Island Wedding

Portland Wedding Photographer - September 16, 2016

Double Rainbow at Four Seasons Big Island Hawaii Wedding

We had the most fun time at Amanda and Justin’s wedding at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at the Big Island. The weather was amazing. Amazing light, gorgeous sunset, beautiful double rainbow. The previous day was the rehearsal at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and I had the chance to get to know most of the people. What a fun group. We had a very …

Julianna and Ian’s Hood River Wedding

Portland Wedding Photographer - September 14, 2016

A lovely, intimate wedding with tremendous views of Mt. Hood among pear and apple orchards – what else one can ask for! When I first showed up at Ian and Julianna’s wedding, Mt. Hood was covered with clouds and frankly I was a little bummed that we were not going to get some epic shots with the Mt. Hood. However, fate was kind to us …

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Sharmeen and Scott – Wedding at The Sentinel

Portland Wedding Photographer - September 7, 2016

I love Persian weddings – I have shot quite a few Persian weddings over the years and met Sharmeen at Sadaf adn Reza’s wedding. I was very pleased to hear from her while she was planning her wedding! We had a ton of fun going to Forest Park and doing portraits and also using the art in the city. They had a lovely sofreh at the Sentinel Hotel ballroom. …

Abhi and Gina’s Indian Wedding at The Grotto and The Nines

Portland Wedding Photographer - August 19, 2016

Abhi and Gina are a super cute couple whose Indian inspired wedding ceremony was at one of my favorite venues, The Grotto. Their wedding reception was at The Nines Hotel. We had a lot of fun, and things ran smoothly despite the Rose Festival parade going on – Emee and Katherine from EJP Events made sure everything ran on time! The Nines is a very classy venue,as you can …

Lauren and Colin’s Beautiful Wedding at The Castaway

Portland Wedding Photographer - May 10, 2016

A lovely wedding at one of my favorite venues, The Castaway! It was a great pleasure to work with some amazing vendors. Jennifer Reyes from Awe Productions did a fantastic job making sure everything ran perfectly. Lauren looked gorgeous in her dress from La Boutique Des Brides. The food was also delicious – thanks to Elephants Catering. Chalkboards and Cake topper were by Brittany Hampton Design and cupcakes were …

Lauren and Sean’s New Year’s Eve Wedding at Exchange Ballroom

Portland Wedding Photographer - March 29, 2016

Sean and Lauren had a beautiful New Year’s Eve wedding at the Exchange Ballroom and rooftop! It was a classic elegant wedding. Lauren’s dress was from Seattle, from La Belle Elaine’s – she looked simply stunning! Flowers were by Sammy’s Flowers, and Casey from Stumptown DJs rocked the dance floor. At midnight they did a balloon drop – super cute! Sean’s dad officiated the wedding! …