It is with great sadness I learned Frankie Manning passes away today. He was an amazing dancer, and has been teaching workshops event his year, at the age of 95. He was scheduled to be in Portland later this year. Earlier this month we photographed a shim sham event by Denise Steele that was done by him. The video of it was to be shown …
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Mazatlan is my new favorite spot in Mexico I think. I am so glad Amy & Matt chose us as their Mazatlan wedding photographer at Mayan Sea Garden so we could visit this beautiful city in Mexico. It is a city of 400k people, and primarily the industry is either Mazatlan weddings, shrimp fishing or tourism (biggest shrimps I ever seen!) Amy is one of …
Continue readingOur friends Irene and Jeff had their beautiful sunrise wedding on a stunning beach in Kihei on the Hawaiian island of Maui. We met up with them a few days beforehand at the amazing Old Lahina Luau in Lahaina. The luau was rated the best in Maui, and I think it was lived up to it’s name. Great food, great dancing, and an over all …
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Shaharzad and Bryce were married in the lovely town of Issaquah, right outside of Seattle. There ceremony was held in the gorgeous barn at Pickering Farms. The wedding day was a mix of East Indian traditions and Seattle influences. From the amazing Indian food and bright beautiful colors and Bollywood style dancing after dinner, to the laid back funky sounds of their reception band fronted …
Continue readingAlexis and Jerry had their beautiful destination wedding in Sayulita Mexico, near Puerto Vallarta, on Valentines day, in Don Pedro’s Palapa. The day started with getting ready at Mi Otra Casa. Everything was being expertly coordinated by Gabriela and Guillermo of Mar Weddings. After the ceremony overlooking the ocean and Playa Los Muertos. Then we headed down to first the beautifully decorated cemetery to take …
Continue readingTeri and Andrew were married at the lovely St. Patrick’s church in the North West portion of Portland. I love the entrance to the church so much! Especially the stairs winding down both sides. After their ceremony the couple headed to Kells Irish Pub in downtown Portland for their reception, and a Guinness! To see their entire gallery, please click here. To visit my site, …
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Here is a quick sneak peak at one of Amy and Matt’s Mazatlan wedding! They got married at Mayan Palace Sea Garden, a very beautiful resort. Shooting weddings at Mazatlan will probably my favorite thing to do now. As a photographer, it was so easy to find millions of things to photograph, and I am not talking about wedding related things! Much less touristy and …
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Dana could not stop smiling all day long. It is so fun to work with couples who are so relaxed on their wedding day! We started the day at the Benson Hotel where she was getting ready, wearing her comfortable slippers. Though she secretly wanted to wear those to her wedding, she changed into her gorgeous dress. Later, her walking in the same dress down …
Continue readingRachel and Carlos were married at McMenamins Edgefield, one of our favorite places to shoot weddings. It also happened to be quite a windy day as well, with one of the trees by the old red water tower snapping like a toothpick. Rachel had a beautiful handmade dress by Cicada Designs in Seattle for her big day, and Carlos had a tie made from an …
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I had the pleasure of attending Portland Lindy Exchange this year as well. It was a blast. Due to my travel schedule, I am only able to post Day 2 at this point, but check back in about 10 days and I will post the other days as well. If you want to see the whole set from day 2, go here. I also shot …
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