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Britain and Betsy’s Exchange Ballroom Wedding!

Britain and Betsy chose one of Portland’s newest venues, Exchange Ballroom for it’s understated elegance and access to a beautiful rooftop view. They had some top notch vendors as well! Molli with Bon Soiree events was the amazing planner. I have worked with Molli many times over the last decade and her experience and planning really helped things go on schedule! Couple’s friend Stephanie was …

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Angela and Loren’s Spooky Shining Wedding at the Timberline Lodge

This was a super fun wedding! The theme was The Shining, of course, this being at the Timberline Lodge. There were so many small touches! The couple are pharmacists so their place holders were medicine bottles, and they had little bits from The Shining at the wedding like a typewriter typing “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. During the reception, they …

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Adriane and Scott’s Eliot Chapel and Embassy Suites Wedding in Portland

Adriane and Scott had a beautiful wedding at Eliot Chapel at First Unitarian Church and reception following at the Portland Embassy Suites.  Adriane looked gorgeous in her dress. I am noticing a trend in wedding dresses: pockets! The couple was walked down the aisle after they were pronounced husband and wife by a bagpiper. The hair pieces by August Veils were very elegant, and Embassy …

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Jenny and Sean’s Wedding at the Portland Art Museum

Jenny and Sean’s wedding was a very classy, elegant Portland fall wedding, utilizing both the Sunken Ballroom and the Kridel Grand Ballroom at the Portland Art Museum. They had a fantastic choice of vendors. I was very impressed with the light set up as well. They also utilized a service called Ladies in Waiting – Samantha from August Veils was there to help the bridal …

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Ashley and Mason’s Garden Vineyards Wedding

Ashley and Mason had a very elegant Oregon wedding at the classy Garden Vineyards. There were a lot of great details, from flowers by Page Winograd from Vibrant Table Flowers, to beautiful place settings, again by Vibrant Table. Misty, from Luxe Productions, ran the show effortlessly. Ashley looked gorgeous in her wedding dress, and Mason and his groomsmen wore very handsome suits. We started the …

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Jackie and Scott’s Wedding at Mt Hood Bed and Breakfast

Jackie and Scott had a beautiful wedding at Mt Hood Bed and Breakfast. Scott, a fellow Duke grad and Jackie, the beautiful bride, compliment each other perfectly. I also have to give kudos to them on their choice of wine, Domaine Drouhin 2006 Laurene Pinot Noiris my favorite wine and the other local wines served were excellent as well. The wedding went well awesome, thanks …

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Kids Kids Kids and Sarah and Nathan’s Garden Vineyards Wedding

This was a classy, fun and lighthearted wedding at the Garden Vineyards! There were lots of little kids running around which made for great photo opportunities as well. Sarah’s  dress was a vintage style beauty from Melissa Sweet Reverie Collection, and we had a ton of fun photographing it as well. The wedding favors were wine bottle openers, and they were a big hit! At …

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Christine and Matthew’s Wedding at the Scenic Zenith Vineyard in Salem Oregon

Christine and Matthew were married in Salem’s Zenith Vineyard.  The vineyard was in a beautiful rural area, we even crossed the Willamette River on a ferry boat to get there, it was pretty cool.  Everything looked spectacular from the table settings and food by Vibrant Table to the flowers by Green Thumb.  The whole day was quite remarkable, especially the sunset over the vineyards.   …

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