Portland Wedding Venues

Jeff & Kyra’s Wedding – Chinese Gardens & Departure Restaurant and Lounge

Jeff and Kyra had an intimate wedding ceremony at one of Portland’s gems, Portland Lan Su Classical Chinese Garden, followed by a colorful reception at the Departure Restaurant at the Nines Hotel in Portland. I joined them for portraits at the Portland Lan Su Chinese Gardens and photographed the beginning of the reception. Short and sweet 🙂 Asian themes were plenty for the day, with …

Continue reading

Portland Bar Mitzvah at Nines Hotel and Congregation Beth Israel

Please contact us for your Mitzvah needs by clicking this link! I had the honor of photographing Dariush’s very special Bar Mitzvah day at Congregation Beth Israel. It was a beautiful day!The morning started with portraits, and touching service and then a lunch reception. The evening reception was at the elegant The Nines Hotel ballroom. Cindy Thompson Productions did a fantastic job with decor and …

Continue reading

Camp Colton Wedding of Brenda and Jimmy!

It was a rainy and stormy day in Oregon that day – but the sun shined just enough for Brenda and Jimmy and we were able to do some outside shots at Camp Colton! Brenda and Jimmy are one of the nicest couples I met, and the day was as sweet as they were. They had an awesome candy bar which never hurts! You can …

Continue reading

Felisha and Chris’ Garden Vineyards Fall Wedding

Portland Wedding Photographer - January 20, 2011

Gorgeous fall colors, a beautiful sunset during ceremony, great decorations and food – what else can you ask for? Felisha and Chris are two naturally elegant people, and their wedding reflected that. A very intimate, family affair. Their programs were really cool – had a cute Calvin Hobbes cartoon at the back – check it out below! The getting ready was at the gorgeous Hotel …

Continue reading

Portland Bridal Gala at the Governor Hotel

Portland Wedding Photographer - January 11, 2011

I had the pleasure and honor of photographing the Portland Gala this past December at the Governor Hotel. The Gala is a combined partnership between Oregon’s leading associations that serve the meetings, event and travel industries.  It includes Meeting Professionals International – Oregon Chapter; National Association of Catering Executives, Wedding Network USA; Association of Catering and Event Professionals; International Special Events Society, Oregon Association of …

Continue reading

Rachel & Joe’s McMenamins Kennedy School Wedding (Associate)

Portland Wedding Photographer - January 7, 2011

Rachel and Joe had their wedding at McMenamins Kennedy School in North East Portland.   They had a “fantasy optional” theme, where a lot of people dressed up in different attire from a knight in shining armor to a whimsical wood elf.  Media Jockeys kept the people dancing all day long, even pulling out a rare Star Trek instrumental piece during the ceremony. Venue: McMenamins …

Continue reading

Julie & Jonathan’s Sayulita Mexico Wedding at Villa De Oso and Rehearsal Dinner at Calypso

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 16, 2010

Julie and Jonathan had their rehearsal dinner at Calypso Restaurant  in the heart of Sayulita, Mexico.  Calypso is an amazing place with great food that’s perfect for these gatherings.  The next day we headed to the beautiful Villa De Oso for the wedding.  What a spectacular venue!  We got a chance to work with our friends at Sayulita Dream Weddings, they are great!  The wedding …

Continue reading

Debbie and Mike’s Wedding at the Genoa Restaurant

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 1, 2010

Debbie and Mike had their fall time wedding at the Genoa Restaurant in Portland. The fall tree colors were on display! The weather cooperated just enough to get some great outdoor shots! Genoa Restaurant is a very elegant, beautiful and intimate setting. It was decorated exquisitely. Mike and Debbie, being foodies, wanted a more casual reception, so they opted for a lot of smaller appetizer …

Continue reading

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

Portland Wedding Photographer - November 24, 2010

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 …

Continue reading