Portland Wedding Venues

Rachel and Andy at Acadian Ballroom!

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 13, 2008

Rachel and Andy tied the knot at the Acadian Ballroom, a classy ballroom for wedding receptions at Portland’s Alberta Arts District. Getting ready was at the Heathman Hotel, which provided some great window lighting for beautiful b&w pictures. We stopped by the Park Blocks for some portraits where Andy saw Rachel for the first time and could not hold back his tears. We got some …

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Lauren and Keith’s Wedding at the Portland Art Museum

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 11, 2008

We had a lot of fun at Lauren and Keith’s wedding! Cowboy boots and hats, mariachi band, gay and lesbian party going on upstairs! We started the day at Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop’s Close, a fantastic place! The ceremony was at the Christ Church Episcopal Parish in Lake Oswego, and then the reception was at the beautiful Portland Art Museum Fields Ballroom. The …

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Emily and Jason’s Fall Wedding at McMenamins Edgefield (Associate Coverage)

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 5, 2008

 We’ve known Jason and Emily for some time now, and it was an honor to shoot their Fall wedding.  We met up with Emily and her crew  at the Burnside Proper salon, and then we followed them to McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale.  They had a very unique ceremony where their friends and family were holding candles as they circled Emily and Jason.  Jason brought his …

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Sneak Peak: Amber and Matt at Mar Plata – San Francisco / San Pancho

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 3, 2008

This is first of the series of sneak peeks from my weddings from my last Mexico trip. Amber and Matt tied the knot at Villa de Roja, which is directly on Playa de San Francisco.  Beautiful location! The reception was at the amazing Mar Plata Restaurant, run by Bruno. Mar Plata is one of the best restaurants I have been to, so if you are …

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Vesna and Tony’s Portland The Grotto Wedding Ceremony with Portland Art Museum Reception!

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 2, 2008
Portland The Grotto Wedding

Vesna and Tony had their beautiful ceremony at  The Grotto – the setting was very serene with sun peeking through the trees. Afterward the reception was at the Portland Art Museum Kridel Grand Ballroom, decorated beautifully by Vibrant Table. There was no shortage of awesome music, punctuated by Tony’s own band!

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

Portland Wedding Photographer - November 3, 2008

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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Sarah and Patrick at McMenamins Edgefield Blackberry Hall

Portland Wedding Photographer - October 27, 2008

Sarah and Patrick had a lovely wedding  at the beautiful Blackberry Hall. The day started with a little oops when Patrick, on his quest for some pear brandy and whiskey broke some glasses at the McMenamins store, but that was the only misstep during the whole day. Everything ran smoothly, there were lots of dancing and everybody enjoyed the good times! I also have to …

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Ada and Brad at the Governor Hotel

Portland Wedding Photographer - October 24, 2008

Ada and Brad had a very unique wedding, starting at the First Baptists Church in Portland, and then moving to Governor Hotel Heritage Ballroom. They had around 400 fun guests. Ada had three dresses for the various events, such as the tea ceremony – a traditional white dress, a red dress and a pink dress.  Their wedding place cards were golf themed.  The table decorations …

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Lindsay and John at McMenamins Blackberry Hall

Portland Wedding Photographer - October 23, 2008

I love weddings at McMenamins Edgefield – beautiful murals and paintings, great light and a lot of fun couples! Lindsay and John were such a couple with lots of great friends and family. One of the fun parts of the wedding was at the end –  all the boys got together and serenaded Lindsay. Everybody danced to the music of King Pins. Lots of fun! …

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Associate Coverage: Jessica and Cory’s Elegant Vineyard Wedding

Portland Wedding Photographer - October 9, 2008

Jessica started her day off at Hotel Lucia Boutique Hotel in downtown Portland getting ready with her girlfriends for her big day. She then met up with Cory at the gorgeous Garden Vineyards in Hillsboro, decked out with beautiful flowers from Tommy Luke, later in the afternoon. They both looked great! Many of their guests were from back East, so it was fun to see …

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