Lauren and Trevor’s winter wedding was at Grace Lutheran Church in Portland. Grace Lutheran Church is a beautiful church with lots of stain glass. The balcony was great for capturing the action, and we were lucky to have multiple view points. One of the most fun part of the wedding is that a friend of the couple who could not attend the wedding was able …
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I love being able to shoot short and intimate Portland weddings as well as the bigger, more elaborate weddings. They are both challenging and fun in their own ways and variety is the spice of life, right? Stevens Pavilion at Hoyt Arboretum is a lovely beautiful location. You are surrounded by nature all around. It is right by Forest park, one of the country’s largest …
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This was a very sweet intimate wedding at the beautiful Timberline Lodge, one of the most beautiful and Oregon-esk wedding venues around! Whenever we shoot there, you never know what to expect in terms of the weather, if Mt. Hood will be completely visible and that is part of the charm. Peter and Keely are a super sweet couple, and we were blessed that the …
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I love couples that think outside the box! Jennifer and Nate in my opinion fits this well. They had a wedding at their apartment’s courtyard and then had a wine cellar wedding! How cool! Then they waved at everyone from their balcony. I knew I would like them a lot – we had a great engagement session around their place at the pearl district, and …
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I had a blast working with Robin and Nolan and their little one, Gavin! The day started at The Nines Hotel in Portland, Oregon for getting ready. I had worked with Powder Inc before, but every time they outdo themselves! No exception this time. Robin looked beautiful. We then moved to The Reserve Vineyard and Golf Club, one of my favorite locations to shoot! When …
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The ballroom at The Nines Hotel the day of the wedding was breathtaking. I’ve never seen anything like it at a wedding ceremony or reception. The beautiful white drapes up-lit by professional lighting courtesy of Greenlight Creative, and the thousands of orchids that came down the drapes, stringed together from the ceiling as backdrop, as well as the rest of the light flowers and ghost …
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It was a gorgeous day in Sayulita, Mexico when Bonnie and Sean tied the knot at La Gran Villa at Villa Amor. The day before they had a wonderful rehearsal dinner at one of my favorite restaurants in Sayulita, called Los Afortunados. When I walked in to the courtyard at the Grand Villa at Villa Amor to start shooting, I was impressed with how great …
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The Elysian Ballroom is the new name of the Crown Ballroom – same location, different owners and completely different look. I was sad that Crown Ballroom was closed as I loved working with Ravel and Julian (the previous owners) so I was excited to hear that highly respected Mr. Mike Piper took over the location, and sure enough, did a tremendous job! Darcy and Joil …
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Yassi and Ali’s Persian wedding at the Portland Art Museum was an amazingly fun event. Traditional Persian weddings have lots of details and Nora from Bridal Bliss did a wonderful job executing the vision of Yassi and Ali. The sofreh was exquisitely designed and decorated. On the table there was honey, and other pastries (ghrobiye and baklava) along with a mirror. The fantastic invitations explained …
Continue readingKacey and David’s wedding at Sayulita, Don Pedro’s Palapa – Brisa del Mar, was an amazing party. Kacey is one of the most positive people I ever met. David is just so in love with her that they are amazingly cute together. I love photographing at Villa Amor’s Grand Villa. This time the day started with getting ready at the Grand Villa and ended up …
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