Temekia and Dontae’s wedding was at the Nines Hotel in Portland. Alexandra from D’Concierge Wedding Planning helped put on a fun evening together. The Nines Hotel staff always does a great job with set up and service and the food was also fantastic, as usual. We spent some time at the rooftop of the Departure Restaurant for the first look and portraits. I love the view …
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I love seeing new cool ideas at weddings and I loved that ben and Mackenzie had two caricature artists come and draw during the reception, which was a great hit with the guests. Mackenzie and Ben had a dream cast of vendors at their Portland Art Museum, Whitney from Soiree Event Planning, Vibrant Table Catering, Vibrant Flowers, John Russ Music, Petunia’s Pies and Pastries, Portland …
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Abhi and Gina are a super cute couple whose Indian inspired wedding ceremony was at one of my favorite venues, The Grotto. Their wedding reception was at The Nines Hotel. We had a lot of fun, and things ran smoothly despite the Rose Festival parade going on – Emee and Katherine from EJP Events made sure everything ran on time! The Nines is a very classy venue,as you can …
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Kasia and Karim met at a Lebanese restaurant through one of their mutual friends. It wasn’t even a set up – he needed a wedding date and Kasia loves weddings and wanted to hang out with their mutual friend, and the rest is history! For their wedding, they wanted an intimate, modern space downtown that could be personalized easily and Urban Studio was the perfect …
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Erika and Lionel were married at The Grotto with a reception at The Nines Hotel in Portland. The Grotto and The Nines Hotel are two of the most unique places to have a wedding in Portland, and Emee, from EJP Events, did a fantastic job, as always, coordinating and running the day! I love working with good wedding planners, makes life so much easier for the couple and …
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Liselle and Edgar were married at St. Mary’s Cathedral with a reception at the Portland Art Museum. This was such a fun wedding with a bridal party that wasn’t afraid to let loose and a lot of laughter and smiles from the couple and all of the guests. Before the ceremony, the bridal parties got ready in separate suites at The Nines Hotel in Downtown …
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Vanessa and Aaron had a very intimate, small wedding at The Old Church and then a reception at the beautiful Departure Restaurant and Lounge at The Nines Hotel. They had very close friends and family attend. I loved the African tradition of jumping the broom (this time, some flowers)!
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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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Rebekah and Joe’s wedding was nothing but ordinary. First of all, they are big fans of bicycles and steampunk. Also, Rebekah has a different charming hair color every time I see her, and Joe’s wedding present was a donation to Tesla museum in Rebekah’s honor. Awesome. So their choice of venue, the ever flexible Castaway was perfect! I had the chance to work with Carmen …
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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 …
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