Weddings

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 …

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Yellow Theme!

Ann Marie and Kevin had a special yellow theme wedding at Mississippi Studios and McMenamins Edgefield. They even had a contest called “Lemon Symbolism Contest”! Other highlights include special postcards and personalized stamps for their friends to mail them postcards, yellow shoes, yellow rain boots, beer pint glasses as favors, and one of the most beautiful cakes ever – a McMenamins Edgefield themed cake, with …

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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 …

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Alexandra and David’s The Tides Zihuatanejo Wedding

I love Zihuatanejo – it is probably my favorite location in Pacific coast of Mexico. I have photographed a wedding at The Viceroy Hotel before for Amy and Larry’s Playa La Ropa wedding and really enjoyed it, so I was very excited when Alexandra and David, a lovely couple, booked me for their wedding. They really had a great, low key and fun wedding, where …

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Jillian and Desi’s Turkish Engagement Session Portraits

I had the pleasure of meeting Jillian and Desi in Portland where they were getting ready to move to Istanbul, Turkey. Their wedding will be in Portland in the summer, but we decided that I would do their engagement pictures in Istanbul. They are a lovely couple, teaching at a very prestigious American high school in Turkey. Interestingly, the person who hired them, Whitman Sheppard, …

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Tiffany & Glen’s Wedding at their Portland Residence

Tiffany and Glen were married at their beautiful house in the Portland hills.  Their house was magnificently transformed into a dream by Vibrant Table, from the flowers and decor to the delicious meal. The event coordination was by talented Cindy Thompson of www.ctevents.biz.  They even built an impressive outdoor structure covered to hold the reception in this fall wedding. In order to let more light …

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Felisha and Chris’ Garden Vineyards Fall Wedding

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 …

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

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 …

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