I love Persian weddings – I have shot quite a few Persian weddings over the years and met Sharmeen at Sadaf adn Reza’s wedding. I was very pleased to hear from her while she was planning her wedding! We had a ton of fun going to Forest Park and doing portraits and also using the art in the city. They had a lovely sofreh at the Sentinel Hotel ballroom. …
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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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A lovely wedding at one of my favorite venues, The Castaway! It was a great pleasure to work with some amazing vendors. Jennifer Reyes from Awe Productions did a fantastic job making sure everything ran perfectly. Lauren looked gorgeous in her dress from La Boutique Des Brides. The food was also delicious – thanks to Elephants Catering. Chalkboards and Cake topper were by Brittany Hampton Design and cupcakes were …
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Sean and Lauren had a beautiful New Year’s Eve wedding at the Exchange Ballroom and rooftop! It was a classic elegant wedding. Lauren’s dress was from Seattle, from La Belle Elaine’s – she looked simply stunning! Flowers were by Sammy’s Flowers, and Casey from Stumptown DJs rocked the dance floor. At midnight they did a balloon drop – super cute! Sean’s dad officiated the wedding! …
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Andrea and Aaron had a small, cozy and very windy wedding at the Silcox Hut. There was a 70mph snow drift storm that had blocked the main entrance to the hut, and it created a beautiful, but wild environment. All the windows were covered with snow. The fireplace burned rapidly fueled by the air flow outside. The snowcat brought guests 8 at a time. I …
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Tatiana and Eric had a very intimate wedding at their residence with a wedding reception at Bluehour Restaurant at Pearl District. The wedding ceremony was actually going to take place at Pittock Mansion but due to weather got moved to their residence. Tatiana had a gorgeous dress by Lena Nikitin – one of the nicest ones I have seen! Enjoy!
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Jennifer and Keenan are two fantastic dancers, mainly West Coast swing but also blues dancing as well. I met Keenan through blues dancing in Portland, and we kept in touch over the years. I was very excited to learn that he was getting married, and especially to a wonderful dancer as well. I love photographing dancers, as that is how I started my photography journey, …
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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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You do not see many sunsets the way we have experienced at Amy and Shaun’s wedding at the World Forestry Center. The double rainbow and the sunset made for a very memorable picture! We only had couple minutes to shoot it, but it all worked out! The day started at the Hotel Lucia and then we took the Max Train (!) to go to the World Forestry …
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Horning’s Hideout is a short distance from Portland, a beautiful location with a small lake on the property and various cute and beautiful animals! It was a really fun and intimate wedding, and guests were treated in the end to some amazing Voodoo Doughnuts! DJ Joe Ebner kept the dance floor rocking and guests really enjoyed the beautiful scenery, and decorations. The flowers by A …
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