Nathalie and Michael had an intimate wedding at the historic Madeleine Parish in Portland. Light streamed through the beautiful stained glass windows of the church as the two were married before close family and friends. Following the ceremony, they hosted their wedding reception at Opal 28 vintage hotel in Northeast Portland, where guests enjoyed drinks and food from the private bar and patio while listening …
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This was a lovely wedding at the Victorian Belle in NE Portland on a very hot summer night! Guests were entertained by a candy bar, and s’mores, and beautiful singing by the flower girl and the ring bearer! It was a pleasure to work at this Victorian Belle wedding with such amazing vendors as Melissa Coe as the officiant and Kevin Venables as the DJ! …
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What a fun filled stylish wedding at the Urban Studio at the Pearl district in Portland, Oregon. Kelly was dressed up in beautiful vintage / art deco, and Justin was very Mad Men-ish. Christina Safford from Designs by Muse did a phenomenal job decorating and creating a beautiful coherent style! Pearl Catering did a wonderful job with the food as they always do. Kelly and …
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Tess and Kent had a very fun wedding with beautiful touches at the Blackberry Hall at McMenamins Edgefield. Their place setting cards were really creative and I also loved the country dance to the live band at the reception! They had their ceremony at the Blackberry Hall meadow. The grandpa while walking down the aisle pulled out his camera to snap a photo – very …
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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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One of my favorite looks at weddings is the vintage classic look. Though it can be overused term, when done in the elegant and classy way Alex and Daniel with help from Champagne Weddings, it can be a thing of beauty. Alex looked absolutely gorgeous in her dress from Ania Collection and beautiful hair and make up from Blossom and Beauty, and Daniel looked like …
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I have known Hadon since 2005 – he was my neighbor and even though I moved to SE Portland, we kept running in to each other. So I was super happy to hear he was getting married when he called to hire me! It was a short Cape Kiwanda wedding ceremony, and then a small family affair at Pacific City. We did mostly portraits and …
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I love McMenamins weddings. The couples that tend to book such unique and Portland venues tend to be easy going and fun! Kat and Armen were no different! In this wedding at McMenamins Kennedy School, they bought their puppies to the wedding, had a unity wine (that they made!), lots of (very good) whisky, and in the middle of the reception, Armen surprised everyone when …
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It is always a great honor to photograph good friend’s weddings. I have known Amy and Dan for years from swing dancing, and they are a super cute couple. They planned a lot of the details with help of friends, and decided to utilize Springhouse Cellar Winery at Hood River, Columbia Gorge. Of course no dancer would be complete without a great band so they …
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In Venezuela, there comes a time in the wedding when all fun breaks loose. La Hora Loca is a party within a party, and to bring a high energy transition to the dance part of the reception from the more traditional first part of the reception! It is a no holds barred party where everybody dances like crazy. Well, this wedding was no different and …
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