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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I had the pleasure and honor of photographing the Portland Gala this past December at the Governor Hotel. The Gala is a combined partnership between Oregon’s leading associations that serve the meetings, event and travel industries. It includes Meeting Professionals International – Oregon Chapter; National Association of Catering Executives, Wedding Network USA; Association of Catering and Event Professionals; International Special Events Society, Oregon Association of …
Continue readingJill and Robert were married at the sophisticated Governor Hotel, located right in the heart of downtown Portland. A favorite spot for us! The evening started out with some getting ready photos of Jill and her bridesmaids, including Rob’s daughter. After some formal family photos in the lobby, Jill & Robert took off for some romantic photos around the hotel. It’s always a fun challenge …
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Ada and Brad had a very unique wedding, starting at the First Baptists Church in Portland, and then moving to Governor Hotel Heritage Ballroom. They had around 400 fun guests. Ada had three dresses for the various events, such as the tea ceremony – a traditional white dress, a red dress and a pink dress. Their wedding place cards were golf themed. The table decorations …
Continue readingKim & Troy’s wedding featured a baseball theme – from singing “Take me out to the ballgame” to serving peanuts to having the dance floor decorated like the baseball field. They both played baseball in college and Troy also played professionally for a while. The decorations were first class at the Governor Hotel – linens were brought in specially from Seattle by the couple’s wedding …
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