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Shanelle and Shawn at Gray Gables Estate

I knew Shanelle from swing dancing and we kept in touch. When she found the man of her dreams, she gave me a call. It was a lovely wedding at Gray Gables Estate. Interestingly enough, I have never photographed there before so I was also excited about that opportunity. Shanelle is a very elegant woman, and her dress matched her completely. They have been taking …

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World Forestry Center

I know Sarah and Jonathan from swing dancing, and I was very honored when they picked me as their wedding photographer. We got some great shots at the Portland’s World Forestry Center in Oregon,  – a unique area with very high ceilings. There was a lot of swing dancing as well! (ps. I am reposting some weddings that got lost during my blog transfer. This …

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Portland Lindy Exchange – Day 1 at Tiffany Center Crystal Ballroom

The starting day of Portland Lindy Exchange is finally posted here. The event was at the great Tiffany Center Crystal Ballroom where I shot one of my very first weddings in Portland. Can somebody remind me who the bands on each three days were? You can order prints from this shopping cart: http://evrim.zenfolio.com/f56202098 It even allows you to buy digital files (for personal usage only).

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On TV, As a a Dancer!

As you most likely know, I go out swing and blues dancing couple times a week in Portland. When I showed up at PPAA dance featuring Midnight Serenaders couple months ago, I saw that they were filming it! The footage was used in Oregon Art Beat on Oregon Public Broadcasting – you can see it here: Oregon Art Beat featuring Midnight Serenaders I appear for …

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Frankie Manning – May 26, 1914 – April 27, 2009

It is with great sadness I learned Frankie Manning passes away today. He was an amazing dancer, and has been teaching workshops event his year, at the age of 95. He was scheduled to be in Portland later this year. Earlier this month we photographed a shim sham event by Denise Steele that was done by him. The video of it was to be shown …

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Portland Lindy Exchange 2009 – Day 2

I had the pleasure of attending Portland Lindy Exchange this year as well. It was a blast. Due to my travel schedule, I am only able to post Day 2 at this point, but check back in about 10 days and I will post the other days as well. If you want to see the whole set from day 2, go here. I also shot …

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Alexis and Chris – A Great Gatsby Wedding!

Here is a very cool wedding I have done over the New Year’s eve and wanted to share. The theme of Chris and Alexis wedding was Great Gatsby. It was at the First Congregational Church for ceremony, and then we moved to the Art Museum to Fields Ballroom. The processional was escorted by guests with sparklers walking to the Art Museum. The event coordinators Blush …

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