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Melanie+Ben::Wedding at Vibrant Table Loft

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:43:07 +0000

Melanie and Ben had a gorgeous, laid-back brunch wedding back in June. I started off the morning joining Melanie and the ladies at Green Salon, where they were all busy getting ready, and after a few pictures, we headed off to Vibrant Table Loft in SE Portland for the wedding.

Melanie wore a beautiful and quietly elegant Jenny Yoo gown…

The delicious and beautiful cake from my favorite Cuban restaurant, Pambiche!

Melanie’s niece, Myra, acted as flower girl, and was quite the scene-stealer throughout the day…

Just across the street from Vibrant Table is a great Mexican restaurant; I couldn’t help but get these two in front of the bright and colorful murals.

Bride’s Dress: Jenny Yoo
Venue, Catering, and Flowers: Vibrant Table
Cake: Pambiche

Emily+Eric:Engaged::Peninsula Park, Portland

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:58:08 +0000

I love these two! I’ll admit it – I’m a sucker for PDA-filled shoots, and these two are just so clearly smitten with each other. Weirdly, I met Emily *years* ago when I was still in college, up in Portland visiting my sister. Emily was friends with my sister, and we all went to see the Sea and Cake in concert. Years later, after multiple moves across the country on both of our ends, she finds me while planning her wedding without realizing that she knew my sister. Small world time, folks.

Emily chose Peninsula Park for their engagement shoot, and I have to say that it’s one of my new favorite places in town. I think I might even like it better than…gasp! The big rose garden in Washington Park! It’s just so lovely and old fashioned and European flavored, and it was just exploding in color at the end of June.
These two are getting married next month on the beach in Manzanita – can’t wait!

Mandy+Brad::May 29 Portland / Vancouver Wedding

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:40:11 +0000

The rains again held off and it was a beautiful afternoon for Mandy and Brad’s wedding. The day was full of sweet, meaningful moments – from Mandy’s father officiating the ceremony at their church in Portland, to hearing details of how Nebraska-raised Brad fell for good country girl Mandy. A pilot, Brad has a great love for old airplanes, so the Pearson Air Museum in Ft. Vancouver, the oldest operating air field in the U.S., was a perfect choice for their reception.

One of my favorite bridal portraits…

Brad’s Dad was convinced to showcase some accordion stylings!

I’m continually drawn to children at weddings…they have a beautiful sense of awe and wonder for the bride and the groom. The kids at this event definitely thought Mandy looked like a princess.

The look on this little boy’s face just kills me…how adorable!

That’s an airplane engine!

Colleen+Tim: Wedding – Abernethy Center, Oregon City

admin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:46:25 +0000

There was a lot of hand-wringing and sky-watching the morning of Colleen and Tim’s wedding, as we were just getting into the late May/”June-uary” weather spell that’s left most of the Pacific Northwest wondering what we did to be punished with all this rain. Both of them very much wanted to hold their ceremony in the beautiful outside gardens of the Abernethy Center, instead of inside in one of the ballrooms. At some point, everyone just had to trust that it would hold off, and what a payoff! We even had 10 minutes of lovely sun during the ceremony; just a perfect touch. After a sweet, touching ceremony (goodness, I was even tearing up!), everyone headed inside to celebrate and share the love, even as the rain started pouring down shortly after.

Tricia + Kendon:: Engaged!

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:41:51 +0000

I love these two! Tricia has been doing my hair for about a year and a half (go see her at Blu a Salon…she rocks), and I was so excited when she and Kendon got engaged, and so excited when she asked me to do an engagement shoot. They’re such a sweet couple and even though we had to work quickly to avoid the rain (ahh Portland in March. Glorious!), I had a great time.

Kate+Dave – Married! May 3, Astoria, Oregon

admin — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:03:00 +0000

I had a wonderful time photographing Kate and Dave’s wedding a few weeks ago in Astoria. It was such a pleasure and honor to be there, to see all of the special touches they worked so hard on that made it such a charming affair. They picked a fantastic venue (The Loft in Astoria, OR), right on the river and just next to the Megler bridge (which still terrifies me, but oh well…). The forecast called for heavy rain all weekend, and I had even picked up two umbrellas in preparation prior to heading out to the coast. Fortunately they weren’t needed: we had great sunshine all day and were treated to a gorgeous sunset.

Mia

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:43:00 +0000

Took a few cute snaps of my niece Mia last week. Such a funny girl…