zach + shaina // married | silcox hut {oregon wedding photography}

Zach and Shaina were married in February - a beautiful, intimate ceremony at the cozy Silcox Hut at Timberline on Mt Hood. They've been together since high school and have been on countless adventures together - it seemed fitting to me that they celebrated their wedding at such an epic location. We took a snowcat to get there (first time i had ever been on one of those! super fun and kind of nervewracking, especially on the way back down in the dark) - the hut is above the main lodge at 7000 feet so it really felt like a whole other world. Especially with all the crazy snow! It was so intense we couldn't shoot outside much but we did manage a couple portraits - Zach and Shaina were very good sports!

Twinkly lights, candles, hanging baubles, white flowers and gold sequin tablecloths made an elegant setting for the family-style dinner at the reception. These two are such a stylish couple - Shaina wore a gorgeous beaded gown with fur stole and Zach's blue suit and pocket watch were very dapper. The blue fabric on her bouquet was the same material that Zach had used to make them bracelets in high school. 

i am ridiculously thankful that the amazing Jay Eads was willing to be my 2nd shooter/backup for this wedding. i was 38 weeks pregnant at the time and couldn't have done this without him! some of his photos are mixed in below - see if you can spot the one of prego-photog-me! ;) 

a million congratulations to Zach and Shaina and their families - thanks for such a special weekend.

enjoy xx

mike + sarah // engaged {portland engagement photography}

mike and sarah are the best. we had a gorgeous sunshine-filled afternoon in February for their engagement session and we laughed pretty much the whole time. nothing better!

sondra + casey // engaged {portland engagement photography}

"...till morning comes let's tesselate..."

Sondra and Casey have one of the best "how-we-met" stories i've ever heard - they were originally connected through match.com and exchanged messages and phone numbers. before they had texted or called, they both separately went to the Alt-J concert at the Crystal Ballroom. Walking through the crowd, Sondra heard her name called - when she turned around there was Casey! they say, "We both felt like we won the lottery. And still do."

they are warm, authentic, and passionate people and i'm so so excited to be shooting their wedding this fall - at the Crystal Ballroom where they first met. 

carlie + dan // engaged {portland engagement photography}

a little snow left on the ground, a walk through the trees, two cool kids in the winter light... thank you Carlie and Dan for a beautiful afternoon! can't wait for your wedding this summer :)

second star {personal}

Introducing our beautiful son, Felix August Alderaan! He was born in our home at 7:23pm on March 3, 2016 - weighing 9 lbs 10 oz, 21 inches long. Djuna is a wonderful big sister and we are all doing really well - although quiiiiite tired, as you can imagine.

i've always heard that you take less photos of the second baby and i have definitely found that to be true. so much less time to lay around and stare at Felix the way i did with Djuna... he spends a lot of time wrap-napping while i chase after his sister and the dogs and attempt to keep us fed and clothed. took me 3 weeks to get to posting this and i haven't even written out his birth story yet but look forward to sharing that soon on my tumblr. 

i am catching up on sharing all of my work from last season, and looking ahead to an amazing 2016 season with my wonderful clients. this summer booked up fast and it's going to be a good one. cheers!!

reichmuth family // at home {portland family photography}

this little family is special to me - i had the honor of photographing Lucy's birth last February! i have yet to share those beautiful photos (though you can see a little sneak peek of one of them below - look out for the sweet rainbow-stamped foot!) but hope to get around to putting together my birth photography portfolio soon. i was thrilled to be asked to shoot a lifestyle session for their lovely family 9 months after Lucy's birth, it is always a joy to see the Reichmuths! especially on such a glorious sunshiney fall day.

PS - Brittany is an amazing photographer herself - check her out here!  

gilbert family // cooper mountain nature park {portland family photography}

a sweet little family session on a very cold day this past fall! 

britni + trent // engaged {portland engagement photography}

this was such a fun session! Britni and Trent are such a cute couple - it was a pleasure to work with them. we shot their engagement session at Edgefield - the same place they will be getting married this summer!