one of two rainy-day weddings i 2nd-shot for Jay Eads last winter. held at emerald valley golf & resort, this wedding included a beautiful couple (who were also great sports about the cold weather), a lovely ceremony, and homemade pumpkin pie for dessert (yum)!
i'm catching up on blogging some of the weddings i 2nd-shot this year. makes me excited for the coming wedding season! this is one from august - a sunshiney bend wedding full of pinwheels, family, great music, great food, and the most fun photo booth i've ever been a part of. i was lucky enough to assist Jay Eads for this one!
i had the privilege of photographing Carolyn's mother's wedding a couple years ago (check it out here), and was incredibly honored to be asked to be Carolyn's photographer when she got engaged to Kyle! We had a fun walk around Old Town taking their engagement portraits, walked across the Steel Bridge where Kyle proposed, and ended up at the Rose Garden. You miiight be able to tell they are Blazers fans. I can't wait for their wedding this September at Leftbank Annex!
in september i had the opportunity to 2nd shoot for the absolutely wonderful andria lindquist. that in and of itself would have been awesome, but the wedding was so ridiculously beautiful, thoughtful, and filled with happiness! it was a gorgeously-sunny, elegantly-dressed, lit-up-with-love, march-down-the-street-with-a-freaking-band type of day. and i felt so lucky to be there! thank you andria, for having me along! and thank you to alex and alexa and their wonderful friends and family - congratulations!
these are my favorite images from the day. you can see andria's post here. and, while you're at it, check out this documentary she was featured in. it's pretty cool, inspiring for creatives of all types. happy happy weekend.
Johanna and I met when we were nine. It's one of those friendships that pick up right where we left off no matter how much time has passed - we've hardly ever lived in the same place over all these years, and life gets busy as we all know, but when we would reconnect, it was like no time had passed. So I had heard stories about Amanda for quite some time, obviously, but I didn't actually meet her until the day of the wedding!
What can I say about their wedding? My first time on a vespa, shooting while being driven by their yoga teacher. Witnessing their morning yoga session on the spot where they would later be married. Being welcomed by their incredibly kind families - they really could not have been more gracious to me. The lovely, intimate, meaningful ceremony, and all the care that went into creating the altar and blessings, and the promises made between Jo and Amanda. Plenty of time for portraits (always appreciated!). And the reception... Held at the amazing home of a family friend, with dinner by The London Chef - don't even get me started on the food. Or the gluten-free cakes. Seriously - unreal.
I could go on and on, but let's let the photographs speak for themselves. The happiness is infectious. I cannot describe how filled with joy I am for these two and their families and friends. And for myself, that I got to be there.
Lynnae & Daniel were married in Abigail's Garden at the Abernethy Center in Oregon City in August. It was a million degrees out, and these two were such troopers in that heat. Everything about this wedding was very classy and beautiful - with special touches like a Superman groom's cake, and late night snacks of cheese, crackers, and Voodoo doughnuts. Congratulations to you both!!
This wedding has a special place in my heart, because I got to see two good friends get married after 10 years together, and celebrate their marriage with our college friends and their families. Megan and Tony, I have never seen you two happier. I was so overwhelmed and grateful to have been your photographer. To be able to know you as a couple for years and see you grow and change together has been amazing, and to see how well you complement each other and support each other is even better. The entire day felt so right and filled with joy! Forgive me if this blog post is long, but there were so many moments I just had to include. Check out their engagement portraits from last year here!
Megan, you are SO beautiful!
Megan and Tony chose to have a very intimate, family only ceremony in the gazebo at the wedding venue, Ron's Pond.
"She's my WIFE!"
A few somebodies fell out of their canoe... :)
A million congratulations, you two. I love you both!
You may remember Michael and Elise from this engagement session. I was crazy excited for their wedding earlier this month at the Jenkins Estate, and it was just as beautiful and fun as I knew it would be. I loved the unique things about their day that made it so them - from Elise's lovely wedding dress and her exquisite branch-like stackable rings, to the gorgeous centerpieces that Elise's mom created. Enjoy!
