bondi family {portland lifestyle maternity + newborn photography}

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“beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will or sense them. the least we can do is try to be there.” - annie dillard

what a joy to photograph Zach and Shaina for their engagement + wedding, and, most recently, as they were awaiting the arrival of their first baby - and then to meet her a few months later!

it is never lost on me what an honor it is to glimpse a little twinkling of the precious lives of the humans i have the privilege to work with, to observe the beauty and depth in these moments and reflect them back.

jeni + patrick // engaged {portland engagement photography}

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i'm not going to lie, i love rainy days. I love rainy-day light, especially. and I'm so glad Jeni and Patrick were up for a rainy-day engagement session! so happy to finally share these - and their wedding is up next! 

mike + sarah // engaged {portland engagement photography}

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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}

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"...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.