6 or 7 years ago, my friend Terri and I used to commiserate about our horrible jobs. While we both toiled in the bicycle industry, we dreamed of lives and jobs where we could truly invest ourselves and put our creativity to good use. She and I both took the “i quit” leap about the same time, and since then, she has proven to herself and everyone that she made the PERFECT move. Now Terri has two growing businesses, Embellish, for handsewn wedding gowns, and the web-enabled Olivia Luca, where you can customize a perfect dress just as you envision it.
Terri’s dresses looked so amazing on the inagural day of Portland’s Fashion Week. She was nice enough to get John and I passes so that he could shoot her portion of the runway action. And that’s her, in the orange sweater in frame 8. If you’re a bride looking for something unique and individual to wear, check out both of Terri’s websites.
I’ve seen few things as lovely as Jolene’s slender neck complimented by this simple birdcage style veil. In person, she was just stunning, and these photos catch a bit of her great look. Here’s the interesting part: I don’t think it was much more than a simple shape of bronzey colored net from a fabric store. Perhaps she stiffened it a bit with some hairspray–however, I watched her simply gather and hairpin the net into a convenient place in her updo–to a fantastic effect. She also wore a chocolate colored lace bolero over her strapless gown, which was a great accessory for her late autumn wedding. Two great examples that great wedding looks don’t always come from a bridal salon. 
All day long, I’m telling myself, “It won’t rain. It won’t rain. It just says CHANCE of showers, that doesn’t mean it will ACTUALLY rain, right?” Regardless of my mental efforts–it did rain. But only enough to remind us that it’s not how things happen, but only that they happen that makes a wedding important.
Jolene is one of those terribly creative people who can easily whip things up that look like they belong in Martha Stewart “Weddings”. Her day was full of creative touches, including a Morroccan lounge that the couple’s guests enjoyed. Jolene had a clear vision of how the whole event would come together–the tent and all the details made for a memorable evening.
We’re excited about meeting a new vendor that we can happily recommend. Viola Catering made a delicious Morroccan themed meal to honor Jolene and Chad’s first date. The caterer was nice enough to make John and I each a heaping plate, so we tasted the entire menu and declare it YUMMY.
Congratulations, Jolene and Chad.
This just might have been the most stylish wedding we’ve photographed this year. Urbane, sophisticated, and vivid–that’s how I would describe Brian and Rachel’s wedding at the Portland Art Museum on Sept 15th. During the planning session, we learned that we’d be working with many of our favorite vendors. Here’s a few highlights: Geranium Lake Flowers did the gorgeous flowers in hot shades of red, orange, tangerine and crimson. Besides the beautiful bridal bouquet, the table flowers were especially suitable for the setting in the sculpture garden. Joseph’s Dessert Co. (commander-in-chief of cakes) baked that masterpiece, for which I always happily break my diet. The Prop Shop remade the space between the buildings into an exotic outdoor nightclub. And the orchestrator of all this fabulousness was Emee Pumarego of EJP events, which meant that everything went according to plan.
Congrats Brian and Rachel!
