People say to me all the time: “You're so lucky. You get to go to weddings all the time." They're right. We are lucky. We get to be among people having a great time, looking and feeling their best and participating in what is often the most important day in someone's life.
Here’s the other thing we are lucky to see: the terrific style and creativity that our clients bring to their celebrations. If there is one thing we’ve learned while photographing weddings, it is that a wedding doesn’t have to be expensive to be lovely. We dedicate our blog to sharing the terrific ideas that we’ve seen before and will see this coming season, with a focus on ideas that are simple, elegant and stylish.
Every image in this blog is shot by us at events we've photographed. So, we say "thank you" to our clients who have shared their warmth and happiness with us.
It’s especially nice when our work overlaps with our personal life. John knows the male half of this couple from his bicycle racing days. We were extra pleased when June and Todd chose us to photograph their lovely wedding at Aquariva in Portland. It was a sleek, stylish affair–with a bicycle theme running throughout.
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Oh, the agony! How to pick just a few for this sneak peek? Terra and Tim’s wedding had so many beautiful and meaningful moments, how can I possibly decide what to post here? Perhaps my criteria should simply be to choose what evokes the feeling of the day–which is easy now that I think about...
MyPortlandPhotographer is a site where 20 of Portland’s best wedding photographers post a new image each week. It’s a great way to get wedding ideas, learn about venues and see the awesome amount of talent in this city. You can even check to see which photographers are available on your wedding date. Each week Altura...
Happy. Happy. Happy. It’s really such a simple word, but it perfectly describes everything about Kelly and Nathan’s sweet wedding at Anderson Lodge near Cougar, Washington. The day was a sweet, wonderful swirl of happiness in the woods.
We were especially looking forward to this day because we’ve never photographed a Quaker wedding before. We knew...
The very lovely Marisa, who we photographed in July recently asked me to send some photos of her in her gown to her dress shop, Charlotte’s. When I quizzed her about why, she told me that Charlotte’s was writing a little feature on their blog about her experience. Because she had such a positive experience...
Of all the tasks I do at the studio, posting sneak peeks is my total favorite. The day I’m working on a sneak peek is the day I’m up to my elbows in gorgeous wedding photos. Proofs, album design, editing–there’s truly nothing I’d rather do. When I’m working with a sneak peek is when I’m...
Shawn and Wendy seemed to have more fun than anyone on their wedding day! Check out every photo of Wendy: that beautiful smile never left her face. And Shawn is blessed with the most lovely kids. Shawn’s childrens’ toast to their father was a highlight of the wedding for me. Both halves of this couple...
I can’t think of a sneak peek that I’ve been more excited to post this year than Marisa and John’s. We had such a good time photographing their fun wedding at Pendarvis Farm. The whole day seemed to come in happy waves: the low key getting-ready wave, the hot and sweaty portraits wave (John and...
When I asked John just now what he found most memorable about photographing Jessica and Scott’s wedding in San Francisco, he surprised me by saying that it was the combination of beauty and grace. (The surprise being that John doesn’t usually describe things in that manner, or use words quite that, well…beautiful.) He explained to...
Sometimes we feel a teeny bit disheartened when a prospective couple arrives at a get-to-know-you meeting with a photo checklist that they found in a wedding planning guide. Not because we mind a checklist, but rather because no list will do you or your wedding justice.
All our clients are completely unique. Crazily, warmly, lovingly unique....
