Kate and Faraz got married on the DeSoto Rooftop Terrace in Downtown Portland on a VERY hot day in June. Looking at the photos, though, you’d barely notice (aside from the uncharacteristic tent set up on the rooftop). The couple, their family and their guests just look happy to be celebrating their love and their special day. This wedding, for me, wins hands-down for the best ceremony reading ever: the couple had two of their friends read their very first email exchange on OKC, complete with emojis-on-sticks. It was funny, charming, and sweet, and made perfect sense that these two would’ve fallen in love. And such fun for their friends and family to get to peek inside the beginnings of their relationship!
Erica and Karl and their families traveled all the way from Wisconsin to get married at the beautiful Lan Su Chinese Garden in Downtown Portland. It was during a heatwave weekend here in Portland (the weather report predicted 106 degrees that day!), but luckily their wedding was scheduled for 8am, before the garden opened to the public – this meant not only less heat, but some nice cloud cover, which makes this photographer really happy (such beautiful, flattering light!) It was lovely to meet their families and witness their beautiful ceremony. It was also great to work once again with their lovely officiant, Rev. Maureen Haley, who is always a delight.
So happy to share this lovely Ponzi Historic Estate wedding! The beautiful venue, delicious food, happy couple and their lovely family and friends all made for a fantastic day. And such cute little kids! Ponzi’s staff was so helpful and accommodating, especially with the little ones.
This season, I’m excited to be photographing so many weddings in new, unique venues, and the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon didn’t disappoint. Set against a backdrop of vintage airplanes (including Howard Hugh’s giant Spruce Goose), this wedding really had it all – a beautiful, happy couple, adorable friends and family, beautiful, photogenic details, bright colors, and gorgeous light. Such a delight to photograph, and exciting to be a part of!
So excited to share these lovely photos from Piper and Cody’s recent Abernethy Center wedding in beautiful Abigail’s Garden! There was just a little bit of a mist of rain on their wedding day, but they didn’t let it bother them at all – it was a fantastic day filled with family, friends, and lots of love. And the dancing! I haven’t seen such enthusiastic dancing wedding guests in quite a while – such fun. Congratulations to Piper and Cody on a beautiful event!
I’ll admit it: at first, I didn’t really understand why Joel and Kelley were getting married at 9:27 in the morning. It just seemed so early. But they were carrying the Pi Day wedding theme to the last decimal they could – 3.14.15, 9:27am – and you just have to admire that kind of commitment. So I met up with them (and Joel’s lovely parents) at Portland’s beautiful Cathedral Park bright and early so that we could take some photos before the ceremony. It was rainy and a little bit chilly, but the light was just right and the happy couple were just adorable. I was honored to be a part of their beautifully intimate wedding ceremony. And afterwards, when they went off to have a delicious celebratory lunch at Salty’s, I went home and took a nap. So a pretty perfect day all around. Congratulations, you two!
My third and final post on the subject of Lauren + Jasper’s lovely Whidbey Island Wedding: their actual wedding photos! I loved their gorgeous ceremony site, on a bluff overlooking the sound, and the reception at the Roaming Radish was beautiful and delicious! Add to that lovely family and friends, a full moon rising over the reception, and a slew of amazing selfies, and you’ve got yourself a pretty amazing wedding. Congratulations, you two — I was honored to be a part of it all!
As far as I can tell, Jasper’s mom Kathy is the Martha Stewart of Whidbey Island. With plants and lights and flowers (not to mention a delicious dinner), she transformed her yard into a gorgeous rehearsal dinner venue the evening before Jasper and Lauren’s wedding. It looked so beautiful that I half-wondered if I hadn’t accidentally stumbled into the wedding reception.
