A new family

jaymie6

When I first started photographing weddings, I under valued family portraits.  I figured they were just photos and not moments.  One day I started thinking about my own wedding photos.  I am glad to have the photos of our kiss, guests blowing bubbles as we walked out of the church, and of course of the two of us.  The most important photo to me of all though is the one of all my family.  I … [Read more...]

Shelby & Tim {Portland Oregon Wedding Photography}

Portland Wedding Photojournalism - Bride & Groom Hugging

Here are some ceremony highlights from Shelby & Tim's wedding at The Aerie. … [Read more...]

Sweet Cakes {Portland Oregon Weddings}

Sweet Cakes wedding cake

As you can imagine I get to sample lots of wedding cakes, and while I seem to appreciate each and every one, I was utterly impressed by Jennifer's cake from Sweet Cakes by Melissa. As any of my regular readers know, I prefer chocolate over all other sweets, whether it be cupcakes, cake, or ice cream. This banana creme wedding cake was just so incredibly indulgent and delicious, that I didn't even … [Read more...]

Jennifer & Chris {Portland Oregon Wedding Photography}

Portland Oregon Wedding Photography

Jennifer & Chris got married last weekend in Portland, at their family's home. Chris told me that a month before the wedding, the backyard did not look in anyway like a place to get married. Last weekend, it was just beautiful. They created an upscale wedding venue out of their parent's yard, just awesome, and such a personal touch! The colors were apple green and an outdoorsy slightly … [Read more...]

Melanie & Adam {Washington Wedding Photography}

bride with Dad walking down aisle

It drizzled on and off throughout the morning of Melanie and Adam's wedding day. As a wedding photographer, I really prefer the cloudy days but this bordered on stormy. The sky was a threatening dark gray. Right before the wedding ceremony, it started to rain pretty hard. Then all of a sudden as the bride was about to walk down the aisle, the sun broke through! … [Read more...]