The Painted Hills is one of my favorite engagement session locations. The hills for which the landscape is named are gorgeous and otherworldly with their colorful striations. A part of me wishes that The Painted Hills was closer to Portland, so I could shoot engagement sessions there more often. But the benefit to it being […]

Emily and CJ’s wedding at Clackamas River Farm was an absolute blast. It’s easy to forget that for a moment the weather took an early unforecasted turn for the worse before guests arrived with passing rain making an appearance. Dinner was planned to be on the lawn, which given the circumstance could cause any couple […]

I was so excited to hear from Holly and Shaun when they contact me to photograph their Oregon Coast elopement at Cape Kiwanda. I’ve been shooting weddings and elopements for almost ten years now and for some reason I’ve never had a couple contact me for this location. I’ve photographed couples up and down the […]

I scheduled Kennedy and David’s engagement session at Government Cove several months ago and we kept having to postpone because of the weather. In the grand scheme of things, I’m really glad that we decided to wait because we were gifted with a stunning evening and a secret patch of purple flowers that I found […]

Tatum and Jared’s wedding took place at the gorgeous Cooper Spur Mountain Resort on Mount Hood. I photographed their engagement at Hoyt Arboretum and we had a fun time climbing on the giant Sequoia logs down by the Redwood Deck. So based on their adventurous spirits I was very much looking forward to their Cooper […]

Emily and Ryan hosted their wedding at the new SE Portland EcoTrust building, The Redd On Salmon Street, and got ready at the nearby Jupiter Hotel. Emily was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest but now lives in Reno, Nevada where she and Ryan live. They are outdoorsy people, having gotten engaged in Denali, […]

Jennifer and Vadim were planning their elopement in Washington’s Northern Cascades and they were having a hard time finding a photographer who was up for the challenge. Luckily, I’m always up for a grueling hike and an adventure. So I was game, and, boy, did it deliver! They originally wanted to hike up to the […]

We bopped all over the Ballard area of Seattle for Maggie and Cody’s wedding, first starting at Discovery Park and later ending the night at Marian Built Loft. While scouting Discovery Park, I found these two amazing trees with incredibly thick trunks. I knew that they make for the perfect framing elements for Maggie and […]

I photographed, Lucy and Teagan’s wedding at the Village Ballroom and their portraits in Woodlawn Park. I actually live just a stone’s throw away from the Village Ballroom, and over the years I’ve gone there with friends to square dance. So it was really cool to shoot a wedding there. It was like working in […]

10 Reasons Why You Should Do An Engagement Session So your partner recently popped the question and you enthusiastically said, “Yes!” Now you’re deep in the wedding planning process and you’re wondering if you need or even want an engagement photographer. Personally, I enjoy photographing engagements even more than weddings. I love getting a more […]

Wedding Photography Timeline Intro The wedding photography timeline is going to set the tone for your wedding. So establishing a smooth flow is extremely important. Below I’ve created a fairly comprehensive list of recommendations that I give to all of my clients. I believe they make a wedding day photography timeline run effortlessly. This post […]

Quinlyn and Ren’s wedding at The Colony in St Johns was one of the last weddings I photographed in 2018, and it was a great way to cap off the year. The newlyweds were one of the most genuine couples I’ve ever worked with. I had the joy of shooting their engagement session at their […]