Destination Wedding And Engagement Photography Blog

Discovery Park + Marian Built Loft Wedding Photography

by Kyle Carnes Photography on April 12, 2019

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 […]

Village Ballroom Wedding || Portland Lesbian Wedding Photographer

by Kyle Carnes Photography on April 2, 2019

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

by Kyle Carnes Photography on March 23, 2019

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 […]

How To Schedule A Wedding Photography Timeline

by Kyle Carnes Photography on March 21, 2019

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 […]

The Colony St Johns Wedding Photography

by Kyle Carnes Photography on February 28, 2019

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 […]

Questions To Consider Before Booking Your Wedding Venue

by Kyle Carnes Photography on February 6, 2019

Booking a wedding venue may be one of the biggest wedding planning decisions you make. There are a number of factors in play: location, price, easy of access, aesthetics, services offered, etc. It can be a lot to account for everything, and it can be easy to let important details fall through the cracks. For […]

Sequoia National Park + Moro Rock Wedding Photography

by Kyle Carnes Photography on January 26, 2019

When Jessica and Cameron first contacted me about photographing their wedding in Sequoia National Park, they really want to have their portraits taken at Moro Rock. I had never been up to Moro Rock before, but the pictures I found online looked like it was a beautiful location for wedding portraits. I was definitely on […]

Smith Rock Engagement Photography

by Kyle Carnes Photography on January 18, 2019

Smith Rock is one of my favorite locations for photographing engagement sessions. The landscape is seriously epic. It’s also very accessible, and you don’t have to hike a bajillion miles to get amazing views. During our initial meeting, Zarina and Chris told me how they had gotten engaged on a mountaintop in the Dolomites. I […]

Mt Hood Meadows Winter Wedding Photography

by Kyle Carnes Photography on January 10, 2019

I actually photographed this Mt Hood Meadows wedding at the tail end of last winter. For whatever reason I never got around to posting it. Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of client meetings, shooting, and editing I don’t find time to post every wedding. Now that I’m all caught up on last year, I’ve […]

2018 Wedding And Engagement Favorites

by Kyle Carnes Photography on January 9, 2019

Last year wrapped up my eighth year photographing weddings and engagements and it was a wild, rewarding ride. I kicked off the year with a few winter weddings in and around Portland before jetting off on a month-long trip to Europe to photograph an elopement in Switzerland and explore a few other countries that were […]

Sonoma, California Destination Wedding

by Kyle Carnes Photography on October 13, 2018

I had been eagerly waiting to photograph Morgan and Kyle’s destination wedding in Sonoma, California all year. I mean, who wouldn’t love an excuse to visit the beautiful rolling wine country hills of Sonoma County? Last year, I first met Kyle when he contacted me to photograph him surprise Morgan with a ring at the […]

Columbia River Gorge Wedding Photography

by Kyle Carnes Photography on October 10, 2018

Lauren and Brennan hosted their wedding at Gorge Crest Vineyards one of my favorite venues to photograph in the Columbia River Gorge. Gorge Crest Vineyards is located on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge across from Hood River. It features a gorgeous barn with large doors that face open toward Mt Hood framed […]