Morgan and Lee hosted their wedding at Roshambo Artfarm in Sheridan, Oregon, one of the cooler venues I’ve photographed a wedding at this year. Every structure and decoration at the farm appears to be some kind of found object piece of artwork. The vibe of Roshambo Artfarm reminds me of a mini Oregon Country Fair, […]

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Cody and Chris’ wedding at Vanderbeck Valley Farms in Molalla, Oregon, was absolutely beautiful. First of all, both Cody and Chris are absolute rays of sunshine, always smiling and an incredibly welcoming and generous couple. Cody got all of her bridesmaids gorgeous necklaces with feathers carved from metal and Chris gave his groomsmen leather bowties […]

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Melissa and Adam hosted their wedding during a beautiful day at the Ecotrust Building in Portland’s Pearl District. When I arrived to scout in the morning, I glimpsed Adam up on the rooftop of the Ecotrust Building with his dad while they were setting up. When he saw me he hollered down a cheerful greeting […]

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This was not only my first time shooting an engagement session at Tamanawas Falls but also my first time visiting, and boy am I glad I came across it because it was a treat. Since the fires in the gorge last year I’ve had to search for new photo shoot locations, and Tamanwas Falls was […]

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There were many amazing, hilarious moments during Sarah and Dan’s backyard wedding at the Historic Overlook House, but two in particular stood out to me. The first involved Dan’s best man, Ryan, and a foldable picnic table. Dan and many of his friends are Buffalo Bills fans, and there is apparently a ridiculous tradition of […]

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I photographed Emily and Dave’s engagement session deep into no phone reception zone along a beautiful portion of the Clackamas River. We arranged to connect at a little country store, the only one around for miles, just in case we were to miss each other for some reason at the trail they had chosen. I […]

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Click Here To Learn More About Leach Botanical Garden Patricia and Jeffrey flew all the way from Dallas, Texas, to host their wedding at the beautiful Leach Botanical Garden in SE Portland. Patricia is originally from the Northwest with family in Washington, so Portland made perfect sense for a wedding destination. As it so happens, […]

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Believe it or not, today’s session on the blog is the first engagement that I’ve photographed in the Columbia River Gorge since the Eagle Crest fires consumed and closed down so many of my favorite trails and shooting locations. Luckily, the ever dependable Latourell Falls is still open, and Melissa and Adam really wanted to […]

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Last fall, I photographed Angela and Jeremy’s engagement session at Cathedral Park and the Pittock Mansion, and we struck gold with the perfect day. It was still early enough in the year that the sun was out and it was plenty warm but there was a pleasant briskness to the wind, and the autumn leaves […]

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When I arrived in Lincoln City to photography Chelsea and Steve’s wedding at Cape Kiwanda, all of the locals were telling me how lucky we were that the weather was so nice because it had been raining for several weeks, and this was the first sunny day in ages at Cape Kiwanda. It truly felt […]

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Ever since Krysta and Nick approached me to photograph their destination elopement in the Swiss Alps I eagerly waited in anticipation for their date to arrive. For me, the Swiss Alps occupies the same place in my brain as fantasy worlds full of magical creatures from a Tolkien novel. So to have the opportunity to […]

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Last fall, I got to travel to Dallas, Texas, to photograph Jeffrey and Patricia’s engagement session at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. Even though I’ll be photographing their wedding this summer in Portland, I was lucky to be able to photograph their engagement session because they live in Dallas. However, I was already going […]

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