Winter Family Photos – Portland, OR
About a month ago, one one of the coldest days of December, I had the chance to photograph the darling Evelyn and her parents. It was so chilly that we only spent a few minutes outside taking pictures at a time, and went inside to warm up in between our mini photo sessions. I think it was worth it though, because we ended up with some really adorable photographs.
Lindsay and Keith – Wedding at the Lodge at Mountain Park – Lake Oswego, Oregon Wedding
Lindsay and Keith were married on a foggy winter evening last week at the Lodge at Mountain Park. The chandelier that they hung from the wedding arbor was a perfect compliment to the candles and strings of lights around the venue and created a beautiful and romantic feel to the room where they were married. Lindsay had a really lovely hand-made fabric bouquet (as did all of her bridesmaids), and each centerpiece carried on that vintage feel (I really loved the use of older books for centerpieces). The dessert table was really hard to resist and the white fondant cake looked amazing in front of the fireplace. The newly-married couple made their exit at the end of the evening under the dim light of many many sparklers held by friends and family. It was a beautiful wedding and I was so lucky to be there.
Ellilea and Rick – Lake Oswego Wedding – LDS Temple and Tumwater Room
I met Ellilea and Rick right after their ceremony at the LDS temple in Lake Oswego to take some wedding portraits. Although it was a bit foggy that morning, we managed to get some great wide shots that showed the beautiful (and very tall!) structure behind them as they stood in front of the reflecting pool outside the temple. I loved how beautiful Ellilea’s hair looked against the marble of the building, and compared with the white and cream colors of her wedding dress and decor. After photos, I followed them to the Tumwater Room in Oregon City for a ring ceremony in front of lots of their friends and family. Since it was December, there were many beautiful Christmas trees up at the venue, the dark greens in those trees looked really lovely with the gold and white centerpieces. It was such a joy to be a part of their wedding day, some of my favorites are below.
2013 Fremont Holiday Fest – Photos with Santa
I had a wonderful time last night photographing lots of kids from the neighborhood as they visited with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Grand Central Bakery on Fremont. Santa came to visit as part of the annual Fremont Holiday Fest, and I was happy to be asked to run the photos by one of my favorite event planners, Katie Wilgus of Gather Event Planning, who was in charge of getting all the kids signed up for photos and kept everything running smoothly!
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Family Photos – Wilsonville
- At December 07, 2013
- By Haley Lovett
- In family portraits
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I’ve been so excited to start posting some of the family photos I’ve gotten to shoot over the last few months – but I’ve been waiting patiently to give people time to send out holiday cards so I don’t ruin the surprises for their friends and family. I am particularly excited about this set because it is a family that I first photographed a couple years ago when their little girl was only about six months old – and so it was really fun for me to see how she’s grown (and to meet her little brother), and also to see my own photo style change.
We braved the extreme fog that October morning and took some photos at a local park, even though it was a little chilly – the kids were great sports about being out and about – and we even got some great smiles out of each one of them.
I absolutely loved working with them! A few of my favorites are below.
My Fabric Flower Wedding Bouquet – Portland, OR
When my fiancé (now husband) and I were planning our wedding, the one detail I knew I wanted was to make my bouquet out of fabric flowers. I’d seen fabric bouquets online and just fallen in love with them. I knew I wanted a mix of flower types and a mix of cream and white colored fabrics. The process began months before our wedding day; we made countless trips to the fabric store looking at remnants, and I spent many nights and weekends cooped up with a hot glue gun watching shows on Netflix (and a couple group sessions with all of the wonderful ladies in my life making massive quantities of flowers). Although making the fabric bouquets might be a cheaper way to go when you think about the actual dollars spent – it can definitely be time intensive – so my recommendation to anyone considering it would be to plan ahead and start really early! In the end, I was so happy with the way they turned out – below are a couple pictures that I snapped on our wedding day of my own bouquet and of one of my bridesmaids holding hers (yep, I brought my camera to my own wedding – but it only came out for about ten minutes).
Marissa and Ben – Hood River Wedding – Crag Rats Hut
As I was enjoying the lovely clear sky this afternoon and was reminded of the absolutely gorgeous day that Marissa and Ben got married, I realized that I never posted photos from their wedding in Hood River this June. Â They were married on one of those unusually hot June days (I think the temperature got close to 100 degrees), but luckily the wedding took place at the Crag Rats Hut in Hood River, and the ground floor of the venue stayed nice and cool all day, plus the outdoor space was full of trees and provided them with some shade to help escape the heat. Â Â The ceremony took place outside with a perfect view of Mt. Hood in the background, and during the reception guests were able to enjoy the wonderful weather with some lawn games, or wander around the property and take in the views of all the orchards nearby. Â I really loved Marissa’s dress, and her lavender bouquet was just beautiful. Â When I saw their dessert was a bit jealous that I hadn’t thought of having a giant pie at my own wedding (and it was very tasty!) . I loved getting to work with this pair and their friends and family!
Wendy and Skylar – Lincoln City Oregon Beach Wedding
Wendy and Skylar were married this March on the beach in Lincoln City, and I’m just finally blogging it. I have to admit, when they first told me they were planning a sunset beach wedding that early in the year (in Oregon!) I figured we’d be dealing with rain, but when I arrived in Lincoln City that weekend, we were so lucky to experience unseasonably great weather, and, although it was a bit windy, the skies were sunny and clear on their wedding day. The ceremony took place on the beach, but the reception was held at the beautiful rental home Gables by the Sea.  I loved that Wendy had her bridesmaids dress in their choice of dress or skirt, and just kept them to the same purple, grey, and sea foam green color palate. Most of the food and decor was put together by a friend of the bride and groom (a VERY impressive feat), and some of the bridesmaids helped assemble the bouquets of beautiful cream roses with purple flower accents. I really liked the starfish cake topper, and the brown sugar that was used as a garnish on the cake plates to mimic sand. Wendy made a great choice in wearing a satin pair of cream Toms shoes for the wedding (much easier to walk on the beach in than heels), and the bridesmaids all wore Toms as well in their choice of colors. The evening moved on to some dancing (you’ll see an impressive toe touch by a friend in one of the pictures below) and I was able to steal the couple away during the reception for some sunset photos. I also loved the paper lanterns that they lit and released at the end of the reception, a really beautiful end to such a wonderful day!
   
   
     
    
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Angela and Aaron – Sherwood Wedding – St. Francis Church
Anglea and Aaron were married in Sherwood Oregon a couple weeks ago. I was watching the leaves outside the week before their wedding, and hoping that some would stick around for their big day – and when I arrived at the beautiful St. Francis Church I was happy to see it was surrounded by lots of beautiful orange and red leaves – as well as deep evergreens. I thought the fall coloring really complimented the reds chosen by the couple for their wedding flowers (by Bella Bloom Florals) and bridal party outfits. The wedding was full of beautiful details, Angela made chair back signs for each member of the bridal party, and the groomsmen had custom sneakers made for the wedding that had their initials on the heels and then hid their nick names on the inside of the tongues. We were lucky enough to have almost no rain that day and Angela was a great sport about going into the wooded and grassy areas in her white dress for pictures (she looked just beautiful). It was so wonderful to get to work with these two and their friends and family!
Rita and Cirihn – Corson Building Wedding – Seattle, Washington
Rita and Cirihn were married at the Corson Building in Seattle, Washington. It was one of those absolutely gorgeous fall days, and when I arrived at their home to photograph them getting ready, I was treated to a wonderful view of the water and all the beautiful fall trees. I got a chance to meet their pup, Ruby, and to spend some time with them as they got ready (a more calm pair I’ve yet to meet on their wedding day). We arrived at the Corson Building just in time to get a few late afternoon photos with that beautiful fall sun, and surrounded by the gardens of the venue (I also got a chance to peek in the kitchen and see all of the wonderful food getting prepared). As the day faded, the guests arrived and gathered for the ceremony, after that everyone was treated to a course after course of delicious food prepared by the chefs on site, topped off with a pear and quince pastry.  It was a wonderfully intimate celebration that allowed Rita and Cirihn to spend time visiting with all of their guests, and the night was full of warm conversation, laughter, and lots of happy tears.
