Jessica and Jackson – Eastfork Country Estate Wedding
Jessica and Jackson were married on an absolutely gorgeous June Saturday at the East Fork Country Estate in Damascus, Oregon. Their ceremony took place in a meadow with a fantastic view of Mt. Hood as a backdrop. In our meetings leading up to the wedding, Jessica had mentioned that she was making a lot of the decorations herself, and the day of the wedding all of her hard work really made the celebration beautiful, there was the candy bar, the flower girl’s dress, the lovely centerpieces, but perhaps my favorite personal touch were her high heels which she embellished with rhinestones and lots of other bling. The bouquets with pinks and whites and the green succulents were a great compliment to the neutral tones of the bridesmaids dresses. Jessica’s two dresses were both beautiful and her flower halo looked really stunning with her blond curls. Before I left I got to photograph the guests celebrating with sparklers (which looked amazing in the fading light of the day).
 
 
     
  
 
 
Emily and Steve – New Orleans Wedding – Race and Religious
Emily and Steve were married at Race and Religious in New Orleans, LA earlier this month. This was an absolutely gorgeous wedding to get to photograph, there were so many little details I couldn’t even fit all of them into the handful of photos I’ve put below, but the little details paled in comparison to the love and laughter brought to this wedding by the bride and groom and their friends and family. Each guest took a handkerchief at the beginning of the ceremony, and in true New Olreans fashion used those to wave and dance with as they joined the couple in a second line parade right after the ceremony – complete with a band leading the way! Emily wore a stunning lace dress with a gold belt and gold jewelry, while Steve looked fantastic in his navy blue suit (and really spectacular tie!). The white roses in copper colored vases looked very lovely against the blue and white table linens, and the papel picado banners were a great compliment to the string lights hung around the venue. The cake room was just beautiful (as were all the rooms in this historic venue), with photos of the couple strung behind the three cakes, and the main cake set upon an intricate silver cake stand, and decorated with a cute flag banner.
When the time came for the toasts, there was no short supply of laughter and tears, and when it came time to get dancing, there were lots of happy feet on the dance floor. At the end of the night we were able to sneak a couple of photos in front of the vibrant blue water of the pool, right as guests began to wade into the waters.
I think the pictures tell the story a bit better than I can, I am so very lucky to have gotten the chance to photograph this wedding, I know these two have many many happy years ahead of them.
 
 
 
Haley Lovett Photography Featured on The Knot
I am so excited to announce that the wedding of Emily and Tyler from this August has been featured on theKnot.com in the real weddings section!
This was an absolutely wonderful wedding to photograph, and made beautiful by the work of talented vendors such as Your Perfect Bridesmaid, Le Cookie Monkey, Snapdragon Studio, Pearl Catering, the wonderful venue Urban Studio, and of course, the very lovely couple, Emily and Tyler.
Please check out and share the feature below:
“A Playful Floral Wedding in Portland, Oregon”
And if you haven’t already seen the original blog post with many more pictures from the wedding, you can do so here:
Emily and Tyler – Wedding at Urban Studio PDX – Portland, Oregon
Jen and Erik – Engagment Photos in the Rain – Noble Woods Park
Even though it’s been a rainy past few weeks here in Oregon, the photos must go on! And go on they did when I met up with Jen and Erik (and their dog chipper!) for engagement photos at Noble Woods Park in Hillsboro. I thought that Noble Woods Park looked just beautiful with the overcast sky and the mist of rain against the mossy greens in the trees. Erik and Jen are the sort of couple that you can’t help but constantly be smiling and laughing when you are with them – and a little bit of rain did not stop them from from being just as happy and cheerful (and in love) as could be.   I am so excited to photograph them at their wedding this coming summer!
Alexi and Andrew – Just Married – Columbia Gorge – Multnomah Falls
The night before I met up with Alexi and Andrew for their photo session in the Gorge, I was kept awake by the sound of the intense rain beating against my roof. When I woke up to drive out to meet them at Multnomah Falls, the rain kept pouring down. As a native Portlander, I’m no stranger to rain, but I was worried that it might make for a cold photo session. I was so very lucky to be working with Alexi and Andrew, who were absolutely unfazed by the nearly constant drizzle as I posed them all over the historic Columbia River Highway. Maybe it was because these two are newlyweds (married in a small ceremony just a couple days before our session, and on their honeymoon), but I think it was more that they both have such happy and fun personalities that they were up for playing around in the rain.
We started at Multnomah Falls early in the morning and then moved along the old highway to Latourell Falls, and then ended up at the Crown Point Vista House for some great views of the Gorge, and for lots of wind! I had such a great time getting to know these two! They have many, many happy years ahead!
