Engagement Photos – Vancouver, Wa – Alyson and Jared
James and I had a great time visiting with Alyson and Jared a few weeks ago at their new home in Vancouver, WA while we took their engagement pictures. Alyson and Jared were both really good sports because we picked one of the hottest days this August to take their pictures (note the otter pops that show up in a couple pictures). They have a great piece of property that made for lots of wonderful pictures, I really liked the look of the wall of fishing lures against the red paint.
Full gallery linked here or just click on any picture below.
Sirius’ Bridal Shower (Portland Event Photographer)
The ladies at Events By Gather put together a wonderful bridal shower for Sirius this weekend, and I was lucky enough to get to photograph the brunch (and eat some of the yummy food). Sunday was terribly rainy, so “shower” took on two meanings as the guests arrived at the event, but once inside everyone was dry and happy and food and drink were delicious, and the decor really brightened up the day.
Sirius’ wedding is only a few weeks away, and I was amazed how relaxed she was with the wedding date coming up so quickly, she was absolutely radiant that day and gave an endless supply of smiles – which made for some wonderful pictures.
The shower had sort of a french countryside feel to the decor, black and white and bursts of red, if I remember correctly those will also be her wedding colors (and they look great together). The food was just perfect for the day, a selection of warm quiches with a wonderful strawberry, mushroom, and spinach salad, and then little chocolate and vanilla tarts for dessert, all the while accompanied by mimosas with floating raspberries.
It was such a wonderful way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon in Portland, and getting to be a small part of events like this shower remind me why I love doing what I do.
A few of my favorite pictures below, the full gallery can be found here or by clicking on any of the pictures below.
Becca and TJ at Oregon Vineyards (Portland Engagement Photos)
A few weekends ago Becca, TJ, and I headed out to Oregon wine country to take some engagement photos and do a little tasting. It was a really beautiful, sunny day, and it also happened to be TJ’s birthday so we picked up cupcakes and they ended up in a few photos. We spent the morning taking photos before the vineyards opened, and then did tastings in between photo sessions. Around lunchtime a couple friends joined us and I ended up using them as lighting assistants in a few photos, which worked out nicely for me. At the end of the day we made it to one last vineyard and happened upon a tire swing, which also made it into a few of the photos below. I had a really great time spending the day with everyone, and the vineyards (even though there weren’t any leaves on the vines) were a great place for an engagement session (although having great models didn’t hurt either).
Some of my favorites below, whole gallery here.
