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!
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.