Wedding Day on the South Waterfront in Portland.

Amey & Israel are married! There were only about 50 guests attending, making it a super relaxed and personable day for our bride and groom. The day was sunny and warm and it went on without a glitch. Many thanks for the other vendors who helped make the day flawless (listed below). Amey wore super cute red shoes for a splash of color to accompany her short cocktail style wedding dress. Notice her bouquet too! She wasted something BIG and FLASHY... we got it! A cascading ensamble of orchids, bunny ears and eucalyptus. Loved it! Here is a sneak peek of the day... have a beauuuutiful honeymoon/road trip, you two! <3 ;)

Design and Coordination: Luxe Event Productions, Misty Damico
http://luxeproductionsnw.com/

Cake: Cakeway to Heaven, Claudia Renz

http://www.cakewaytoheaven.com/en/Welcome.html

Floral: Vibrant Table Catering and Events, Page Winnograd

http://www.vibranttable.com/

Venue: Aquariva Restaurant

http://www.aquarivaportland.com/

Dress: Bridal Exclusives

http://bridalexclusives.com/bridal/

Men's Suits: Custom made from Colliers, Brent Collier

DJ Entertainment: Mobile Music Entertainment Services, Brandon Arrambide

http://mobilemusicentertainment.com/

Rentals & Linens: The Party Place

http://www.thepartyplacepdx.com/

Newport Oregon - Coast and Lighthouse Engagement Session.

A fantastic day on the Oregon Coast! Newport Oregon is a jewell and, even if about 3 hours away from Portland, totally worth visiting (for pleasure AND for special photographic occasions). About one week ago, Josh and I drove south to Newport to meet up with our 9.10.11 couple, Ang & Craig. Newport means a lot to them and since we love to find new places to photograph our couples in, we were glad to be able to join them there!

We met up in the evening (to take advantage of the warmer, sunset light) in Newport's old town area, where all of the historic warehouses and fishermen and breweries and little shops are. Right by the big bridge. A fun place to be, for pleasure and for photos. Lots of fishing related details, marine life related murals and, of course, the sea.

After spending some time there, we got in our cars and went to the local, historic, beautiful lighthouse and tide pools area, on the actual beach. We had planned for the perfect time to meet in Newport! For the warmer light, as mentioned earlier AND for the lowest tides, as well. Low tides allowed us to be more able to play on the reef and the cliffs and to see the beautiful rock-clinging life (sea anemones, star fish, mussels... loved it!).

The lighthouse was amazing too. The wind was whipping us left and right, but we made sure to use it to our advantage by letting Ang's hair blow in it, and the grasses around us to lean at the perfect angle. The mostly cloudy skies (with some blueness here and there) allowed for some dramatic skies, which we LOVE so much!

Here are a handful of the images taken that day. We LOVE the Oregon Coast. This state's nature and landscapes (and our ability to take advantage of them) is one of the most favorite aspects of being able to do the photography we do. YAY!

Bride & Groom: Ang & Craig
Wedding Day: Saturday 9.10.11
Wedding Location: Anderson Lodge Hilltop House, Ariel WA (at the base of Mt St Helens, in the woods!)

Real Bridal Portraits. Country-Chic shoot on Sauvie Island.

This afternoon was a nice, mild, evenly lit day. Perfect for our Real Bridal Portrait Photoshoot with Samantha! She is a Real Bride, who will be married later on in June. The wedding dress she chose to wear on her wedding day, is a different style from the one wore during the shoot today. She wanted the look and feel of her Bridal Portraits to be more on the Country-Chic side of things. And Country-Chic it was! ;)

The vendors involved were:

Photography: Alice of MoscaPhoto
Location: Hawell Park, Sauvie Island, Portland OR
Samantha: assistant editor at Oregon Bride Magazine (the model bride)
Misty: Luxe Event Productions (the art director and planner)
Karyn: Black Label Films (video production)
Hailey: Zest Floral Design (provided the gorgeous bouquet and boutonnières)
Charlotte's Weddings: provided the beautiful wedding dress
The Party Place: provided the fun props
Yen: for Sam's hair
Kimmie: for Sam's makeup

This is just a taste of the photos taken. Many more to come! What a great day :)

Country-style, Sauvie Island, farm engagement session.

Finally! The sunshine and heat have decided to show up here in Portland... PERFECT for our latest engagement session shoot! The day was this past Saturday, June 4th, on Sauvie Island, at the fun Krueger's Farm. Old-growth cottonwood trees, red bards, hey and fields of (last season's) corn ;)

Lise and Ben were great! She is native of Grand Cayman and wore a super fun, bright yellow, summery, flowy dress. Loved it for photos! Especially with the evening being so sunny and warm. Great choice Lise! AND thank you for getting your beautiful engagement ring all cleaned up for photos too! ;)

Their wedding is right around the corner! July 10th 2011 is the date, and it will be at Red Ridge Farms in Dayton OR. Vibrant Table is the caterer (YAY!) and our DJ Moe will provide the beats (also YAY!). Love working with talented vendors and sweet couples...!