Intimate winter wedding at Hotel deLuxe, Portland OR

Crista and James are an awesome couple! The are successful in life, completely in love with each other, surrounded by genuinely wonderful family members and friends... Photographing their wedding day this past January 5th 2013 at the fabulously Hollywood-style Hotel deLuxe, was a huge pleasure! [I want to give a big shout out to my friend Alan Weiner for helping me out at this wedding with his second shooting assistance!] This was our first wedding of our 2013 season and we can honestly say that we started off with a bang ;) It was a quaint, little wedding. Only the core people in Crista and James' life was in attendance. They actually travelled from Washington DC to get married here in Portland! It was truly a cozy and fun day, that I'll remember for ever. Thank you Crista & James!

Special thanks to an awesome crew of wedding vendor peeps, who never stop being awesome ;)

Getting ready and ceremony : Hotel deLuxe, Portland Oregon
Reception : Gracie's Dining at Hotel deLuxe, Portland Oregon
Florals : Floral Designs by Alicia
DJ : D-Moe-Funk (Dan Moe)

Friends and Family! Thank you for making me feel so welcome at their wedding. It was a pleasure working with you! Please click on this link here ( http://pictage.com/1258823 ) to sign up for their wedding gallery. Once the images are all ready, you will receive an email announcement. You'll then be able to see them all! Thank you!

SW Portland Urban Winter Engagement Session!

Crista and James are FUN! We had been communicating via email for months (since they live out of state). When we finally met in person, two days ago, it was as if we had known each other for ever! We totally bonded and had a blast on their engagement session... and their wedding is today! ;)

Here is a sneak peek of their engagement session. It was a non-rainy day in Portland (which is rare for this time of year!) but it was COLD! We all bundled up and had a blast walking around SW Portland, near their hotel. I predict a fun-filled wedding day today with them!