{Engagement!} Amber & Ben's (Downtown Portland) 3rd and final Engagement Shoot!

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TAAA DAAAAA! :)

Amber & Ben, once again, are being blogged!

I say "once again" because this is the third time Josh and I had the pleasure of photographing them!

Here is a brief summary of every "postable" shoot we've done! 

(I said postable since there is one set of images (from Amber's dress fitting) which Ben cannot see!)

• We met up for their "first shoot" on a camping trip in the woods near Mt Adams, sometime in July 2009. I put "first shoot" in quotes because it was more of an impromptu shoot, not planned, but super fun nonetheless! After all, camping in the woods is what Amber and Ben are all about, and we love to join them when we have time! Giant bonfire, a beautiful stream and peaceful woods! See those photos here :)

• The first "official" engagement shoot, was last September 2009. The mood of it was autumnal, corn fields and vineyards. We visited David Hill Winery in September of 2009 and then stopped at a fun-looking field of mature corn, right as the sun was beginning to set. It was a gorgeous day! See those photos here :)

• The second "official" engagement shoot, was this past January 2010. We joined them over an exceptionally sunny weekend, at Lincoln City and then Pacific Beach, on the Oregon coast. In this shoot, we were finally able to include their labradoodle Luke! So fun running around the beach at sun set and then again the next day, overlooking our gorgeous coastline! See these photos here :)

Now that we are all caught up with Amber & Ben's year-long photographic adventures... here are a handful of their LATEST and last engagement shoot! I say last simply because their wedding is right around the corner! WOW!

This latest shoot was intended to have a very urban and city-life feel to it. I think we hit the nail right in the head with it! :) We met up this past July 8th 2010 and drove to multiple downtown Portland locations. It was awesome! We can't wait for their wedding day!

• Wedding date: September 4th, 2010
• Wedding location: Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens, Portland OR
• Reception location: Gracie's Dining, within Hotel deLuxe, Portland OR
• Wedding Day-of Coordination: Champagne NW (Mandy Downs), Portland OR
• Officiant: Lisa Kristen-Scott, Portland OR

UPDATE! Engagement Session Part 2! Amber & Ben at The Beach.

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UPDATE!

Here are more photos from Amber & Ben's second engagement session at the beach!
Lincoln City and Pacific Beach, Oregon Coast.
A BEAUTIFUL Pacific Northwest winter (sunny!) day!
January 30th 2010.
Enjoy! :-)

Amber & Ben's Wedding Summary:

• Wedding date: September 4th, 2010
• Wedding location: Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens, Portland OR
• Reception location: Gracie's Dining, within Hotel deLuxe, Portland OR
• Wedding Day-of Coordination: Champagne NW (Mandy Downs), Portland OR
• Officiant: Lisa Kristen-Scott, Portland OR

Engagement Session Part 2! Amber & Ben at The Beach.

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That's right!

Josh and I are documenting a whole year's worth of wedding preparations and events for Amber & Ben!

The first shoot was their Engagement Session number 1. It was fun and summery and in the heat, done at David Hill Winery, back in September 2009. Here is the link to that very blog post!

Their second Engagement Shoot was this past weekend (January 30th, 2010) in Lincoln City and Pacific Beach, on the gorgeous Oregon Coast! The weather was surprisingly warm and dry and actually sunny at times! We have many images to edit and post, but  I wanted to share one of my favorite ones thus far, here, as a sneak peek.

Oh how we love nature! And gorgeous weather! And awesome couples! We are truly lucky.

More photos to come!

~ Alice & Josh


Amber & Ben's Summary:

• Wedding date: September 4th, 2010
• Wedding location: Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens, Portland OR
• Reception location: Gracie's Dining, within Hotel deLuxe, Portland OR
• Wedding Day-of Coordination: Champagne NW (Mandy Downs), Portland OR
• Officiant: Lisa Kristen-Scott, Portland OR

And here is one of the scenery, from another angle. What a beautiful day!

We've Been Featured on Champagne NW!

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Josh and I are honored to have been chosen as one of Champagne NW Wedding and Event Coordination's preferred vendors!

Mandi and Rachelle have a cool project happening right now. They are featuring 30 vendors in 30 days! Anyone from florists to venues to photographers and more!

Yesterday, January 12th 2010, was their 6th day... and WE were featured!

Mandi posted some of our photos of Lacey & Jonathan and Amber & Ben's engagement sessions, along with a brief interview with us. Both of these awesome couples have us as their wedding photographers AND Champagne NW as their day-of coordinator!

We truly have the best couples and the best group of wedding vendor friends, EVER!! :-)

Thank You Mandi, Rachelle, Lacey and Amber.

We are excited to work you... all!