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)

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Real Portland Wedding of Jane & Nate

This was such a great day! My old friend and colleague Tom (with Sikora Photography) called me up to see if I could photograph Jane & Nate's wedding with him. His second shooter fell ill and he thought of me to replace her, since Tom and I had worked for many years together some time ago and we're confident around each other. 

Thankfully, I was available, immediately got ready and went straight to St Mary's Cathedral to meet up with the bride. Lo and behold, this wedding ended up being a reunion of sorts for me! You see, Jane's family had hired Tom and I back in 2008 for Jane's sister's wedding too! Corinne (the sister) was one of Jane's bridesmaids and it was a blast seeing her again! So I essentially knew everyone there and it was even more fun to be a part of it! YAY :)

PS: This is part of what it means to be a professional photographer involved with other wedding professionals. We have backups! We work well together and can always support one another in case of emergencies. I'm so glad I got the call and was available to help! :)

Here are the details of the wedding:

Date: Saturday February 18th 2012

Photography (on this blog specifically): Alice with MoscaPhoto.com

Main photographer: Sikora Photography

Make up and hair: Nicole with Powder Inc.

Ceremony: St Mary's Cathedral, NW Portland

Reception: the MAC (Mutlnomah Athletic Club) NW Portland

Wedding dress: Charlotte's Weddings and More

Flowers: Beaverton Florists

Bentley getaway car: privately owned by a friend

Wintery & Whimsical Timberline Lodge Wedding!

This past Friday March 4th 2011, I (Alice) had the opportunity to second shoot for an old friend of mine, who owns Sikora Photography. He called me a week or so ago to ask if I could help him out at this wedding at the historic and beautiful Timberline Lodge, at the base of Mt Hood... and I was thrilled! Not only did I get to be a second shooter (the behind-the-scenes shooter's role that is always Josh with MoscaPhoto :) I was also given the opportunity to have some fun with photos in the snow!

Cassie and Mike were troopers! The snow started falling, yet they still wanted to be outside for their portraits. She looked stunning and playful in her dress and heels on the fluffy white snow. What a beautifully dreamy place to get married in the winter!