The sweet Portland Wedding Elopement of Pilar and Larry

Elopements. They are simple, short, sweet, wedding celebrations with only a core group of people attending (or none at all!). We love photographing them!

We had the pleasure of meeting and being commissioned by the sweet Pilar & Larry a few months back, for their fun Thursday elopement at Multnomah County Courthouse in downtown Portland. Only a small group of family and friends attended the actual wedding ceremony, but then a few more people joined them at their reception for the "formal" dinner celebration.

We travel from the courthouse to the reception, at Mother's Bistro, by way of the Portland Waterfront on Portland's very own PDX Pedicabs. It was a smooth and fun ride with some super sweet photos as a result! I love pedicabs + brides!

Once we reached Mother's Bistro, we were struck by the beautiful and detailed decor which was designed by both Pilar (who's an incredibly talented graphic artist) and Stephanie, or Petalos (who is a local and fabulous designer and florist). Everything was perfect! Dinner was delicious, everyone had a blast and we felt like part of their family. Everything about this day was perfect!

Here is a sneak peek from their day.

Photography : Alice & Josh of MoscaPhoto
Wedding location: Multnomah County Courthouse, Downtown Portland
Transportation : PDX Pedicab
Reception location : Mother's Bistro, Downtown Portland
Reception decor : Petalos
Cake and dessert : Voodoo Doughtnuts
Guest favors : Sesame Donuts
Bouquet and Boutonnieres : Petalos

The Howell Territorial Park Wedding Day of Marie and Jason

Marie & Jason's wedding day was this past Sunday August 12th, 2012. It was one of the hottest day of the summer AND it was the third wedding in a row (within that weekend) for us here at MoscaPhoto. It really helped us keep the energy up and be inspired to shoot, after meeting these two. We hadn't met before their day... but on the day of their wedding, we knew everything was going to be great. We had so much in common when it came to how they met and what they felt about one another... we really hit it off which is SO wonderful! 

Things started a few hours late that Sunday morning, because some guests were caught off guard from a bicycling event in Portland that had closed down all of the bridges to car traffic (Portland's Bridge Paddle Event). Eventually, bride and guests and bridal party, arrived and everything went off without a hitch! Delicious mobile BBQ caterers, gorgeous florals by Floral Designs by Alicia, a fun country-chic park setting nestled in a grove of trees, and lot's of family bonding. We had a blast! Here is a quick sneak peek of their day.

Photographers : Alice & Josh of MoscaPhoto

Floral : Floral Designs by Alicia

Location : Howell Territorial Park, Sauvie Island, Portland OR

Wedding details : all hand made by the bride Marie including the little girls' fairy wings and skirts!