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!

Wedding Bouquet Trends in our 2012 Wedding Season!

Wedding bouquets are all beautiful! They reflect the bride's mood, style and personality. Florals are subjective and, while each year seems to see trends, they are all somewhat different. We love to photograph them! They are part of the whole adventure in wedding planning, and in the end, they complete a bride's attire. Here are a handful of the floral bouquets and arrangements witnessed and photographed by us here at MoscaPhoto, throughout our 2012 wedding season. May this post serve you as inspiration for your own upcoming wedding! If you need recommendations for incredibly talented wedding florists in the Portland area, scroll to right below the image collage!

In no particular order, here are the wonderful florists we have had the pleasure to work with and get to know throughout our 2012 wedding season:

Floral Designs by Alicia
Blum Design in Flowers
Sophisticated Floral Design and Accessories
Petalos
Lucy's Informal Flowers
Bloomsbury
Your Perfect Blossoms
Tammy's Floral

Happy Holidays! Timberline Lodge, snowy and lovely Engagement Session!

Timberline Lodge is a stunning place. Full of history and warm comfort. It's a local destination for many Oregon and Washington residents who love the snow and love to ski. It's also a popular destination for shoots such as this fun engagement session (and of course, weddings)! 

Stephanie & Josh live in another state and are in Oregon to visit family. They stayed at Timberline Lodge over the weekend, which is when we drove up to meet them for their session. It was BEAUTIFUL and FUN exploring the place and getting to know them! Genuine souls, grateful for life and long-time sweethearts. We had posted one quick image as a sneak peek two days ago, but now we're ready to show you many more! 

Today is December 25th 2012, so... if you celebrate: HAPPY HOLIDAYS to everyone, and especially to Stephanie & Josh, featured here! ;) If you don't celebrate: LOVE AND PEACE TO YOU AND YOURS!

Salton Sea, California

Not many places in the world are like this place. The Salton Sea has always fascinated me. It's story from it's accidental creation, to the good 'ol days during mid-century times, and it's demise due to pollution and neglect. I've read just about everything there is to know about this place and it's even more intriguing now! When we were in Palm Springs last week,  we decided to take a half-day trip to the lake. We had to choose which side (east or west) to see, since we didn't have much time left in the day. We chose on the east side and went straight to a place called Bombay Beach, CA. 300 people still live here and swear by it. An earthen levi was built to protect "the town" from flooding toxic waters. This is what remains of the old town, on the other side of the barrier. I wish the light had been better for photos, but I sure know for a fact that we will return and will explore much, much further.