Street scenes from our very own Portland Oregon.

It's been a while since we've posted anything personal ;) I've been looking through our computers, in hopes of cleaning up hard drives and permanently storing older images, to make way for new shoots... in this process, I have come across never before seen images of urban scenes and urban details of the beautiful Portland Oregon. Our city is cozy and architecturally interesting. Josh and I used to spend more time walking around town, looking for details to photograph... here are some from a few years ago that I'd love to share with you. Wider scenes are what we clearly see, even from cars while driving. Closer up details are aspects of the environment around us that we only see if we take out time, walk around and look hard. All are worth capturing. Thanks for looking! :)

Real engagement session (Amy & Danielle's) featured on So You're EnGAYged!

Once again, we've been featured! This time, Amy & Danielle's engagement session takes the honors. They are to be married in front of around 200 friends and family members, in Portland, in October. We have a part 2 engagement session planned for later this summer, which we can't wait for and the theme of which is a surprise to them ;)

What was featured on So You're EnGAYged was a Sunday afternoon shoot through the Pearl District, at Powell's books and on the streets of the beautiful portland neighborhood. The rains caught up with us after about an hour and a half, so we ended the session indoors, at Pearl Bakery, with a bloody mary and some laughs. To see our own blog post of that day, click here.

We are honored to have been chosen as Amy and Danielle's wedding photographers and can't wait for their wedding!

Below, is a screen shot of the featured article with our photos as well as Amy's own words describing how the two of them met and how the fell in love and what their plans are for the future. These inspiring love stories and couples as genuinely happy as they are, are some of the aspects of our profession and keeps us going, wanting to meet new people, working on perfecting our art, and being a part of so many people's special day. Plus, the recognition we get from wonderfully influential and useful blogs such as So You're EnGAYged, truly makes our day.

Thank you all! <3

~ Alice & Joshy

Fairy wings and lots of love at this wedding < 3

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Amy and Ryan are two peas in a pod. He is high ranking in the Army while she has had to live with the fact that he gets shipped overseas on a moment's notice. In fact, he has been called once again to Afganistan a little under one month from their wedding day. So, their wedding day, this past Saturday March 26th 2011, was even more touching than usual.

They were surrounded by friends and family, lots of whimsical fairytale details and high emotions. The Crown Ballroom made their day perfect with all of its decor and elegance. Geranium Lake Flowers did a beautiful job with Amy's bouquet. Amy's elf ears and fairy wings added a spark of "her" to the whole day. All in all, there were tears of joy, great dancing and singing, and lots of love. It was obvious to us that their day was going to be special from the moment we had the opportunity to spend hours chit chatting and photographing them during their engagement session (see the Black Hawk helicopter and the Mima Mounds here), but once the wedding day came and went, we realize how truly beautiful the two of them are.

Have fun on your cruise in the Mediterranean guys!! We're totally envious!! ;)

One of our favorite images of 2010.

So many to show and so little time and space ;) Looking through this past 2010 season, while designing albums, I thought to start sharing single favorite, genuine, wedding images. Here is one from Lacey & Jonathan's wedding day. July 24th 2010. World Trade Center, Portland OR.

~ Alice & Josh <3

Some of our favorite engagement session locations!

Hi everyone! We are in the full swing of things with booking for the upcoming wedding season and scheduling super fun and adventurous and casual and classy engagement sessions... this coming Monday January 17th 2011 is the first of several coming up! As soon as Monday comes along, we will have SO much new material to show you on here. We can't wait!

I know that some of our clients are still brainstorming as to where to go for their shoot, so I am making a quick post with some photos of some of the most memorable and photogenic and beautiful locations we love to go to, for photos. Perhaps you can use this as an inspiration for your own? FUN! :)

Engagement sessions are a way to let it all hang out. Well... that sounds a bit weird. I didn't mean it in "that way" lol! What I mean is that with the wedding day being scheduled and prepared and organized and set, there is not much room to play with regards to going somewhere different and further away for a couples' shoot with us. Engagement sessions are a perfect time to think of the most ideal location that truly speaks to you as a couple! There will be no guests and no strict schedules to have to follow, so why not go all the way?

What inspires you? What location speaks to you? This coming Monday we will be driving up to Trillium Lake by Mt Hood to meet up with one of our 2011 couples to photograph their engagement session on snow shoes! The following Monday (January 24th), we will again embark on a snow shoeing adventure with yet another couple of ours, but this time we will be going to the Mt Adams area, trekking towards Ice Caves! Last summer, we had a blast hiking up to the top of a mountain that was covered in wild flowers, by Camas in WA, with yet another couple of ours, in a location where we could literally see 5 different mountains in the distance, all around us!

These are the most extreme examples of "the sky is the limit" for your engagement session with us, of course ;) How about the beautiful Oregon coast? Or the majestic waterfalls in the Columbia Gorge? Or perhaps you are a city-couple, who wants posh and trendy and more elegant cityscapes and twinkly street lights and beautiful architecture?

Its ALL beautiful! Josh and I will either suggest a location for you, or go with what you have in mind already. Either way, lets plan on something fun, memorable and photogenic!

Below are some images of some of our favorite places in the area. What do you think you'd like to do? Let us know! :)

~ Alice & Josh

Nehalem State Park, Oregon Coast, at sunset in the early fall.

Trillium Lake, Mt Hood Oregon, summer time.

Silverstart Mountain, north of Camas Washington, summer time.

Deep forests and woods in the mountains. The light is so beautiful when the sun shines!

Pacific City, Oregon coast. A dry day in January!

Eastbank Esplanade. Downtown Portland Oregon. Early summer.

The Pearl District, Portland Oregon. Summer time.

Cathedral Park, North Portland Oregon. Under the St John's Bridge. Winter time.

Pioneer Courthouse Square, downtown Portland Oregon. Winter time.

The Broadway Bridge, Portland Oregon. Fall time. Or any bridge in Portland, really! ;)

Beautiful historic architecture of NW Portland Oregon.

The Columbia Gorge on a clear day. 

Wooded Shoe Tulip Farm. Spring time, specifically from the end of March to mid-May.

Spring time in NW Portland Oregon, when all of the trees are in bloom!

LOTS more to think about! There are just some ideas. We're looking forward to taking advantage of the beauty that surrounds us here in the NW. See you soon! :)