Sauvie Island adventure with Cindra & Justin : Portland Engagement Session

Another gorgeous day has come and gone. This past Sunday was sunny, warm and beautiful.

It was Cindra & Justin's turn to be photographed for their engagement session! She chose Sauvie Island as a backdrop and we decided to get there a little before sunset. It was glorious! Lot's of laughs, stories shared and trees climbed ;)

They are to be married this coming August 2012 after a looooong time together, and we couldn't be happier for the two of them!

Here is a quick sneak peek of their session <3

Country Style Sauvie Island Engagement Session

Emily & Joel aren't going to be officially married until November 3rd of 2012... We were so glad to have had this early of an engagement session opportunity with them! We were able to pick a gorgeous spring day and had a blast getting to know them. We laughed, explored Krueger's Farm on Sauvie Island and played around with the beautiful puffy-cloud-sky that we were so lucky to get. A beautiful day and an equally beautiful couple! We can't wait for their wedding day at Skamania Lodge!

A sweet engagement session in a corn maze on Sauvie Island.

Barb and Dave will marry where they are originally from, in the midwest, next spring. They live here in Portland now, so we got together for their fun engagement session! We'd been trying to pick a perfect weather day for a beach session, but ended up getting overcome by rain and cold... SO! We decided to stay in town and to have some fun on Sauvie Island! Krueger Farm is a great place to visit. Not only do they have a wonderful, all natural and local veggie store (which we took advantage of that day, to restock our fridge!), they also have a great and fun corn maze that every year, at this time, is fully grown and perfect for fun farm photos! Here is a sneak peek of their session with us. It turned out to be a perfect day!

Springhouse Cellar Winery, Hood River wedding & Sauvie Island "trash the dress" shoot.

Sian and Jon live away from the Pacific Northwest. Being in the San Francisco area and not coming up here to visit too often, didn't allow us to easily get together and do and engagement shoot before the wedding. When we got to Hood River though, we immediately hit it off, not only with the two of them, but everyone else involved too! What a great bunch of fun and international and loving people they are! Not only that, Angel is the event coordinator for Springhouse Cellar... so when she tapped on my shoulder and said HI! all dolled up and ready to be a bridesmaid, I was even more excited! It was fun seeing her be part of a wedding, versus running it! ;) 

Springhouse Cellars is an amazing venue. Seriously one of our top three favorite places to photograph! Not only is the place amazing on it's own, Sian and her family and friends had the time and patience to decorate the whole place on their own, making it even more unique! Lavender and candles everywhere. Not to mention drift wood collected by them a few days earlier, and built up by hand to be various stands and ceremony centerpieces and more. Great creativity and fun to photograph! 

The wedding went off without a hitch. Beautiful people and great fun. Lots of cultures from all over the world, united for a few hours to celebrate Sian & Jon's wedding. We had a blast and couldn't wait to see them again... which we did the following Monday! We met up on Sauvie Island in Portland, in the early morning hours, to take advantage of the fact that they were passing through on their way to their camping honeymoon up in the San Juan Islands. Sian & Jon dressed back up in the wedding garbs and weren't shy about using the beach, the downed trees and the water, for the sake of photography... another great day with them doing their Trash The Dress! YES! :)

Here is a loooong sneak peek of both days. With lots of images of the hand made details and some key emotions as well. We're seriously so lucky to have such great couples. LOVE IT! 

Wedding date: Saturday July 23rd, 2011

Wedding Venue: Springhouse Cellar Winery, Hood River, OR

Trash The Dress location: Sauvie Island, Portland OR

Wedding cake: Angel Green! Sian's friend :)

Wedding dress: Sian's own vintage silk dress (and boots!)
Wedding officiant: Sian's beautiful mom!