Spring blooms! Tulip farm engagement session.

LOVED the colors and the heat of this day! Jessica and Stephen and us two met up at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, near Molalla, OR a few days ago. We planned it just right, too! It was one of the handful of days without rain... which have been few lately here in Portland. We lucked out! Weather predictions were correct and we had a blast playing around in the fields of flowers.

We came across an old John Deere as well as beautiful leafless trees. We walked in the fields and around them. It was beautiful! We really go to know the two of them too, as can't wait to photograph their wedding day at the beautiful Gorge Crest Vineyards in Underwood WA!

Here is the sneak peek! ;)

Engagement session (with doggie!) at Mt Tabor, Portland.

Meet Andrea + Pete and Dorothy! We met up at Mt Tabor in SE Portland a few days ago. Walked all around the beautiful park. Waited for the longer, warmer sunset light to change the mood of the shoot and had a blast! We got to know each other through laughs and stories; Dorothy really bonded with Josh who graciously held on to her so I could get some solo photos of Andrea & Pete... and the day was warm and perfect too!

They will be getting married at Gorge Crest Vineyard in Underwood, WA in a few months. Can't wait for their day! Here is a quick sneak peek of the day's shoot with many more to come ;)

Wedding day on the Oregon coast.

Grace & Neal are married! The day was yesterday, Saturday April 30th 2011. The day after the famous Royal Wedding. Grace (along with her friends and family) thought of her own day as a royal one. Why? Because her married name will be: Grace Kelly! ;)

Westminster Abbey or not, Grace & Neal's wedding day was perfect. Small enough to allow for every single guest to have great contact with the bride and groom, yet large enough to have it be a true party. The Oregon Coast was perfect too. Sunny and warm, bright and practically deserted. From the beaches of Gearhart, everyone followed Grace & Neal up the street, all the way to McMenamin's Sandtrap, for the reception.

Having gotten to know them during their engagement session (red balloons and hollow picture frames in Portland) we knew they would be fun to see and play with again. Sure enough! Right before sunset, the four of us went back to the beach to take more romantic, fun and artful photographs of the two of them, away from the crowd. We had a blast and love the resulting images. We are so excited to show them! :)

One of the highlights of the day was to see our previous bride (and Grace's maid of honor) Katie, who got married at McMenamin's Edgefield this past September 2010. We love keeping our shoots in the family and love that ours keeps growing! YAY!

Here are details about the vendors involved. Everyone worked flawlessly together. What a great day!

Wedding Gown: W TOO, Charlotte's Weddings, Portland OR
Flowers: Basketcase, Cannon Beach OR
Hair: Shear Pleasures, Seaside OR
Makeup: Grace's friend
Coordination: Sarah Carlson, The Red Hare, Portland OR
Cake: Cannon Beach Bakery, Cannon Beach OR
Ceremony location: the beach! off of the town of Gearhart OR
Reception location: McMenamin's Sandtrap, Gearhart OR

A beautiful Oregon beach wedding preview!

Just a quick single image to prepare for the much more detailed blog post coming up! This is one of the images we took yesterday (April 30th 2011), on the Oregon Coast, in Gearhart, at sunset, with Grace & Neal. A perfect day with a beautiful couple! <3 More to come ;)