{Engagement!} Sara & Dane - At the top of the Mountain! Grasses, wildflowers and Bright Blue Skies.

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UPDATE!

All of the images we took with Sara & Dane are ready!

Here is a slide show of all 224 of them!

Enjoy! ;)

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What can we possibly say about our gorgeous Summer 2011 couple, Sara & Dane?

How about the fact that they are beautiful, they are adorable, they are adventurous, kind, fun and loving... We are SO lucky to have them be a part of the ever-growing MoscaPhoto family!!

Josh and I had the pleasure of participating in Portland Perfect Wedding Guide's March 2010 Wedding Show (click to see our photos from the show!), a few months ago. Lots of wonderful vendors exhibiting at the beautiful Heathman Hotel in downtown Portland. We had a blast talking to brides and other vendors. 

At one point in the day, Sara shows up. Immediately, we hit it off! We jokingly start talking about "extreme wedding photography" and how awesome it would be to shoot and engagement session while skydiving! HAHA! Little did we know that she would fall in love with us, book us for her wedding next July 2nd 2011 AND have us take a day-adventure-trip to the top of a mountain in Washington! Talk about different!

We met up with Sara and Dane in Camas (WA). We packed our gear in their car and headed out for the 1 and a half hour drive through the mountains, on dirt roads, while bonding even more! Jokes, stories, laughs... so fun! Then we reached the trailhead. 2 or 3 hours later, we had practically hiked that entire mountain top, stopping everywhere we could, to take photos of the two of them, in this amazing middle-of-nowhere wilderness. 

Silver Star Mountain (click to view our map!) is north of Camas, Washington and its the location where Sara and Dane had their first ever date! 

What a special place it is to them, what a gorgeous place it is for photographs and what an unforgettable day is was for Josh and I.

We've said it before and will say it again... WE HAVE THE BEST COUPLES IN THE WORLD! :-)

Love you (and your cookies, WHOA yumm!) and can't wait to see you again!

~ Alice (& Josh)

Wedding Date: Saturday July 2nd 2011
Wedding Location: Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA
Wedding Dress: Sara WON her dress at the Bridal Show! Thanks to Ania Collection for the dress!
Thanks to Portland Perfect Wedding Guide for having us at the show! ;)

{Engagement!} Amber & Ben's (Downtown Portland) 3rd and final Engagement Shoot!

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TAAA DAAAAA! :)

Amber & Ben, once again, are being blogged!

I say "once again" because this is the third time Josh and I had the pleasure of photographing them!

Here is a brief summary of every "postable" shoot we've done! 

(I said postable since there is one set of images (from Amber's dress fitting) which Ben cannot see!)

• We met up for their "first shoot" on a camping trip in the woods near Mt Adams, sometime in July 2009. I put "first shoot" in quotes because it was more of an impromptu shoot, not planned, but super fun nonetheless! After all, camping in the woods is what Amber and Ben are all about, and we love to join them when we have time! Giant bonfire, a beautiful stream and peaceful woods! See those photos here :)

• The first "official" engagement shoot, was last September 2009. The mood of it was autumnal, corn fields and vineyards. We visited David Hill Winery in September of 2009 and then stopped at a fun-looking field of mature corn, right as the sun was beginning to set. It was a gorgeous day! See those photos here :)

• The second "official" engagement shoot, was this past January 2010. We joined them over an exceptionally sunny weekend, at Lincoln City and then Pacific Beach, on the Oregon coast. In this shoot, we were finally able to include their labradoodle Luke! So fun running around the beach at sun set and then again the next day, overlooking our gorgeous coastline! See these photos here :)

Now that we are all caught up with Amber & Ben's year-long photographic adventures... here are a handful of their LATEST and last engagement shoot! I say last simply because their wedding is right around the corner! WOW!

This latest shoot was intended to have a very urban and city-life feel to it. I think we hit the nail right in the head with it! :) We met up this past July 8th 2010 and drove to multiple downtown Portland locations. It was awesome! We can't wait for their wedding day!

• Wedding date: September 4th, 2010
• Wedding location: Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens, Portland OR
• Reception location: Gracie's Dining, within Hotel deLuxe, Portland OR
• Wedding Day-of Coordination: Champagne NW (Mandy Downs), Portland OR
• Officiant: Lisa Kristen-Scott, Portland OR

{Engagement!} Lindsay & Tim (& Trinity, too!) hanging out in the Columbia Gorge!

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Lindsay and Tim are awesome.
Once again, MoscaPhoto has AMAZING couples!! :)))


It was a pleasure finally meeting them in person, since they are based in California and are in the process of relocating here to Portland. The day they will finally call Portland home is close and we're super excited for them!


Yesterday, Sunday July 11th, Josh and I had the pleasure of meeting them for the first time. Not only Lindsay and Tim, but Trinity too! She is 6 years old and a total sweetheart! Apparently, she has a crush on Josh now... Lindsay told me to watch out! HAHA!! :) Love it! :)

We met up at Rooster Rock State Park, along the Columbia River. Had some fun in the trees and then on the river, but eventually we were chased away from swarms of crazy mosquitoes! We were practically eaten alive! We did, however, get to capture some gorgeous light... then we headed to the Historic Columbia River Highway to look for waterfalls!

Our first stop was Wahkeena Falls and then the majestic Multnomah Falls. Beautiful places with the perfect temperature and a super fun family, complete with a GIANT ice cream for Trinity at the end of a hard shooting day! :)

Here are a handful of images from the shoot with more to come!

~ Alice (& Josh)