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I love photographing weddings.  There’s the excitement and joy of the ceremony, the crazy fun of the reception, and all day, that sense of the start of a new season in the couples’ lives.  Watching my wedding couples start their lives together on that first day as a married couple never, ever gets old.  And […]

It’s the first full week of June, and even though we’re having a rainy spell right now, it definitely has started to FEEL like summer, finally!  I’m pretty sure we just skipped right over spring, but that’s fine with me–summer’s my favorite anyway! I thought I’d take a quick break from sharing all of the […]

If you’re looking for a quiet location with a country feel, have you considered Champoeg State Park family photos? Because of its size and the fact that it’s outside of Portland proper, Champoeg is usually less crowded, even on sunny summer evenings. This makes it an ideal choice for families hoping for quieter sessions or […]

It’s been a while since I shot at Rood Bridge Park!  Every time I go back, I remember how totally magical it is, and this family session last week was no different.  It had been pretty hot all day, but then as I climbed the little hill into the forest, the most perfect, flowy-hair breeze […]

If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you know that Cooper Mountain Nature Park in Aloha is one of my very favorite places to shoot at: there’s tall grass, views of the valley, and it gets the very BEST sunset light!  I was so thrilled Angela and Steven chose that location for their […]

From the minute I met these two, I knew their Camp Turnaround wedding was going to be an emotional, joyful day and it totally WAS!  You might remember their Jenkins Estate engagement session last fall, where they were basically just super adorable and cuddly and in love, making my job super easy.  A few weeks ago, […]

This engagement session has been in the works for a while, and I’m so happy to finally share it today!  I’ve been chatting with Lauren and Corey since the fall about their engagement session, and we went from Christmas tree farm to dog park to a forest session and my goodness I am SO GLAD […]

Well, we’re officially one month in to our Newberg and homeownership adventures, and we are 100%–no, 1000% happy with our decision to move here!  As spring FINALLY decides to show up, we’re getting to explore more and more of our new town, and it’s been a total blast.  Champoeg State Park was one of our […]