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It’s been quiet over here this last month on the blog, but not in real life–we had Camille and Michael’s Troutdale House wedding over Thanksgiving weekend, then December was spent editing that wedding and doing all that fun end-of-year stuff for the business.  This month, I’ve been revamping the Bridal Guide (2018 brides–keep an eye […]

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2017 Wedding Photography Behind The Camera

It’s been quiet over here this last month on the blog, but not in real life–we had Camille and Michael’s Troutdale House wedding over Thanksgiving weekend, then December was spent editing that wedding and doing all that fun end-of-year stuff for the business.  This month, I’ve been revamping the Bridal Guide (2018 brides–keep an eye […]

St. Helen's Wedding | Hillsboro Wedding Photographer

Weddings

Kailey and Andrew’s St. Helens Wedding | Hillsboro Wedding Photographer

The week of catching up on wedding blogs continues!!  Next up is Kailey and Andrew’s wedding in St. Helens.  Their engagement session at Champoeg State Park was super fun and I was so excited for their big day!  They started the day by getting ready at a family friend’s house, where they had their first […]

Horning's Hideout Wedding in North Plains | Hillsboro Wedding Photographer

Weddings

Lindsey and Adam’s Pink and Gold Horning’s Hideout Wedding | Hillsboro Wedding Photographer

Pink and gold!  AHHH!  My favorites!  There was so much fun sparkly details to this wedding!  From the fabulous pink and gold cake to the gold sequined tablecloths–I knew when Lindsey told me about these colors that I HAD to photograph this wedding!  Pink and gold were my wedding colors when I got married in […]

Fall wedding at Children's Cottage at McMenamin's Grand Lodge in Forest Grove | Hillsboro Wedding Photographer

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Shellie and Kevin’s McMenamin’s Grand Lodge Wedding | Hillsboro Wedding Photographer

Sorry, friends.  I obviously fell down on blogging this winter!  I tend to post weddings right away on Facebook and then dive into editing to get my couples their wedding photos back quickly, but I know they’re waiting for their blog posts too!  I’m doing some catching up this week, and I’m so excited to […]

Troutdale House Wedding | Hillsboro Wedding Photographer

Weddings

Camille and Michael’s Troutdale House Wedding | Hillsboro Wedding Photographer

If you follow me on Facebook, you’ve seen photos from Camille and Michael’s fabulous Thanksgiving-weekend wedding at Troutdale House, but I just realized I never shared them here!!  What???  I blame the holidays. Camille and Michael both got ready on different levels of the venue, but didn’t want to see each other before the ceremony.  […]

Gales Creek Camp Turnaround Wedding | Hillsboro Wedding Photographer

Weddings

Camp Turnaround Wedding | Lacey + Taylor

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, […]

maysara winery wedding in mcminnville, oregon

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Emily + Casey | A Willamette Valley Winery Wedding | McMinnville’s Maysara Winery

I’m so thrilled to share these images from Emily and Casey’s beautiful wedding last month at Maysara Winery!  Becky at Studio 623 Photography invited me to assist her on this wedding and I am so glad I was able to do it!  Emily and Casey were so sweet and their wedding was so much FUN! […]

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