Nikki + Jimmy | Love Is Sweet Wedding at Aspen Hall

When your love is this sweet no amount of 2020 can get in your way! Nikki + Jimmy planned a much bigger wedding, but had to scale it back and keep it exclusively outdoors because COVID likes to ruin everything. We started the day at the St. Francis McMenamins Hotel in Downtown Bend where Jimmy…

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Phoebe + Tom | Engagement in the Oregon Badlands

Sometimes a couple wasn’t planning to do an engagement session because their wedding is so close, but then a global pandemic starts to put any future plans into question and so you do the engagement session just in case your wedding doesn’t happen this year… or you know something like that. Phoebe + Tom met…

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Gail + Ted | Rainy Porch Elopement in Corvallis, Ore

First wedding of 2020 and I feel confident in saying that this is going to be the year of elopements… and/or micro weddings. Gail + Ted had initially planned to travel to Central Oregon and elope with their adult children by their sides at Tumalo Falls. But then COVID started make travel and gathering at…

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April + Clare | Big Love at the Jupiter Hotel

April + Clare were 1000000000% surrounded by love and support on their wedding day. It was a scorching hot day in Portland and everyone was seeking refuge in the shade with a cool drink… or in their rooms with the AC blasting! April and her bride’s-folks played a (new to me) card game on the…

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Sally + Adam | Covered Bridge Elopement at Shevlin Park

Sally and Adam eloped at the covered bridge (no longer there) in Shevlin Park with Sally’s children and a couple close friends. We used the walk from the parking lot to the bridge to get some sweet photos of them… and shake off some excited energy. After some bubbly and cake-pops Sally and Adam drove…

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Marissa + Russ | …who’s cutting the onions?

I think that most of us would agree that wedding planning is stressful. My thoughts are that if a relationship can survive planning a wedding then the couple is off to great start. …I mean think about all the skills you need to successfully plan a wedding. Communication, decision making, compromise, budgeting, dedication, and a…

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Katie + Zach | Country Club Chic at The Aerie at Eagle Landing

What a pleasure it is to watch love grow in two people. Katie + Zach had a beautiful wedding at the Aerie at Eagle Landing just outside Portland in early September. …you know the time, when it’s still summer, but fall is in the air. Surrounded by their families and best friends they promised to…

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Jess + Aaron | Adventure Engagement on Mt. Bachelor

What a fun way to explore a little of Mt Bachelor’s summer side! I first met Jess in Corvallis after she relocated to the area and joined a ladies business group that I was in. She joined with her own small business, JessBFit, which as you might guess from the name is focused on fitness…

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