he wants to know if you'll say yes tag on dog collar for proposal with blue sapphire engagement ring

Sometimes everything goes perfectly to plan… Other times it still goes perfectly to plan, except that the weather is trying to do all four seasons in an hour. Such is life in Oregon. I first met Briana through Summer Robbins Flowers during my first year in Bend. I could immediately see that her heart was…

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It’s finally here! Remember Staci + Blair from their awesome hike to Proxy Falls for their engagement session? Well it’s time to celebrate their wedding! Staci had not one but THREE favorite parts of the day… 1. First look. I was soooo excited for Blair to finally see my dress. That moment when he finally…

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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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Sometimes sessions don’t go as planned… and you know you have a really great couple to work with when they’re down for whatever adventure the day brings! Kelly and Aaron are big time snowboarders. They’re all too aware of how snow conditions can change quickly, especially early in the season. The 3 of us were…

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When you meet a couple as adventurous as Stacey + Mo you obviously have to go on a snowy adventure engagement session with their pup Georgia. We headed out to Edison Snow Park near Mt. Bachelor after more than two months of serious snow fall. Even though most folks in the Central Oregon were over…

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A photographer always starts getting extra excited for the wedding when they have a super adventure time engagement session… It was so much fun working with Ally, Patrick, and their fur-baby Benji, around Tumalo Creek and Shevlin Park on a perfect sunny day in late June. We originally planned to go to Tumalo Falls, but…

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I’ve been wanting to start an AMA – Ask Me Anything – series on this blog. So… let’s start with a very common question that I hear from pretty much everyone. What’s the deal with engagement sessions? First a story: Once, while getting a manicure, I over-heard a very disgruntled woman talking to her friends…

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