bride and groom laughing and hugging next to the willamette river

Second shooting for Stevi Sayler Photography Working with my photo-wife, Stevi, is always the highlight of my summer… especially since that’s basically the only time we get to see each other during wedding season. Some folks might say that it’s impossible to have a romantic backyard wedding. Well those folks have clearly never been to…

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Amber + Powell could not be any more googly-eyed in love. They planned their wedding at Five Pine Lodge around their two favorite things celebration and family! It was such a joy to see them surrounded by happy tears, high fives, and big hugs. Q1: What was your favorite part of the day? [Amber] The…

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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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Jeff and Amy have quite the love story… It all started waaaaay back in 1997. Amy was blissful 19 year old working at BoA as a drive-up teller and Jeff was already sporting is own construction business so he was a regular at Amy’s window. One day she “happened to remembered” Jeff’s phone number from…

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Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. -Marcel Proust Samara + Brett classic, beautiful, and intimate wedding at The Ainsworth House & Garden outside Portland was everything they’d dreamed it would be. They each spent the morning with their respective bridesmaids and…

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Second Shooting for Stevi Sayler Photoraphy Two words: BREAKFAST WEDDING… It was a double-header weekend in Southern Oregon as Stevi and I second’ed for each other on back-to-back weddings. My wedding with Rosie + Greg at Buckhorn Springs was first with a full fiesta theme at the rustic yoga retreat lodge. After most of the…

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Brace yourselves people, because this wedding is full of color, sequins, pom-poms, paper flowers, amazing food, DIY projects, and toooooons of love!!! I first met Greg + Rosie over skype to discuss wedding details and planning for their Memorial Day Weekend fiesta themed wedding in Southern Oregon. Rosie’s littles, Blaise and Ruby, joined the conversation…

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At the end of April my Dad and I drove to Missouri for my grandparents’ 60th wedding anniversary party. The drive was loooooong and not always scenic, though some of it was very very scenic, but it gave us lots of time to talk about …everything. In addition to seeing/meeting a boat load of family,…

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You know that you’re marrying an interior designer when she can transform a modest horse ranch in Eastern Oregon into a romantic destination wedding location! For Emily + Collin’s big day the fun actually started the Wednesday prior with a family meet & greet at the local historic hotel. Activities continued through the week with…

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