Nicole and Graham, August 14th 2010

On our way to the wedding, I looked at my car display with disbelief because it read 102 degrees. I immediately cranked up the AC to compensate for the heat I was about to endure later. The wedding and reception was to be held at a friend’s home in Lebanon. Pulling up, ideas were exploding in my head. The location had everything I had hoped for. There were open fields and trees and props, it was great. The thing I noticed the most as multiple people were flying around taking care of last minute duties was that everyone was happy. There was stress and sweat but there were all smiles. You can tell how good friends Nicole and Graham were because their friends were working joyously in the heat for them. When it was time for the first look, I could hear the excitement in Graham’s voice. As Nicole turned Graham around, the look on his face was unforgettable. Mouth open with a huge smile it was apparent that he thought Nicole couldn’t look more beautiful. He kept saying “Wow” over and over again. The location on the property for the ceremony itself was perfect. It was a little clearing surrounded by trees with some trails leading to the spot. My favorite shot, probably of all time was a long exposure shot in a field at night. After looking at one of the photos, I discovered that I caught a shooting star sliding across the sky. It was a perfect ending to their perfect day.

Kelly and Zach Powers, 8/14/10 @ The Powers Family Home

It was a real treat to actually attend the wedding of a family member for a change!

My sister Kelly married Zach at our family home near Albany. It was a mid-afternoon wedding full of creativity, fun and love.

Pamela and Garrett, Seaside Oregon, August 19th, 2010

Pamela and Garrett were both born and raised in Seaside so what better

place to plan a wedding! I have been working with them for almost a year

planning their day and one thing they always stessed about their pictures

was they did not want anything "touristy." So they spent time scouting

out locations that meant something to them. Their hard work paid off!

The locations they picked were so much fun to work with, so many options

for a photographer. When your wedding day is filled with the few simple

necessities, 20 guests, each other and a 7 course dinner at your favorite

restaurant how can it be anything other than perfect. That is how I would

describe it and I am sure they would too. I was honored to be a part

of it!

Ah - Mel and Nick!! These two kids are great fun, and their bridal party were game for a laugh too! We all braved the 95 degree sun, battled with broken toilets, broken glasses, almost pawned their new wedding rings and had a fantastic time!

Here are my faves from the day:

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What a beautiful wedding and fantastic day we were able to share with Patty and Pete last week. The wedding was at the groom's parents house: Huge, lots of trees and surrounded by wheat fields. They should consider renting their property as a wedding venue! Pete is a Washington County firefighter and we used a fire engine as a prop. Patty is sweet and so elegant and you can tell in her photos at the sunset on the glowing wheat fields, she looked gorgeous!

Passion, Love, and good light! What else can we ask for the perfect shoot?