Melissa and Charlie’s Engagement Session at Cathedral Park
The day that Charlie and Melissa met was a great day. They had both just run in the North County Wine Run and placed first in their race category. Afterward, they happened to share a table, struck up a conversation, and exchanged numbers. The rest, as they say, is history. It’s always fun being able […]
Hayley and Pete’s Sunny Winter Day Engagement Session
Some days are simply perfect for engagement photos. The day pictured below is one of them. Low-angled winter light paired with a gorgeous, relaxed couple and their sweet dog, Lola? Yes, please. It doesn’t get better than this. Great session, Hayley and Pete! It was a lot of fun getting to know you two and […]
Danielle and Greg’s Morning Engagement Session on Sauvie Island
I’ve made a recent discovery: morning engagement sessions are refreshing and romantic. It’s true! Check out the engagement session below and see for yourself. Add a lovely couple like Danielle and Greg, a beautiful day, and a gorgeous location on Sauvie Island and you have the recipe for a great way to start a sunny […]
A Relaxed Engagement Session at Edgefield
What can I say? Anna and Tom are a really fun, laid-back couple who love to laugh and their engagement session was indicative of their personalities. They drove down from Seattle to have their photos taken (and to do some wedding planning) so we decided to kick off their weekend with a morning engagement session […]
Julia and Ryan’s Engagement Session in the Pearl
Julia and Ryan’s engagement session was my very first couples’ portrait session of 2013 and the first engagement session I’d done since last July. Needless to say, I was a little nervous going into this session. However, it turns out that taking photographs is like riding a bike: you never forget how to do it. […]
Jenny and Joe’s Excellent (Engagement Session) Adventure
After spending a gorgeous, sunny evening taking Jenny and Joe’s engagement photographs, Lincoln and I learned something very important about this adorable couple: they love to have fun. Whether it’s walking down a beach, dangling their feet in the river, dancing down a long, dusty road, or hanging out in a peach orchard, Jenny and […]
Lisa and Jimmy’s Engagement Session in SW Portland
As you know, I love it when couples choose to personalize their engagement sessions. It’s a wonderful way to document your engagement and your love story. I imagine that looking back at these photos in 10, 20, or 30 years, the places and people may look a little different, but the story and significance of […]
Helen and John’s Portland Engagement Session
Helen and John live in Seattle but are getting married in the Mt. Hood area this July. Throughout their wedding planning process they’ve had a chance to spend some time in Portland and, when picking an engagement session location, they opted to have their photos taken in the Rose City. As we all know, springtime […]
Cherra and Bill’s Springtime Engagement Session
Nothing says love like a sweet, springtime engagement session on Sauvie Island. Cherra and Bill are completely smitten with one another and will be married this July at Kramer Vineyards. For their engagement session, they wanted a natural setting and I thought that my favorite park on Sauvie Island would be the perfect place to […]
Amanda and Jeff’s Engagement Session in Seoul, South Korea
Amanda and Jeff’s love story is one for the history books. They met in August 2010 while stationed in South Korea as Captains in the United States Air Force. Amanda began working as a liaison officer in Jeff’s work spaces on a daily basis during the North West Island Crisis. At the time, relations between […]
Anna and Jason’s Engagement Session in North & Northeast Portland
Incorporating elements from your love story into your engagement photo session gives personal context to your engagement photos. It’s so much fun when couples choose to do this because it really engages them with their surroundings and gives us a chance to know an important part of their history together. This next session is all […]
Kris and Tricia’s Engagement Session in SE & SW Portland
Good things come to those who wait for the perfect spring day to do their engagement photos. After having their engagement photo session rained out twice, Tricia and Kris were gifted a beautiful Saturday evening in April, complete with a playful breeze, a little sunshine, and a gorgeous display of cherry blossoms. We hopped around […]
Katie and Todd’s Engagement Session at Timberline Lodge
When we planned to do Katie and Todd’s engagement session at Timberline Lodge in early spring, none of us ever imagined that there would be still be 200 inches of snow on the mountain! I’m happy to report that the impressive accumulation of spring snowfall did not deter us from having a lot of fun […]
Meg and Jay Engaged in LA!
Photographing Meg and Jay’s engagement session was one the highlights of my photography career. If only every day could be like the one pictured below and if only everyone could be so lucky to call Meg and Jay their friends. I first met Meg during our freshman year of college at the University of Georgia […]
Keri and Dom’s Portland Engagement Session
Personalized engagement sessions are the best. Keri and Dom are getting married in Philadelphia next summer and wanted their engagement session to represent their life here in Portland. With that in mind, we started at their home SE Portland, ventured over to Laurelhurst Park, then spent some time on Belmont Street, and finished their session […]
Julie and Stephen’s Late-Summer Engagement Session
It’s been a busy year for us. In fact, it’s been so busy that I haven’t had an opportunity to blog many of the wonderful portrait sessions that we did during the summer months. Fear not! I plan on doing a Summer Portraits Wrap-Up blog post in the near future so I can show you […]
Gretchen and Henry’s Portrait Session in SE & SW Portland
Lincoln and I have been friends with Gretchen and Henry since the summer of 2006, when we all played kickball together on a co-ed rec team. Lincoln and I had just moved to Oregon the previous summer and we were looking to meet new people and relive our elementary school glory days on the kickball […]
Brandy and Adiam’s Engagement Session at Peninsula Park
I absolutely love this photo of Brandy and Adiam. I love it because, after spending an hour or so taking their engagement photos, I realized that this is how they spend a lot of their time together: laughing. In fact, Lincoln and I spent a good deal of their session giggling with these two as […]
Libbi and Aaron’s Engagement Session in Downtown Vancouver
It’s been a while since I posted an engagement session on the blog and I have just the one to break you out of your mid-week blahs and remind you that a weekend of fun (a holiday weekend, no less) is just around the corner! Meet Libbi and Aaron. They live in Vancouver, Washington, they […]
Harbingers of Handmade – Meet Hinged Strung Stitched
Just a couple of years ago, I rented a studio space at the Olympic Mills Commerce Center in SE Portland. As I was moving in, I noticed a gorgeous space next to mine that looked like a whimsical art gallery, full of beautiful little treasures that included books, pieces of paper, fabric, ribbons, photographs, and […]
Libbi and Aaron’s Save-the-Date Mini Session
I wanted to wrap up this week by sharing a photo montage from a sweet photo session that we did with Libbi, Aaron, and their puggle, Shelby, at their home in Vancouver, Washington. Libbi and Aaron wanted to wait for warmer weather to do their engagement session, but they needed a few photos for their […]
Catie and Josh’s Engagement Session in SW Portland
Who’s ready for an adorable engagement session? I know I am! Meet Catie and Josh. They are engaged to be married this May right here in Portland, Oregon. This lovely couple lives in Southwest PDX and they frequent Gabriel Park with their two pups, Lilly and Riley. They also spend a lot of time in […]
Allie and Justin’s Mid-Winter Engagement Session
It may be hard to believe today, as the rain pours down on Portland, but there are quite a few picture-perfect days to be found during the winter in the Pacific Northwest. When I say picture perfect, I’m not talking about a sunny day with blue skies and white, puffy clouds (although, those are nice […]
Christi and Josh’s Engagement Session at Fort Vancouver
Christi and Josh’s engagement session took place on a gloriously beautiful Saturday in January. It was the kind of day where you didn’t even need a jacket. To be honest, it almost felt like spring! Upon Christi’s suggestion, we headed up to Fort Vancouver in Washington State for their engagement session. What a fantastic location […]
