Aubre & Jason are getting married on July 9, 2010 and the couple really wants to wait until the weather is a bit warmer for their engagement session.  Problem is...  They also want to send out their "Save-The-Date" cards now AND they really want a photo for the card.  So, we just did a brief session for their "Save-The-Dates" and we will do their engagement session later.  Having had the session, we are even more excited for their upcoming engagement pictures.  So, stay tuned!

Meet Andy.  He is 6' 8''. 

Meet Stephanie.  She is...  Let's just say she is less than 6'.

Stephanie & Andy are absolutely adorable and an absolute pleasure to photograph.  We met up this past weekend for an engagement session that brought us from Hoyt Arboretum all the way up to Pittock Mansion.  It was a classic fall day with beautiful crisp air and the foliage in full swing. 

Stephanie & Andy are getting married at the Governor Hotel in downtown Portland on April 17, 2010 and we are looking forward to the big day!

So, I have clearly photographed weddings before -- and I have certainly photographed engagement sessions -- but I have never had the opportunity to photograph an actual marriage proposal.  Until now...

Rachelle from Champagne Wedding & Event Coordination recently contacted me to see if I would be available to document a marriage proposal out on the coast.  I just had to jump at the opportunity.  After all, it's not everyday that you get to witness someone propose!

But there is even more excitement because Johnnie & Stephanie are expecting.  So naturally, we had to capture some maternity pictures as well.  Here are some of our favorites from the day:

I was introduced to Dana & Steven through Tiffany whose wedding we just photographed weeks ago.  We are so excited that Dana & Steven have hired us to document their April 2010 wedding.  They are getting married at the Old Laurelhurst Church and having their reception at the Acadian Ballroom.

We recently met up at the Hoyt Arboretum for Dana & Steven's engagement session.  It was one of those perfect fall weather days and we had an absolute blast. 

Thanks Dana & Steven for allowing me to drag you all over town to a bunch of different locations and thank you so much for your continued support of our work.  We appreciate it so much!

One of the best parts of planning in advance is that you have the opportunity to take advantage of the best weather possible for an engagement session.  Just talk to Tiffany and Nathan.  Our first engagement session was scheduled for one of those days where the heat was in the triple digits.  Who needs that?!?!?  So we re-scheduled our session for Aug 18th.  But, once again, the weather forecast called for triple digit heat.  We couldn't believe it.  What are the odds of that happening?  Well, third time is the charm as they say and it certainly worked out in this case.  The weather was absolutely ideal for Tiffany & Nathan's engagement session at the Hoyt Arboretum and the Pittock Mansion.

Here is a selection of our favorites:

The highest compliment you can receive as a wedding photographer is when a couple hires you to document their own wedding having seen your work from a previous wedding that they attended.  That happens to be the case for 9 out of the 33 weddings we are currently scheduled to photograph this year!  We met Jamie & Jason at Beth & Nate's wedding last year and were so excited when they called us to photograph their July 11th wedding.  It is right around the corner!!

Jamie & Jason requested to have their engagement session in downtown Oregon City.  It is a location I have not photographed at before for an engagement session.  As soon as we arrived, I saw endless photo opportunities -- my favorites of which were the painted mural and the seemingly odd juxtaposition of a frame along the side of a building with nothing inside of it.  Here are a few of my favorites from Monday's session:

I met Tiffany & Aaron at the Fall 2008 Bravo Wedding Affair.  They were early on in their wedding plans and were looking for a photographer to not only document their wedding but a photographer who could travel for a unique engagement session.  Multiple generations of Aaron's family have lived on a beautiful farm in Creswell, OR and it was the perfect location to take pictures.  There was just so much family history.

Here are some of my favorite images from the session:

The day after photographing Shannon & Eric's engagement session, I flew to Washington D.C. for Shannon & Matt's engagement session!  I arrived in D.C. on Tuesday evening around 4pm, had some dinner, and went straight to bed.  The next morning, Matt picked me up at the Churchill Hotel in a gorgeous brand new Bentley.  It was perfect for the engagement session.  We met up with Shannon and began the session.  We photographed for about 3 hours and by 4pm, we were headed back to the airport for my return trip to Portland.  Within 24 hours, I had visited Washington D.C., Virginia, and Maryland -- it was a tri-state engagement session!  Here are some of my favorites:

Shannon and Eric are the sweetest couple.  It is so fun watching the two of them interact and play.  When considering a location for the engagement session I suggested the waterfront.  It happens to be where Eric proposed to Shannon and so it was the perfect location.  In fact, we went to the exact location of the proposal to take pictures.  Here are some of my favorites from the session: