Fall in Central Oregon can’t be beat, especially when it comes to having an outdoor wedding. Kareen and Dan’s intimate wedding was perfectly timed before an incoming storm. Weather can always be a gamble for outdoor weddings but generally speaking early fall is a beautiful time for mild, pleasant weather and hopefully late enough that…
Fall in Central Oregon is always a favorite and such a lovely time for an outdoor wedding. Temperatures can be cooler than summer, but still sunny, warm and hopefully any smoke from wildfires has faded. Rachel and Jacob had just that – a beautiful and sunny day at Aspen Lakes Golf Course in Sisters, Oregon….
Reasons to Hire a Wedding Planner (Even if You are Having a Micro Wedding!) When I was planning our wedding one of my biggest mistakes was not hiring a planner / day of coordinator for our celebration. Like many people we were trying to save money. We stretched our budget on what was important to…
Getting Married During Covid Are you planning a wedding for 2021 but are uncertain how Covid will affect your plans? I am here to tell you can still have an amazing experience and plan your wedding for THIS YEAR without the fear of having to postpone (or fear of having to postpone for a SECOND…
Bend sits nestled between the peaks of the Cascade Mountains and the high desert with lakes, multi-use trails, and rivers to float, in the center of the state of Oregon. Bend is a town of about 100,000 people and has so much to offer. With Mt. Bachelor ski resort just 30 minutes from town and…
One of the biggest honors as a photographer is when a dear friend asks me to photograph their wedding. Some ladies want to be a part of the wedding party, standing with the couple as a bridesmaid or maid of honor. Not me. I want to be behind the camera. Doing what I do creating…
Today was the perfect, mild, winter day and I had the sudden urge to pop on some music and blog this magical, winter (blustery), dark and moody set of images from an inspired elopement at Brasada Ranch in Powell Butte, Oregon. Brasada Ranch is an luxury resort here in Central Oregon and one of the…
Anne and John’s Intimate Smith Rock elopement was so tranquil and beautiful. You could tell they had found their match in each other in the way they laughed together and looked in to each others’ eyes. The couple traveled to Oregon to wed and decided upon Smith Rock sight unseen. They knew they wanted a…
Mt. Bachelor Engagement Session On a beautiful, sunny winter day in Central Oregon, this fantastic couple, Brent and I ventured up to the mountains to create some magic and capture Kristen and John’s love during their winter engagement session. These two are the epitome of an “adventurous couple”. They met while working in Antarctica, traveled…
How to Choose Your Photographer You’re engaged! Time to celebrate and then start talking wedding plans. If you are having a wedding there are a lot of little details to think about. Where do you start? Maybe you know you don’t want to have a large wedding and instead are planning an intimate destination elopement. Ditch…
This fall I was thrilled to fly back to Colorado from Bend to capture some moments and make some memories to celebrate the engagement of my dear friend Allison and her fiancé Aaron. I can not wait for their fall wedding in my favorite Colorado mountain town, Crested Butte. It’s going to be a stunning…
August 18th. Iceland has been on my list of places to travel for several years now and having the opportunity to photograph this intimate, stylish elopement there was an absolute dream come true. I met Kristy and Danny six years ago when we were all doing contract work in Antarctica. Fast forward to over a…
These two are so deeply in love that their engagement session was nothing but love-filled, playful and intimate. Photographing a couple so connected with each other in one of Oregon’s many picture perfect locations makes for my favorite type of portrait session.
Alex and Nate’s wedding day can only be described as picture-perfect and gorgeous. We began the day documenting the couple getting ready at Governement Camp and then we continued to the venue where the celebration was to be had. The venue, Mt. Hood B&B, is the perfect outdoor location amongst orchards and Mt. Hood standing…