Engagement shoot with Christine and Jesse

I was really excited to get a location suggestion from Christine for her and Jesse's engagement shoot. It's always fun for me to play around with new locations, textures and backgrounds.

What makes this location particularly special for Christine and Jesse are the memories; U of P is where Christine and Jesse met and fell in love. This is where they spent many hours living life, getting to know one another and moving forward as a couple.

It's fitting that we should take their pictures at the same place they will also be getting married! Just imagine, the next time I snap their photos will be the day they pledge their lives to one another... wooo whooo! Very exciting ( :

Kacy and Paul

Talk about a whirlwind romance! Kacy and Paul met less than a year ago through a roommate and after trying the friend thing via email, they soon realized their compatibility and chemistry. Paul knew that Kacy was the one for him right away and popped the questions just a few months into their relationship. With the wedding just a couple months away, they're entire romance, when married will have been just under a year old!

Kacy and Paul were like two little lovebirds, so appropriately taking pictures in the forest. With everything still so fresh and new between the two, I could practically see the sparks flying between them as they snuggled, whispered and laughed throughout our shoot.

Photo Books

I can't believe I haven't posted photos of our photo books yet! These rad books make great wedding albums at 12x12 inches of beautiful design space per page. I print them as small as 7x7 for seniors, engagement, and baby books as well. For those staying under 150 pages, we print them on premium photo paper, which means thicker, more resilient stock for your photos.

Here is a sample from a recent wedding:











All albums are custom designed to best tell the story of your wedding day, et cetera.

Waiting for Halley

I have been working so much that I haven't had time to post all my recent shoots! Last week I had 5 shoots alone! Things will begin to slow down as the summer rush dies down. Which is good AND bad I suppose.

Anyhow, I am really excited to begin posting these last shoots. This first set are from a maternity session with Amber and Mike. We chose the waterfront because it has such a nice mix of urban and nature. It whispers Portland summer with the river running across the cityscape.
Amber and Mike didn't realize that this would be their last evening without their new little girl, Halley (pronounced Hal- ee). Halley actually arrived the VERY next day if you can believe it!

Amber and Mike were the perfect picture of happy, expectant parents.

Portland Headshots - Head Shot Photography

I met Sara Robbin through a Meisner acting class we're both taking and had a lot of fun updating her headshots. Here are just a couple peaks at some of our favorites.



Portland Headshot Photographer Lavenda Memory

Shannon and Manuel Wedding: Mt Hood

This was one of those perfect weddings, where everything came together perfectly throughout the day, including the weather! I was totally honored to enjoy this day with Shannon and Manuel on Mt. hood. The guest's shared my thoughts seeing as it was a full on PARTY till they had to close up shop at 10 pm. Here's a look at their special day: