Winter Wedding at Columbia Gorge Hotel: Chanel & Kalin

My dear photographer-friend, Ashley, gave Chanel & Kalin my contact info when they were searching for a wedding photographer. We spent the next several months getting to know each other over the phone, and I eventually got to meet them up in Seattle for a hot summer evening of engagement pictures.
Now, I have to be 100% honest here - an outdoor wedding at sunset in January…has enough variables that I was maybe possibly perhaps just a tad apprehensive as wedding day approached.
As luck would have it, there were just a couple of raindrops, no wind, and the day went about as perfectly as a wedding could go. Congratulations Chanel & Kalin! Your wedding day was such an amazing start to your marriage. I hope the fun and laughter surrounded by friends (and tiny, fluffy dogs!) is always a theme in your lives!

Portland Rose Garden Wedding - Rachael and Jon

Rachael and Jon got married on one of the hottest days this summer. Because they're super-sweet and laid back, they immediately regrouped and came up with an indoor plan for most of the group photos so that their loved ones could spend as much time in the air conditioning as possible. However, they were happy to sacrifice their own comfort, so they let me drag them out in the heat for their bride and groom portraits. And I'm SO glad they did! It's so much easier to be playful and twirl outdoors! Rachael, Jon, and their friends are also very enthusiastic members of the Timbers Army, so we also busted out some scarves on this crazy hot day!