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Riley and I had a great time downtown taking his senior pics.  His awesome mom chauffeured us around and had all the outfits and the dog handy, it was great!  We got a ton of variety with different expressions in each situation.  By the end of the shoot, Riley was a natural varying each pose just enough to make a it different and interesting.

NAMES Adele and Dan Skotte

LIVE IN Portland, OR

OCCUPATIONS She works in estimating and he’s a project engineer for Andersen Construction Company.

 NUMBER OF ATTENDEES 150

 NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS Nine bridesmaids and eight groomsmen

HOW THEY MET Their freshman year of college when her sorority and his fraternity were participating in a musical competition together.  During one part of the performance Adele had to run and jump into Dan’s arms and he always wanted to run through that part “one more time” at  rehearsals. 

THE ENGAGEMENT He proposed on at sunset on a cliff overlooking the ocean on the island of Kauai in Hawaii

WHAT ATTRACTED HER TO HIM: His handsome blue eyes, fun personality and great confidence. 

WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO HER: Her small town charm and beautiful smile. 

A DATE THEY’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER For their one-year anniversary Dan took Adele to the restaurant where they had their first date and reserved the same table overlooking the Willamette River.  After dinner he suggested that they take a walk downtown on the river path and then asked her to take a seat on a bench so they could talk and look at the stars.  Suddenly music started playing and when she turned around it was the OSU’s awesome A Cappella group performing, just for them, amazing compositions of songs such as “Kiss the Girl” from The Little Mermaid.  It was so special!

 WEDDING THEME Shabby Chic, Vintage-timeless

WEDDING COLORS Celedon green and lavender 

WEDDING FLOWERS Hydrangeas, roses, ranunculus

WEDDING CAKE Lavender cake with lemon buttercream filling and blueberry cake with lemon curd filling both with white chocolate buttercream frosting and fondant

FAVORITE DETAIL The reception location was amazing.  Tucked away in the middle of nowhere is this great lodge-style setting with a beautiful, natural backdrop of ponds in a wooded area.  They created a comfortable feel for guests yet it also had beautiful, timeless touches.  They also had a photo booth where guests could take unlimited “Hollywood” style pictures with fun props and pictures were printed right away for guests to take home as a memorable keepsake.     

THE MOST UNEXPECTED ELEMENT How calm and natural it felt to be standing at the alter.

HOW THE WEDDING WAS DIFFERENT THAN THEY EXPECTED The wedding was everything we hoped for and more!

THREE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THE WEDDING Gorgeous, whimsical, fun

HONEYMOON DESTINATION Cancun, Mexico

CEREMONY AND RECEPTION SITE St. Peter’s Catholic Church and The Dalles Ranch

PHOTOGRAPHER Artisan Photographics
CATERER Premiere Catering
FLOWERS Suzanne Steward and Ceci Farmen
CAKE Serious Cakes by Seri Lopez
RINGS LaRog Brothers
GOWN DESIGNER Casablanca Bridal
VEIL AND ACCESSORIES The Wedding Cottage
FORMAL WEAR Banana Republic
MAKEUP Sunny Steward Bridal Hair and Makeup, she’s great, give her a call! (541) 219-2525
HAIR Sunny Steward Bridal Hair and Makeup (541) 219-2525
OFFICIANT Father Raymond Hopp
INVITATIONS The Wedding Cottage
RENTAL The Dalles Ranch
HONEYMOON Excellance Playa Mujeres, Mexico                                                                       
PLANNER Audrey Henry, my Mom

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are TJ’s fav from his session to use for mysace etc.  Be sure and tell everyone who is the best photographer ever

I am impressed over and over by the sincerity of the weddings I take pictures for.  I often come close to crying and my heart is filled with joy for the happy couple.  Mike and Amy’s was one of those weddings that I can just feel.  Amy was focused on making sure the wedding was enjoyable for everyone including the vendors and the details were infused with sentiment.  This is one of my favorites from the wedding.  I love the way Amy’s dress looks and the light is perfect to create such a romantic image.  This one was actually taken by my second shooter, Tracy, you rock girl!

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This morning we met at an eatly 9am to get TJ’s senior pictures.  We met at the courthouse in downtown Hillsboro and found all these cool spots nearby.  TJ had a great variety of ourfits and the perfect shoes to match each one.

NAMES:  Tina Mam & Anward aka Wah Tran

LIVE IN:  Hillsboro, OR

OCCUPATIONS:  Tina – Business Office Clerk  Anward- IT/Operations Manager

NUMBER OF ATTENDEES: 150

NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS:  6 Bridesmaids, 6 Groomsman

HOW THEY MET: We officially met while I was working at Safeway.

THE ENGAGEMENT: Well we just decided one day that we were going to get married.

WHAT ATTRACTED HER TO HIM: His smile and how Hot he looks. Hehe

WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO HER: Sweet and attractive

A DATE THEY’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER:  It was our first date and Wah took Tina to Sweet Home to go swimming and she almost drowned because the rocks were so slippery.

WEDDING THEME: Celebration of Family & Friends

WEDDING COLORS Red & Burnt Orange

WEDDING FLOWERS: Roses, Dahlias, Freesia

WEDDING CAKE:  Bottom Layer: Vanilla w/Raspberry filling, Second Layer: Banana Cake, 3^rd Layer: Vanilla & Chocolate Cake, Top Layer: Caramel Macchiato   

FAVORITE DETAIL: The Ceremony was outside underneath a whole bunch of trees with nice landscaping all around

THE MOST UNEXPECTED ELEMENT: Towards the end of the ceremony Wah serenaded Tina with Glen Medeiros – nothing’s gonna change my love for you

HOW THE WEDDING WAS DIFFERENT THAN THEY EXPECTED:  That Wah started to tear up when he saw Tina tearing up.

THREE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THE WEDDING: Beautiful, lovely, and wonderful

 

Vintage Barbie.  That is how one guest described the bride from last Saturday’s wedding.  Everything was beautiful, I am so excited to post the rest of this wedding, but we are camping this week (the only weekend this summer I didn’t have a wedding).  I have so much I want to get done before we leave, so I am trying to use this wedding as motivation to get everything else done by dangling this one in front of my own nose like the proverbial carrot on a stick.