Just last week I got to spend an evening in the beautiful Dundee hills meeting a lovely new family. Sent to me from a wonderful friend, I was excited to meet the Dixons and their beautiful new home. New houses are exciting right? The decorating possibilities, picking out paint, it is fun stuff.

When I arrived I got the warmest welcome, I had a great time meeting this super cute family of 4 and capturing this special time for them.

Here are a few of my favorites so far:

Check out the whole family in front of their beautiful new home. 

Meet Mr. L, the first to greet me and tell me ALL about the house and family. He might be the cutest little dude I have ever met.

Meet Miss G, stickling beautiful, tall, smart & witty. Girl is going to be a heart breaker for sure!

These two kill me, so lovely together!

Mr L was such a ham in front of the camera, and I ate it up. How can you not point a lens and this cute smile right.

Miss G also has a killer smile and some baby blues that are stunning.

Have I mentioned he was a ham?!

Another of the two kiddos together, this melts me, I hope my own boy & girl love each other this much.

They are adorable right, well they should be, mom owns one of McMinnville’s cutest boutiques.

Right at sunset we hit the street near their house to catch that yummy sunset light. I love that the whole family truly enjoys each other you can tell.

And one last shot of the whole family, I think this one might be my favorite.

David & Shanna thanks again for having me out to capture your family. Your home is fantastic, I am glad we could grab this moment in time. I will have the whole gallery up very soon! For now I hope you enjoy the sneak peek and of course as new clients I will have to issue the customary blog challenge. If you can get 25 people to comment on this little post, I will throw in a mini wallet brag book of images on the house. So leave some love people.

xo em

The light, the couple, the setting, it was all kind of amazing.

Much much more soon,

xo em

Here are a few of my favorites so far:

Such sweet and nice people! Even if little Kaylee did not love the idea of being in front of the camera.

Little Kaylee is so sweet, and clearly her mom & dad feel the same way. No shortage of love here.

peek-a-boo!

Kaylee SMILES! whoo hoo! Totally worth the work she is just so cute!

Such a serious little face.

Her beautiful brown eyes kill me

we also had a little fun at the playground.

And one last photo of beautiful little Kaylee.

Sara thanks for coming out to Newberg and for trusting me to capture your sweet family. I will have the whole gallery up very soon for you! I hope you like the peek so far, I think we pulled out some cute ones despite the “not so happy about the camera” girl. It was a pleasure to meet you all. And of course as new clients you get a blog challenge. If you can get 25 people to comment on this little post you get a free mini wallet brag book on the house!

emily

much more soon,

xo em

Here are a few of my favorites so far:

Mary’s beatuful dress hanging gin her childhood bedroom.

I loved thier details, Mary’s bling and Eric’s fun hat.

our happy couple just moments after their first look.

The grounds of the home are just beautiful! So lush and green.

Mr Marty Martin did an amazing job with the flowers! I loved the colors.

The whole wedding party was SO FUN!

They cracked me up the entire day.

Mary’s Mom has a great eye for detail, with the help of uber coordinator Heather Peterson. These lanterns were just perfect for the walk way.

The ceremony was sweet and elegant, even if the rain came just moments before Mary walked down the aisle. Her smile could not be rained out.

The cake was stunning! I loved the simple but elegant lines.

And a first dance of course, again Mary’s smile is just fantastic.

And a smile for Daddy, I just love the father-daughter dance.

And I will leave you with a ring shot.

Mary & Eric thank you for including me in your big day. It has been my pleasure to work with you two this year. I hope you love your sneak peek I will have a slideshow and the whole gallery for you very soon!

xo em

So, so many favorites from this session, here are just a few so far:

These two are so stinken cute together!

Here is big brother, look at that smile it kills me!

and little brother giving beautiful mama some love.

SO. DARN. CHARMING.

Dog pile on mama!

After being very good boys we broke out the very beloved Batman & Robin costumes, SO FUN!

It really does not get cuter than this little dude.

And one last photo of these heart melting boys.

Jen thanks again for having me out to capture your boys, I just adora them!

And you know the drill, if you can get 30 comments on this here blog post, a fancy little wallet brag book is on the house.

xo em

Here are a few of my favorites so far:

Big girl Bella! Such a sweet pea.

Bella loves big sister, I do believe she is watching Mama & Abby do the hula here.

And here is our beautiful big sister. Her big brown eyes are just killer!

She was playing shy with me, but I got the smiles.

Cute girls! The squishing/love reminds me of my little ones.

They also love their wagon, can’t wait till mine are big enough for wagon rides!

And of course the whole cute family.

Clearly there is no shortage of love in this family.

Bella’s silly faces crack me up.

Abby is so darn cute!

Smiles, tickles, squishes, smooches, yep that is a family!

Thanks guys for joining me despite the hot weather, I had a great time seeing you all again. I can not believe how the girls have gown, they are just so adorable. And because you did so well last year, lets have another comment challenge shall we? If you can get 30 comments on this post I will throw in a lovely little brag book for mum & dad!

xo em

If you would like to see the full gallery please leave a comment below and I will email you when it is all ready for viewing.

xo em

Here are a few of my random favorites so far:

Sarah’s dress was so stunning.

We had to make sure of the natural flora for the ring shots.

Though not the original plan, due to weather Sarah & Josh had their ceremony in a beautiful old rustic camp building. The light coming through the open walls was so beautiful! She loos so happy walking down the isle.

After the wedding we snuck off for some Bride & Groom portraits, they are so cute together!

The grounds of the camp were beautiful.

I loved these tree house/cabins they had at the camp. So fun, and such a different backdrop!

After a few with just the Bride & Groom we got the whole wedding party together.

Such a fun bunch!

If the previous ring shot was for Sarah, this one is for Josh!

And one last shot of our lovely couple, this one is probably one of my favorites.

Sarah & Josh, thanks for having me out to camp to capture your amazing wedding. I just adore both of you, it was my honor. I will have the whole set for you very soon!

xo em

Here are a few of my favorites so far:

Check them out, they are so adorable! Lilly has the most infectious laugh ever, I can hear it now.

These two are fantastic together. I loved the way they interacted, you could tell nothing was forced, they are just totally completely in love.

That night the Portland weather was HOT HOT HOT, and so were my clients!

I love this one, you can tell Lilly has comfortably rested her head here many, many times.

The light that night was pretty fantastic as well.

The architecture in NW Portland is fun, a little something different around every corner.

And one last one of our adorable couple. Lilly I know this one is your favorite. Check out the fantastic view we got from the rooftop of a sweet loft building. Thank you to Calder’s mom for letting us access her building for shooting!

Lilly & Calder thanks again for meeting up with me last week. I know the drive from Bend was a long one, I think it was totally worth it! I am so looking forward to your wedding next year, gah a whole year I can wait! I will have the whole set for you very, very soon. For now, you know it is comment challenge time. If you can get 25 people to comment on this little post, you will get an 11×14 on the house. So leave some love folks!

xo em