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a quick peek of what will soon be a full gallery.

Jun 10 2009

As if this child needs an introduction…

You all remember last months super fun maternity session with Portland’s Radio Queen right? Well Daria & Dallas had the most amazing little boy last week. I was tickled to go back for another session over the weekend. He was so good for me too, the perfect little model. I could pull out the longest blog post on this one, but I will keep it to a reasonable amount. I just had to share a few. He is such a sweet boy already, I am sure he will be quite the character.

World meet little Xander!

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He was such a good sleepy baby.

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I think he might have the best newborn hair too, a natural little faux hawk.

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such a cute little boy.

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Doesn’t Daria look amazing for being the mother of a newborn. No sleep apparently works for you girl!

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You can tell this little guy is very, very loved. Usually I have ask people to ignore me and just interact with the baby, these two are so in love with their little dude they could not take their eyes off him! Can you blame them? Yeah me either.

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Yeah they are in L. O. V. E.

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I also had the pleasure of meeting Daria’s mom Dale. She was so sweet, again this babe already has a huge fan club. Just look at that smile, how could you not love him!

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Daria and the new man in her life, such a sweet bond between a mother and a son.

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and you know we had to break out the Batman again! I could do a whole post on these, but it is already a crazy long blog post so I will just show you my two favorite. The only thing we ran out of time for was the Lacrosse sticks, I am thinking when the little man is 6 months old we will have to hook that up!

Daria & Dallas thanks again for having me back to meet your little dude. He is simply divine, I know why you are so in love with him. It again was a pleasure to spend with with your growing family. I hope you are all getting a bit more sleep this week, I can’t wait to see him as he grows bigger and bigger. I am sure he will get even more fun! I will have the whole gallery for you up again soon. And after last times success, we have to do another comment challenge. I am thinking the maternity photo on the mantle needs a matching family photo. If you can get 30 people to comment on this blog post you will have another 11×14 coming from me! So leave some love people.

xo em

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Jun 02 2009

Sarah & Aaron are married!

I spent this last Saturday with the lovely and adorable Sarah & Aaron. We just saw these two lovebirds recently for their engagement session here on the blog, and now of course it is time for a peek at the main event. Sarah & Aaron’s wedding was fantastic in every way, full of fun and family. It is always fun to shoot a wedding where I have friend & family ties. It was also a treat to shoot in my little home town! The Grooms family was hilarious and fun as always, these 7 brothers always have me laughing and feeling like part of the family. Sarah’s family was also completely adorable and welcoming, she has some wonderful sisters for sure! I had a marvelous time capturing the big day for these two.

I could go on and on about how great these two are, but lets get on to some photos shall we. Here is just a peek into the first part of Sarah & Aaron’s big day.

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Sarah’s dress was nothing short of stunning.

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Catching the girls getting ready was fun, Sarah is lucky enough to have two older sisters that are super talented beauticians from California. By photo time they had everyone looking absolutely fabulous.

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our beautiful bride, she is just glowing here right.

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and our dashing groom. The boys “getting ready” area was a bit louder with the foosball table and young ones hanging out.

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Aaron looked so handsom all clean shaven and dressed up.

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all the lovely ladies.

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Miss Sarah perfect and poised just a few moments before she walked down the aisle.

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The boys, yes all the tall ones are the infamous “Olson Brothers”. They are just great people, I feel so lucky to call them extended family.

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Here’s one more of our groom, and his great smile. I think he was thinking of his beautiful bride here.

I will have more soon, we still have the ceremony, portraits and reception to get to! I will have to break it up into a few posts for sure, too much fun stuff to share. Sarah, Aaron & families, you all were absolutely wonderful. I had a great time with every one of you. Thank you for having me be a part of your special day. I will have lots more to show you very soon!

xo em

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May 29 2009

Small town fun with Sarah & Aaron

Sarah, Aaron & I met up this weekend and shot some fun romantic photos in the little farm town of St. Paul, Oregon. I have already posted one, but of course had to come back for a full peek. We had fun running around the town and being goofy, and taking some great photos if I do say so my self. I loved the old farm town setting of St. Paul and have been dying to take a couple out there. I tried my best to get my kacy jo style on and capture the rustic setting.

Full disclosure here, the handsome young man in the following photos is an extended family member of mine. Aaron is my brother-in-laws baby brother (say that 5 times fast!) and I have known him for years. He comes from a family of 7 very tall, very sweet boys that I just adore, so I am bias but I think he is going to make such a dashing groom. Sarah might also look familiar to some of my regular blog readers, she has been here before! She did a beautiful job modeling for me during our Sweet Nellies shoot earlier in the year. She is also a sweet heart, I can not wait to shoot their wedding this weekend! These two are just so lovely together, and great in front of the camera.

Here are a few of my favorites so far from our engagement session over the weekend:

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they are just so sweet together.

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St. Paul had so many cool run down buildings, I had been eyeing for a while. Sadly they were, really rustic aka messy and sometimes gross, thanks for being hardcore and tuffing it out guys!

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we even found a pop of color, and check it out we even hooked up the Newberg HS colors.

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Aaron’s big smile here kills me! Their wedding is going to be a fun one for sure.

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Sarah & Aaron were great about trusting me with the session. I LOVE that in a client. If you let your photographer have the room to be creative, you will end up with better results trust me on this one. I got a little artsy here. I have seen this done by other photographers before and had to try it. I think it turned out pretty cool.

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One of the biggest reasons we were all the way out in St. Paul were these huge beautiful fields of crimson clover. I wanted to get them out in the field, but once we got close we noticed those cute little boxes were buzzing. Uh yeah bee hives hello! So we played it safe and took a few on the road in the beautiful sun bathed light.

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and here… is my favorite. I love some many things about this photo. I love the light, the color, the way they are nestled together so perfectly. Even the way the sun gives Sarah a bit of a halo. Sometimes you take a photo, and even in the camera you just know you are going to love it, *sigh* yes these are the reasons I love my job.

Sarah & Aaron thank you so much for tromping around with me for a few hours to take some rad photos. I love you are as happy with them as I am. I can not WAIT until your wedding, hello tomorrow! It is going to be absolutely fabulous. I will see you both very soon, enjoy your last night before saying “I do”!

xo em

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May 28 2009

Bryn & Scott = Super Cuteness

I clicked with Bryn & Scott from the get go, I just knew I had to shoot their wedding after our first meeting. Scott is a student of environmental studies, and Bryn spends her days helping foster kids of Oregon. They had such sweet things to say about my work, and even had kind words about my efforts with the Heart Gallery of Oregon! Both super sweet and mellow, they were planning a laid back but elegant wedding that sounded so fun to be a part of. Oh and to top it off their wedding location is one of the most picturesque venues in Oregon. When they contacted me to book I was stoked to be a part of their big day. This past weekend we met up again in Northwest Portland to shoot some fun engagement photos. We had a blast picking fun spots, sharing a few laughs and enjoying a few pints of great local micro brews.

It was a terrible task picking just a few for the peek, so here is what I got it weeded down two. Lots more to come!

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they are so cute, and Scott I mean that in the manliest way possible.

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(a couple regular readers of mine *ahem sister in laws* might recognize this particular purple wall.)

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though they were originally nervous about being in front of the camera after a little bit,(and a delicious pint) they warmed right up and were awesome in front of my camera.

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I love this green wall, but to get the right angle I had to lay in the cement, hardcore I know. Not only did my gear almost get run over by some crazy old guy, I got up with tiny rocks all stuck to my face. I apparently was so into what I had just shot that I got a whole block away before Bryn was kind enough to point out I had crap all over my cheek. I felt just a bit silly, but I think the photos are worth it!

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They are just so sweet together, I can not wait till the wedding later in the summer!

Bryn & Scott thanks again for spending a warm evening with me tromping around the Pearl! I had a great time getting to know you both better. I can already tell your wedding is going to be fantastic! And of course I know you are looking forward to setting up the new place this summer, so to help you out I will hook up a little comment challenge. If you can get 25 people to comment on this post I will cover an 11×14 wall print on the house! So leave some love people, these two are totally worth it.

xo em

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