Here are a few of my favorite from the first part of the big day:

Laura our beautiful bride

I loved the detail on her dress!

Michael our dashing groom.

so lovely together! and so daring in all that snow!

Have I mentioned how awesome they are for heading out in their full gear in the snow?

I always get the “wedding shoes” but these were too great not to capture.

see I was not the only one cracking up the whole time, I just adore these two.

See what I mean, that was one long post and we have not even gotten to the actual wedding yet! Another post soon to come. We are just thawing out here and I am catching up all around. I just had to show you some of these. I will be posting the ceremony and reception bits soon. Please leave a comment on this post if you want to see the whole gallery when it is ready.

Laura and Michael thanks again for being up for anything! I wish you nothing but the best, more to come!

xo em

I will be posting a full peek later this week but I could not wait to share this one.

How amazing are Michael & Laura! Such troopers braving the heavy snow. I can not wait to show you all more, but for now this will have to do.

xo em

This last weekend we meet up for a joint engagement & family session. I had a blast meeting all the kids and seeing them together. Even the grumpiest teen was smiling by the end of the morning.

Here are a few of my favorites so far:

The whole family, I can not wait for the wedding it is going to be fun.

( I am pretty sure I can hear the kids saying “Ewww Gross” right about now, but how cute are they!)

Speaking of sweet, how sweet are these two. These soon to be step brothers made me smile.

Ok there is a funny story behind this one. Laura brought this cute hat for the baby of the family to wear. Typical little guy style he was not into the hat at all. But one of the older kids jokingly put it on, and we ended up getting every single family member in it except the one it was intended for. I know I am easily amused but this cracks me up.

And here is the little guy. This special little boy really stole my heart.

Our soon to be bride & groom again.

Laura & Michael, I am really looking forward to your big day. Your whole family was an absolute joy to hang out with. Thanks for bearing the cold morning with me. I will have more from our morning session for you very soon!

xo em

He is an architect

Together they are nothing short of adorable.

I met up with this fun couple on Hawthorne over the weekend to do some engagement photos. We had a good time walking around the area and finding cool buildings to use. I love SE Hawthorne, there are endless possibilities, every time I shoot there I find something new. Micah & Micah humored me with my crazy ideas. I will be shooting their wedding this summer and I can not wait! From all the reports I am getting it should be a beautiful affair.

Here are a few of my favorites so far:

These two have been together since high school, how sweet is that.

And this crazy blue green wall, I had to tone it down a TON. Talk about bright whew. I loved all the fall tones we had going on that day.

The soon to be Mr. & Mrs.

How perfect is this wall mural! I have so many fun variations of this shot. It was just too perfect.

I loved the super tall window here. I think this one would look great printed large.

M & M thanks for traipsing around Hawthorne with me! I can not wait till your wedding, it is going to be beautiful. I should have this whole set ready for you with in a few weeks. I wanted wanted to post a bit of a teaser for you. And also because it is the season I would love to gift you a large print for your home. Let say if you can get 30 comments on this post I will throw in an 11×14 wall print on me .  Remember you can always post links to your myspace, and facebook accounts!

So get commenting people!

xoxo em

Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke right? No joke here, just the results of  a wicked fun wedding. I had the pleasure of working with the super talented and over the top fun Kacy Jo for this one. I know I have said it before, but working with other photographers is always fun for me. There are a million ways to shoot a wedding, and it is always fun to see other photographers in their “zone”. Kacy is a riot, and this particular couple Marie & Jeff had us on our toes and laughing all day.

Ok I will stop talking, look here are a few (too many!) of my favorites from the day.

It was crazy hot that day, but they made it work. I love Marie’s expressions here, she cracked me up.

Check out that dip! Jeff & Marie did this great choreographed first dance, it was so cool!

And of course the “father daughter dance” had me tearing up, I am such a sap for that stuff. These two are super close so I know it was an important moment for them, and Dad can dance!

Jeff & Marie also did this great dance to honor all the couples who had been married for many years. The couple who had been married the longest went home with a lovely gift, it was very sweet.

And anyone who has ever read this blog before knows I am a sucker for cute kids dancing at receptions. This one had no shortage of cute little ones. And these boys and girls had some mad dance skills. I was impressed!

And the “small girl with the big camera” herself ms Kacy Jo. Thanks for asking me to come help out! I had a great time even in the crazy hot weather.

xo em

They were so very happy to be married. Look at thoes smiles.

out lovely bride and one of her best friends, they were so fun to hang out with.

After the photos we headed off to the reception. The couple opted for delicious cupcakes from my all time favorite bakery Saint Cupcake! Yummmm

The Bride’s Mom and step father were just adorable.

Like is said, we had lots of fun.

Lots of fun kids running around as well.

And the wild boys. I could show you about 50 more of these!

Amanda & Greg thanks again for having me be a part of your day.  I will have the full set ready for you all very soon. And again any friends or family reading this leave a comment on this post and I will be sure to let you know when the full gallery is ready.

xo em

Amanda and Greg got married at a wonderful intimate venue that was new to me The Lion and the Rose Victorian Bed & Breakfast Inn. Such a great venue with lots of fun details. The wedding was very small and intimate with mostly out of town family and close friends. I have to admit I love the small weddings, it really gives you the chance to get to know people.

Amanda got ready in one of the Inn’s beautiful rooms.

Her dress and shoes fit the delicate vintage theme of the venue perfectly.  A big thanks to the Inn owners, they were so nice to help me rearrange their place to get the dress set up!

and of course the shoes I always love the shoes.

And the rings!

Our beautiful bride, isn’t she just stunning in that dress!

Amanda was walked down the isle by her super sweet step-dad. Quite a character that one, you will see quite a few of him and his “wild boys” when I do the reception post.

The Ceremony was beautiful, short and sweet but very moving. I do believe if I remember right it was preformed by the father of the groom. The Garden at the Lion and Rose is beautiful and intimate. Perfect for this small wedding.

After the wedding we did lots of family formal shots, I always end with the “fun” ones. And man were they fun! This group is full or characters for sure.

After the wedding we did a few with just the bride & groom. You can tell they were so happy to be married and moving on to the party part of the event. I love this little moment here I caught, they are so sweet together.

And of course I had to showcase the great building. I love all the details.

Amanda & Greg, thanks again for choosing me to be a part of your big day. I had a great time getting to know you and your families. I can not wait to do the “day after” session! It is going to be lots of fun.

I will get to more of the Bride & Groom images with post #2 coming later this week.  Take it from me the reception images of the “wild boys” alone are worth coming back! Any friends or family members reading this please do leave a comment on this post. If you do I can capture your email and let you know when the full  gallery is all up and ready to go!

XO em

We started the day at Hotel 50 in downtown Portland. Here are a few of my favorite “getting ready” shots so far:

After everyone was ready to go I hopped in the limo with Asumi and her parents to go to the church. She was so calm! I was impressed.

The Ceremony was beautiful and the little church was very charming.

After the ceremony we did some family and bridal party shots. I try and make them fun

And then back into the limo to head back to the west side for the reception luncheon.

This absolutely cracks me up. Andy and his niece went straight for the cell phones. They were pretty funny teasing each other.

A few more “couple only” shots in the beautiful Pearl District in Portland.

The reception was held at the Sungari Pearl Restaurant, DELISH! What a great place for a small party.

I always love to find creative ways to do the ring shots and the restaurant had tons of opportunities.

The whole family seemed so happy about this great couple tying the not. Every relaxed and had a great time just talking to eachtoehr. It was a very laid back reception luncheon, I had a great time just snapping away.

Andy, Asumi & Family thank you again for asking me to be a part of your big day. I had a great time meeting all of you and can not wait to show you all the rest of the photos. I hope your travels home all went well, however long the journey was.  If you area friend or family reading this please leave a comment on this post so I can email you the password to the whole gallery when it is ready.

xo em

A very kind family friend let us borrow this amazing vintage Chevy for the group shots. How rad is that!

Just look at these two, so beautiful!

We also spent some time in the Christmas Trees, you know it is a family field you have to love that!

Chad and Sara you two are so great. I hope you have an amazing time in Jamaica! Thank you again for letting me be a part of your amazing day.

xo em

Have I said how beautiful this couple is? And stylie too!

Like I said every little detail was just beautiful.

Look who caught the Garder and the Bouquet! They *might* have had some help from the taller family members.

This couple made even the traditional family shots fun!

They had the most detailed beautiful cake. Everyone was impressed though these two were a little more anxious to get a bite.

After cake there was even a bit of dancing. Not quite sure about the headgear, but that little one could pull any look off he is so cute.

And of course all the party games, yeah fun was had by all!

I know I have said it before but the word for Coral & Ben’s wedding was fun! I had a blast capturing it all and can not wait to show you all the rest. Coral and Ben thank you again for letting me capture your day. Yet again any wedding guests or family members please leave a comment below and I will capture your email and let you know when the whole gallery is ready!

xo em