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Loving Cornell Farms

04.11.12

Being a farm girl at heart event venues with lush green growing things are always my favorite. There are some amazing ones here in Oregon of course, but when I heard Cornell Farms was getting into weddings I was thrilled. I was double thrilled when the owner & staff invited me to come out and do a mini shoot for them in hopes of promoting their new event space. The owners have done an amazing job of renovating the historic farm house on the property, and making big plans for an outdoor event space. Just taking a little tour and talking to the staff got me all kind of excited about the possibilities. We did a mini bridal shoot to show off the renovation, and give the venue some images for their upcoming website.

It was a fun day. It was my pleasure to work with the great onsite staff, Emily Warner a fantastic local event planner & all around creative diva, and of course Kirstie Wight a wonderful make up artist.

Here are a few of my favorites…

(last image of our fun, hard working team!)

A big thanks to the wonderful staff, Emily & Kirstie for making the whole day a fun one. I have SO MANY more photos to show off.

xo em

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mighty little Neko

04.11.12

I am sure it is the same in any profession, being asked to photograph a colleagues family is one of the highest kind of compliment. I have captured other photographers families quite a few times. It is always fun yet nerve wracking. This shoot was originally planned as a maternity session. The sweet & talented Kelly of June Lion was due in the spring with her first baby. I had big plans for her belly. As you know I am partial to capturing beautiful mamas, and redheads, so the combo had my brain spinning.

Then plans changed, in a drastic way. Baby girl decided to come early, very early. It got scary there for a bit, but Miss Neko is a fighter. Quite a mighty little thing. After a few months in the NICU and lots of love & prayers by many, many of us who know this family she came home. It was my pleasure to see this sweet family complete, at home, and loving every second of it.

Here are a few images from our little session at home…

Kelly thanks again for having me into your home to capture your family. Neko is an absolute doll. I hope you like the sneak peek. I will have the whole set done very soon.

xo em

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Megan & Michael

04.10.12

My first meeting with Michael & Megan consisted of 3 things: laughing, smart ass jokes & talking about love. In that order. It was quite possibly my favorite skype chat of all time.

Needless to say I adore these two. They are smart, funny, endlessly creative, highly musical and most importantly down to earth. These are my kind of people. Being that they live a bit south in California right now for their respective musical education programs I was eager to meet this wonderful couple in person. Finally just a few short weeks ago we were able to put together a time to chat, have coffee & take some fun engagement photos. We had a great time strolling around the tiny town of St. Paul Oregon. We talked about music, weddings, practical jokes & love. I got to hear about their frozen but magical engagement. How they both grew up, and about plans for the big day.

Here are a few of my many favorites from our time together.

Blue Steele/Magnum!

Michael & Megan thanks again for making the trip north. It was wonderful to get to know you guys. I am so looking forward to capturing your big day for you. As always new clients are subject to blog challenges. If you can get 30 people to comment on this post I will throw in an 11×14 on the house. SO leave some love people!

xo em

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VerenaApril 10, 2012 - 12:17 pm
These photos are amazing!! Love them all! The barn one is one of my favourites! But so is the one that looks like it was taken under a cherry blossom tree! BEAUTIFUL!!!
KerryApril 10, 2012 - 12:17 pm
Beautiful photos!!! I love the use of colour and the fact that Emily captured the relationship so well. There is no doubt that they love each other and share lots of happy secrets.
ChrisApril 10, 2012 - 12:20 pm
Looking great!!!!!!!!!
Scotty IresonApril 10, 2012 - 12:22 pm
Gorgeous couple!
I particularly like the black and white shot.
Jess McIntyreApril 10, 2012 - 1:07 pm
These are so fun, and so you!
DianaApril 10, 2012 - 1:08 pm
LOVE the blue steele/magnum. LOVE this couple. LOVE their love <3 These are two of my most favoritist persons in the universe and definitely have to have free stuff given to them 🙂
Ryan ChoApril 10, 2012 - 1:19 pm
Sad panda for having to miss. You guys look beautiful!
JennyBApril 10, 2012 - 1:24 pm
They look like a fun couple. Great pics!
SarahApril 10, 2012 - 1:36 pm
So beautiful!
Bria LongApril 10, 2012 - 2:48 pm
Great photos! Especially love the blue steel shot, and the last one. Captures megan and michael so well….xoxo
SimonApril 10, 2012 - 3:03 pm
Very nice! I like the one with the tubes.
KiraWApril 10, 2012 - 3:05 pm
I particularly like the first photo. Also you guys look like you made it easy for awesome pictures to be taken!
Allene!April 10, 2012 - 4:16 pm
You guys look amazing!! Can’t wait until the big day! 😀
RichApril 10, 2012 - 4:51 pm
Like the mono image. Lower contrast background lets the figures pop out.
SarahApril 10, 2012 - 4:58 pm
Beautiful photos!!
VeronicaApril 10, 2012 - 5:14 pm
Great compositions and lighting. You both are beautiful!
LeaskApril 10, 2012 - 5:17 pm
Absolutely lovely!
HeatherApril 10, 2012 - 7:37 pm
Oh *sniff* these are such great pictures – you totally captured their joyful-serious unpretentious style!
Julie RiceApril 10, 2012 - 8:35 pm
These photos are beautiful!!!
Amara MillerApril 10, 2012 - 9:33 pm
Oh so cute!! I can’t wait until July 🙂
carieApril 10, 2012 - 9:38 pm
so great! and i love michael’s silly face in the blue pipes shot – but really all of these so capture their personalities! adorable!
SarahApril 10, 2012 - 9:39 pm
Love the blue steel! You two are too cute.
LeahApril 10, 2012 - 11:10 pm
Beautiful photos!
JuanApril 10, 2012 - 11:31 pm
Cool pictures! The blue steel picture with in front of the blue pipes is my favorite.
LindsayApril 10, 2012 - 11:41 pm
Looking great, you guys! Awesome photos 🙂
Wendy WrightApril 11, 2012 - 12:08 am
All of these photos are great. You both looks so happy and that makes me happy.
JuliaApril 11, 2012 - 2:16 am
Congrats!
Sarah BApril 11, 2012 - 2:52 am
I love the way you are looking at each other in the black and white photo! They are all amazing!
LisaApril 11, 2012 - 11:26 am
Great photos. 🙂
VictorApril 11, 2012 - 12:54 pm
Nice pics! I love the first in front of the barn door and the one with the pipes. As general the photographer’s eye has catches the emotion from the two of you! 🙂 Congrats!
MomApril 11, 2012 - 7:06 pm
Emily, these are terrific! I am so glad Meg and Michael found you and i see there are 30 comments so, since I’m the mom (well, Megan’s mom), I’m glad you want to give them some free stuff, but I’m excited to meet you too and looking forward to more beautiful photos. Love the backdrops and the composition!
emily KApril 12, 2012 - 3:26 pm
Super awesome photos! Wish my engagement photos had turned out like this! Very beautiful!
Megan & Michael: the wedding! | oregon wedding & baby photographer emily g photographyAugust 9, 2012 - 12:56 pm
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Rachel & David: Love

03.27.12

What can I say about Rachel & David? They are kind, funny, stylish, and incredibly adorable. When I first met with Rachel I knew it would be a fun wedding & couple to work with, but working with them on the engagement session hit it home. They wanted to start the shoot at their building in downtown Portland.We had a great time running around the building, checking out the neighborhood & then hopping down to the waterfront. I had so much fun getting to know these too, and I am even more excited to capture their August wedding!

Here are a few of my favorites from our session:

Rachel & David thanks again for welcoming me into your home. It was so fun to capture you guys in your element, and get to know you better. I can not wait to capture your big day this summer. I am sure it will be an amazing event. I hope you liked your sneak peek. For now I would love to offer you a little blog challenge. If you can get 30 people to comment on this little post I will throw in an 11×14 on the house. I will have the whole set done for you very soon!

xo em

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sweet little Lyla

03.27.12

I have to admit, was the typical girlie girl. As a kid I chose jeans over skirts, and soccer cleats over ballet slippers. But when I had my daughter almost 7 years ago that all changed. I blame the hormones, but once that little diva entered my life I began to embrace all sorts of things pink & sparkly. So when Mama’s request pink frilly tutus and headbands I am happy to oblige. Lyla was a perfect little princess for me. Sweet, sleepy, and those perfect little pink lips! This little lady was an absolute doll, and having sweet parents there to coo over her was just part of the fun. I had a lovely time working with all of them.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Katie thanks again for having me out to meet your darling little lady. I had a great time meeting your whole family. You have a beautiful home as well. I hope you enjoyed your sneak peek. Your gallery should be all ready with in a few days. For now I would love to offer you a blog challenge. If you can get 30 people to comment on this blog post I will throw in a set of those little brag books. Perfect for showing off a darling baby girl.

xo em

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