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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!
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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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Genovieve + Johnathan = Love

03.08.12

Sometimes you know instantly that you click with a potential client. When Genovieve & I first sat down at her favorite NE Portland tea-house to chat about weddings I knew I would like this couple. She talked about her wedding, what was important. She talked about her sweet & handsome fiance who she was madly in love with. She talked about the importance of her family & cultural traditions. After two hours and lots of tea I knew I would love this couple. So just a few weeks ago we met up again for engagement photos. I finally got to meet the brilliant/sweet/handsome Jonathan & take their photos, and see the two love birds together. They were nothing short of adorable! We has so much fun romping around Powells, the pearl and even a bit of downtown. Even when the rain thew us inside the lovely Hotel Monaco we had a good time.

Here are a few of my favorites:

G & J thanks again for meeting up with me and being so fun to point a camera at. I am SO excited to capture your wedding day, and meet the entire family. I know the big day is going to be amazing. For now I would love to offer you a blog comment contest. If you can get 30 people to leave a comment on this little post I will throw in an 11×14 of an engagement photo on the house. So leave some love people!

xo em

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happy sugar & love day!

02.14.12

I have to admit it, I am a big geek for love. I mean clearly, I take photos of people in love for a living. 😉

I just wanted to pop in and say Happy Valentines do to all you blog readers. I hope yours is filled with love and sugar, just how is should be!

xo em

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She said yes!

01.23.12

Just over a week ago I got an email from a very excited guy named Dustin. He was planning a very special moment, that he wanted photographed. He was getting together a fun and creative way to propose to his longtime girlfriend. He had it all planned out, and had it all set up with friends & family waiting in the wings to help pull it off. I have to admit I was more than excited to capture it for him. It is not every day that you get to witness and capture a proposal!

So the day came along, and let me tell you the weather was not what you would call ideal. It was wet, rainy, and super windy. All that aside it was a magical moment. Seeing Alyson’s face when she figured out what was going on was priceless! I could go on and on about how fun this was, but lets get on to the photos shall we?!

Dustin & Alyson I am so happy for you two! I hope you had a magical day, and wish you nothing but the best in your lives together. It was my pleasure to capture your special moment, and I look forward to hearing more about the wedding. I know a pretty good wedding photographer when the time comes ;). I hope you enjoyed reliving the special moment! I will have the whole set done for you shortly.

xo em

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