Katie & Charlotte’s amazing night.

Remember the lovely and adorable Katie & Charlotte? Well last Friday they got all dolled up and made it official!

It was my pleasure and an honor to capture their expression of love & some images of the big day. It was COLD one for sure, but we did not mind at all. The love between these two warmed us all up, and we had a great time running around downtown Portland getting some great images! Special thanks to the wonderful Maricar for being my right hand woman for the day. Waddling around downtown Portland at 7 months prego would not have been possible with out her!

Charlotte & Katie  got ready at the amazing & elegant Hotel de Luxe in NW Portland, we shot downtown, and then did some photos at the ceremony site of the stunning Armory & Gerding Theatre. These two are absolutely wonderful to work with, and just spend time in general. When the couple is this beautiful, and the settings are this amazing, smiles all around!

So on to the photos!

Here are a few of my favorites so far:

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Katie make these amazing felt bouquets! I wanted to steal one and take it home they are so cute!

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Charlott’s stunning dress, and even more beautiful smile.

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And check out Katie getting all pampered and looking amazing. Hair & make up was done by the lovely Ashley. (Girl you need a website so I can link to you!) Ashley was a champ working on her Birthday right!

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I also loved Charlotte & Katie’s rings, both complimentary and different.

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And here are our beautiful brides. Not the typical first photo together, but when you walk out side to some crazy firetrucks in front of the hotel you have to use it! Quite an exciting start to the evening!

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Our beautiful couple. I loved the coats that complimented their wedding colors. Perfect for the crazy cold day!

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we also had some fun with their awesome vintage styling.

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ahhh love. 🙂

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Did I mention the rad bouquets yet? Seriously I LOVED them.

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we also played with the cityscape, you have to love downtown at the holidays. Beautiful light everywhere!

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these two were SO happy & in love. Really it was a pleasure to spend time with them on their special day.

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Again Charlotte’s smile is just beautiful! I caught here here checking out her beautiful bride on the street car.

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Once we got out of the cold & into the warmth of the beautiful theatre we got a chance to do some more around the venue. Such an amazing space!

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So beautiful, so in love, it is almost unfair how lovely these two ladies are.

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we also giggled, a lot.

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The staff of the Armory were wonderful to work with. They let us go up to the very top floor of the building even to take advantage of the stunning architecture!

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seriously, the place is amazing!

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the ceremony was elegant, beautiful, short & sweet. Perfect for these two.

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the place was beautifully decorated, from the cupcake display…

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to the table & bar details. It was all just beautiful.

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the reception was very intimate and chill. Again perfect for our couple.

Charlotte & Katie thank you again for having me out to capture your amazing day. I had a wonderful time with the two of you. I wish you both nothing but the best! I will have the whole gallery for you very soon, lots of love to you both! Friends & family reading this, please do leave a comment if you would like the gallery log in-information when the whole set is ready for viewing.

xo em

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Love Birds in the city…. Jaime & Datton sneak peek!

Jaime & Datton are fabulous. From their exciting wedding plans at one of my all time favorite venues, to their excitement over engagement photos, they are simply fun to work with. I met up with these two love birds in downtown Portland over the weekend and we had great time running around and taking some photos.

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They are adorable together right.

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such a lovely couple, and so easy to work with. Clearly all the snuggling was a struggle for them. 😉

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We also had lots of laughs.

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We also stumbled upon this lovely little tree lined courtyard. Turns out that both Jaime & I  grew up among hazelnut orchards and have great love for the arches created by trees. (yay for Farm Girls!)

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ahhh love in so many ways.

Jaime & Datton I am so looking forward to your wedding next summer! Weddingpalooza! Thanks for meeting me downtown and chancing the weather. I had a great time tromping around the Pearl with you both. And of course I even have a little blog challenge for you. If you can get 3o people to comment on this post I will give you a 11×14 wall print on me. So leave some love people.

xo em

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Bodhi’s pack (sara & josh love session)

I have known Sara & Josh a few years now. Sara is a old and dear friend of my beloved sister in law, she and josh have all way been fun to see around parties & camping trips. Even hanging out with them as guest at one of the weddings I shot this summer!

They are the kind of couple that are just easy to hang out with, and fun to be around. When Sara contacted me earlier in the year about shooting her wedding I was overjoyed. Knowing these two, I knew the wedding was going to be an amazing event.

They will be getting married this June at a beautiful summer camp just up the Columbia River Gorge, it will be a beautiful setting and location! To give them a little something different for their engagement photos we trekked into downtown Portland for this session.  Even though both were a little hesitant to do the session at first, we had a great time running around downtown. Even their adorable (and huge!) dog Bohdi got in on some of the photo action.

Here are a few of my favorites so far:

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Sara & Josh both have sparkly blue eyes & warm smiles.

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Sara & Josh have been together for a long time. How many years has it been, like 7? These two are so lovely together. It is always fun to work with a couple who is 100% comfortable with each other and just so good together.

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Check out the whole family here. Bhodi is so adorable. He is some kind of lab mix, but by the size I believe the guess is his mix is Great Dane. Though a little attached to his people he is a big huge love.  It will be fun to see how big he gets, oh yes he is what only 10 months old right now. Lover boy is going to be massive.

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this one might be my absolute favorite from the day. We lucked into some amazing afternoon light.

After running around downtown I talked Sara & Josh into heading into a parking lot with me. Not the most traditional place for a session I know, but I just had  few ideas I wanted to try out. They were pretty rad to accommodate my crazy ideas!

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Thank goodness no cars decided to make it up to the top of the structure for these! I loved all the bright yellows.

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Beautiful city + beautiful couple = happy emily

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We so lucked out with the weather on Sunday. The skies were perfect!

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and one last one of our lovely couple. Such a perfect fit these two.

Sara & Josh thanks for hanging out with me on sunday, even if you did have to drag your selves out for it. I think we got some really fun stuff, and I know this puts your minds at ease for the big day! You two are awesome, I can wait to show you the rest! And of course I even have a little blog challenge for you. If you can get 3o people to comment on this post I will give you a 11×14 wall print on me. So leave some love people. 🙂 Much more for the two of you very soon!

xo em

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Magic on the Oregon Coast

I have been working on this post for what seems like ages now. Sorting and sorting out favorites, having a horrible time narrowing it down, so you know what I refuse. Get ready for a HUGE post, and that is only part one. Today’s featured wedding was really a huge two day event anyway, so how really could one put it on the blog just once. 🙂 Leia & Tyler were married just a few short weeks ago in the always beautiful Canon Beach, OR at the stunning Surfsand Resort.

The whole event was just lovely, from the rental houses, to the quick trip down to the beach for sunset everything was beautiful. It was also just an amazing day to spend with two of the sweetest people I have even had the pleasure of working with. Leia & Tyler were amazing hosts to a large group of wonderful out of town family members & friends. Everyone we met seemed to be having an amazing time & so did we! I have to shout out a huge thank you to my ever so talented second shooter for the weekend Jenifer Johntson. She did an amazing job taking some of the images you will see below, and of course  being my partner in crime & creativity. It is always so nice to have a second shooter that has a keen eye like Jen, it really makes me up my creative game for the photos!

Venue: Surfsand Resort

Flowers: Cannon Beach Florist

Dress (bride & brides maids): J. Crew

Most any other lovely detail: Etsy.com

So lets so some photos shall we?

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Leia is a girl who loves her heels, so you will see this beautiful green pair quite a bit. As much as I detest wearing them, I just adore shooting bridal shoes.

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Check out our lovely bride, pre hair and make up already looking amazing!

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Leia choose a really simple & elegant dress from J Crew for her big day, I just love that. It worked perfectly for an elegant beach wedding. She also rocked out some seriously beautiful details,  her antique watch, handbag & Grecian hairband were all perfect. Leia, Jen and I spend most of the morning professing our love for Etsy.com for these great finds.

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Leia’s hair diva came out all the way from Eugene to hook up her hair and makeup. She did such a great job, and had me cracking up with our conversation on the “big sexy hair” spray she was using. I can not for the life of me remember her name to give her proper credit here. Hair diva if you are reading send me a link so I can give you proper credit! 🙂 Updated! Her name is Mindy Weber and she rocks the Gervais Salon & Day Spay in Eugene.

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Tyler was also looking stylish in his own right on the big day. These two are the perfect pair, both adorable and impeccable shoe taste! You have to check out his wishbone tie as well, another amazing Etsy.com find. All the groomsmen got a different character on their tie, cool right!

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check out our dashing groom. Tyler, looking good man. 😉

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Miss Leia and sister putting on some finishing touches.

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Our beautiful bride, heavy emphasis on the beautiful here. She was just glowing!

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The flowers were absolutely amazing, you will see much, much more of these in the reception post! For the first look we headed down to the beach.

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Jen took this set of Leia walking up to meet Tyler and it just screamed photoshop trickery to me!  I think the result is rather cool.

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Cannon Beach is such an amazing & magical place to shoot!

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Smiles all around that day for these two.

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The weather was so stunning that day, really you can not ask for more on a Saturday in October in Oregon.  I love this set, the sky was just perfectly blue and they are so perfectly in love.

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I know I have already posted this one, but I just love it. 🙂

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We also found these amazing trees on the way back to the house. Too cool not to use.

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and one last little set of the rings. Again I have posted these once before, but I just love how they turned out! Much more to come for this wedding, like oh the actual wedding! It was a stunning ceremony on the beach. I just have to share thoes, and the beautiful reception to follow. Tyler & Leia again thank you for having me out to be a part of your big day. You two are amazing, I hope you had a wonderful honeymoon! I will have more to peek then the whole gallery very soon!

xo em

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Susie, Richard & the baby that stole the show

I began talking to Susie months ago, about wedding coverage, family photos & big plans for the year to come. I knew instantly that I would like her. She is warm and bubbly, but also very clear about what she wants. A woman after my own heart. When I met up with her and Richard to talk wedding photography I also got to meet the heart stealing Maya. Seriously this child is adorable! Her goofy smile and infectious giggle totally got me. When we starting taking engagement session it was clear what we really needed was an engagement/family/kiddo session, love it! So this past weekend I met up with Susie, Richard and the ever so adorable Maya to do some photos. We had a great time running around their neighborhood and snapping away. I had a great time with this family, I can already tell next summer’s wedding is going to be a fun one!

Check out some of my favorite’s so far:

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check out Susie & Richard looking all cute.

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and add in Miss Maya and you get the whole fun family.

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Little miss (like my self) was loving the colorful leaves. I just adore chubby baby fingers!

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Susie scoped out this old school in the neighborhood, I loved the crazy mural on the wall. Perfect for putting a lovely couple in front of.

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Miss Maya, like any little one her age was ON THE GO. I loved her squealing little face enjoying being free to go.

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The old school also had these great doors. I love me some bright orange! This whole family was just so fun to shoot.

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Check out Susie’s beautiful smile here. I can not wait to see her all decked out in a wedding dress. Susie I already know you are going to look amazing.

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M also had a pretty cute smile, you know if you like that completely adorable beautiful baby kind of thing. 😉

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Awww they are so lovely together.

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and one last shot of the whole family. :0

Susie & Richard thanks again for having me out to spend some time with your adorable family. Maya is beyond cute!  I had a ton of with all of you. I am so looking forward to capturing your wedding this next summer. I can already tell it is going to be a great one. And of course for all my new clients I want to offer you a comment challenge. If you can get 30 people to comment on this blog post, I will hook up an 11 x 14 of your favorite image from the gallery. I will have the whole gallery for you all very soon!

xo em

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