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:

they are just so sweet together.

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!

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

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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

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.

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!

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