Ashley + Colette: Double Senior Session

Ashley and Colette met me at the farm a few days ago to do their senior sessions together. The weather has been perfect for shooting this week, not too hot and no rain!

First up, Ashley:









Next up, Colette:









Thanks girls, enjoy your last few days before school starts!

And for those who are interested in doing their senior session with a friend, email me for more info on how you can save a little $ by doing them at the same time :)

Mallory + Kelsey: Double Senior Session

Earlier this week (is it already Friday?) I met up with Mallory and Kelsey for their double-header senior session.

This is what happens when I choose blog photos in the middle of the nite - yep, this would be Mallory doing almost the exact same thing five times, haha! Don't worry, she's much more talented than that - although the jury is still out on myself :)











And Kelsey, who I managed to mix up a tiny bit more for this post:











Thanks girls, I had fun!!

Off to bed with me... I have five more seniors to blog just from this week so many more updates are on the way! I'll try not to do those in the middle of the nite :)

Morgan + Colt: Junction City Wedding

Continuing from the Morgan + Kip post :) ... Morgan and Colt had the cutest wedding out in the country at Colt's parents' house last Saturday

Great-grandma's pearls (the "something old"):

I love this one, Kip just had to be where his parents were at all times :)

Mmm... beef :)

So this is what happens when you try to get Morgan and Colt to pose together for some cute pictures -

I managed to squeeze in a few serious ones though :)

Gotta throw in this one of Morgan playing air guitar :)

Congrats you two!!

Morgan + Kip

On Saturday I photographed Morgan and Colt's wedding outside of Junction City - I'm working on getting a full preview together, but in the meantime I had to post these of Morgan and their dog Kip (the ring bearer).

Kip decided he wanted in on the photo action, and was great about helping Morgan with her train ;)









I don't use camera straps so I tend to do this thing where I rest my camera on my shoulder with the lens pointing up into the air - I had my big 70-200mm on at the time, and Kip got a little excited and started jumping around - He thought we were going hunting! Sorry Kip, maybe next time :)

More to come!

Marie + Jeff: Portland Wedding

Marie and Jeff, very good friends of mine, decided to get married on the HOTTEST day possible. Actually I shot hotter weddings back in June, but everyone who was outside on Saturday knows it was pretty miserable and humid!



My two favorite shots of the ceremony: Marie wiping the sweat off of Jeff before the big kiss...



Then wiping it off of herself after the kiss.. haha! Just realized I didn't post a photo of the actual kiss, they'll just have to wait to see those ones :)

The nurse and the fireman, awwww:

The girls warming up before the bouquet toss...

This one cracks me up, Jeff dancing in a sea of women... atta boy Jeff! :)

One benefit of shooting weddings for really good friends - after the "important" stuff at the reception is over, all is fair game :)  Erin, myself & Stephanie:

Harrisburg High class of '01 reunion pic:

CONGRATS!! Have fun in St Lucia, bring me back a sea turtle or something :)

And thank you to Emily for being my partner in crime for the day!

Ellie: Senior Session

Ellie met me down at the farm yesterday for her senior session - It was crazy windy, but somehow it all worked out!











Also I realized today that the senior galleries on my web site were full of images from umm.. 2 years ago I think? I guess I've been slacking there, my stats show that most people go straight to the blog anyways :) But I updated that today with recent seniors, and you can see more photos of Ellie in a featured gallery there!

Hope everyone in Oregon is managing to stay cool these next few days, I personally don't have AC in my humble abode so I was sitting here with an ice pack on my head earlier this afternoon. Pretty classy :)

Danny + Karen: Seattle Wedding

Last weekend I made the trek to Seattle (the drive up, normally around 4 1/2 hrs, took about 7... long story) for my cousin Danny's wedding. They had an informal wedding at a park along Lake Washington, and of course it rained so it's probably a good thing there weren't too many high heels around!

Danny's dad performed the ceremony - Have I mentioned that I have two uncles who are pastors? You'd think I would've turned out a little better... :)





Apparently Seattle makes Danny's hair grow very quickly, because I saw him last summer and it was nowhere near these proportions. After many years in the United States Air Force Band in D.C. (which is kind of a big deal), I think he's just enjoying the fact that he doesn't *have* to keep it short :)





































And this is about as good as I can get hand-holding a camera late at nite after a few margaritas :)




In other news, on the way home we stopped at the new Cabela's store in Lacey, where I saw these hunter cake toppers:



I don't know which is worse, that I'm posting it here or that I know at least 6 people who this would be perfect for. Oh well!

Anyways, congrats Danny (and Karen)! I guess "Desperado" is no longer your song :)

Lizzy: Senior Session

Katie + Chris: August 2nd Wedding at Whisper-n-Oaks

Katie and Chris tied the knot August 2nd at Whisper-n-Oaks. Their wedding was one of my favorites so far this year, which probably explains why this is my biggest wedding blog post ever. Either that or the fact that I chose the images last nite around 1am... Either way, here's a huge sneak peek of their big day :)





























































Venue: Whisper-n-Oaks, Junction City, Oregon

Event Planning: Shelle Weddings and Events

Catering: Flavors Catering & Events

Cake: Sweet Life

Flowers: Shamrock Flowers and Gifts

Videographer: Vivid Wedding Films

DJ: Destination Events

Photo Booth: Photobooth Services


Thank you to Chris for being my second shooter/lightstand for the day! :)

Emily: Senior Session

Breanna

Livia + Chet: Belknap Hot Springs Wedding

Hmm... I'm trying to figure out what to say without getting myself in trouble :) I've known Livia for a loooong time. Between the vacations and holiday dinners that our families have shared, I have plenty of embarrassing stories. One of my favorite involves an ironing board and Disneyland...

Instead I'll just say that this time, the score is Livia 1 - Roomba 0.

Congrats!!

Location: Belknap Hot Springs

Cake: Sweet Dreams

Catering: Tina & Co., featuring Wayne Kizer's famous BBQ chicken

Flowers: Kim Owens

Thanks again to Peter Chee for second shooting, and Holli True for joining us to help out as well.